April 2026 Living Buddhism

Gongyo—which includes reciting portions of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span of the Thus Come One” chapters of the Lotus Sutra morning and evening—is part of daily practice for Nichiren Buddhists. This series carries Ikeda Sensei’s explanations of gongyo. This section, part of the prose section of the “Life Span” chapter, is no longer recited

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an excerpt of his speech given at the SGI-USA Representatives Conference in Miami, Florida, February 2, 1993. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 246–50.  One of the Buddha’s titles

Applying Buddhism, I reform my inner critic, leading with courage and friendship. I’m Mike Levine of Philadelphia.

Under the banner “One Youth. Infinite Hope.” the SGI-USA youth reintroduce its hope-filled focus to share Buddhism with many young people and help them begin practicing Buddhism. by Shota Okajima, Amelia Gonzalez Tesch and Kenichi Hackman SGI-USA Youth Leaders Dear SGI-USA members,  In 2020, the youth of America launched the campaign “One Youth. Infinite Hope.”

Message from SGI-USA General Director Adin Strauss Warm greetings to each and every member of our wonderful SGI-USA community. I truly feel at a loss for words to express how appreciative I am at everyone’s incredible support, given so freely and in so many ways, for kosen-rufu in America and beyond. In these most confusing

This lecture is part of the “The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World” series, originally published in the January 2019 Living Buddhism. It can be found in Champions of Hope. As a living extension of my mentor, I will open the second act in the decisive battle for kosen-rufu. I will stand up!” I wrote

To simplify the annual activity calendar, the SGI-USA has streamlined the study rhythm by reducing the number of exam periods offered to two, annually:  • Period 1: April 10–13During this period, both the introductory and intermediate exams will be offered,allowing local organizations to host exams on an expanded schedule from Friday through Monday for members’

Please present the 3-Minute Gosho (pp. 44–45) at your discussion meetings. For the main study portion of the meeting, you can choose to expand on the 3-Minute Gosho or choose from one of the following: 1) What Do You Think? (pp. 46–47) 2) Material from any recent issue of the World Tribune or Living Buddhism.

Ikeda Wisdom Academy members: • are group through national youth leaders and all student division members. • should have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 5. • are encouraged to read the assigned material before each meeting. April Syllabus: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 5, pp. 55–85 Part

How to not be trapped by overthinking

Ikeda Sensei’s serialized novel The New Human Revolution chronicles the history of the Soka Gakkai following his inauguration in 1960 as its third president. It carries practical guidance on how to expand our movement for kosen-rufu and hundreds of experiences of inner transformation. Sensei appears in the novel as Shin’ichi Yamamoto. The following takes place

In the constant flux of human history, power is an illusion. So are gold, fame and even blood ties. Only through the legacy of mentor and disciple is an eternal history born, leaving the names of ordinary people to shine for 10,000 generations and more. My mentor loved castles. Therefore, he named himself Jogai, which