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“Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study” (“The True Aspect of All Phenomena,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 386)—this is one of the eternal guidelines of the Soka Gakkai. How highly Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law, would praise the noble efforts of all
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Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the 15th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, which was held in conjunction with the SGI Youth Training Course, at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2023. Youth leaders from 44 countries and territories attended the meeting. This message is translated from
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Thoughts on The New Human Revolution
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Let’s always treasure our youth.
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The following excerpts are from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at a ceremony where representatives of Paraguay’s National University of Itapúa presented him with an honorary doctorate. It was held in conjunction with the Student Division and Future Division Joint General Meeting at the Soka International Friendship Hall in Tokyo, on April 29, 2005. Video footage of
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All of us at times in our journey of life may experience painful challenges with no end in sight, as though trapped in a long, dark tunnel. When that happens, our faith in the Mystic Law illuminates the way forward ever more brightly with the light of hope and renewal. After caring for her ailing,
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The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was translated from the June 27, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Nothing is stronger than young people’s wings of challenge and creativity. Their youthful energy, intelligence and passion allow them to soar to new heights, undaunted by the fiercest winds of the times. The
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Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement to members after heavy rains and flooding that caused widespread damage throughout Akita.
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Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement to members after heavy rains and flooding that caused widespread damage throughout Akita.
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Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement to members after heavy rains and flooding that caused widespread damage throughout Akita.
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Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement to members after heavy rains and flooding that caused widespread damage throughout Akita.
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Ikeda Sensei’s Sept. 4, 2005, message to members after Hurricane Katrina.
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Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement to members suffering from natural disasters from The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2, chapter 15.
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Ikeda Sensei’s message to the Tohoku members following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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Thoughts on The New Human Revolution
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14th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting
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In a crucial passage from “On the Buddha’s Prophecy,” in which he boldly proclaimed his vision of worldwide kosen-rufu, Nichiren Daishonin stresses the importance of people who embrace and transmit the teachings (see The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 401). My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, sternly instructed me: “Without people
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The following essay from Ikeda Sensei’s series “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution” was translated from the Aug. 27, 2003, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. In June 1989, I addressed the Institut de France in Paris, delivering a speech titled “Art and Spirituality in the East and the West.” I have
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SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa presented the following lecture on global citizenship at a student division meeting held in Laguna Hills, Calif., on May 24, 2023. by Yoshiki Tanigawa SGI Vice President On June 13, 1996, Ikeda Sensei gave a lecture titled “Thoughts on Global Citizenship” at Columbia University’s Teachers College. This was just a
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The following excerpted essay, from Ikeda Sensei’s series “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution,” was originally published in the Feb. 5, 1999, World Tribune. It is translated from the Dec. 16, 1998, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. This has been another remarkable year of triumphs for the Soka Gakkai—a year in
