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This monthly encouragement by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the February 2021 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. We are the conductors of our own lives. We hold the baton, directing the flow of our precious life’s music through the days and years of our existence in this world. Nichiren

The following is the conclusion of an essay by Ikeda Sensei, which originally ran in the Jan. 19 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Part one appears in the Feb. 12 World Tribune. What is the greatest power in the world? An answer was offered by the American journalist and physician

Ikeda Sensei penned the following poem on Jan. 2, 2012, his 84th birthday. It originally appeared in the Feb. 3, 2012, World Tribune. Hope is life’s treasure. Those who always have hope are happy. One can have all the wealth, power and fame in the world, but if one loses hope, one will falter and

A Magnificent Palace of Happiness Exists Within The following is the 2021 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda in simplified Chinese. For the English version, please see the February 12, 2021 World Tribune, or visit the link here. 世界创价家族一起迎来日莲大圣人圣诞八百年盛大佳节的2月，让我致以贺词。 外子说过：“大圣人教示：‘为了报答悲母的大恩，我发愿要使一切女人唱念这部经的题目。’（御书文白并列本Ⅲ191页），所以最为赞赏和睦明朗地在艰苦的时代中，开辟世界妇女幸福和平之道的妇人部、女子部。仿佛也能听到牧口先生与户田先生的称许。” 去年以来，全人类遭遇意想不到的新冠疫情冲击。 我们每天都在为所有牺牲者默祷冥福，虔诚地祈愿疫情平息，以及全体宝友的无事安稳与健康长寿。 今年1月，外子接受日本著名出版社的邀约，为声援正值“第三人生”的人士所著作的《多宝抄》发行了文库本。 为新版发行撰写的文章里，他深切关注着在新冠疫情中病情恶化而风险较大的年长者，介绍了自他第一次访问美国以来，六十年来苦乐与共、令人怀念的草创期妇人部捎来洋溢“不屈精神”的书信内容。 信中提及，在这次全球疫情中和邻居守望相助，加深了往来；运用网络连线，与原本相见不易的友人或住在远方的会员组建关怀与学习的网络；因为年轻人征询她们意见的情形增加，变得比以前忙碌等。 外子自豪地说：“不论在世界哪个地方，我们的‘多宝挚友’们都作为无名而伟大、平凡而珍贵的‘宝树’而挺立。” 幸福的宫殿不在远方某处。 我们从女子部时代就学习《御义口传》的一节：“悟知自身的佛乘而进入自身的宫殿。唱南无妙法莲华经，就是进入自身佛界的宫殿。”（御书822页，白话）教导我们自身生命是妙法当体，心中有幸福的广阔宫殿。

2021 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda

The following is part one of two of an essay by Ikeda Sensei, which was originally published in the Jan. 19 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Heavy snows have been falling in Japan since the beginning of the new year, especially in regions along the west coast. I would like

A Magnificent Palace of Happiness Exists Within The following is the 2021 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda in traditional Chinese. For the English version, please see the February 12, 2021 World Tribune, or visit the link here. 世界創價家族一起迎來日蓮大聖人聖誕八百年盛大佳節的2月，讓我致以賀詞。 外子說過：「大聖人教示：『為了報答悲母的大恩，我發願要使一切女人唱念這部經的題目。』（御書文白並列本Ⅲ191頁），所以最為讚賞和睦明朗地在艱苦的時代中，開闢世界婦女幸福和平之道的婦人部、女子部。彷彿也能聽到牧口先生與戶田先生的稱許。」 去年以來，全人類遭遇意想不到的新冠疫情衝擊。 我們每天都在為所有犧牲者默禱冥福，虔誠地祈願疫情平息，以及全體寶友的無事安穩與健康長壽。 今年1月，外子接受日本著名出版社的邀約，為聲援正值「第三人生」的人士所著作的《多寶抄》發行了文庫本。 為新版發行撰寫的文章裡，他深切關注著在新冠疫情中病情惡化而風險較大的年長者，介紹了自他第一次訪問美國以來，六十年來苦樂與共、令人懷念的草創期婦人部捎來洋溢「不屈精神」的書信內容。 信中提及，在這次全球疫情中和鄰居守望相助，加深了往來；運用網路連線，與原本相見不易的友人或住在遠方的會員組建關懷與學習的網絡；因為年輕人徵詢她們意見的情形增加，變得比以前忙碌等。 外子自豪地說：「不論在世界哪個地方，我們的『多寶摯友』們都作為無名而偉大、平凡而珍貴的『寶樹』而挺立。」 幸福的宮殿不在遠方某處。

