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The following is from an essay series, “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution,” published in Japanese in the Seikyo Shimbun, March 8, 2002. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 18, installment 1, pp. 233–38. There are two aspects of practice in Nichiren Buddhism—practice

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a Kansai region representatives conference, Osaka, Japan, May 18, 1992. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 17, installment 1, pp. 211–13. Ikeda Sensei asserts: “The only way to lead a life free of regret is to make

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at an SGI general meeting, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 14, 1992. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 17, installment 2, pp. 214–15. Ikeda Sensei says that when we elevate our present state of life, past negative causes are transformed

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a Soka Gakkai headquarters leaders meeting in Osaka, Japan, on March 4, 1991. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 15, installment 2, pp. 125–27. Ikeda Sensei  points out that, to gain a state of indestructible happiness, it

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a training session for SGI-Brazil women’s division leaders and Tohoku, Hokuriku and Shin’etsu representatives in Nagano, Japan, on Aug. 21, 2004. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 15, installment 1, pp. 123–25. Ikeda Sensei once said: “Happiness

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a conference in Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 8, 1991. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 14, installment 1, pp. 95–99. “Be good citizens!”—this is an eternal guideline that Ikeda Sensei has consistently articulated. The Soka Gakkai’s aim is

In the following excerpted preface to the Japanese edition of My Dear Friends in America, Ikeda Sensei discusses his hopes and expectations for peace to prevail in our country. The compilation of his U.S. addresses during the pivotal years of 1990 to 1996 serves as a compass for the accomplishment of kosen-rufu in our country.

This excerpted guidance from Ikeda Sensei is from the essay series “Life Is Wonderful,” published in Japanese in the Seikyo Shimbun, May 29, 2004. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 13, installment 2, pp. 66–68. Being able to have deep appreciation for everyone around

The following is Ikeda Sensei’s editorial titled “Faith for a Harmonious Family,” published in Japanese in the Daibyakurenge, April 1968. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 13, installment 1, pp. 63–65. Ikeda Sensei has set forth five eternal guidelines for the Soka Gakkai: 1)

The following is an excerpt from Youth and the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, published in Japanese in September 2012. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 12, installment 2, pp. 34–37. Speaking to youth division members, Ikeda Sensei says that awakening to our mission as

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a Yamanashi Prefecture executive conference, Yamanashi, Japan, Sept. 3, 2006. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 12, installment 1, pp. 31–33. Ikeda Sensei constantly urges us to lead lives of vigorous human revolution, transforming karma into mission.

The following is an excerpt from Discussions on Youth, published in Japanese in March 1999. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 11, installment 3, pp. 4–9. Responding to a question from a high school student, Ikeda Sensei explains human revolution in an easy-to-understand

The following is an excerpt from The New Human Revolution, volume 14, “Wisdom and Courage” chapter. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 11, installment 2, pp. 3–4. Ikeda Sensei clarifies why inner transformation is important, how we can achieve it and the ultimate

Ikeda Sensei gave the following guidance at the Nagano Prefecture general meeting, Nagano, Japan, Aug. 6, 1994. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 11, installment 1, pp. 1–2. Human revolution—this seemingly simple phrase encapsulates the thought and philosophy of Ikeda Sensei. Today, Aug. 6,

Ikeda Sensei gave the following guidance at the New York Culture Center, New York, June 15, 1996. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 10, installment 1, pp. 315–19. In his 1993 lecture at Harvard University, “Mahayana Buddhism and Twenty-First-Century Civilization,” Ikeda Sensei, based

Ikeda Sensei gave the following guidance in Daisan no jinsei o kataru (A discussion on the third stage of life—Aging in contemporary society), published in Japanese in October 1998. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 9, installment 1, pp. 283–90. None of us

Ikeda Sensei gave the following guidance in “To My Young Friends—Leaders of a New Age,” published in Japanese from July 25–27, 2012. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 8, installment 2, pp. 250–54. Ikeda Sensei encourages members to resolve never to be defeated

Ikeda Sensei gave the following guidance in Kenko no chie (The Art of Health), published in Japanese in February 1997. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 8, installment 1, pp. 247–49. Birth, aging, sickness and death are challenges everyone must face. We are

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a European representatives’ conference, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on June 11, 1992. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, pp. 231–34. The aim of Buddhism is the pursuit of happiness, a life of mutual elevation in which we

Ikeda Sensei gave the following guidance in The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 4, published in Japanese in December 1998. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, pp. 229–30. The bodhisattva way teaches that our happiness is inextricably linked with serving others. There are