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The Dawn of Tatsunokuchi (Part 1)
The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was translated from the March 29, 2001, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. On the 12th day of the ninth month of the eighth year of the Bun’ei era (1271), a noisy mob surrounded Nichiren Daishonin’s dwelling at Matsubagayatsu in Kamakura. Hei no Saemon, the most
Come Hell or High Water
Going the extra mile, I discover true
friendship in a vow to leave no one behind.
The Great Light of Pacifism Illuminating the World
The following message by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada was published in the September 2024 issue of the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal, Daibyakurenge. Today’s Soka Gakkai was founded on two pillars. The first is the selfless dedication of the first three presidents to propagate Nichiren Buddhism, and the second is the philosophy of profound
From Reflection to Action— An Interfaith Remembrance of the Trinity Test
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—On July 14, 2024, to commemorate the anniversary of the first detonation of an atomic weapon in 1945 at the Trinity Test Site, an interfaith coalition hosted a vigil to pray, reflect and discuss the impact of the Trinity Test on its surrounding communities within a 50-mile radius. Speakers included John C. Wester, archbishop
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Aug. 4, 2024, Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment hosted an event in remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as their annual resistance to the presence and use of nuclear weapons. The event was hosted, in part, “to remember that the danger of nuclear war is ever present, and that without a
Introductory Exam Coming Up This October
The SGI-USA will hold its second introductory exam of 2024 onOct. 12–13. The exam will be on the new introductory material published earlier this year and will be offered in English and Spanish. Here is everything you need to know! ELIGIBILITY This exam is for all new members, and everyone who has not taken or
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Devotion to the Gohonzon Opens Your Life to the Entire Universe
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 a Youth Division Training Session, held at the Malibu Training Center, Malibu, California, February 20, 1990. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp.
Boston—Become Kings and Queens of Humanity
Chronicling Ikeda Sensei’s 1993 visit to Boston.
Reviving the Poet
Planting seeds of trust and hope, I step into my mission as a poet for kosen-rufu. I’m Mónica Lladó from Puerto Rico.
One World, With Sensei
by Amelia Gonzalez Tesch and Shota Okajima SGI-USA Young Women’s Division and SGI-USA Young Men’s Division Leaders We so appreciate the opportunity to represent the SGI-USA at the 2024 SGI Youth Training Course. From June 26 to July 2, 18 youth from the SGI-USA were among 260 representatives from 60 countries and territories who gathered
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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
Interview
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,
Interview
Learning to Create Change
Toward the student division conference on July 26–29, 2024, at the Florida Nature and Culture Center (FNCC), the World Tribune sat down with two youth leaders Manami Koizumi and Jiwoo Kim to hear about the impact that attending this conference had on their lives. World Tribune: Thank you for speaking with us today. What was
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Standing Up as One World, With Sensei
Youth representatives from around the world gather with a determination to carry on their mentor’s legacy.
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My Starting Point, August 14
The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was translated from the Aug. 14, 2002, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. It was a quiet night. Families had likely finished their evening meals, and the neighborhood was still and serene that Aug. 14, 1947—save for a number of people hurrying eagerly through the darkening
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What We Do
Listening, I learn the way to rise above all suffering.
Ikeda Sensei
A New Generation of Leaders
The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was translated from the Sept. 23, 1998, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. A mighty tree is held upright by its roots. Those roots stretch into the earth, spreading out in a network, each single root searching deep and wide for water and nutrients to supply
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SGI-USA Youth Division Debuts New Song
Ikeda Sensei writes: Wherever youth gather, where they grow and develop, there are always songs. … Soka Gakkai songs and the songs of kosen-rufu created by our members around the world pulse with the spirit of mentor and disciple and express a wish for peace and human happiness. (Aug. 18, 2023, World Tribune, p. 3)
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