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At the Grand Bazaar, row after row of shops form an endless virtual maze for shopping tourists. Istanbul itself has come through a maze of several thousand years of history. Once part of the Greek world, then a center of Christendom, today it is a hub of Islam. This history has created a mesmerizing multi-layered

Ikeda Wisdom Academy members: • are group through national youth leaders and all student division members.• should have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 5.• are encouraged to read the assigned material before each meeting. September Syllabus: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 5, pp. 207–33Part Five: “Supernatural Powers

Please present the 3-Minute Gosho (pp. 46–47) at your discussion meetings. For the main study portion of the meeting, you can choose to expand on the 3-Minute Gosho or choose from one of the following: 1) What Do You Think? (pp. 48–49) 2) Material from any recent issue of the World Tribune or Living Buddhism.

This lecture can also be found in On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime: SGI President Ikeda’s Lecture Series, pp. 28–36. You must never think that any of the eighty thousand sacred teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha’s lifetime or any of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions and three existences are outside yourself. Your practice

On September 8, 1957, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda issued his historic Declaration for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, condemning nuclear arms as a manifestation of absolute evil.  Inheriting this vow, Ikeda Sensei dedicated his life to making nuclear abolition a reality, authoring over 40 annual peace proposals that offered concrete, pragmatic solutions for

Our Determination Moves the Universe

Deciding to live to encourage others, I show proof as an actor, model and friend. I’m Lavelle Roby of Oxnard, California.

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the SGI-USA. The following is an excerpt of his speech given at an SGI-USA Executive Conference in San Francisco, March 13, 1993. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 278–83. The Birthplace of the United Nations

Gongyo—which includes reciting portions of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span of the Thus Come One” chapters of the Lotus Sutra—is part of daily practice for Nichiren Buddhists. This series carries Ikeda Sensei’s explanations of gongyo. This month, we start Sensei’s explanations of the verse section of the “Life Span of the Thus Come One”

The following is Ikeda Sensei’s speech given in Los Angeles on June 5, 1996. It can be found in My Dear Friends in America, pp. 430–36. We are all a family, a fine family of the people, bound together by deep karmic ties through past, present and future. Let us all live wonderful lives together! Please allow

It was my second trip to South Korea, in May 1998, after a period of eight years. White ridges topped the graceful blue-tiled roof—a portrait of gently arching lines. Here in South Korea, amid a beautiful natural setting, I felt I had encountered an indescribable gentleness. This building, visible from my hotel room window, is

Ayu Nakazaki and Koichi Onogi SGI-USA Student Division Leaders Hi everyone! How has your summer been? Are you feeling ready and excited for the new semester? Before we begin this fresh new semester, this month we will focus on how we can start SGI-USA campus clubs at our schools this fall. To establish an SGI-USA

Ikeda Wisdom Academy members: • are group through national youth leaders and all student division members.• should have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 5. • are encouraged to read the assigned material before each meeting. August Syllabus: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 5, pp. 175–206 Part Five:

Please present the 3-Minute Gosho (pp. 44–45) at your discussion meetings. For the main study portion of the meeting, you can choose to expand on the 3-Minute Gosho or choose from one of the following: 1) What Do You Think? (pp. 46–47)2) Material from any recent issue of the World Tribune or Living Buddhism. 3-Minute

This lecture can also be found in On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime: SGI President Ikeda’s Lecture Series, pp. 20–26. Even though you chant and believe in Myoho-renge-kyo, if you think the Law is outside yourself, you are embracing not the Mystic Law but an inferior teaching. “Inferior teaching” means those [Buddhist teachings] other than

On August 14, 1947, Ikeda Sensei was introduced to the philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism at a discussion meeting he attended at the invitation of friends. Ten days later, he joined the Soka Gakkai. This month, we mark 79 years since that fateful encounter.  In the following essay, Sensei discusses the spirit behind sharing Buddhism with

Transforming Karma Into Mission

Becoming the father that I never had, I find in every obstacle a chance to climb higher. I’m Dennis Angelo of Arvada, Colorado.

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 an SGI-USA representatives training session in Miami, March 11, 1993. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 272–77. A Satisfying and Invigorating Gongyo

Gongyo—which includes reciting portions of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span of the Thus Come One” chapters of the Lotus Sutra—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 during our morning