March 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 morning and evening—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

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 the World Peace Ikeda Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, January 31, 1993. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 240–45.  Lighting the Path for

With friends in faith, I discover how to lead, just as I am. I’m Celize Christy of Dallas.

‘Stand up as the Protagonists of Change’  To Protect the Lives on This Planet for Future Generations  A threat to the livelihoods of humankind posed by climate change is becoming more apparent by increasing numbers of natural disasters around the world. In Buddhism, we learn about the oneness of self and its environment. We cannot separate

This lecture is part of the “The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World” series, originally published in the December 2018 Living Buddhism. It can be found in Champions of Hope. We will respectfully carry out all these things [to accept, uphold, read, recite and broadly propagate this Law] just as the World-Honored One [Shakyamuni Buddha]

Please present the 3-Minute Gosho 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? 2) Material from any recent issue of the World Tribune or Living Buddhism. 3 Minutes Gosho This

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. March Syllabus: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 5, pp. 29–52 Part Two: “The

Importance of Challenging Oneself In Faith and Daily Life

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

I looked toward Mount Halla, a mysterious peak. It seemed as though the spirits of all living beings in the universe had gathered to form it. Holding a quiet dialogue with the heavens, this mountain, like a great loving mother, seemed to embrace all the immense joys of life, as well as the anguished cries