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The Mentor-Disciple Journey for Peace Will Continue Forever
Marking the first anniversary of Ikeda Sensei’s passing, representative SGI leaders from around the world renew their vow to create peace.
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Toward a Youthful SGI-USA
On Dec. 1, 2024, the SGI-USA kicked off toward 2025—the Year of Soaring Higher Toward a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide—with the following national and territory-level youth leadership appointments. National Appointments Shota OkajimaSGI-USA Youth Leader Kenichi HackmanSGI-USA Young Men’s Leader Grady TeschSGI-USA Young Men’sVice Leader Territory Appointments Minami OkajimaEast TerritoryYoung Women’s Leader Cam MoroseEast TerritoryYoung Men’s
Intermediate Exam This December
The SGI-USA will hold its first Intermediate Exam of 2024 from Dec. 7–8. The exam will be on the second half of The Basics of Nichiren Buddhism and will be offered in English only. Here is everything you need to know. ELIGIBILITY This exam is for anyone who has passed the Introductory Exam. To take
Meeting Youth Where They’re At
On our efforts as a Soka community to take the initiative to know and cherish each young person.
2025 Florida Nature & Culture Center Conference Schedule
Sign up through your member portal at portal.sgi-usa.org. Jan 10–13 SoCal-Pacific Territory Leaders (District–Territory) Jan 24–27 East Territory Leaders (Chapter–Territory) Jan 31–Feb 3 West Territory Leaders(District–Territory) Feb 21–24 Central Territory Leaders (District–Territory) Feb 28–Mar 3 Transforming Karma #1 Mar 14–17 Korean Language Group Mar 21–24 Women’s Division #1(Ages 45 and Younger) Apr 4–7 Many Treasures
Our efforts to connect and reconnect with people—members, friends, everyone—toward our November district meetings begin now. Let’s jump in.
The 2024 documentary Join or Die opens with a man sharing why he signed up for a fraternal society in Waxahachie, Texas, two decades earlier, shortly after his brother had died. “I was needing some brotherhood in my life,” he says. “When I came here, I knew I had found myself a spot where I
2024 SGI-USA Intermediate Exam Review Questions
Buddhist study is a vital element for maintaining throughout our lives a consistent Buddhist practice and an ever-deepening faith. As Ikeda Sensei wrote: “Buddhist study is particularly important. Through your efforts in Buddhist study, you establish your path in life. If you stop applying yourselves to Buddhist study, you will forget why you are practicing,
The ‘Sun of Hope’ Rises in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA—The SGI-USA Philadelphia Buddhist Center is a 7-minute drive from Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were debated and signed. At the Philadelphia Leaders Meeting, held Sept. 15 here with SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa, the members vowed to pioneer a new history in the kosen-rufu movement, starting from the
Friendship, Community and Successors
Envisioning the path to 2030, the Central Executive Committee voted to focus in 2025 on solidifying the foundations of the youth and chapters.
SGI News
2024: Year in Review
JAN. 2 WORLD TRIBUNE Ikeda Sensei’s 95 Years The commemorative issue pays tribute to Ikeda Sensei’s life and legacy, following his passing on Nov. 15, 2023. The issue highlights his ceaseless efforts to expand the Soka Gakkai’s peace movement to 192 countries and territories and globalize the Buddhist philosophy of respect for the dignity of
What makes us admirable as practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism? Not background, social position, or inherent abilities but our tireless efforts to support our fellow members and help them become happy. That dedicated faith and humanity cannot be overlooked. Such a person is the noblest of all—a person who will attain Buddhahood. From The Wisdom for
The Year of Soaring Higher Toward a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide
As we advance from the Soka Gakkai’s 95th to its 100th anniversary, our work to transform humanity is more important than ever.
‘Dialogue Nights Lite’ Teaches Dialogue Skills
by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune After hosting more than 30 successful and engaging Dialogue Nights events, the Ikeda Center debuted a spin-off called “Dialogue Nights Lite” this July. On Oct. 4, the second gathering of the new series was held. During the inaugural event, the center’s Preandra Noel shared that, where the original Dialogue
Guidance for Leadership
Soaring on the Wings of Youth Into the Boundless Skies
The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Fifth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial and the SGI General Meeting, held at the Tokyo Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, on Nov. 17, 2024. The meeting celebrated the 94th Soka Gakkai Founding Day [Nov. 18] and the
Spreading the Spirit of Empathy
The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Fourth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial at the Tokyo Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, on Sept. 7, 2024. It was translated from the Sept. 14, 2024 issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Congratulations on
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Lifelong Pursuit of Peace
Ikeda Sensei’s 95 Years How far can one person go to change the world? Learn about Daisaku Ikeda’s contributions to creating a harmonious world, fostering friendship among nations, spreading Nichiren Buddhism around the globe and encouraging young people to stand up to fulfill their unique missions. Even more important, discover your ownpower to make a
The New Human Revolution, vol. 28
This month, the long-awaited volume 28 of The New Human Revolution is finally here, signaling the near completion of Ikeda Sensei’s epic, 30-volume series in English. The novelized history of the Soka Gakkai following Sensei’s inauguration as the third president—it not only chronicles the spread of Nichiren Buddhism worldwide but also serves as a roadmap
Memories of My Eldest Brother, Kiichi, Being Sent Off to War
At the turn of a new century, Ikeda Sensei composed his thoughts on his personal war-time experience and why he so adamantly opposed war. This excerpted essay from the “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution” series was originally published in the May 29, 2000, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. In 1937,
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