TagOur Journey of Mentor and Disciple Shining With Hope and Victory

This essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the Dec. 6, 2021, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Snow-crownedMount Fuji tooapplauds our victory. A regal, snowcapped Mount Fuji towered into the clear blue December sky, more indomitable than ever. En route from the Soka Gakkai Headquarters in Shinanomachi to the Tokyo

This essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the Oct. 5, 2021, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. On Oct. 5, 1961, six decades ago, I set foot in Europe for the first time, filled with a powerful determination to open the way to a more peaceful world through widely spreading

This essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the July 27, 2021, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. It is a Soka Gakkai tradition to use summer as a time for developing ourselves, fostering capable people and working toward a hope-filled future. This year again, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, members throughout

This is Ikeda Sensei’s essay, originally published in the June 21, 2021, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. June 23 is Okinawa Memorial Day [a public holiday in Okinawa Prefecture and a day of remembrance for those who lost their lives during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II]. It was

This was translated from the April 10, 2021, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. In April 20, the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai newspaper in Japan, will celebrate its 70th anniversary. Nichiren Daishonin writes, “A person of wisdom is not one who practices Buddhism apart from worldly affairs” (“The Kalpa of Decrease,”

The following was translated from the March 23, 2021, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, the Seikyo Shimbun. This year again, a wave of cherry blossoms has begun to make its northward journey from Okinawa, Hiroshima and other areas. A glorious springtime abloom with cherry blossoms has arrived. Nichiren Daishonin loved and celebrated cherry