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The following is from an interview of Ikeda Sensei commemorating the publication of the Bulgarian edition of Utsukushiki shishi no tamashii (The beauty of a lion’s heart), published in Japanese in the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun, on Aug. 10, 2000. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a meeting in Santa Monica, California, Sept. 18, 1993. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 26, installment 2, pp. 179–81. Ikeda Sensei notes that a defining feature of Soka Gakkai leaders is their noble spirit to value

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at an SGI general meeting, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 23, 1996. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 26, installment 1, pp. 175–78. The purpose of the Soka Gakkai and kosen-rufu is to enable everyone to lead lives

Ikeda Sensei gives the following guidance in The New Human Revolution, vol. 17, “Green Fields” chapter. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 25, installment 1, pp. 143–46. The unity of “many in body, one in mind” is a central pillar of Nichiren Buddhism, a

Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech at a general meeting of Toshima, Taito, Sumida and Meguro Wards in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 12, 1987. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 24, installment 2, pp. 107–10. In Buddhism, functions that direct people toward goodness and Buddhist

Ikeda Sensei gave the following guidance at the Chugoku region youth peace general meeting in Tokyo, Japan, May 7, 1995. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 24, installment 1, pp. 105–07. The Soka Gakkai conducts various activities to promote kosen-rufu, including discussion meetings, planning

Ikeda Sensei gave the following guidance at the SGI general meeting in Maidenhead, England, June 11, 1994. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 23, installment 2, pp. 69–71. Striving to awaken all to their unique and precious missions, Shakyamuni never gave up on anyone.

Ikeda Sensei gave the following guidance at the Soka Gakkai headquarters leaders meeting in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 6, 2006. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 23, installment 1, pp. 67–69. “Valuing each person”—kosen-rufu begins and ends with this. Convinced that a single life is

The following is from a speech at a nationwide representatives conference, Tokyo, Japan, March 29, 1996. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 22, installment 3, pp. 47–50. Ikeda Sensei discusses the virtues of the four leaders of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth as they

The following excerpt from The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 5, can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 22, installment 1, pp. 31, 37–40. Soka Gakkai members’ greatest pride is their mission and vow as Bodhisattvas of the Earth. Ikeda Sensei has described the

The following excerpts are from The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vols. 3 and 5. They can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 22, installment 1, pp. 31–40. Soka Gakkai members’ greatest pride is their mission and vow as Bodhisattvas of the Earth. Ikeda Sensei

The following is from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at an SGI youth division leaders meeting, Tokyo, Japan, July 10, 1991. It can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 21, installment 2, pp. 5–7. Ikeda Sensei explains that the presence of disciples who carry on the mentor’s

The following excerpts from The New Human Revolution can also be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 21, installment 1, pp. 1–4. Do not ask whether the mighty flow of kosen-rufu is an inevitable consequence of history. Rather, always ask yourself whether you have the passion to

This essay can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 20, installment 2, pp. 332–35. With warm compassion and empathy, Ikeda Sensei wholeheartedly encourages young people. He urges them to learn to encourage themselves, to like themselves and to use their problems as fuel to shine ever

This essay can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 20, installment 1, pp. 329–32. “There is nothing more precious than young people.” “Absolutely nothing can compare to the youth.” “Young people are a treasure—no, the greatest of all treasures!”—these have been Ikeda Sensei’s consistent messages. Sensei

The following is from an essay series, “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution,” published in Japanese in the Seikyo Shimbun, Aug. 19, 1998. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, chapter 19, installment 1, pp. 281–85. Human revolution means putting into practice the life-affirming principles and

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 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