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Happy New Year! Each and every one of you, my dear members of the future division, is the protagonist of this Year of Advancement and Capable People [2020], because you are capable individuals who are the hope of humanity. Your advancement, your development, will shape our world’s future. Jan. 26 is SGI Day. On this

A primary function of the Soka Gakkai is to provide a network of care for every member to carry out their Buddhist practice joyfully and overcome their hardships. Crucial to its success in this endeavor is the active support of senior members, who can provide a lifeline for those younger in faith. This is the

March 7, Tokyo—Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada opened his speech at the March 6, 2022, Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, expressing deep concern over the ongoing fighting that threatens the lives of those in Ukraine. He affirmed that, as Buddhists who uphold belief in the dignity of all life, we are earnestly praying each day

Every morning and evening, we recite these words during gongyo: “isshin yokken butsu” (“single-mindedly desiring to see the Buddha,” see The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras, p. 271). This does not mean that we desire to physically see or be in the presence of the Buddha. Rather, it signifies the importance of revealing Buddhahood from within

The World Tribune spoke with Washington D.C. Region Many Treasures Group leaders Pat Henry, Blake Lange and Troy Roots about their ongoing efforts to hold Many Treasures Group Zoom meetings during the pandemic and care for their members. World Tribune: It is a pleasure to speak to you today about the Many Treasures Group activities

Raising children to become people of character is the enduring task of parenthood. And yet, a parent’s efforts may be rebuffed by the children themselves. When this happens, the best of us may feel inclined to scold our kids or to throw up our hands, at a loss as to what went wrong. Ikeda Sensei

My warmest congratulations to you all on the Sixth Headquarters Leaders Meeting, where we set forth in achieving dynamic progress with youthful hearts toward our centennial. … This May 5 marks the 50th anniversary of the start of Ikeda Sensei’s dialogue with Arnold J. Toynbee, considered by many to be the preeminent historian of the

The Year of Youth and Dynamic Progress has finally begun. To celebrate Ikeda Sensei’s birthday (on Jan. 2), from the end of last year into the New Year, we received reports of members in various locales helping their friends begin their Buddhist practice. … In The New Human Revolution, volume 18, the “Dynamic Strides” chapter

Rediscovering my shared vow has empowered me to face life’s challenges with confidence.

The spring of Soka cherry trees has arrived! The Youth Cherry Tree long adorning the Soka Gakkai Headquarters complex in Shinanomachi, Tokyo, is also in bloom, thanks to the careful tending by master gardeners over the years. Nichiren Daishonin also loved cherry trees, using the metaphor of “flowers within a tree” (“The Object of Devotion

“It was from my beloved Kanagawa that I launched my first battle after becoming the Soka Gakkai’s honorary president, holding aloft the flag of truth and justice all alone.” —SGI President Ikeda Following the May 3, 1979, headquarters general meeting, SGI President Ikeda and his wife, Kaneko, went directly to the Kanagawa Culture Center, which

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