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The SGI-USA has appointed Emi Gwin to its board of directors. The chief executive officer of Sympo, Inc., a software development and consulting firm, Ms. Gwin has over 25 years of client services and project management experience with sole proprietorship to Fortune 100 companies. She has worked with a wide array of industries including retail,

1/3 75 years since Ikeda Sensei started working at Nihon Shogakkan, Josei Toda’s publishing company (1949) 3/30 70th anniversary of Sensei’s appointment as youth division chief of staff (1954) 4/1 50th anniversary of Sensei’s first overseas university lecture at the University of California, Los Angeles (1974) 5/3–5 45 years since Sensei inscribed the Calligraphies “Justice”

Bryggen is a historic harbor district in Bergen, one of North Europe’s oldest port cities on Norway’s west coast. It was a trade hub of the Hanseatic League—a medieval commercial and defense guild that controlled maritime trade in the North and Baltic Seas from the 14th to the mid-16th century. The old wharf is characterized

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Beginning this Year of Fresh Departure for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide, let’s study excerpts of Ikeda Sensei’s guidance from The Third Stage of Life on remaining ever-youthful throughout our life. True Victory Is Winning in the End My beloved mentor, Josei Toda, the second Soka Gakkai president, used to say that the last years

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.” Sometimes, we might feel like, “I have all the time in the world,” while at other times we

with SGI-USA Youth Leaders Amelia Gonzalez Tesch and Shota Okajima World Tribune: How do the upcoming March Youth Peace Festivals play into 2024 as the Year of Fresh Departure for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide? Amelia Gonzalez Tesch: Each SGI-USA member can remain ever-youthful! And one of the best ways to do so is by

A look at the three main qualities of a “correct and good teacher.”

Ingraining Sensei’s “Clear Mirror” guidance, I see in my husband’s illness an opportunity for reflection.

by Mitch Bogen Special to the tribune  In his Harvard lecture of 1993, “Mahayana Buddhism and Twenty-first-Century Civilization,” Daisaku Ikeda urged us to realize that “death should be acknowledged, along with life, as a blessing to be appreciated.” Cynthia B. Dillard embraced this challenge with courage and deep feeling. Dr. Dillard, Dean of the College

In a TIME magazine article, Herbie Hancock, renowned jazz musician and Buddhist practitioner of over five decades, remarked how his mentor in life, Ikeda Sensei, served as a beacon of hope, whose teachings and warm, humanistic way brought out the intrinsic value of every individual: He asserted that each person carries a mission integral to

On the morning of New Year’s Day, I prayed for the health, energetic endeavors and long life of all of you, my precious fellow members. I am determined to continue this solemn prayer as long as I live.  When we reach the end of this year, let us once again sing a joyous song of

Parte 5: Los capítulos «Parábolas y semejanzas» y «Creencia y comprensión» La Ley Mística es el tesoro invalorable que poseen todas las personas

En diciembre de 1955, el segundo presidente de la Soka Gakkai, Josei Toda, declaró su determinación de trabajar al máximo, el año siguiente, para asegurar que ni un solo miembro dejara de tener beneficios y pudiera decir al mundo: «¡Miren lo que hemos logrado!». En 1956, haciendo propio el ardiente juramento de nuestro mentor y

11/18/24 80 Years Since Founding President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi Died for His Beliefs  1/26/25 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the SGI  9/8/27 70th Anniversary of Josei Toda’s Declaration for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons 3/16/28 70th Anniversary of Kosen-rufu Day  8/6/28 10th Anniversary of the Completion of The New Human Revolution  5/3/30 70th Anniversary of

Following Ikeda Sensei’s passing on Nov. 15, 2023, a Soka Gakkai memorial service honoring his life and unparalleled contributions to kosen-rufu was held on Nov. 23 at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo. The service was broadcast live to some 1,000 Soka Gakkai centers across Japan and included remarks by Senior Vice President Hiromasa

Moving Forward With Ikeda Sensei’s Encouragement in Our Hearts

Ikeda Sensei stands among the greatest leaders in the history of Buddhism. He carried on the spirit of the oneness of mentor and disciple, realizing the great undertaking of worldwide kosen-rufu.

Before his passing on Nov. 15, Ikeda Sensei composed the following poems to commemorate Nov. 18, 2023, the 93rd anniversary of the Soka Gakkai’s founding and the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu. The poems appeared in the Nov. 18, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai daily

Thoughts on The New Human Revolution