About Me

Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a Buddhist association with more than 12 million members in over 190 countries and territories worldwide. For SGI members, Buddhism is a practical philosophy of individual empowerment and inner transformation that enables people to develop themselves and take responsibility for their lives.As lay believers and "engaged Buddhists," SGI members strive in their everyday lives to develop the ability to live with confidence, to create value in any circumstances and to contribute to the well-being of friends, family and community. The promotion of peace, culture and education is central to SGI's activities.
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My Interests

Soka Gakkai International

I'd like to meet:

Useful links:

Daisaku Ikeda Peace Proposals
Daisaku Ikeda Quotes
Daisaku Ikeda Library
Official SGI website
SGI USA
Soka Spirit
SGI Library
Institute for the Study of Soka Education
Soka University Japan
Soka University America
Toda Institute for Global Peace Policy and Research
Boston Research Center for the 21st Century
Victory Over Violence

Member Sites:

Gakkai Online
A Buddhist Podcast
Excellent Gongyo Lessons - Americangoncgyo.org

Please note: This myspace group is not sponsored, sanctioned, or approved by the Soka Gakkai International. It is intended do be a portal for users of the myspace community to network with each other and learn more about the SGI.

My Blog

photo from the 2007 YMD fncc conference

Posted by Soka Gakkai International on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:08:00 PST

Daisaku Ikeda special column in Japan Times

linkThursday, Jan. 11, 2007THE PROMISE OF DIALOGUEMoving beyond the use of military forceBy DAISAKU IKEDASpecial to The Japan Times"We continue to emphasize our differences instead of what we have in ...
Posted by Soka Gakkai International on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:20:00 PST

SGI President Ikedas New Years Message

Opening a Path of Brilliant Victory My sincerest congratulations to everyone on the start of the Year of Advancement and Victory! The SGI's broad network of peace, culture and education based on the p...
Posted by Soka Gakkai International on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:55:00 PST

SGI Member Elected to Congress

When the 109th Congress 2nd session convenes on January 31st, among themembers of Congress will be the first SGI member to be elected to the UnitedStates Congress, recently elected Democratic Congress...
Posted by Soka Gakkai International on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:55:00 PST

excellent intro to SGI video

This is something to show your friends and family:http://www.sgi.org/media/sgi-dvd.html
Posted by Soka Gakkai International on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:53:00 PST

English Edition of The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume II to be Released Soon

LinkThe Writings of Nichiren Daishonin (WND), Volume II, was recently published in commemoration of November 18, Soka Gakkai Founding Day. Next year also marks the 55th anniversary of Nichiren Daishon...
Posted by Soka Gakkai International on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:13:00 PST

2007 FNCC schedule released

Link2007 Conferences at FLORIDA NATURE and CULTURE CENTER (FNCC)20000 S.W. 36th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33332Jan 12-15 Golden Stage (Japanese language)Feb 9-12 New Members Feb 23-26 ...
Posted by Soka Gakkai International on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:56:00 PST

The SGI Press Release announcing the election of Minoru Harada as Soka Gakkai president

Minoru Harada Appointed as Sixth Soka Gakkai PresidentMinoru Harada, 65, was appointed sixth president of the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist association on November 9, following Einosuke Akiya's decision to...
Posted by Soka Gakkai International on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:05:00 PST

Message to November General Meetings

link to other languages (PDF)Message to SGI-USA 2006 District General Meetings My sincere congratulations on your bright and victorious district general meeting! I am sending this message with the fe...
Posted by Soka Gakkai International on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:03:00 PST

November Commemorative Meetings Study Material

PDF Formathttp://sgi-usa.org/pdfs/WT_102006_study.pdf
Posted by Soka Gakkai International on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:17:00 PST