February 3, 2023, World Tribune

12th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Feb The February Campaign  In February 1952, as the Kamata Chapter advisor, 24-year-old Daisaku Ikeda led the chapter in achieving the unprecedented monthly propagation result of 201 new households. To adorn second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda’s birth month with a significant milestone in propagation, he focused on each unit, the front line of the

On Feb. 27, 1990, women from across the country joined Ikeda Sensei and Kaneko Ikeda, SGI honorary women’s leader, for the First SGI-USA Women’s Division Meeting, held at the former Soka University of America campus in Calabasas, California. At the meeting, Sensei delivered his timeless guidance “Buddhism Is the Clear Mirror That Reflects Our Lives”

This “Tips & Insights” episode teaches how to approach the new year one day at a time. In less than 10 minutes, learn how to win in the present by doing a vigorous morning gongyo and daimoku, strengthening your determination and exerting your full effort in each moment.  Click here to listen. Feb. 3, 2023, World

Starting from ashes, we rebuild our lives, stronger than ever.

by Lisa Delmar-EdmondsLong Beach, Calif. Subscriber since 2006 At the end of April 2022, the day after my youngest daughter, Lucia, celebrated her seventh birthday, she was admitted to the hospital following a scary seizure-like experience. She ended up being hospitalized for four weeks.  She was in extreme pain, lost the ability to hold her

There should be no discrimination among those who propagate the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo in the Latter Day of the Law, be they men or women. Were they not Bodhisattvas of the Earth, they could not chant the daimoku. “The True Aspect of All Phenomena,”The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 385 Nichiren Daishonin

by Sudarshan Srinivasan  Fargo, N.D. When I was 13, I had the opportunity to welcome Ikeda Sensei and Mrs. Ikeda to a culture festival in New Delhi, India. It seemed to me that Sensei’s life state was like the ocean, encompassing the auditorium and everyone in it. The atmosphere completely transformed when he entered the

A: In life, of course, there are times when we are unable to win. There may also be times when it seems that we will be crushed by adversity. But even at such moments, we must never allow ourselves to be beaten in our hearts. We must resolve not to be defeated in the future.

The port city of Cartagena de Indias—found on the northern coast of Colombia facing the Caribbean Sea—is home to the most extensive military fortification in South America. The colorful colonial city stands as an eminent example of Spanish military architecture in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Its strategic location made it an essential link

There’s no need to be impatient. Faith is a lifelong process, spanning the three existences of past, present and future. What’s important is to make plenty of friends and work at solidifying those relationships. Introducing others to Buddhism and striving for kosen-rufu are extensions of the spirit of friendship that wishes to see those we

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‘Write an Unparalleled Story That Will Endure Into the Future’ The following is the 2023 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda in simplified Chinese. For the English version, please see the February 3, 2023 World Tribune, or visit the link here. 我怀着敬爱和感谢，和全世界的创价妇女说几句话。 在各位同志真心的题目守护下，1月2日，外子精神矍铄地迎来九十五岁的生日。他表示，从年初开始非洲等世界各地就有新的地涌之友诞生，牧口常三郎先生、户田城圣先生也会为此感到欣慰。 两位先生是在1928年开始信奉日莲大圣人佛法。那年出生的外子，九十五岁的今年也就是两位先生入信的九十五周年。他依然秉持不二的精神，“每个月、每天，都必须更增强信心”（御书文白并列本Ⅲ259页），勇猛精进。 1月11日，外子发表了紧急声明，呼吁世人纠集改变历史、重建和平的创造力。 世界的宝友在重重危机当中，彼此关怀勉励，加深对和平的祈求，在各自使命的国土，凝聚讲求生命尊严、带来希望的力量，外子尤以为傲。 大圣人赞叹池上兄弟和夫人们团结面对纷然竞起的障魔，是“作为流传到未来的佳话”（御书文白并列本Ⅱ118页）。 尤其称许夫人们“追随龙女的足迹，是末代恶世女人成佛的模范”（御书文白并列本Ⅱ122页），不但坚持信心，还悉心照顾强烈反对信仰的公公，达成一家和乐。

2023 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda (Japanese)

2023 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda in Spanish.

2023 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda