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Daily Life

The Secret to a Vigorous Old Age

SGI President Ikeda assures us that the secret to a long and happy life is to keep advancing in high spirits, with hope, joy and a sense of mission toward a grand objective.

Experience

Together, We Will Transform the Darkness of the Times

How Buddhism empowered us to win over ourselves and create a harmonious family. by Molly and Lauren LeeboveDETROIT World Tribune: Congratulations, Molly, on your third year as an SGI-USA member. What was your life like before? Molly Leebove: From a young age, I developed a negative relationship with my body, and my weight was an

Encouragement

The Soka Gakkai Is a Wellspring of Courage

From the July 13, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, the founding Soka Gakkai president, declared that Soka mentors and disciples are practitioners of the Lotus Sutra, not believers. The fact that the three obstacles and four devils arise, he said, is proof that we are correctly carrying

Encouragement

Forging Our Lives on the Path of Mentor and Disciple (Part 1)

The following is an essay from SGI President Ikeda’s new series “Our Brilliant Human Revolution,” which originally appeared in the Aug. 23, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, solemnly urged me on many occasions to engrave certain passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings

Buddhist Study

The Gohonzon

This article is adapted from the booklet An Introduction to Buddhism, which serves as the study material for the SGI-USA Introductory Exam being administered throughout the nation on Sept. 29. A famous passage from the writings of Nichiren Daishonin states, “I, Nichiren, have inscribed my life in sumi ink, so believe in the Gohonzon with

Q&A

Q: Which is more important, quantity or quality?

The following is from Discussions on Youth, new edition, pp. 303–05, in which SGI President Ikeda discusses the significance of the quantity and quality of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. One student asks whether he has to chant [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] for a certain number of hours before his prayer will be answered. Or can he chant intensely for a

Frontline News

August 24th Men’s Meetings

Daily Life

Kindness Equals Strength

The following excerpt is from Discussions on Youth, new edition, pp. 114–15. SGI President Ikeda: True concern for others manifests itself as unconditional friendship. To be kind means that the more someone is suffering, the more love you show that person. It gives you the courage to help another stand up. And it means recognizing