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The compassion of Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law, was infinitely profound and thoughtful. I vividly recall the moving words he wrote to a disciple battling illness: When someone reported to me … that you had been taken with this illness, day and night, morning and evening I addressed the

On the morning of October 9, 1960, Ikeda Sensei took a walk in Chicago’s Lincoln Park during his first visit to the United States. He looked on as a group of young boys played with a ball. When a Black child came along, the others ignored him. When one of them missed the ball and

Buddhism primarily concerns itself with victory or defeat, while secular authority is based on the principle of reward and punishment. (“The Hero of the World,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 835) Ikeda Sensei’s Guidance Buddhism does not deny things of worldly or secular value. As practitioners, however, we will not be able

Returning to New York in my youth, I find there, in the SGI, the means to reveal my mission. I’m Blane Charles from New York.

Valeriya DubrovskayaKyiv, Ukraine Living Buddhism: Hi, Valeriya! It’s an honor meeting you, and we are so appreciative of your beautiful work on the 2023 Living Buddhism covers! When did you begin creating art? Valeriya Dubrovskaya: Drawing has been with me for most of my life. In school I studied interior design and architecture, and loved

Now is the time to strengthen the SGI’s peace movement and foster successors.

Beset by the struggles of daily life and a world filled with division, violence and despair, it can be hard to believe in our limitless potential or that of others. Yet Nichiren Buddhism teaches that we each possess Buddhahood, the power source for transforming our lives and the world and establishing pathways to peace. The

Installment 12: At Echi

Academy members should:• be district through national youth leaders.• have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 2.• read the assigned material prior to each meeting. DECEMBER SYLLABUS The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 2, pp. 93–122 Part Four: “Bestowal of Prophecy” Chapter• The Purpose of “Bestowal of Prophecy” Is

December 2023

December 2023

Part 4: ‘Expedient Means’ Chapter—Part 2 Developing the Conviction I Embody the Mystic Law!

Background This letter was written in May 1273 while Nichiren was in exile on Sado Island. Despite the hardships he faced there, it was on Sado where he wrote some of his most important writings, including “The Opening of the Eyes” and “The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind.” The title “On Practicing the

Part 2: ‘Introduction’ Chapter of the Lotus Sutra—Burn With the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu! Problems and Struggles Are a Source of Growth

October 2023

October 2023

Academy members should:• be district through national youth leaders.• have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 2.• read the assigned material prior to each meeting. OCTOBER SYLLABUS The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 2, pp. 3–43 Part One: “Simile and Parable” Chapter• Simile and Parable: Compassion and Wisdom Distilled

Installment 10: The Tatsunokuchi Persecution—Part 2

On July 16, 1945, the atomic age came into being when scientists detonated the first atomic bomb in the New Mexico desert. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project, would later recall in a magazine profile the reactions of those present: some laughed, some cried, most were silent. In his own mind ran

Over my 56 years of Buddhist practice, I’ve overcome family discord, troubles at work and illness, based on my vow to strive for kosen-rufu in America with my mentor, Ikeda Sensei. I’m Rod Burke from San Luis Obispo, California.