TagIkeda Sensei’s Message

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the 45th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting held at the Soka International Friendship Hall in Sendagaya, Tokyo, on Dec. 2, 2010. This message is translated from the Dec. 3, 2010, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. This year again, through the courageous faith and earnest

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the 2023 Youth Training Course held in Tokyo from Aug. 31 to Sept. 5, 2023. The course was the first to be held in three years and the last to be held in Sensei’s lifetime. It was attended by representative youth leaders from 44 countries, including eight from

Ikeda Center Founder Daisaku Ikeda sent the following message to commemorate the Center’s 30th anniversary and the 19th Annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue.  I proudly commend the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue for striving to create constructive new value through the persistent engagement of dialogue for the past 30 years, a period

The following is Ikeda Sensei’s dedication on the monument that graces the entrance lobby of the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu in Shinanomachi, Tokyo. This text first appeared in the November 18, 2013, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Worldwide kosen-rufu is the will of Nichiren Daishonin, and the

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the commemorative gongyo meeting held on November 8, 2013, marking the completion of the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu in Shinanomachi, Tokyo. Among the participants were 330 SGI leaders from 85 countries and territories. This message first appeared in the November 9, 2013, issue of the

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to SGI-USA student division members, which was read at a meeting held in Laguna Hills, Calif., on May 24, 2023.  Nichiren Daishonin states, “These great bodhisattvas [who emerged from the earth] are particularly suited to bring benefit to people in the Latter Day of the Law, like fish who

At leaders meetings held in New York and Brookline, Massachusetts, members reaffirm key points to advancing kosen-rufu.

The following is Ikeda Sensei’s message to “EMERGE,” the Southern California youth meeting commemorating 30 years since Sensei dedicated the poem “The Sun of Jiyu Over a New Land” to the members of  Los Angeles, held on Jan. 29, 2023, at the SGI-USA World Culture Center in Santa Monica, California.  To my most cherished members

Ikeda Sensei’s message to the opening of the SGI Guam Ikeda Peace and Culture Center

Message to the Nationwide Young Men’s Leaders Meeting

Ikeda Sensei’s acceptance message for his honorary doctorate from the University of Minnesota.

To mark the 20th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, the World Tribune is reprinting the poignant message Ikeda Sensei sent to the members of the SGI-USA on its one-year anniversary. In it, Sensei conveys the important role that America plays in securing peace for all humanity. This message was originally published

Message Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Young Women’s Division

Message Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Young Men’s Division

Message From Ikeda Sensei and Kaneko Ikeda

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the Soka Gakkai Ikeda Kayo-kai General Meeting commemorating Young Women’s Division Day on Nov. 12. The meeting, held on Nov. 11, was broadcast live online, connecting the participants in the main venue of the Soka Young Women’s Center in Tokyo with leaders around Japan. The message was originally

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message for the Oct. 4 general meetings, held across the country, to celebrate 60 years of kosen-rufu in the U.S. and around the world. To my cherished SGI-USA members, with whom I share many fond memories: Thank you for this general meeting commemorating 60 years of kosen-rufu in the United

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the World Youth General Meeting, which commemorated the 60th anniversary of the start of his journey for worldwide kosen-rufu on Oct. 2, 1960. The Sept. 27 meeting was broadcast live online, followed by a rebroadcast, connecting SGI youth and other members throughout the world. The message was published

Kicking off the Year of Advancement and Capable People, SGI Women’s Leader Yumiko Kasanuki and SGI Vice Women’s Leader Kayo Maeta traveled from Jan. 22–28 to the U.S., attending meetings in New York and Los Angeles, as well as a women’s conference at the Florida Nature and Culture Center in Weston, Florida (see pp. 5,

SGI President Ikeda sent the following message to participants of New Year’s gongyo meetings held on Jan. 1 at Soka Gakkai centers throughout Japan. The message originally appeared in the Jan. 4 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. A New Year’s message to SGI members around the world was printed in