A Magnificent Palace of Happiness Exists Within The following is the 2021 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda in Japanese. For the English version, please see the February 12, 2021 World Tribune, or visit the link here. 日蓮大聖人の御聖誕から八百年という大きな佳節の二月を、世界の創価家族の皆さまと一緒に迎えるに当たり、一言、メッセージを送らせていただきます。 主人は申しておりました。 ――大聖人は、「悲母の恩を報ぜんために此の経の題目を一切の女人に唱えさせんと願す」と仰せである。だから、大変な時代の中で、世界の女性の幸福と平和の道を切り開いている婦人部・女子部の仲良く朗らかな前進を、何よりもお褒めくださっているよ。 牧口先生と戸田先生のご賞讃も聞こえてくるようだね、と。 昨年来、人類全体が、思いもよらなかったコロナ禍に見舞われています。 犠牲になられた全ての方々のご冥福を心よりお祈り申し上げるとともに、感染の終息、そして全宝友の無事安穏と健康長寿を、真剣に祈り続ける日々です。 この一月、日本の著名な出版社から要請を頂いて、主人が「第三の人生」を生きる方々にエールを送った『多宝抄』という本が文庫化されることになりました。 主人は、新たに発刊に寄せた一文で、新型コロナで 重症化しやすいとされる高齢者の方々を深く案じつつ、アメリカ初訪問以来、六十年にわたって苦楽を分かち合ってきた懐かしい草創の母たちから頂いた、「負けじ魂」光る便りを紹介していました。 たとえば、かえって近隣の方と支え合うおつきあいが深まったことや、オンラインを活用して、なかなか会えない友人や遠方の仲間とも、励ましと学びのネットワークが強まったこと。さらに、若い人たちからの相談も増え、より忙しくなった等々の近況です。

En este mes de febrero, en que la familia Soka del mundo entero celebrará un hito de tanta importancia como el octavo centenario del natalicio del Daishonin, me hace inmensamente feliz enviarles este breve mensaje a todas. Nichiren Daishonin escribe: «[H]e jurado hacer que todas las mujeres entonen el daimoku de este sutra para retribuir lo mucho que yo

1st Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting

This monthly encouragement by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the January 2021 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. Kosen-rufu is a journey of mentor and disciple continuing from the infinitely distant past into the eternal future. Year after year, we call forth and welcome to our movement many new Bodhisattvas

Ikeda Sensei composed the following poems to celebrate the start of 2021. They were translated from the Jan. 1 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Members of Soka, lion’s roar resounding in oneness with the Daishonin, are elevating and guiding humanity to the treasure land of peace. • • • As

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the Dec. 25 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. I am like the unrivaled red maple leaves. I once presented this poem to an elderly pioneer member who was challenging himself valiantly in his personal life and society. How dazzling, impressive

Let’s bring forth a strong life force and together make this a historic year.

This installment of the series “Unforgettable Journeys” features excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s essay on Boston, which was originally published in the October 2012 issue of the Soka Gakkai–affiliated monthly magazine Pumpkin and later in book form in Japanese. The text was later published in the Aug. 21, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka

Ikeda Sensei’s 2021 New Year’s Message

Translated from the December 15, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Commending a disciple who persevered in faith and sincerely supported him throughout the four seasons, Nichiren Daishonin writes, “Not a single one of them [your offerings in faith] will fail to bring you benefit” (“A Harsh Winter Deep in

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the Soka Gakkai Ikeda Kayo-kai General Meeting commemorating Young Women’s Division Day on Nov. 12. The meeting, held on Nov. 11, was broadcast live online, connecting the participants in the main venue of the Soka Young Women’s Center in Tokyo with leaders around Japan. The message was originally

From the Nov. 24 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper Together with our fellow members together with our fellow members around the globe, solidly united in shared purpose, we have been able to celebrate the Soka Gakkai’s 90th anniversary in brilliant victory! I am deeply grateful for the many congratulatory messages

This monthly encouragement by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the December 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. In one of his letters, Nichiren Daishonin commends a disciple who had shown dedicated faith in a time of social turmoil, when people were undergoing great suffering and distress. He writes: “Surely