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From the May 8, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. I am delighted to have celebrated another glorious May 3, Soka Gakkai Day, together with my beloved fellow members everywhere, and once more make a fresh departure with you in this new era. I received many congratulatory messages from people

The following are excerpts from SGI President Ikeda’s speech at a Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting in May 2005. These excerpts were featured in a video of the speech, which was shown during the 41st Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting on May 3, 2019. The excerpted text appears in the May 14, 2019, issue of

This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the June 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. It is 65 years since my mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, visiting the ruins of Aoba Castle in the Tohoku city of Sendai, declared that we must make

SGI President Ikeda sent the following message to the 41st Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, held on May 3, 2019, at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo. The gathering commemorated Soka Gakkai Day, Soka Gakkai Mothers Day and Soka Gakkai Successors Day. The message was originally published

SGI members worldwide are earnestly studying SGI President Ikeda’s The New Human Revolution to both eternalize the mentor’s teachings and transmit them to future generations. To that end, the World Tribune has begun reprinting essays from “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution.” This installment originally appeared in the Feb. 8, 1998, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka

From the Feb. 24, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Women whose hearts shine like the sun can brightly illuminate their families, communities and society. While striving valiantly amid the Atsuhara Persecution, Nanjo Tokimitsu and his family were beset by a series of harsh trials, including economic hardship and the

From the April 13, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. 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

This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the May 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. No other leader I know could compare with my mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, when it came to his faith in young people, his concern for them and

SGI members worldwide are earnestly studying SGI President Ikeda’s novel The New Human Revolution to eternalize the mentor’s teachings and transmit them to future generations. To that end, the World Tribune has begun reprinting essays from “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution.” This installment originally appeared in the Feb. 1, 1998, issue of the Seikyo

Exploring the Life of Nanjo Tokimitsu

This essay appeared in the March 11, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. The strong, warm voice of my mentor that day still resounds in my heart. In April 1956, during a visit to Sendai in Tohoku’s Miyagi Prefecture, [second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda] was interviewed by a local

Every year, on May 3, SGI members around the world celebrate Soka Gakkai Day to honor Josei Toda’s inauguration as the second Soka Gakkai president (1951) and Daisaku Ikeda’s inauguration as the successive president (1960). The following is SGI President Ikeda’s essay on May 3, which first appeared in the May 3, 2000, issue of

From the March 25, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. 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

This year, SGI members worldwide are earnestly studying SGI President Ikeda’s novel The New Human Revolution to both eternalize the mentor’s teachings and transmit them to future generations. To that end, the World Tribune has begun reprinting essays from “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution.” This installment was adapted from the Jan. 14, 1998, World

This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the April 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. “Let’s fight our hardest, with courage and joy!”—this was the dauntless spirit with which my mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, faced the most formidable challenges. No matter how

From the March 5, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. 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

This year, SGI members worldwide are earnestly studying SGI President Ikeda’s The New Human Revolution. To that end, the World Tribune has begun reprinting essays from “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution.” This installment was adapted from the Jan. 12, 1998, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. President Ikeda appears in the novel under

The following is an essay from SGI President Ikeda’s new series “Our Brilliant Human Revolution,” which originally appeared in the Feb. 4, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. “Light enlightens,” declared the great French writer Victor Hugo (1802–85). His masterpiece Les Misérables relates the quest for the light that makes

This year, SGI members worldwide are earnestly studying SGI President Ikeda’s The New Human Revolution to both eternalize the mentor’s teachings and transmit them to future generations. To that end, the World Tribune has begun reprinting essays from “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution.” This installment was adapted from the March 27, 1998, World Tribune.

From the Jan. 15, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper 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