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by the SGI-USA Youth Leaders “It’s Showtime!”—Our theme for the 2026 March Youth Training Course was a truly fitting description for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. One-hundred and twenty student and youth leaders of SGI-USA arrived in Japan on March 18, 2026, to make a vow for peace together with the Soka Gakkai youth division. For the
The following is SGI Youth Leader Mitsuo Nishikata’s address delivered at the training course opening ceremony on March 19, 2026. by Mitsuo NishikataSGI Youth Leader Good morning, everyone! The entire youth division membership of Japan has been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to meet all of you, the youth of America. We extend our warmest welcome
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Unity at the Japan-U.S. Youth Peace General Meeting
A commitment to dialogue and action to open a new era of kosen-rufu.
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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 the SGI Representatives Conference in Miami, Florida, February 3, 1993. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 251–57. I am sure that the
To Unite With Anyone
Through the power of study and determined prayer, I learn to trust in the power of my own life—to love people as they are and pass that love along. I’m Fumiko Nishino of New York.
Gongyo—which includes reciting portions of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span of the Thus Come One” chapters of the Lotus Sutra morning and evening—is part of daily practice for Nichiren Buddhists. This series carries Ikeda Sensei’s explanations of gongyo. This section, part of the prose section of the “Life Span” chapter, is no longer recited
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Amid rising tensions in Minneapolis, five Minneapolis-area chapters chose courage—uniting in prayer and action to shift the atmosphere of their city. The World Tribune sat down with the Minnesota Region Women’s Leader Ivett Lorenzano, Men’s Leader Tom Reid and Young Women’s Leader Ally Appelbaum to discuss how uniting together helped build bonds of trust and
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The World Tribune sat down with Greater Montclair Chapter Women’s Leader Jenna Pacheco to learn how supporting the next generation transformed her faith, leadership and life. How did you start practicing Nichiren Buddhism? Jenna Pacheco: I grew up in a family that practices Buddhism, but when I turned 18, I determined to prove chanting didn’t
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Ikeda Sensei
The following is from a speech at a Soka Gakkai headquarters leaders meeting in Tokyo on July 3, 1999. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 31, installment 1, pp. 411–13. “Buddhism is universal; it belongs to all people,” Ikeda Sensei says. “Promoting peace, culture
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