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Ikeda Sensei Pens New Year’s Poems

The morning sun illuminates the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu, Tokyo, Jan. 2, 2021.
Dawn—The morning sun illuminates the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu, Tokyo, Jan. 2, 2021. Photo by Seikyo Press

The following poems were published in the Jan. 1, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun.

We, as mentor and disciple,

are unwavering champions

“of heaven, earth, and humanity.” [1]

Let us illuminate the world with the brilliant

morning sun of time without beginning.


The seeds of happiness and enlightenment

sprout through life-to-life connections.

May you take the lead in expanding

our network of youthful Soka women

for the sake of peace together with good friends.


With the resolve “I am a young flagbearer

who will lead the way!”

make the triumphant song of

our life-affirming philosophy resound

to bring peace to all lands, all people.

Daisaku Ikeda

New Year’s Day, 2023

Jan.13, 2023, World Tribune, p. 4

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