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I'm publishing this guidance because it's not only applicable to my current problems but in fact to anyone who's going through a...

I recently got guidance from a very senior WD leader and somethings she said, well, I've known but was not really following. She said I ...

These are my own thoughts: This practice is based on Ichinen. That is the most important point. If you truly want something it's importa...

That it is easier to seek when we have overbearing problems. There is a sense of urgency and we hold on to each daimoku like precious breath...

Mr. Kawai's guidance in faith, conveyed by Mr. Noro, based on President Ikeda's guidance. We practice this faith not for mere exerti...

May 3rd is celebrated as Soka Gakkai Day. On May 3rd 1951 , Josei Toda was inaugurated as the second president of Soka Gakkai. Setting a tar...

Nichiren Buddhism ( as described by BBC ) Individual empowerment - Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist movement in the Mahayana tradit...

Excerpts from Guidance by Mr. Sonoda In Buddhism, appreciation is for our own life. We strive to appreciate the essence of our life, whateve...

Not for him is the sound of the harp nor the giving of rings nor pleasure in woman nor worldly glory-- nor anything at all unless the tossin...

“There are many elements involved in a prayer being answered, but the important thing is to keep praying until it is. By continuing to pray,...

The mentor desires that the disciple will grow in capability, to the point of eventually surpassing the mentor. Embracing a profound sense o...

Life is a struggle with ourselves; it is a tug-of-war between moving forward and slipping backward, between happiness and misery. We are cha...

"Words are very important. Use heartfelt consideration and wisdom in your words. This is something we need to rememer in the realm of f...

April 24th was a significant date - a day to chant for Justice and to pledge to protect our mentor and the organization. It translates into ...

With the recent hype about Earth Day on April 22nd and of course the screening of "An Inconvenient Truth" on HBO one does wonder i...

Josei Toda was a founding member of the Soka Gakkai and a worthy disciple of his mentor, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi. During the Second World War ...

IF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But ...

Nichiren Daishonin at age 12 declared that he wanted to become “the wisest person in all Japan”. Even at such tender age he sought wisdom to...

Daisaku Ikeda became the third president of Soka Gakkai on May 3, 1960, in Japan. He was forced to resign from its presidency on April 24, 1...

Blogs are a beautiful tool to connect with people at a very human level. I have so often shied away from starting my own pulic blog. Of cour...