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Member care, the painstaking efforts to awaken one friend after another, is the heart of the Soka Gakkai spirit.

This month, the SGI-USA celebrates the 20th anniversary of the statistics and member care program. As part of this milestone, September was officially designated as “Member Care Month,” with a focus on visiting each new member to see how their Buddhist practice is progressing. How and why did our statistics program get started? On Feb.

Congratulations on joining the SGI-USA and starting your journey of human revolution and happiness! Starting something new isn’t always easy, and jumping into the mix of establishing a daily practice of chanting, learning gongyo, attending your local SGI meetings and studying Buddhism can seem overwhelming at first. So, to help you get organized and develop

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” Overwhelmed. This word has been popping up more frequently in conversations lately. Maybe it’s because of the rise

Ikeda Sensei: The heart of the practice of Nichiren Buddhism is our practice for self and others—that is, reciting gongyo and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ourselves and sharing Buddhism with others. Amid the realities of society, we chant and spread the Mystic Law and engage in dialogues that respect the dignity of each person’s life and impart

Antigua Guatemala was founded in 1524 in the central highlands of Guatemala some 5,000 feet above sea level. Formally named Santiago de Guatemala, it served as the capital and the cultural, economic, religious and educational center for the region. Since its founding, the city was destroyed by a fire caused by an uprising of the

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

“Opening” [of “opening the door of Buddha wisdom” (see The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras, p. 64)] is another name for the mind of faith. When we recite Myoho-renge-kyo [chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] with the mind of faith, we are in that very act opening the door of Buddha wisdom. The Record of the

HAGATNA, Guam—Thousands of residents gathered on July 21, 2024, for the 80th Liberation Day Parade themed “Todu i Tiempo i Pas Para Hita,” a CHamoru phrase that means “Peace for Us Always.” Started in 1945, this longstanding tradition celebrates Guam’s liberation from Japanese occupation by the U.S. military forces during World War II. The celebration

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  The 2024 edition of the annual Indigo Talks featured a longtime friend of the Ikeda Center, Andrea Bartoli, whose talk was called “Opening Pathways to Peace: The Role of Dialogue in Times of Conflict.” Bartoli currently is president of the Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue as well as

Going the extra mile, I discover true friendship in a vow to leave no one behind.

A report on the SGI North America Study Conference.

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

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

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

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

Located at the southwestern part of South Africa, the Cape Floral region is regarded as one of the six Floral Kingdoms of the world and one of the great centers of terrestrial biodiversity. The property, consisting of various national parks and nature reserves, is home to a diverse and dense population of some 9,000 plant

Ikeda Sensei’s message to the 50th anniversary of the World Tribune on Aug. 15, 2014. I offer my heartfelt congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the World Tribune, a newspaper that is leading the worldwide kosen-rufu movement with words of truth and justice. Already half a century has passed since the first issue was published

by Adin StraussSGI-USA General Director Congratulations to all SGI-USA members on the 60th anniversary of the World Tribune! Thinking of this milestone in our people’s movement reminded me of another, which took place within Nichiren Daishonin’s lifetime. In October 1279, Nichiren wrote to his disciples: “The Buddha fulfilled the purpose of his advent in a

To see the actual timeline please click here. Ikeda Sensei made his first visit to the United States in October 1960, opening the way for worldwide kosen-rufu. By his second visit in January 1963, a a burgeoning Civil Rights Movement was exposing injustice, and a nuclear arms race was generating fear of attack from abroad.