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For U.S. youth representatives, their March youth training course in Japan becomes a turning point as they take up the mantle of peace.

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

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 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

The following is from a speech at a youth division general meeting in Tokyo on July 14, 1991. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 31, installment 2, pp. 414–16. The enormous treasure tower described in “The Emergence of the Treasure Tower” chapter of the

A celebration of Lawrence E. Carter Sr.’s legacy inspires a renewed commitment to dialogue, dignity and everyday action for peace. ATLANTA—On April 24, 2026, members and guests gathered at the Atlanta Buddhist Center for a celebration honoring Dr. Lawrence E. Carter Sr., founding dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College,

This spring, students at Soka University of America (SUA) are demonstrating that the path to a meaningful career begins not after graduation but from the moment they step onto campus. Through initiatives like Career Week and the Bridges to Business (B2B) Leadership Circle, SUA students are gaining real-world experience, deepening their sense of purpose and

To heal our family following my mother’s death, I fight to make the impossible possible through the May Contribution activity.

At the SGI Spring Training Course, participants learn the key to transforming the destiny of humanity.

We are “lighting a fire for others” through offering our time, resources and support, and that very flame illuminates our own lives with courage, wisdom, good fortune and benefits. Nichiren Daishonin writes, “If one lights a fire for others, one will brighten one’s own way.” In this single sentence, he captures a vital dynamic of

This study series covers Soka Spirit topics to be presented by a youth or student division member at Soka 2030 meetings on the last Sunday of each month. Often the biggest issue about a problem is not knowing we can solve it. Amid the challenges we face in our personal lives and in society, Nichiren

The World Tribune is publishing Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement every month for the SGI-USA women’s division’s America Victory Daimoku Group and Sophia Group meetings. The following is the history of the women’s division’s founding, which marks its 75th anniversary this year. On June 10, 1951, just a month after being inaugurated as second Soka Gakkai president,

As a child, Samirah Gnangbe lived through a civil war. From that moment on she became someone who paved the way for others as a second-language learner and Ph.D. student in engineering. Samirah shares how she challenged herself each step of the way through chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Click here to watch the video.

The following is from the May 2026 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. May 3—when radiant new leaves sparkle and gentle, balmy breezes stir the soul—holds special significance this year as we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the new women’s division in Japan, a harmonious joining of the women’s and young

Pilar Pobil (1926–2024) built a life defined by expression—both on canvas and in the way she connected with others. Born in Mallorca, Spain, she moved to the United States in 1956, later settling in Salt Lake City, where her artistic journey would unfold. Although she began painting in her 40s, Pobil approached art with a

The following essay, from the series “Our Brilliant Path to Victory,” was published in Japanese in the Seikyo Shimbun, Aug. 21 and 22, 2012. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 30, installment 1, pp. 375–80. Fostering the future divisionmembers is vital for the ongoing

Striving to contribute to kosen-rufu, I become someone who can support others.

It’s time to reach out to countless youth to give them hope.

by Erica KondoAssistant Chief Financial Officer On behalf of the SGI-USA, I want to sincerely thank you for your steadfast commitment and generous financial support. Your contributions are essential in advancing our mission for peace in the United States and the Caribbean, which then extend to the entire world, as Ikeda Sensei has called upon

Whatever trials may descend upon us, we, the members of Soka, always embark anew toward victory from the starting point of May 3, the sun of time without beginning shining forever in our hearts.—Ikeda Sensei On May 3, 1951, Josei Toda became the second president of the Soka Gakkai, at which time the lay Buddhist