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March 28—Motivated by a desire to learn more about pursuing higher education at Soka University of America, over 1,000 elementary and junior high school division members, as well as their families and supporters, joined a virtual nationwide webinar hosted by the SGI-USA future division. Ikeda Sensei established SUA’s undergraduate program in 2001 in Aliso Viejo,

To Our Future Division Members, the Torchbearers of Justice—Our Hope for the Future—Part 2 [63]

The Ikegami Brothers

To Our Future Division Members, the Torchbearers of Justice—Our Hope for the Future—Part 1 [62]

“We of the Soka Gakkai … are able to exert ourselves fully today, confident that our movement for kosen-rufu will show wonderful development 30 or 50 years from now. Why? Because we have successors, our future division members. Because we have you, my young friends, who will carry on the momentous task of building a

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Want to teach your kids about Nichiren Daishonin’s writings? Valuable lessons from these seven books.

The Ikegami Brothers

The Lay Nun Nichinyo

The following is Ikeda Sensei’s photo essay series Treasures of the Four Seasons for the members of the elementary school division. This installment was originally published in the June 1, 2019, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly newspaper for the elementary school division. The rainy season has arrived in Japan.

This guidance from Ikeda Sensei originally appeared in the Oct. 1, 2020, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly newspaper for the boys and girls division. A simple greeting like “hello” said with a smile can communicate your heart to others. In October 60 years ago (1960), determined to realize the

Toward 2030—To My Young Successors the Torchbearers of Justice

A palpable sense of joy and excitement emanated from homes throughout the country on Aug. 9, when some 3,000 elementary school division (ESD) members, families and supporters gathered for the virtual SGI-USA ESD meeting, themed “One Youth. Infinite Hope. Now More Than Ever!” In a warm welcome, SGI- USA future division leaders Ian McIlraith, Kazuyo Nakagawa

Nanjo Tokimitsu

In the midst of the great challenges facing society, 1,181 junior high and high school division (JHHS) members and guests, as well as SGI-USA youth leaders from around the country, joyfully gathered by videoconference on June 28 to celebrate Future Division Month. Under the theme “Suns of Hope: Illuminating the Future Toward 2030,” the participants held

This month, we celebrate the founding of the high school division in 1964. Ikeda Sensei, who is deeply committed to the development of youth, often shares his hopes and dreams with the future division, which is composed of the elementary school, junior high and high school divisions. Living Buddhism interviewed six junior high and high school

by Naoko LeslieSGI-USA Women’s Leader With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, our lives as parents have drastically changed—kids have no school, and they are home! In my household, pillow fights have become a daily routine between our teenage daughter, Miki, and second-grade son, Nobuki. Playdates with friends take place via FaceTime, and their teachers began online

This guidance from Ikeda Sensei’s series Treasures of the Four Seasons appeared in the April 2019 issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, the Soka Gakkai’s newspaper for the elementary school division. It’s spring! Cherry blossoms! In full bloom! Hope! Victory! Cherry blossoms of youth! Cherry blossoms of happiness enduring the bitter winter to bloom

To My Friends of Each Division Engaged in Our Shared Struggle [51]

Nanjo Tokimitsu