CategoryWomen’s Division Column

The World Tribune is publishing Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement every month for the SGI-USA women’s division’s America Victory Daimoku Group and Sophia Group meetings. The following excerpt is from Shine Like the Morning Sun, pp. 119–20. Feb. 11 this year (2013) will mark the 50th anniversary of an essay I wrote, titled simply, “To the Women’s

The World Tribune is publishing Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement every month for the SGI-USA women’s division’s America Victory Daimoku Group and Sophia Group meetings. The following excerpt is from The New Human Revolution, vol. 26, pp. 333–34. “Second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda often used to say: ‘Those who are always thankful for the Gohonzon enjoy

The World Tribune is publishing Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement every month for the SGI-USA women’s division’s America Victory Daimoku Group and Sophia Group meetings. The following excerpt is from The New Human Revolution, vol. 2, revised edition, p. 251.  “Some of you may feel you couldn’t possibly introduce others to Nichiren Buddhism and successfully have them

The World Tribune is publishing Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement every month for the SGI-USA women’s division’s America Victory Daimoku Group and Sophia Group meetings. The following excerpt is from The New Human Revolution, vol. 12, revised edition, pp. 116–17. Shin’ichi Yamamoto (Ikeda Sensei’s character in the novel) offers guidance to members at the Matsushiro Community Center

The World Tribune is publishing Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement every month for the SGI-USA women’s division’s America Victory Daimoku Group and Sophia Group meetings. The following excerpt is from Reaching Beyond—Improvisations on Jazz, Buddhism, and a Joyful Life, pp. 189–190. I am certain that many people have felt this gratitude to someone for their help and

The World Tribune is publishing Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement every month for the SGI-USA women’s division’s America Victory Daimoku Group and Sophia Group meetings. The following excerpt is from The New Human Revolution, vol. 26, pp. 371–72. The aim of our Buddhist practice—our chanting and our activities to share Buddhism with others—is to transform our karma

Starting in this issue, the World Tribune will be publishing Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement every month for the SGI-USA women’s division’s America Victory Daimoku Group and Sophia Group meeting. The following excerpt of Sensei’s encouragement was originally published in the Jan. 19, 2018, World Tribune, p. 2. My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, often