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Good and Evil
"If we lack the courage to confront evil acts, or tendencies toward hatred and discrimination, both within ourselves and in society, they will spread unchecked, as history shows. Martin Luther King,...
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Real, True Love, Relationships & Broken Hearts
By Daisaku Ikeda Real love is not two people clinging to each other; it can only be fostered between two strong people secure in their individuality. A shallow person will have only shallow...
View ArticleHow to Chant
A short film demonstrating how to begin chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, explaining its meaning and introducing the daily Buddhist practice of SGI members around the world.Source: SGI
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Embracing Age
"The ideal old age might be likened to a magnificent sunset. Just as the deep red of the setting sun holds the promise of a beautiful tomorrow, a life well lived conveys the gift of hope to future...
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The Art of Life: Interview with Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock, a multiple Grammy award winner, is acknowledged as one of the great modern-jazz composers and a primary influence on contemporary jazz piano playing. In the mid--1960s, Hancock was at...
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Desires and Enlightenment
"The teachings of Nichiren stress the transformation, rather than the elimination, of desire. Desires and attachments are seen as fueling the quest for enlightenment. As he wrote: 'Now Nichiren and...
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The Birds of the Snow Mountains
by Daisaku Ikeda"If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" When I hear these words, my heart warms. Winter indeed never fails to turn into spring. But the word "winter" may remind many people,...
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Good Friends
Ananda, one of Shakyamuni Buddha's closest disciples, once asked him: "It seems to me that by having good friends and advancing together with them, one has already halfway attained the Buddha way. Is...
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Heart
by ~the-panpiper There is nothing more fragile than the human heart. At the same time, there is nothing more indestructible.
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Genuine Springtime
There may be times when life seems gloomy and dull. When we feel stuck in some situation or other, when we are negative toward everything, when we feel lost and bewildered, not sure which way to turn...
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With Unfaltering Perseverance
"With unfaltering perseverance, let us establish indestructible faith, and thus develop our vital life-force, acquire wisdom and establish a life as solid as a diamond and as genuine as gold. Let's...
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Stay Young
You mustn't allow yourselves to grow old before your time. Please live with a youthful spirit. That is what Buddhism teaches us to do, and it is how life ought to be lived. If you make a commitment to...
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Easter & Buddhism
There is a message of rebirth in Buddhism. We are encouraged not to dwell in the past or pine for the future, but to live and love right here in the now. Nothing is promised us in the future, and...
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Sympathy for the Devil
“Please allow me to introduce myself,” says The Devil in the Rolling Stones’ classic tune “Sympathy for the Devil.” by *mimuluxUnfortunately, devils are not usually so obvious. By nature, they are...
View ArticleLearning Gongyo
A karaoke-style guide for beginners to learn the pronunciation and rhythm of gongyo (recitation of excerpts from the Lotus Sutra) as practiced by members of the SGI.
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Mind of Faith
By Daisaku IkedaNo matter how healthy, intelligent or affluent we may be, if our minds are weak, then our happiness will also be frail and brittle. Our minds of faith, moreover, enable us to bring out...
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An Experience by José Avila
I would like to talk about my own experience practicing the Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism, and how that process has been.I was born in Caracas-Venezuela 57 years ago. I had a good education thanks to the...
View ArticleSGI President Ikeda’s Message for May 3, 2013
(Scroll down after English version for translations in Japanese, Chinese and Spanish) I would like to congratulate all of you, my dear friends of SGI-USA, on this glorious May 3—which is not only Soka...
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The Way We See Ourselves
Enlightenment or human revolution is to change the way we seeourselves. by ~BasistkaAn important aspect of what we call enlightenment or human revolution is to change the way we see ourselves to see...
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