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Living based on a vow, we transform the karma of our families and lay the foundations of a happy home.

The following essay from Ikeda Sensei’s series “Our Brilliant Human Revolution” was translated from the Oct. 5, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. I am delighted to see the wonderful fresh start of our Housing Complex Division, renamed the Castles of Happiness Division on its 50th anniversary last month. Its members

Lord Howe Island was uninhabited until the late 1700s when the British navy claimed it and other nearby islands. The remote island’s thriving ecosystem includes rare endemic species such as the Lord Howe Woodhen, a flightless bird, and the Lord Howe Island Phasmid, the world’s largest stick insect. Soaring mountain peaks formed by an underwater

The July 14–Oct. 13 issues of the World Tribune highlighted the first 500 SGI-USA districts to welcome new youth in 2023. Here are the next 35. Central Territory Chicago Zone Wheaton District Glendale Heights District East Dane District Mideast Zone Woodward Awesome Sound King District Bluegrass Southwest District Grand Traverse District Rocky Mountain Zone Canyons

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.” Does love conquer all? Over the ages, love and romance have captivated people’s hearts. Love can be as

SGI-USA member Bethany Phoenix is a professor at the University of California San Francisco’s (UCSF) School of Nursing. In October 2023, she received the Psychiatric Nurse of the Year Award from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) in recognition of her career advancing psychiatric-mental health nursing and advocating for the role of nurses in America’s

by Olivia Cassetta and Max HeineSGI-USA Student Division Leaders On Sept. 8, 1957, in front of 50,000 youth at Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda made a historic declaration condemning nuclear weapons as an “absolute evil.” He went on to declare: “We, the citizens of the world, have an inviolable

On why we celebrate our starting point each November in our districts.

Through film and Buddhism, I build a bridge to my true self and cross it with my family.

Gongyo sessions at the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu will resume this Novemberafter three years. The Hall, which serves as a gathering place for SGI members to refresh their vow, was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Though it opened for members in Japan earlier this year, regular gongyo sessions are now open

The season finale of Buddhability Season 1 includes some BIG announcements! They just celebrated their three-year anniversary, and with it, a huge milestone, surpassing1 million podcast downloads and well over 100 episodes. Alongside this milestone, Buddhability welcomes a brand-new host who you’ll meet on this episode. Cassidy Bradford shares a little of her story, and

The Soka Gakkai’s theme for 2024 has been announced: the Year of Fresh Departure for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide.In the Oct. 12, 2023, edition of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun, Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada explained that following our celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Hall of the Great Vow for

Toward a Hope-filled Future With the Daishonin’s Writings

Toward a Hope-filled Future With the Daishonin’s Writings

This essay by Ikeda Sensei was published in the Sept. 8, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, issued his Declaration for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons on Sept. 8, 1957. It was a lion’s roar directly challenging the demonic forces threatening human-ity’s very

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.” Did you know that simply walking with someone can strengthen your relationship with them?  Research shows that “social

How Sustaining Contribution builds the foundation for our happiness.

For almost 25 centuries, the Acropolis of Athens has survived wars, earthquakes and fires, adapting to different uses and civilizations. Original fortifications on the hilltop site date back to the 13th century BCE. The Acropolis—which stands as the most complete monument of Greek antiquity—was built in the 5th century BCE alongside other great architectural achievements,

“Never, from ancient times on, has anyone seen or heard of winter turning back to autumn. Nor have we ever heard of a believer in the Lotus Sutra who turned into an ordinary person.” A young man named David Martinez recited this passage from Nichiren Daishonin into a microphone at an early Sunday Soka 2030

Making Offerings Sows Seeds in a Field of Fortune  The following excerpts are from Ikeda Sensei’s novel  The New Human Revolution, vol. 4, pp. 116–118. Sensei appears in the novel as Shin’ichi Yamamoto.   In a letter addressed to Lord Matsuno, Nichiren Daishonin describes how a child named Virtue Victorious was reborn as King Ashoka