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The following is from a speech Ikeda Sensei gave at a young men’s meeting in Tokyo, June 26, 1990. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 16, installment 2, pp. 175–79. Human revolution is a constant struggle with ourselves and with the devilish functions that

The following is encouragement Ikeda Sensei sent to participants of a young women’s meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2013. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 15, installment 5, pp. 132–33.  In a message to the young women’s division SGI Ikeda Kayo-kai, Ikeda Sensei

The following are excerpts from a speech by Ikeda Sensei at a training session in Nagano, Japan, Aug. 16, 2005. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 15, installment 4, pp. 130–32. With strong faith, Ikeda Sensei says, we can overcome any hardship, transforming it

The following is from a speech Ikeda Sensei gave at a Soka Gakkai headquarters leaders meeting in Tokyo, Jan. 27, 1996. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 15, installment 3, pp. 127–30. Buddhism teaches of the “eight winds,” or eight influences, that can obstruct

The following is from a speech by Ikeda Sensei at the opening of the Swedish Culture Center in Stockholm, Sweden, June 3, 1989. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 14, installment 3, pp. 102–05. Ikeda Sensei outlines the fundamental spirit for practicing Nichiren Buddhism—being

The following is from a speech at a representatives conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 10, 1993. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 14, installment 2, pp. 100–01. Ikeda Sensei explains that by winning the trust of others through our behavior as

The following is from a speech at an SGI representatives conference in Miami, Florida, Feb. 3, 1993. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 13, installment 4, pp. 71–77. In a speech celebrating the establishment of the SGI-USA’s future division, Ikeda Sensei offers six points

The following is from The New Human Revolution, vol. 1, “Pioneers” chapter. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 12, installment 3, pp. 37–42. In the novel The New Human Revolution, at a Q&A session in Brazil with members who had immigrated there from Japan,

The following is from The New Human Revolution, vol. 19, “Sunrise” chapter. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 11, installment 4, pp. 10–14. A solemn gongyo service marking the 17th memorial (16th anniversary) of the passing of second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda

The following is from Dialogue on Life, vol. 3, published in Japanese in March 1974. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 10, installment 3, pp. 322–24. While confronting the fundamental suffering of death, Shakyamuni Buddha established a view of eternal life. Through a consideration

The following is from The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 4, published in Japanese in December 1998. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 10, installment 2, pp. 320–22. Instead of trying to avoid facing the inevitability of death, properly understanding the crucial issue

The following is from The World of Nichiren Daishonin’s Writings, vol. 3, published in Japanese in March 2005. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 8, installment 5, pp. 260–61. Illness is not a sign of defeat or misfortune. For those dedicated to the Mystic

The following is from On Health and Long Life. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 9, installment 2, pp. 291–93. Exploring the profound Buddhist teaching of perpetual youth and eternal life, Ikeda Sensei speaks of the golden value of old age. The struggle against

The following is from The World of Nichiren Daishonin’s Writings, vol. 3, published in Japanese in March 2005. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 8, installment 5, pp. 258–60. Illness is not a sign of defeat or misfortune. For those dedicated to the Mystic

The following is from a speech at a general meeting in Wakayama, Japan, on March 24, 1988. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 8, installment 4, pp. 256–58. Referring to Nichiren Daishonin’s writings, Ikeda Sensei affirms that Buddhism enables us to change illness into

The following is from a speech at a leaders training course in Nagano, Japan, on Aug. 15, 2005. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 8, installment 3, pp. 254–55. Daimoku is the wellspring that enables us to face illness and transform it into an

The following is from A Dialogue on Human Rights in the Twenty-First Century, published in Japanese in February 1995. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace,part 1, revised edition, chapter 7, installment 6, pp. 239–41. In his dialogue with Brazilian Academy of Letters president and renowned journalist Austregesilo de Athayde,

The following was published in Japanese in September 2000. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 7, installment 5, pp. 237–38. Buddhism is the way to happiness for both self and others, and to victory for all. Serving others as we pursue that aim enriches

The following is from a speech at a general meeting in Hong Kong, on May 16, 1993. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 7, installment 4, pp. 234–36. Ikeda Sensei introduces a story by the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy to address three crucial

The following is from a Q&A session with SGI-USA Culture Department representatives in Nagano, Japan, on Aug. 7, 1992. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 6, installment 4, pp. 206–08. Ikeda Sensei encourages an SGI-USA member who asked how to deal with his lack