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A report on the March 2022 youth general meetings.

In the last two weekends of March, youth general meetings themed “Redefining Joy Amid the Times” will be held virtually across the SGI-USA. All young women, young men and nonbinary members and guests ages 12–35 are invited to attend.Contact your local leaders to find out more information!

The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at the 20th SGI General Meeting, held jointly with the 21st Century Hyogo Hope General Meeting, at the Hyogo Ikeda Culture Center in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 1995, nine months after the devastating Kobe earthquake of Jan. 17. They were translated from the Feb. 16,

Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021, 16 years to the day after the landfall of the devastating Hurricane Katrina. SGI-USA Central Territory Leader James Herrmann spoke with the World Tribune about the incredible strength of the local members and the SGI-USA’s disaster relief efforts in New Orleans. World Tribune: Thank you for speaking

In this year celebrating the 800th anniversary of Nichiren Daishonin’s birth,[1] I am reminded of his profound connections to Tokyo, an area then known as part of Musashi Province and the Musashino Plain. The Daishonin likened the Lotus Sutra’s assembly in the air—where innumerable Bodhisattvas of the Earth vow to carry out kosen-rufu in the

Soka University of America Founder Daisaku Ikeda sent the following commencement message to the Class of 2021 (undergraduate and graduate programs). Visit www.soka.edu/virtual-commencement to view the ceremony, which was held virtually on May 28, 2021. To Soka University of America’s undergraduate Class of 2021 as well as to the graduate Class of 2021 of the

Building A Bright Future Based on Our Vow—Exploring the Lives of Nichiren’s Disciples

The following is a summary of Yoshiki Ohkabe’s experience given on Feb. 28, 2021, in Tokyo, at the Second Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, held in conjunction with the Nationwide Men’s Division Leaders Meeting. His full experience appears in the March 9 issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. After

Our Journey of Mentor and Disciple Shining With Hope and Victory

A Poem by Ikeda Sensei

My Buddhist practice has empowered me to develop a heart of compassion.

It’s spring! Cherry blossoms! In full bloom! Hope! Victory! Cherry blossoms of youth! Cherry blossoms of happiness enduring the bitter winter to bloom in profusion! I composed this poem for my young friends, shortly after the establishment of Soka University. The cherry blossoms are now celebrating all of you, the members of the future division,

INTERVIEW WITH CARLOS RUBIO Today, Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism of the Sun is bringing the light of hope and happiness to people around the globe. In this interview, Dr. Carlos Rubio, chief editor/supervisor of the Spanish edition of The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, and a scholar in philosophy and Japanese literature, shares his thoughts on the

by Debbie Uehara Las Vegas Four years ago, I learned that my daughter, Britan, was struggling with a heroin addiction. My once high-achieving daughter became a college dropout, jobless and chose to live on the streets with her abusive boyfriend. Britan was assaulted and robbed many times, and was in and out of the emergency