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It’s 6 a.m. Your alarm goes off. Your first thought is a fleeting hope that you accidentally set your alarm for 3 and still have more time to sleep. Wishful thinking. It’s time to rise and shine! You have your district study meeting at 7 p.m., but not before you pick up your child from

The combined junior high and senior high school will welcome students from around the world.

‘Ceaseless Challenge! Infinite Growth!’ A report on the young men’s general meetings. by Ryo Kuroki SGI-USA Young Men’s Leader Congratulations to the young men of the SGI-USA, and thank you to all those who supported our general meetings in July! To celebrate the 70th anniversary of our division’s founding on July 11, 1951, 201 Young

Few things are harder than parting with loved ones; and yet, in life, nothing is more certain than death.

This essay, which was originally published in the July 2, 2005, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, can be found in Men Shining With Youthful Brilliance: Guidance to the Men of the SGI-USA, pp. 18–23. The nineteenth-century English poet Anne Brontë wrote: “While Faith is with me, I am blest; / It turns my

SGI-USA members hold virtual celebrations in five U.S. cities to mark the 25th anniversary of Ikeda Sensei’s June–July 1996 visit to the U.S.

What Buddhism has to say about what drives us and how to truly enjoy our lives.

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A report on the nationwide student division lecture.

In Hall Caine’s epic novel The Eternal City, the youthful revolutionary David Rossi cries out: “Be brave, be strong, be patient.”[1] Our youthful revolutionaries of kosen-rufu are forging ahead with courage, abundant self-confidence and steadfast perseverance. As the young men’s division marks its 55th anniversary this month (July 2006), I am thrilled with the vigorous

Ikeda Sensei's Essay

A Conversation With Kaneko Ikeda

Ikeda Sensei's Guidance for the Future Division

A parenting meme had this recipe for iced coffee: have kids, make coffee, forget you made coffee, drink it cold. Parenting is hard enough. Add to that the COVID-19 pandemic, which has essentially turned our home into our office (or unemployment office), classroom, restaurant and gym, and even Maria von Trapp would be nonplussed. Kidding

May 3 Anniversary

The American Educational Research Association honors his efforts in peace building, human rights and education.

What's holding you back? Buddhism's take on establishing absolute freedom.

A report on the March Youth General Meetings.

A year ago, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to shelter in place, a slow and steady undercurrent began to take shape in our SGI community. Guests who were introduced to the practice began meeting regularly, sometimes even weekly, with local members to learn more about Buddhism and how to apply it to their lives.

J.R. Ewing. C. Montgomery Burns. Lucious Lyon. Pick your favorite ultrawealthy avatar. Society’s modern fascination with money has spawned TV shows, movies and lyrics that are embedded in our collective consciousness. (Is it really all about the Benjamins?) Perhaps we’ve even daydreamed a time or two about what we’d do if we received an unexpected