CategoryConstructing the New Era

Nichiren Daishonin cites the words, “Since the Law is wonderful, the person is worthy of respect; since the person is worthy of respect, the land is sacred.”, Today, our members everywhere are engaging in dialogue to share the ideals of Nichiren Buddhism and bring genuine peace and happiness to the places where they live. Their

The spring of Soka cherry trees has arrived! The Youth Cherry Tree long adorning the Soka Gakkai Headquarters complex in Shinanomachi, Tokyo, is also in bloom, thanks to the careful tending by master gardeners over the years. Nichiren Daishonin also loved cherry trees, using the metaphor of “flowers within a tree” (“The Object of Devotion

by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda As the season changes from winter to spring and unpredictable weather continues, I am praying earnestly each day for the health and absolute safety of our “uncrowned heroes” who deliver the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, the Seikyo Shimbun. Nichiren Daishonin would surely praise the unsparing efforts that the members of

by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda I’m very happy to hear that our members in Japan and throughout the world have started the year off with even greater vigor and energy. When British historian Arnold J. Toynbee and I concluded our dialogue, he gripped my hand tightly and urged me, someone 40 years his junior, to

by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda Together with fellow members throughout the world, we have vibrantly set forth into the Year of Soka Victory. Members attended New Year’s gongyo meetings in high spirits, even in snowbound regions. Some were joined by non-practicing family members, and participants celebrated together with youth who were receiving the Gohonzon. Ours