October 2019 Living Buddhism

Feature

Faith in Revolution

An interview with SGI President Ikeda In its Winter 2008 issue, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review published a rare interview with SGI President Ikeda, in which he spoke to contributing editor Clark Strand about the organization’s remarkable history, its oft-misunderstood practice, and what its members are really chanting for. The full interview is reprinted here with

Buddhism of the Sun

Embodying the Spirit of “True Cause”

[45] Embodying the Spirit of “True Cause” Moving Toward Victory Through Daily Renewal LECTURE The golden sun rises on a new year, the days unfolding with vibrant freshness, one after another. “Renew yourself each day, and do so day after day. Let there be daily renewal”—these words from the Confucian classic The Great Learning were

Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace

Peace, Culture and Education: CONCLUSION: Toward the Future
(Chapter 28)

PART 3: KOSEN-RUFU AND WORLD PEACE OVERVIEW OF THIS SERIES “The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace” is a three-part series that features key selections from SGI President Ikeda’s collected works, which thus far have been compiled into 150 volumes in Japanese. These selections introduce core concepts expressing the wisdom and universal message of Nichiren

Fundamentals

Repeatedly Strengthening Our Resolve

Strengthen your resolve more than ever. Ice is made of water, but it is colder than water. Blue dye comes from indigo, but when something is repeatedly dyed in it, the color is better than that of the indigo plant. The Lotus Sutra remains the same, but if you repeatedly strengthen your resolve, your color

Ikeda Wisdom Academy

Ikeda Wisdom Academy: October 2019

The Ikeda Wisdom Academy is an SGI-USA youth division movement to engage youth leaders in advanced study. This month, academy members will study chapter 4 of The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life: SGI President Ikeda’s Lecture Series. While the Ikeda Wisdom Academy is a youth leaders study program, all SGI-USA members are invited

Good to Know

Q: What is the Nichiren Buddhist view of mindfulness?

A: Mindfulness practices are being used more frequently—in schools, at work, as part of therapy and even in prison—to help people better recognize their thoughts and feelings as they grapple with the complex challenges of daily life. Mindfulness is also incorporated in the practice of Nichiren Buddhism, which focuses on unlocking the power to master

Nichiren and His Disciples

The Lay Priest Ichinosawa and His Wife

Nichiren Daishonin persevered in his efforts to spread the Mystic Law, overcoming a succession of persecutions in order to establish a teaching that could lead all people to absolute happiness. There are numerous examples of the oneness of mentor and disciple that unfolded between Nichiren and his disciples. This series showcases how his disciples took

Topics

Mexico

“A person who makes a firm determination to work for kosen-rufu is strong. From such determination wisdom, life force, success and victory in life are born.” —SGI President Ikeda Mexico, home of one of the six “cradles of civilization,” has a rich culture reflecting its complex history. Blending its indigenous roots with Spanish and Asian

The Brilliant Path of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

Commentary on Volume 10

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

The Brilliant Path of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

Volume 10: Chapter One—Bastion of the Pen

Chapter Summary The year 1965, designated as the “Year of Victory” by the Soka Gakkai, began with the serialization of Soka Gakkai President Shin’ichi Yamamoto’s novel, The Human Revolution, in the Seikyo Shimbun. President Yamamoto would embark on a battle of words to reveal the true story of his mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei

The Brilliant Path of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

Volume 10: Chapter Two—Winds of Happiness

Chapter Summary On August 14, Shin’ichi Yamamoto traveled to Los Angeles. Right before his departure, protests in response to racial discrimination in the city exploded into massive riots. After hearing reports on the situation in Los Angeles, a leader scheduled to travel with Shin’ichi suggested that he postpone his travel plans. Shin’ichi responded by saying

The Brilliant Path of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

Volume 10: Chapter Three—A New Course

Chapter Summary On October 19, Shin’ichi Yamamoto departed for Europe with the goal of opening new paths for cultural exchange. In Paris, he attended a ceremony to mark the opening of the Soka Gakkai Europe office, which was located in the home of Europe Headquarters Leader Eiji Kawasaki. During this ceremony, Shin’ichi announced that Europe

The Brilliant Path of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

Volume 10: Chapter Four—Crown Champions

Chapter Summary Shin’ichi Yamamoto returned to Japan from Europe on October 31 and immediately organized a steering committee to establish Soka University. This would be a significant first step on the path to realizing the vision of his mentors, first and second Soka Gakkai Presidents Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda. In November and December, Shin’ichi

The Brilliant Path of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

Excerpts From Nichiren’s Writings in Volume 10

This installment, published in the July 24, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that SGI President Ikeda discussed in volume 10 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “Human beings are equally vulnerable. They give their lives for shallow, worldly matters but rarely for the Buddha’s precious teachings.

Young Phoenixes Soar Into the Future

Deeply committed to the education and development of children and youth, SGI President Ikeda, as the third Soka Gakkai president, established the high school division in June 1964, the junior high school division in January 1965, and the boys and girls division in September 1965—which together comprise the Future Division. The present generation of future

Monthly Message

A Grand Bastion of the Written Word

This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the September 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. In one of his letters, Nichiren Daishonin praises a female disciple named Onichi-nyo, who was making sincere efforts to support kosen-rufu in spite of her modest circumstances. He explains to

In this issue

Faith in Revolution

Embodying the Spirit of “True Cause”

Peace, Culture and Education: CONCLUSION: Toward the Future(Chapter 28)

Repeatedly Strengthening Our Resolve

Ikeda Wisdom Academy: October 2019

Q: What is the Nichiren Buddhist view of mindfulness?

The Lay Priest Ichinosawa and His Wife

Mexico

Commentary on Volume 10

Volume 10: Chapter One—Bastion of the Pen

Volume 10: Chapter Two—Winds of Happiness

Volume 10: Chapter Three—A New Course

Volume 10: Chapter Four—Crown Champions

Excerpts From Nichiren’s Writings in Volume 10

Young Phoenixes Soar Into the Future

A Grand Bastion of the Written Word

Peace, Culture and Education: CONCLUSION: Toward the Future
(Chapter 28)