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How to achieve victory through an undefeated Buddhist practice.

A: Dear Bodhisattva Seeking, What an important question. I’m sure many others share the same concern. We no doubt face unprecedented times, and as we reflect on the past year and approach a new one, we may wonder how to be hopeful in spite of it all. Recently, the SGI announced its 2021 theme as

This new series answers popular questions asked by SGI members on the fundamentals of Buddhist practice.

The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s lecture on “Letter to Misawa” in Learning From the Writings: The Hope-filled Teachings of Nichiren Daishonin. When an ordinary person of the latter age is ready to attain Buddhahood, having realized the essence of all the sacred teachings of the Buddha’s lifetime and understood the heart of the

The following is an excerpt of SGI President Ikeda’s timeless guidance on gongyo, given at a youth division training session on Feb. 19, 1990, in Calabasas, Calif. The full text appears in My Dear Friends in America, third edition, pp. 37–43. Each human life is a microcosm of the universe. Nichiren Buddhism teaches that our

An interview with SGI President Ikeda

SGI President Ikeda introduced two calligraphies at the start of the Year of Soka Victory: “Proof of the victory of Buddhism” and “Nothing surpasses the strategy of the Lotus Sutra” (see Feb. 1, 2019, World Tribune, pp. 2–3). Engraving these words in our hearts, let’s take a moment to think about the way we chant