July 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—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 during our morning

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 an SGI representatives conference in Miami, Florida, March 9, 1993. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 263–71.  Buddhism expounds the concept of

Supporting young people, I unearth my fears and face them head-on, to build a law career and a harmonious family. I am Krithi Byadgi of San Francisco.

Members across the country are striving to share their Buddhist practice with friends in their community. This month, we will hear from two junior high school division members who are leading the way in these efforts. ‘Because You’re My Friend’ Name: Halle Rose Markowitz // State: California Living Buddhism: Hi Halle! Thank you for speaking with

Dear SGI-USA members,  This year we remember Ikeda Sensei’s final visit to the United States in 1996 as a chance for each of us to renew our vow to persevere in our efforts for kosen-rufu, side by side with him.  Let’s forge a deeper understanding together about July 3, the Day of Mentor and Disciple! 

This lecture can also be found in On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime: SGI President Ikeda’s Lecture Series, pp. 11–19. The practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo contains immeasurable benefit, for it enables us to summon forth in our own lives the limitless power of the Mystic Law, the fundamental law of the universe. Nichiren Daishonin actualized

Please present the 3-Minute Gosho (pp. 46–47) 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. 48–49) 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. July Syllabus: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 5, pp. 147–74 Part

For many students, one of the hardest parts of college might not be the workload, but the feeling that everyone else is doing better than you. Scrolling through social media can instantly make us feel like we are behind in life.  But measuring our worth or achievements based on others can be a source of

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

The day was April 26, 1980. My fifth visit to China was already more than half complete. We drove from the city of Guilin to a village called Yangdi and then walked for a while along a narrow path through a bamboo forest to a pier on the shore of the Li River. … In