October 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, section by section. The full text can be found in The Heart of the Lotus Sutra, pp. 309–315. Ji

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the SGI-USA. The following is an excerpt of his speech given at the First SGI-USA Youth General Meeting in San Francisco, March 14, 1993. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 284–93. Transcending the Sufferings of

Choosing to transform my relationship with my father, I create hope for a beautiful new future. I’m Madison Roesler of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Making Sustaining Contributions nourishes our lives and advances our kosen-rufu movement.

Message from the General Director Now Is the Time to Study ‘The Selection of the Time’  It was the early 1950s in Japan—a time when the country was still struggling to get back on its feet in the aftermath of World War II and its disastrous effects on the everyday lives of ordinary people. Debates

Please present the 3-Minute Gosho (pp. 50–51) 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. 52–53) 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. October Syllabus: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 5, pp. 237–62 Part Six:

College is a time when we enter a new phase of our lives. It is a time of meeting new people and experiencing lots of new things, including living on our own for the first time. It may all sound exciting, but it can also be a time when we confront new challenges and feelings

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

It was a fresh morning, after a rain. May in Moscow, at the dawn of a Russia reborn. In 1994, two-and-a-half years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia was facing a continuous onslaught of troubles as it entered a new era in its history. … During World War II, some 20 million Soviet