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When we endeavor to practice   our faith joyfully and courageously,   “flowers” of fortune and benefit   will bloom in our lives. Let’s remember to always have a   heart of appreciation and repay our   debts of gratitude as we show actual   proof of victory in life! Tentative translation of “To My

Toward A Hope-Filled Future With The Daishonin’s Writings: Words Of Encouragement from Ikeda Sensei

In “The Parable of the Medicinal Herbs,” the fifth chapter of the Lotus Sutra, we find the beautiful expression “human flowers” (The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras, p. 142). I recall my conversation with South Africa’s great humanitarian leader Nelson Mandela, after welcoming him with 500 youth. I told him about this

The elderly members who compose the Soka Gakkai’s Many Treasures Group have devoted their lives to kosen-rufu, working for the happiness of their fellow human beings and for the sake of Buddhism and peace. As a result, they enjoy the immeasurable good fortune of long life and the protection of all Buddhas throughout the universe;

The essential practice of the Lotus Sutra is to achieve happiness for both ourselves and others. In his 2022 peace proposal, Ikeda Sensei underscores this point through the story of Vimalakirti, one of Shakyamuni’s disciples: On one occasion, Vimalakirti … [who was] deeply respected for the way he interacted with people in various conditions of

A strong inner self is the key to happiness.

A: By helping others become happy, we, too, become happy. This is also a tenet of psychology. How can those who have lost the will to live under the weight of inconsolable suffering or deep emotional wounds get back on their feet? All too often, the more they dwell on their problem, the more depressed

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Message Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Young Women’s Division

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Episode 27 of the Buddhability podcast series, “On impostor syndrome, deserving success and finding happiness,” focuses on using Buddhist practice to address the feeling that you don’t belong or deserve success or happiness. Aide Aguirre shares how she started practicing Buddhism at 24 to generate hope for her own life. Listen at all major podcast

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One day, Aniruddha [one of Shakyamuni’s 10 major disciples] attempted to mend a tear in his robe. But because he couldn’t see, he was unable to thread the sewing needle. In his frustration, he muttered, “Is there no one who will thread this needle for me and so gain good fortune [from helping a practitioner

How Buddhism gave us the tools to build a life of absolute happiness.