April 2021 Living Buddhism

How I changed my relationship with money. I’m Barbie Traynor, from Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

On April 2, 1958, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda died at the age of 58. The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the April 8, 2009, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, once said to me: “Buddhism teaches that ‘all phenomena are

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series

Ikeda Sensei’s preface to the new edition of The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace

Happiness

Fundamentals: Learning From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

Ikeda Wisdom Academy—Advanced Study for SGI-USA Youth Division

This month marks the beginning of our annual May Commemorative Contribution activity. Living Buddhism spoke with Naoko Leslie, SGI-USA women’s leader, and Kevin Moncrief, SGI-USA men’s leader, about how they are challenging themselves in this crucial Year of Hope and Victory. Kevin Moncrief: Hi, Naoko. Congratulations on the success of the women’s gatherings in February!

Someone asks our age and we want to say, “A year past the point of no return.” We look at friends’ fancy jobs, hear an acquaintance name-drop a famous person they work with, scroll through engagement pictures on Instagram and think, I’m not as far along as I should be, and now it’s too late.

“In any age when people come to the fore, you will find newspapers providing the impetus.”[1]—Ikeda Sensei [Josei Toda] was always thinking about the future of kosen-rufu. At a time when his business was facing serious financial challenges, he set out to start a newspaper that would communicate the essence of Nichiren Buddhism. The first

Learning From The New Human Revolution

Conversations on the Path of Nonviolence

Illustrations by Leo Matsuda

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