Pioneering the Next 50 Years Together With Sensei
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The Importance of Heart-to-Heart Dialogue
The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at the Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting held at the Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall in Hachioji, Tokyo, on July 18, 2000. Video footage of the speech was broadcast during the Eighth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, in conjunction with the SGI Youth Training Course,
What Fortune!
Dreaming of the big screen, I advance toward true victory, in which everyone wins.
With the Courage of a Lion’s Roar, Let Us Strive Eternally With Ikeda Sensei
The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Eighth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, in conjunction with the SGI Youth Training Course, at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, on Sept. 6, 2025. It was translated from the Sept. 13, 2025, issue of Seikyo Shimbun,
I chant and get benefits. Do I need the Gohonzon?
This series, prepared by the SGI-USA Study Department, aims to answer questions about the basics of Nichiren Buddhism. Have you ever gotten lost trying to get to a new location? Having a map—or nowadays, a map app—makes a big difference in getting where you want to go. Life, and Buddhist practice, is often likened to
Beloved Angelinos of Bright Light and Warmth!
by the Los Angeles Sunshine Zone team What is your zone motto? LA Sunshine with Sensei! Tell us briefly about your zone’s history. In 1960, on his first visit to the U.S., Ikeda Sensei established the first chapter in the States—Los Angeles Chapter. Within that chapter, he created six districts and attended the first discussion
Education With Purpose
How a week in the Amazon changed 13 students’ view of nature.
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The Mystic Law Gives New Life to All Knowledge
This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an excerpt of his speech given at a youth training meeting, Soka University Los Angeles, Calabasas, California, October 1, 1991. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 182–95. Changing the
The Courage to Move Through Grief
How Buddhist practice can help us navigate one of life’s most difficult sufferings.
Conviction Comes From Supporting Others
Through sustained efforts to support others, I become a person of conviction. I am Ronald Williams of Philadelphia.
‘We Are Widening the Path of Kosen-rufu’
The Sustaining Contribution program provides steady financial support to the SGI-USA and enables participants to financially protect and expand our kosen-rufu movement far into the future. The SGI-USA youth leaders discuss how they began participating in Sustaining Contribution and why they feel it’s important. Living Buddhism: Hello! Thank you for talking to us about Sustaining
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Soaring Higher for the Peace of the Land!
The Active Duty and Military Veterans/First Responders Conference will be held Nov. 7–10, 2025, at the SGI-USA Florida Nature and Culture Center (FNCC). The World Tribune sat down with three of the group’s territory leaders: Valerie Brady, of Central Territory, and Donna Hinton and Steve Johnson, of SoCal-Pacific Territory, to learn more about the group’s
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Tips & Insights from the Youth Division
David ShiRohnert, California Talking religion with friends can be very tricky and daunting, due to both the stigma surrounding religion and not wanting to potentially ruin a friendship. Chanting about my mission for kosen-rufu and believing in the Buddha nature of my friends gives me the confidence I need to share Buddhism. I always try
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The Heart of Parenting: Growing With Our Children
Parents Group leaders discuss how the growth of the parent plays a crucial role in raising children.
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Kosen-rufu Happens One-to-One
Envisioning the path to 2030, the Central Executive Committee voted to focus in 2026 on ways to shine a light on smaller interactions.
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Buddhism Teaches How to Live as a Human Being
Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a conference in Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 8, 1991. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 14, installment 1, pp. 95–99. “Be good citizens!”—this is an eternal guideline that Ikeda Sensei has consistently articulated. The Soka Gakkai’s aim is
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Fighting for the People
Year by year, I take my mentor’s guidance to heart, steeling my life for a crucial moment.
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Building the Foundation of Lasting Peace
Ikeda Sensei’s 27 Visits to America
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Pouring Our Heart and Soul Into Fostering One Person
In the following excerpted preface to the Japanese edition of My Dear Friends in America, Ikeda Sensei discusses his hopes and expectations for peace to prevail in our country. The compilation of his U.S. addresses during the pivotal years of 1990 to 1996 serves as a compass for the accomplishment of kosen-rufu in our country.
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