CategoryNew Releases

The SGI has debuted the new video “Daisaku Ikeda: Life and Philosophy—The Power of Encouragement” at daisakuikeda.org. The video highlights Ikeda Sensei’s efforts to encourage members around the world, instilling in them the conviction that each person possesses the innate ability to break through their limitations and transform their destiny. “Buddhism exists solely for the sake of

The World Tribune Press introduces Ikeda Sensei’s latest book, Champions of Hope: To My Youthful Successors Around the World. The book presents five lectures from Sensei dedicated to young people, who are carrying on the mission of transforming our ailing society into a land of peace, based on the humanistic principles of Nichiren Buddhism. The lectures are

SGI-USA member Oscar Villaseñor shares how chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo changed how he viewed himself. There’s more to it though, so check out the video here! 

The Books of My Youth by Ikeda Sensei explores some of the world literature he read as a young man that, as he says, helped to form his life’s “spiritual framework.” Discussing such works as The Divine Comedy, The Eternal City, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Les Misérables, to name a few, Sensei shares about heroes and heroines, revolutionaries

The newly designed SGI-USA online bookstore made its debut, offering expanded resources for members and those interested in learning more about Nichiren Buddhism. The user-friendly site, bookstore.sgi-usa.org, features such categories as “New Arrivals,” “Bestsellers,” “E-books,” “Children’s Focus” and “Study Basics.” New arrivals include Ikeda Sensei’s book The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, as well

Dave and Cynthia, Leaders of SGI-USA’s People of African Descent Practicing Buddhism Group, will lead our live introduction to Buddhism tonight, June 23! Tune in at 5pm PT/ 7pm CT/ 8pm ET! Follow us @sgiusa to join the live.

Looking to deepen your study of The New Human Revolution series? Volumes 1–3 are available as audiobooks on audible.com, play.google.com and other major audiobook sites. Meanwhile, volumes 1–9, 23 and 24 are out now as e-books at all major online e-book sellers, including barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com. The New Human Revolution is Ikeda Sensei’s epic serialized novel, which records the development of the Soka Gakkai, rooted

Sasha Ndam shares how practicing Buddhism with the SGI is giving her the courage to fight for her dreams during this time of uncertainty as a recent college graduate. You can view the full video on our YouTube channel and @sgiusa on Instagram. 

West Territory Youth Leaders Jenay Tally and Jeff Foster went live on Instagram on May 16 to share about the basics of how to practice SGI Nichiren Buddhism. To watch the full video, follow us on Instagram @sgiusa today!

The SGI-USA has released the audiobooks for The New Human Revolution, Volume 1 and now The New Human Revolution, Volume 2 can be listened to on Audible and other audiobook sites.  Click here Audible Click here for Apple Audiobooks

The SGI-USA has introduced a new smart phone application—now available for free through Apple’s app store and Google Play Store.  Its many exciting features include: To download the app, simply search for “SGI-USA” in the Google Play Store and Apple’s app store today!