February 2021 Living Buddhism

How I transformed all of my childhood suffering into joy and created a harmonious family. I’m Rena Takushi, from Honolulu.

In the Soka Gakkai, February is traditionally regarded as the month of sharing Buddhism. Let’s learn from Ikeda Sensei about the significance of this most important endeavor: sharing Buddhism with others. Benefitting Others/ Inseparable Lives When we look after and care for others—that is, help others draw forth the strength to live—our own strength to

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series

Fundamentals: Learning From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

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

What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s an exciting question when you’re 5 years old and want to be an octopus. But as you get older, it’s the last thing you want to hear, because the next question becomes, What do you want to do with your life? … Daisaku Ikeda

A noble gatheringlike fragrantwhite lilies,for you arepure-heartedfriends”[1]—Ikeda Sensei On June 10, 1951, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda established the women’s division. At the inaugural meeting, he composed this poem as an expression of his gratitude for the members who arranged beautiful white lilies, their fragrance wafting throughout the room. The white lily has since

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary On March 11, 1977, Shin’ichi Yamamoto visited the new Fukushima Culture Center. He spoke with the Tohoku Region leader and Fukushima Prefecture leader about how best to develop young people. In the evening, he participated in a meeting to commemorate the opening of the new culture center. He reconfirmed three guidelines he had

Chapter Summary In 1977, Shin’ichi Yamamoto attended successive gongyo sessions to celebrate the openings of community centers throughout Japan. On May 18, he traveled to the southwestern-most island of Kyushu to attend a headquarters leaders meeting at the Kyushu Peace Center. He urged participants to foster capable individuals, while also showing warm consideration for the

Chapter Summary On May 22, 1977, at an unveiling ceremony for a monument engraved with a poem, Shin’ichi Yamamoto said, “Kyushu’s mission to be trailblazers means that members here must continue to be trailblazers into the distant future” (The New Human Revolution, vol. 25, p. 184). He also conversed with the Fukuoka Prefecture young men’s

Chapter Summary On May 27, Shin’ichi departed for the Kumamoto Culture Center. At the unveiling of a stone monument, which featured a description of the origins of the culture center, he encouraged the youth. In a discussion with leaders, he said, “The single most important quality of capable individuals is that they have unsparingly dedicated

This installment, published in the November 17, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 25 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “Teaching another something is the same as oiling the wheels of a cart so that they turn even though it is

A Clarion Call for Individual and Collective Transformation—Anwarul K. Chowdhury and Daisaku Ikeda

Illustrations by Leo Matsuda

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