Encouragement
‘Write an Unparalleled Story That Will Endure Into the Future’
2023 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda
In this issue
Encouragement
Spread the Warm Encouragement of Soka!
12th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting
Brief Guidances
The Joyous Dance of Life and Kosen-rufu
Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei
Our History
This Month in Soka Gakkai History (February)
Feb The February Campaign In February 1952, as the Kamata Chapter advisor, 24-year-old Daisaku Ikeda led the chapter in achieving the unprecedented monthly propagation result of 201 new households. To adorn second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda’s birth month with a significant milestone in propagation, he focused on each unit, the front line of the
Frontline News
Celebrating SGI-USA Women’s Day in the District
On Feb. 27, 1990, women from across the country joined Ikeda Sensei and Kaneko Ikeda, SGI honorary women’s leader, for the First SGI-USA Women’s Division Meeting, held at the former Soka University of America campus in Calabasas, California. At the meeting, Sensei delivered his timeless guidance “Buddhism Is the Clear Mirror That Reflects Our Lives”
Buddhability
LISTEN: Tips & Insights: Winning in the Present
This “Tips & Insights” episode teaches how to approach the new year one day at a time. In less than 10 minutes, learn how to win in the present by doing a vigorous morning gongyo and daimoku, strengthening your determination and exerting your full effort in each moment. Click here to listen. Feb. 3, 2023, World
Experience
The Spirit to Rebuild
Starting from ashes, we rebuild our lives, stronger than ever.
Profiles
Finding Inspiration in Illness
by Lisa Delmar-EdmondsLong Beach, Calif. Subscriber since 2006 At the end of April 2022, the day after my youngest daughter, Lucia, celebrated her seventh birthday, she was admitted to the hospital following a scary seizure-like experience. She ended up being hospitalized for four weeks. She was in extreme pain, lost the ability to hold her
Gosho Study
Respect and Equality for All People
There should be no discrimination among those who propagate the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo in the Latter Day of the Law, be they men or women. Were they not Bodhisattvas of the Earth, they could not chant the daimoku. “The True Aspect of All Phenomena,”The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 385 Nichiren Daishonin
Profiles
The Most Fundamental Cause
by Sudarshan Srinivasan Fargo, N.D. When I was 13, I had the opportunity to welcome Ikeda Sensei and Mrs. Ikeda to a culture festival in New Delhi, India. It seemed to me that Sensei’s life state was like the ocean, encompassing the auditorium and everyone in it. The atmosphere completely transformed when he entered the
Q&A
Q: I’ve been feeling discouraged. How can I make a fresh start?
A: In life, of course, there are times when we are unable to win. There may also be times when it seems that we will be crushed by adversity. But even at such moments, we must never allow ourselves to be beaten in our hearts. We must resolve not to be defeated in the future.
On the Cover
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
The port city of Cartagena de Indias—found on the northern coast of Colombia facing the Caribbean Sea—is home to the most extensive military fortification in South America. The colorful colonial city stands as an eminent example of Spanish military architecture in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Its strategic location made it an essential link
Daily Life
Sharing Buddhism Just as You Are
There’s no need to be impatient. Faith is a lifelong process, spanning the three existences of past, present and future. What’s important is to make plenty of friends and work at solidifying those relationships. Introducing others to Buddhism and striving for kosen-rufu are extensions of the spirit of friendship that wishes to see those we