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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

The day was April 26, 1980. My fifth visit to China was already more than half complete. We drove from the city of Guilin to a village called Yangdi and then walked for a while along a narrow path through a bamboo forest to a pier on the shore of the Li River. … In

For many students, one of the hardest parts of college might not be the workload, but the feeling that everyone else is doing better than you. Scrolling through social media can instantly make us feel like we are behind in life.  But measuring our worth or achievements based on others can be a source of

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. July Syllabus: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 5, pp. 147–74 Part

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. 11–19. The practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo contains immeasurable benefit, for it enables us to summon forth in our own lives the limitless power of the Mystic Law, the fundamental law of the universe. Nichiren Daishonin actualized

Dear SGI-USA members,  This year we remember Ikeda Sensei’s final visit to the United States in 1996 as a chance for each of us to renew our vow to persevere in our efforts for kosen-rufu, side by side with him.  Let’s forge a deeper understanding together about July 3, the Day of Mentor and Disciple! 

‘When We Change, the World Changes’

Members across the country are striving to share their Buddhist practice with friends in their community. This month, we will hear from two junior high school division members who are leading the way in these efforts. ‘Because You’re My Friend’ Name: Halle Rose Markowitz // State: California Living Buddhism: Hi Halle! Thank you for speaking with

Supporting young people, I unearth my fears and face them head-on, to build a law career and a harmonious family. I am Krithi Byadgi of San Francisco.