Ikeda Sensei
Determination Chapter
The following is an excerpt from The Human Revolution, “Determination” chapter.
In this issue
Ikeda Sensei
We Are the Protagonists of Our Own Lives (5.1)
Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech on March 9, 1993, at an SGI-USA representatives conference in Miami. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, pp. 165–69.
Our History
July 3—The Day of Mentor and Disciple
On July 3, 1957, Daisaku Ikeda, the then-Soka Gakkai youth division chief of staff, was summoned to the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, where he was arrested on false charges of election law violations in a House of Councillors by-election held earlier the same year. The news of his arrest spread quickly throughout Kansai. Outraged, many
Experience
For Prakya
Seeing myself through my daughter’s eyes, I walk the path of a person of courage.
Brief Guidances
Awakening Others to Their Unbridled Potential
From now through August, the SGI-USA’s Summer of Shakubuku is here! It’s a time for each of us to take on the challenge of introducing others to Buddhism freely, spontaneously and joyfully! The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s guidance on the compassionate spirit of propagation. My Life is Nam-myoho-renge-kyo! Josei Toda declared: “Propagating the
Frontline News
SoCal Quint Zone Introduces the Next Generation to Soka Education
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—With the morning sun shining brightly, over 400 parents and children gathered at Soka University of America (SUA) on June 22, 2025, for the SoCal-Pacific Territory’s Quint Zone Soka Family Day. Launched in 2019, the annual event was created to introduce families—especially future division members—to the values of Soka education at SUA, located
Profiles
Going the Distance for Each Person
by Texas-Oklahoma Zone team What is your zone motto? T-X-O-K! All the way with Sensei!!! Tell us briefly about your zone’s history. On Nov. 23, 1963, the day after the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, a ray of hope emerged when we held our first SGI-USA district meeting in Wichita Falls, Texas. In
Comic
Bodhisattva Never Disparaging
Great Buddhist Stories Illustrated Buddhist talesthat bring to life stories like the Dragon Girl, Boy Snow Mountains, General Stone Tiger and others for children and people of all ages to learn the Buddhist spirit of wisdom, courage and compassion. $6.95 paperback More Great Buddhist Stories This sequel to Great Buddhist Stories, features 14 more illustrated
On the Cover
The Father of Texas Painting
Born in San Antonio, Texas, to painter Robert Jenkins Onderdonk, Julian Onderdonk studied first under his father, then in the military academy and finally, in New York, under the master American painter William Merritt Chase. He left for New York in 1901 at the age of 19, returning to Texas after eight years, at age