CategoryIkeda Sensei

The following is Ikeda Sensei’s speech at the Soka Gakkai headquarters leaders meeting held at the Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall in Hachioji, on Oct. 11, 2001. It was translated from the Nov. 28, 2025, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. On Nov. 18, [2001,] we will celebrate our first Soka Gakkai Founding

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an excerpt of his speech given at the SGI-USA Culture and Science Executive Conference, Los Angeles, California, January 28, 1993. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 223–28. Today’s conference

The day was June 20, 1991. I had arrived in the early evening the day before from sun-drenched Trets in the south of France. … A downtown hotel room was my base for the day’s activities. I left and entered the room many times, and whenever I returned, I went to the window and looked

This essay can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 20, installment 2, pp. 332–35. With warm compassion and empathy, Ikeda Sensei wholeheartedly encourages young people. He urges them to learn to encourage themselves, to like themselves and to use their problems as fuel to shine ever

This essay can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 20, installment 1, pp. 329–32. “There is nothing more precious than young people.” “Absolutely nothing can compare to the youth.” “Young people are a treasure—no, the greatest of all treasures!”—these have been Ikeda Sensei’s consistent messages. Sensei

The following is from an essay series, “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution,” published in Japanese in the Seikyo Shimbun, Aug. 19, 1998. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 19, installment 1, pp. 281–85. Human revolution means putting into practice the life-affirming principles and

The following is from an essay series, “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution,” published in Japanese in the Seikyo Shimbun, March 8, 2002. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 18, installment 1, pp. 233–38. There are two aspects of practice in Nichiren Buddhism—practice

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a Kansai region representatives conference, Osaka, Japan, May 18, 1992. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 17, installment 1, pp. 211–13. Ikeda Sensei asserts: “The only way to lead a life free of regret is to make

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at an SGI general meeting, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 14, 1992. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 17, installment 2, pp. 214–15. Ikeda Sensei says that when we elevate our present state of life, past negative causes are transformed

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an excerpt of his speech given at the Second SGI-USA General Meeting, World Peace Ikeda Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, January 27, 1993. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 203–08.

The Chinese character for waterfall is made from combining the characters for “water” and “dragon.” Like tens of thousands of writhing water dragons, the over-whelming, powerful Niagara Falls seems to tear at heaven and earth with explosive force. Like this king of waterfalls, people should live their lives as kings and queens— Like the waterfall,

The following is from The World of Nichiren Daishonin’s Writings, volume 3, published in Japanese in March 2005. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 16, installment 1, pp. 171–74. “The darker the night, the nearer the dawn.” “Morning always follows night.” Ikeda Sensei always

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a training session for SGI-Brazil women’s division leaders and Tohoku, Hokuriku and Shin’etsu representatives in Nagano, Japan, on Aug. 21, 2004. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 15, installment 1, pp. 123–25. Ikeda Sensei once said: “Happiness

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a Soka Gakkai headquarters leaders meeting in Osaka, Japan, on March 4, 1991. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 15, installment 2, pp. 125–27. Ikeda Sensei  points out that, to gain a state of indestructible happiness, it

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is his speech given at a gongyo meeting commemorating World Peace Day, Soka University Los Angeles, Calabasas, California, October 2, 1991. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 196–99. On this

To the moon I call out: “Oh, god of the moon! May you watch over my friends around the world for another night! Gently illuminate the footsteps of those who walk our noble path! Please give comfort to the hearts of all those who are suffering.” With this thought, I snap the shutter. I want

The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at the Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting held at the Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall in Hachioji, Tokyo, on July 18, 2000. Video footage of the speech was broadcast during the Eighth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, in conjunction with the SGI Youth Training Course,

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a conference in Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 8, 1991. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 14, installment 1, pp. 95–99. “Be good citizens!”—this is an eternal guideline that Ikeda Sensei has consistently articulated. The Soka Gakkai’s aim is

In the following excerpted preface to the Japanese edition of My Dear Friends in America, Ikeda Sensei discusses his hopes and expectations for peace to prevail in our country. The compilation of his U.S. addresses during the pivotal years of 1990 to 1996 serves as a compass for the accomplishment of kosen-rufu in our country.

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an excerpt of his speech given at a youth training meeting, Soka University Los Angeles, Calabasas, California, October 1, 1991. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 182–95. Changing the