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In the Moment
Basing my life on winning daimoku, I give my all to motherhood, leadership and a long-held dream.
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Basing my life on winning daimoku, I give my all to motherhood, leadership and a long-held dream.
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Introducing the four-territory structure.
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This installment of “Living the Writings: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda,” was originally published in the July 22, 2011, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. [In China long ago, the general] T’ai-kung Wang undertook to invade the Yin realm because the Earl of the West [King Wen of the Chou
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Sign up through your member portal at portal.sgi-usa.org. Jan 19–22 East Territory LeadersChapter – Territory Jan 26–29 Central Territory LeadersDistrict – Territory Feb 2–5 SoCal-Pacific Territory LeadersYouth: District – TerritoryMD/WD: Chapter – Territory Feb 23–26 West Territory LeadersDistrict – Territory Mar 1–4 Korean Language Apr 5–8 Men’s #1District – Territory Apr 12–15 Young Women’s #1District
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Now is the time to strengthen the SGI’s peace movement and foster successors.
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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
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Installment 12: At Echi
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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
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December 2023
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December 2023
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Part 4: ‘Expedient Means’ Chapter—Part 2 Developing the Conviction I Embody the Mystic Law!
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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
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Part 2: ‘Introduction’ Chapter of the Lotus Sutra—Burn With the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu! Problems and Struggles Are a Source of Growth
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October 2023
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October 2023