CategoryIkeda Sensei

The following is from a speech by Ikeda Sensei at the opening of the Swedish Culture Center in Stockholm, Sweden, June 3, 1989. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 14, installment 3, pp. 102–05. Ikeda Sensei outlines the fundamental spirit for practicing Nichiren Buddhism—being

The following is from a speech at a representatives conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 10, 1993. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 14, installment 2, pp. 100–01. Ikeda Sensei explains that by winning the trust of others through our behavior as

The following is from a speech at an SGI representatives conference in Miami, Florida, Feb. 3, 1993. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 13, installment 4, pp. 71–77. In a speech celebrating the establishment of the SGI-USA’s future division, Ikeda Sensei offers six points

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the SGI-USA. The following is an excerpt of his speech given at the First SGI-USA Youth General Meeting in San Francisco, March 14, 1993. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 284–93. Transcending the Sufferings of

It was a fresh morning, after a rain. May in Moscow, at the dawn of a Russia reborn. In 1994, two-and-a-half years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia was facing a continuous onslaught of troubles as it entered a new era in its history. … During World War II, some 20 million Soviet

The following is from The New Human Revolution, vol. 1, “Pioneers” chapter. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 12, installment 3, pp. 37–42. In the novel The New Human Revolution, at a Q&A session in Brazil with members who had immigrated there from Japan,

The following is from The New Human Revolution, vol. 19, “Rainbow of Hope” chapter. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 11, installment 5, pp. 14–15. Ikeda Sensei explains that practicing with the Soka Gakkai is the key to advancing in our human revolution, which

The following is from The New Human Revolution, vol. 19, “Sunrise” chapter. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 11, installment 4, pp. 10–14. A solemn gongyo service marking the 17th memorial (16th anniversary) of the passing of second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda

The following is from Dialogue on Life, vol. 3, published in Japanese in March 1974. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 10, installment 3, pp. 322–24. While confronting the fundamental suffering of death, Shakyamuni Buddha established a view of eternal life. Through a consideration

The following is from The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 4, published in Japanese in December 1998. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 10, installment 2, pp. 320–22. Instead of trying to avoid facing the inevitability of death, properly understanding the crucial issue

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the SGI-USA. The following is an excerpt of his speech given at an SGI-USA Executive Conference in San Francisco, March 13, 1993. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 278–83. The Birthplace of the United Nations

At the Grand Bazaar, row after row of shops form an endless virtual maze for shopping tourists. Istanbul itself has come through a maze of several thousand years of history. Once part of the Greek world, then a center of Christendom, today it is a hub of Islam. This history has created a mesmerizing multi-layered

The following is from The World of Nichiren Daishonin’s Writings, vol. 3, published in Japanese in March 2005. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 8, installment 5, pp. 260–61. Illness is not a sign of defeat or misfortune. For those dedicated to the Mystic

The following is from On Health and Long Life. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 9, installment 2, pp. 291–93. Exploring the profound Buddhist teaching of perpetual youth and eternal life, Ikeda Sensei speaks of the golden value of old age. The struggle against

The following is from The World of Nichiren Daishonin’s Writings, vol. 3, published in Japanese in March 2005. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 8, installment 5, pp. 258–60. Illness is not a sign of defeat or misfortune. For those dedicated to the Mystic

The following is from a speech at a general meeting in Wakayama, Japan, on March 24, 1988. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 8, installment 4, pp. 256–58. Referring to Nichiren Daishonin’s writings, Ikeda Sensei affirms that Buddhism enables us to change illness into

The following is from a speech at a leaders training course in Nagano, Japan, on Aug. 15, 2005. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 8, installment 3, pp. 254–55. Daimoku is the wellspring that enables us to face illness and transform it into an

The following is Ikeda Sensei’s speech given in Los Angeles on June 5, 1996. It can be found in My Dear Friends in America, pp. 430–36. We are all a family, a fine family of the people, bound together by deep karmic ties through past, present and future. Let us all live wonderful lives together! Please allow

The following is from A Dialogue on Human Rights in the Twenty-First Century, published in Japanese in February 1995. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace,part 1, revised edition, chapter 7, installment 6, pp. 239–41. In his dialogue with Brazilian Academy of Letters president and renowned journalist Austregesilo de Athayde,

The following was published in Japanese in September 2000. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 7, installment 5, pp. 237–38. Buddhism is the way to happiness for both self and others, and to victory for all. Serving others as we pursue that aim enriches