November 2020 Living Buddhism

This monthly encouragement by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the October 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. Soka Gakkai districts are beacons of happiness in our communities. The more painful the sufferings of karma afflicting our members and the fiercer the waves of adversity assailing society, the brighter Soka

Scholars and universities around the world are increasingly engaging with the educational philosophies and practices of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Josei Toda and, most significantly, Daisaku Ikeda. Today, more than 40 universities across Asia, Europe and the Americas have established centers to research these educators’ ideas. In 2014, DePaul University established the first such center in the

The Mentor-Disciple Relationship and the Journey of Kosen-rufu

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary  In June 1975, Shin’ichi Yamamoto focused especially on conferences for top Soka Gakkai leaders in each ward in Tokyo as well as other regions in the country to propel the organization into the new century. At these meetings, new goals were presented, such as building new centers and conducting various commemorative events. On

Chapter Summary On July 22, Shin’ichi Yamamoto flew to Honolulu to attend the 12th U.S. Nationwide General Meeting, the Blue Hawaii Convention and other related events. With the U.S. celebrating its bicentennial in 1976, this event had been designated as a pre-bicentennial celebration, and U.S. President Gerald Ford sent a congratulatory message. The next day,

Chapter Summary Returning from Hawaii, Shin’ichi Yamamoto led the summer training course at Soka University, encouraging various groups. On August 3, he met the Gonen-kai (Five Year Group), former future division members who had met every five years since attending the January 1966 Japan National Future Division Meeting. On August 4, he offered heartfelt guidance

Chapter Summary Life is the most precious treasure in the world. On September 15, Shin’ichi Yamamoto attended for the first time a doctor’s division general meeting. This day later came to be called Doctors Division Day. Arriving in Hiroshima on the evening of November 7, he toured the newly completed Hiroshima Culture Center and attended

This installment, published in the August 19, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 22 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “If you are of the same mind as Nichiren, you must be a Bodhisattva of the Earth.” (“The True Aspect of

A: The straight and simple answer is, Yes! Ikeda Sensei asserts, “A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a nation and further, will enable a change in the destiny of all humankind.” Human revolution is another way to express bringing forth our Buddhahood. It

“The Soka Gakkai was not built by its mentors and then inherited by the disciples. From the beginning, it was the crystallization of the shared commitment of mentor and disciple. “When we dedicate ourselves to this way of mentor and disciple, the boundless strength of a noble and heroic victor will surge forth in our

At first only Nichiren chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, but then two, three, and a hundred followed, chanting and teaching others. Propagation will unfold this way in the future as well. Does this not signify “emerging from the earth”? At the time when the Law has spread far and wide, the entire Japanese nation will chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, as

Creating a Century of Humanism in Which All Can Shine—Part 2 [58]