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Gongyo—The Wellspring of Victory
In this essay, Ikeda Sensei writes of the power source of victory—gongyo. It was translated from the Feb. 10, 2006, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Some members from Chiba sent me a photo of this year’s [2006] first sunrise over the Pacific Ocean. My wife, Kaneko, and I often admire this
New Day
While I grieved my mother, the district
I vowed to revive revives me.
Opening the Doors to a ‘New SGI-USA’
SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa gave the following address at the Central Executive Committee and Executive Council Conference held on Sept. 14, 2024, at the New York Culture Center, New York. by Yoshiki TanigawaSGI Vice President Hello everyone. First, I’d like to relay that Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada and Mrs. Kaneko Ikeda asked that
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
Changing the World Starts With Inspiring One Individual
The following message by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada was published in the October 2024 issue of the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal, Daibyakurenge. Ikeda Sensei embarked on the first of his overseas travels for kosen-rufu on Oct. 2, 1960. About a month earlier, he had visited the hometown of his mentor, second Soka Gakkai
Historic City of Ayutthaya
Founded in 1350, the Historic City of Ayutthaya was the second capital of the Kingdom of Siam. Between the 14th and 18th centuries, the city flourished as one of the world’s largest and most cosmopolitan urban areas and center of commerce. In 1767, the Burmese army attacked the city and burned it to the ground.
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Take the Next Great Step Forward
This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an abridgement of his speech given at the First SGI-USA Executive Conference, held at Soka University Los Angeles, Calabasas, California, February 21, 1990. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp.
Chicago Members ‘Capture the Spirit’ of Their Mentor
Chronicling Ikeda Sensei’s visit to Chicago in October 1980.
What’s Essential
Priming myself to appreciate even hardship, I become a person of true wealth. I’m Everett Boyd from New York.
Nichiren Daishonin—His Lifelong Vow and Great Compassion
Installment 19: The Mongol Invasion
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Sharing Sufferings and Joy as Comrades in Faith
Toward the Active Duty and Military Veterans / First Responders Conference at the SGI-USA Florida Nature and Culture Center (FNCC), the World Tribune sat down with the group’s national leaders, Carla Colton and Mark Woods, to learn about their mission. The group includes veterans, active duty military, national guard or reserve, Department of Defense personnel,
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Value Creation in Nuclear Power
The World Tribune spoke with two nuclear physicists who are also SGI-USA members, Samuel Kim, of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Shelley Boon, of Berkeley, California, on how Buddhism impacts their work. World Tribune: Thank you for speaking with us. Could you share a bit about your background? Samuel Kim: I’m currently a post-doctoral nuclear
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Our Mission as Humanistic Leaders
Toward the culture department conference at the Florida Nature and Culture Center (FNCC), the World Tribune sat down with Paige Asawa and Bora Colak, the SGI-USA Culture Department leaders, to learn about the group’s mission. World Tribune: Thank you for meeting with us. For our readers who may be unfamiliar with the SGI-USA Culture Department,
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‘It’s Time to Join Hands and Stand Up Together’
The SGI-USA will mark one year since Ikeda Sensei’s passing by bringing together 50,000 members and friends at our November district general meetings.
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Our Districts: Wellsprings of Joyous Daimoku, Capable People and Victory
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
Experience
Any Other Way
Centered on prayer, I embrace
the family I have.
Ikeda Sensei
The Dawn of Tatsunokuchi (Part 2)
The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was translated from the March 30, 2001, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda often said: “Any place where the Gohonzon is enshrined is an infinitely sacred place. Any place where there are people with faith dedicated to kosen-rufu is a
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Making a House a Home
by Anne SaracenoPortland, Ore. “Sketchy,” remarked a college friend from the West Hills. She meant the shuttered windows, the empty streets and the cars parked up and down the block in their overgrown lawns. I saw all this, but something else, too. Wanting a second pair of eyes, I asked my other friend, Sanae, to
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