TagIkeda Sensei’s Poems

The Bodhisattvas of the Earth have emerged! They have arisen! They have started to stir, to move! Here, on the American continent, the winds of a new era have begun to blow. Raising ruby goblets, we toast the further completion of this wondrous new path glittering with happiness and peace. Lifting our voices high in

In commemoration of International Nurses Day on May 12, an excerpt from Ikeda Sensei’s 2000 poem to nurses “Protectors of Life—The Lofty Spirit of Hope!” was published in the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Sensei requested this be republished out of his wish to express his gratitude to all front-line health care workers

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message and poems to celebrate May 3—Soka Gakkai Day and Soka Gakkai Mother’s Day—a date that this year also marks the 60th anniversary of his inauguration as third Soka Gakkai president. The text originally appeared in the May 3 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Filled

The following is a poem Ikeda Sensei composed in 2010 in commemoration of Soka Gakkai Day, May 3, which also marked the 50th anniversary of his inauguration as third Soka Gakkai president. The original text appeared in the May 3, 2010, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Ah, our May 3! Unforgettable May 3!

From the Jan. 1 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Ikeda Sensei composed the following poems to celebrate the start of the New Year. Advancing for the sake of the eternal future with disciples destined to grow “bluer than the indigo”— what joy it is to pass on the shared courage

SGI President Ikeda composed the following poems, which were presented to members at New Year’s gongyo meetings throughout Japan. The poems were published in the Jan. 4, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Together with precious friends, let’s create a harmonious world where flowers of victory bloom— each unique and