June 2025 Living Buddhism

Gongyo—which includes reciting portions of the “Expedient Means” and “Life Span of the Thus Come One” chapters of the Lotus Sutra morning and evening—is part of daily practice for Nichiren Buddhists. This series carries Ikeda Sensei’s explanations of gongyo, section by section. The full text can be found in The Heart of the Lotus Sutra,

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 Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 26, 1991. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 126–36. In the past, the driving force of

Taking the hands of old friends, I discover new ones wherever I go. I am Philippe Crettien, from Bellingham, Mass.

From the voices of our junior high and high school members, envoys of the future.

The widespread propagation of the Mystic Law in the Latter Day—this is the great vow expressed in the Lotus Sutra, representing not only the individual wish of Shakyamuni but the shared aspiration of Many Treasures Thus Come One and all Buddhas and bodhisattvas throughout the ten directions and three existences. In the three pronouncements of

Please base your monthly discussion meeting study on one of the following: 1) Buddhist Concepts (pp. 44–45) 2) Writings for Discussion Meetings (pp. 46–47) 3) Material from any recent issue of the World Tribune or Living Buddhism Buddhist Concepts The Parable of the Jewel in the Robe People often stumble through life, doubting and devaluing

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. 4. • are encouraged to read the assigned material before each meeting. June Syllabus:The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 4, pp. 91–118• Part Two: “The

The following excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s lecture to the student division members can be found in the March 2020 Living Buddhism, pp. 51–59. The Soka Gakkai student division was established at a time when our organization was being viciously attacked by the authorities.  On June 30, 1957, with second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda in

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

There is a pond that each spring turns into a flowered mirror. Cherry blossoms scatter petal by petal, wafting gently onto the water’s surface like delicately scented silk scarves. To the koi carp in the pond, the fluttering petals must look like clouds billowing across the sky. Such musings made me think the pink petals