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Ushering in the Year of Advancement and Capable People!

by Olivia Saito, Ryo Kuroki, Maya Gunaseharan SGI-USA Youth Leaders Happy New Year’s, heroic members of the SGI-USA! We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to you for all your efforts in 2019 to develop the youth and future division members, ensuring that our movement for justice, respect and the dignity of life flourishes

Experience

Now Is the Time We Show Actual Proof as a Family

How we have transformed our financial fortune and fostered youthful successors based on our bodhisattva vow. by Maia Guest and John Plummer Cold Spring, N.Y. World Tribune: Thank you, Maia and John, for sharing your family experience with us! We understand that your life significantly changed in 2011. What happened? John Plummer (husband): In late

Our History

Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words

The new exhibition includes her visit to Soka University in Japan to receive an honorary doctorate. A new major exhibition on the life of Rosa Parks at the Library of Congress (LOC) in Washington, D. C., features her May 1994 visit to Soka University in Japan to receive an honorary doctorate. The panel, which features

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Meet the Pioneer Byakuren of Alaska!

In October 2019, Kisun Lee did her first Byakuren shift in Alaska marking the formation of the Byakuren group1 in the state. She did so out of appreciation for her Buddhist practice, SGI President Ikeda and the members who often travel one to two hours to the SGI-USA Alaska Buddhist Center, in spite of inclement

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Essentials 2020 Exam

Everything you need to know to take the advanced exam. When and where is the exam?Exams will be scheduled from Jan. 31–Feb. 1, at local SGI-USA centers or other designated locations. Please contact your local organization for more details. Since this exam is administered online, examinees must bring a smartphone, tablet or laptop. Am I

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Expand Your Buddhist Study!

The New Human Revolution E-Books E-books of volumes 1–8, 23 and 24 of The New Human Revolution are out now at major online booksellers, including amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. E-books for volumes 9–10 and audiobooks for volumes 1—3 will be available in early 2020. The New Human Revolution is SGI President Ikeda’s epic serialized novel of

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Daisaku Ikeda Bio

Daisaku Ikeda was born in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 1928, the fifth of eight children, to a family of seaweed farmers. Growing up during World War II, he endured firsthand the profound devastations of war, including the death of his eldest brother who was killed in action in Burma (present-day Myanmar). This experience as a

New Members Meeting

Celebrating New Year’s With Fresh Resolve

New Year’s Day marks the first day, the first month, the beginning of the year, and the start of spring. A person who celebrates this day will accumulate virtue and be loved by all, just as the moon becomes full gradually, moving from west to east, and as the sun shines more brightly, traveling from

Profiles

3K Youth, Where Are They Now?

The following are profiles of youth who joined the SGI-USA during the 2013 campaign to introduce 3,000 young people to Nichiren Buddhism. This year, as we advance toward our united goal of welcoming 6,000 youth in America, let’s remind ourselves of the powerful impact that we can make on society by introducing even one youth

New Year's Message

Advancing Together Wisely, Harmoniously and Joyfully

Congratulations on the hope-filled start of the Year of Advancement and Capable People! The magnificent light of the Buddhism of the Sun is now beginning to illuminate communities and global society ever more brightly. This year, we will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Soka Gakkai’s founding and the 45th anniversary of the SGI’s establishment.