January 13, 2023, World Tribune

The following was written by Ikeda Sensei as part of his series “The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin and the Mentor-Disciple Relationship,” originally published in the Aug. 28, 2009, World Tribune. Part one appears in the Nov. 11, 2022, World Tribune, pp. 2–3. “Bound as we common mortals are by earthly desires, we can instantly attain

The following poems were published in the Jan. 1, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. We, as mentor and disciple,are unwavering champions“of heaven, earth, and humanity.” Let us illuminate the world with the brilliantmorning sun of time without beginning. • • • The seeds of happiness and enlightenmentsprout through life-to-life connections.May

1/15 Establishment of the junior high school division In 1965, meetings of the high school and junior high school divisions were held throughout Japan, marking the establishment of the junior high school division. (See The New Human Revolution, vol. 9, “Young Phoenixes” chapter)  1/25 Sensei declared ‘not guilty’ in the Osaka Incident On July 3,

In a world turned upside down, good friends guide me on the path of my mission.

On Jan. 1, 2023, the SGI-USA announced the following leadership appointments.  Shota Okajima Amelia Gonzalez Martin Saito Max Heine Rah’mad Hawkins SGI-USA Young Men’s Leader SGI-USA Vice Young Women’s Leader SGI-USA Vice Young Men’s Leader SGI-USA Student Division Young Men’s Leader SGI-USA Practicing Buddhism as People of African Descent Group Young Men’s Leader Selina Carroll

You have associated with a friend in the orchid room and have become as straight as mugwort growing among hemp. “On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land,”The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 23 On April 28, 1253, Nichiren Daishonin established his teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and began his propagation efforts.

by Guy McCloskey SGI-USA Many Treasures Group Vice Men’s Leader World Tribune: Thank you, Guy, for sharing some words with us. Guy McCloskey: Thank you very much for the opportunity. I’ve been reflecting on the questions and challenges Many Treasures Group members have shared with me, and I think we all have the same basic

On the morning of Jan. 2, Ikeda Sensei’s 95th birthday, World Tribune photographers captured the first light of dawn casting its hope-filled rays over the United States—first, in Guam, then Puerto Rico, and on to the mainland cities of New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles, before touching the crystal shores of Hawaii—charting

Named a national park in 1951 and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, Serengeti National Park covers nearly 6,000 square miles of savannah in northern Tanzania. It is home to the great migration, the world’s largest animal migration, in which 2 million wildebeests, gazelles and zebras embark on a 600-mile trek across the