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Experience
“Opening the Door” to a Boundless Life
How embracing the oneness of mentor and disciple created a path for me to pursue my dream career.
May Contribution
Important Changes to This Year’s May Contribution Focus
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Returning to the Heart of Soka
With the suspension of all in-person organizational activities, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a surge in SGI-USA Zoom videoconferences. While technology can bring people together, it cannot replace the heart of Soka, which is to connect one to one. SGI President Ikeda emphasizes this point using the analogy of cells in a
Soka Spirit
Inheriting the Ultimate Law of Life
Shakyamuni Buddha who attained enlightenment countless kalpas ago, the Lotus Sutra that leads all people to Buddhahood, and we ordinary human beings are in no way different or separate from one another. To chant Myoho-renge-kyo with this realization is to inherit the ultimate Law of life and death. This is a matter of the utmost
New Members Meeting
How do I encourage others while trying to remain hopeful during this pandemic?
Amid the stay-at-home orders to flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic, we may feel restricted by what we are unable to do. Buddhism, however, teaches that regardless of our circumstances, our hearts can remain free. When we offer hope to others, we break through the narrow confines of our personal concerns and expand our
One Youth. Infinite Hope.
Pulling Forth Hope
by Niel Chuang 34 years oldFullerton, Calif. The year I moved from Taiwan to the U.S. for school was the darkest of my life. It was 2006 and, for the first time, I faced so much uncertainty and self-doubt. I began missing school assignments and failing courses. Quarter after quarter, things piled up until my
District Meeting
Discussion Meeting Presentation: Winter Always Turns to Spring
Creating Hope Amid COVID-19
It’s Time to Deepen My Faith Even More
Creating Hope Amid COVID-19
Giving Hope to Our Community
by Joey ToroTreasured Islands Region Men’s Leader Maui, Hawaii About a month ago, we suspended operations at our family reupholstery business in Maui, Hawaii, due to the spread of COVID-19. In light of the situation, my mom, sisters and co-workers decided to use our equipment to make face masks for our family and neighbors. My
Future Division
Winning in One’s Youth With the Power of the Mystic Law
This guidance from SGI President Ikeda originally appeared in the March 1, 2019, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly newspaper for the junior high and high school divisions. Let me start by sharing with you, the young global citizens of Soka, a well-known passage from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings: “Those who believe