August 2023 Living Buddhism

In a crucial passage from “On the Buddha’s Prophecy,” in which he boldly proclaimed his vision of worldwide kosen-rufu, Nichiren Daishonin stresses the importance of people who embrace and transmit the teachings (see The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 401). My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, sternly instructed me: “Without people

Ikeda Sensei once gave this guidance at the opening of a new SGI center: Soka Gakkai culture centers are not idle palaces of luxury; they are bastions of kosen-rufu. Bastions are a base from which a struggle is carried out. So the most fitting way to mark the completion of a new bastion is with

“I wonder if you and I have not been pledged to each other as teacher and disciple from countless kalpas in the past.” (“Reply to Sairen-bo,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 309) Ikeda Sensei’s Guidance Although this statement is addressed specifically to Sairen-bo, we can read it to include all of us.

From a state of confidence, endings appear as the means for fresh growth. I’m Sylvia Dare from Galloway, New Jersey.

In August 1957, Ikeda Sensei initiated a propagation campaign in Tokyo’s Arakawa Ward, where more than 200 new members joined the Soka Gakkai in one week. During this time, Sensei had been worried about his mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, who was battling serious health challenges. With Mr. Toda’s lifetime goal of 750,000

Nur Yalman and Daisaku Ikeda

Installment 8: Eleven Letters of Remonstrance

Academy members should:• be district through national youth leaders.• have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 1.• read the assigned material prior to each meeting. AUGUST SYLLABUS The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 1, pp. 165–92 Part Three: “Expedient Means” Chapter• The Heart of the True Aspect of All

August 2023

August 2023

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series [90]

Ikeda Sensei teaches, “Having just one friend doubles one’s happiness in life. This is genuine wealth. The German poet Johann Friedrich von Schiller said that friendship doubles one’s happiness and halves one’s sadness. … Friendship is the most beautiful, most powerful and most valuable treasure in life. It is your true wealth. No matter how

Installment 10 | Installment 20 | Installment 30 | Installment 40 | Installment 50 | Installment 60 Installment 1 We recite and we sing!A rainbow of poetry and song of our grand adventureshines in the skies of kosen-rufu. Why do I sing?To kindle hope and ignite a flame of couragein the hearts of sorrowing friends!To sound