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This essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the Aug. 24, 2021, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to our members around the world struggling in the wake of various natural disasters, including in western Japan, which recently suffered devastating torrential rains.

This Ikeda Sensei’s essay was originally published in the June 10, 2021, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. In this year celebrating the 800th anniversary of Nichiren Daishonin’s birth, I am reminded of his profound connections to Tokyo, an area then known as part of Musashi Province and the Musashino Plain. The

This essay from Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the April 29, 2021, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, treasured and took great pride in the happy, smiling faces and the bright, compassionate voices of the women of Soka. In an age when there

This essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the Feb. 25, 2021, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, the Seikyo Shimbun. Allow me once again to express my sincere sympathy to those affected by the Feb. 13, 2021, earthquake, which caused considerable damage in Tohoku’s Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures and neighboring areas. The

The following is the conclusion of an essay by Ikeda Sensei, which originally ran in the Jan. 19 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Part one appears in the Feb. 12 World Tribune. What is the greatest power in the world? An answer was offered by the American journalist and physician

The following is part one of two of an essay by Ikeda Sensei, which was originally published in the Jan. 19 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Heavy snows have been falling in Japan since the beginning of the new year, especially in regions along the west coast. I would like

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the Dec. 25 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. I am like the unrivaled red maple leaves. I once presented this poem to an elderly pioneer member who was challenging himself valiantly in his personal life and society. How dazzling, impressive

The following is Ikeda Sensei’s essay commemorating Nov. 18, the Soka Gakkai’s 90th anniversary. It was originally published in the Nov. 16 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. At this time of year, the morning star, Venus, shines brightly in the eastern sky before dawn. Sometimes it sits companionably alongside the

Ikeda Sensei's Guidance

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the Aug. 3 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. As the coronavirus pandemic continues unabated, I am praying earnestly for everyone’s health, safety and security. Nichiren Daishonin writes, “Though calamities may come, they can be changed into good fortune” (“How the Gods Protect

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the July 7 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. First and foremost, I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to the people of Kumamoto and the rest of Kyushu [the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands] who have been affected by

Traducción del artículo publicado el 1.º de junio de 2020 en el Seikyo Shimbun, diario de la Soka Gakkai. El 6 de junio recordamos el 150.° natalicio de Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944), nuestro presidente fundador, quien murió en la cárcel en defensa de sus convicciones.  A la vez, el 4 de junio es el Día del Kayo-kai Ikeda de la División Juvenil Femenina

Leer in Español The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the June 1 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper.  June 6 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of our founding Soka Gakkai president, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871–1944), who died in prison for his beliefs.   June 4 is the young women’s division SGI Ikeda Kayo-kai Day, while June 10 is

The following essay from the “Our Brilliant Human Revolution” series by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the April 20 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. I am chanting heartfelt daimoku [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] for all those who have lost their lives to the coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world, and I wish to

The following essay by SGI President Ikeda was originally published in the March 11 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Weathering wind and snow, we are the flag bearers of the noble cause of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth; now standing solidly united, we hold high the banner of mission. •

The following essay by SGI President Ikeda was originally published in the Feb. 7 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. The voices of youth raised in song are a clarion bell of hope. It is the sound heralding the arrival of a new dawn, dispelling the turbulent darkness. In January, I

That day, that morning, in my beloved Okinawa, ever mindful of the mission entrusted to me by my mentor, I took the first step on what would be a marathon undertaking: I began writing my serialized novel The Human Revolution. That was on Dec. 2, 1964. I had chosen the second specifically because it was

This essay by SGI President Ikeda was originally published in the Oct. 3 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Part one appears in the Nov. 18 World Tribune. While at the World Seikyo Center, I took a photograph of the nearby Soka International Women’s Center. Since its opening in September 2000,

This essay by SGI President Ikeda originally appeared in the Oct. 3 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. On the morning of Sept. 28, under bright blue skies, I visited the newly completed Soka Gakkai World Seikyo Center in Shinanomachi, Tokyo. In the center’s Genron Hall, I did gongyo and chanted

The following is an essay from SGI President Ikeda’s new series “Our Brilliant Human Revolution,” which originally appeared in the Aug. 23, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Part one was printed in the Sept. 13, 2019, World Tribune. Aug. 17 marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the