President Ikeda
SGI President  - Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda is the president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a Buddhist association of more than 12 million members in 190 countries and territories, and founder of several educational, cultural and research institutions.

He is a prolific writer, poet and peace activist, recognized as one of the leading interpreters of Buddhism, bringing its timeless wisdom to bear on the many contemporary issues confronting humanity.
SGI President :: Works



Essays

Opinion Editorials

Beginning May 2006, The Japan Times, a leading English-language daily published in Japan, began carrying SGI President Ikeda's original essays in a monthly column on its opinion page. A total of 12 essays will be published in this series.

A Human Revolution: Transforming Our Way of Living--April 12, 2007

Realizing the Potential of an Aging Society--March 8, 2007

Bullying Reflects Problems in Adult Society--February 8, 2007

The Promise of Dialogue: Moving Beyond the Use of Military Force--January 11, 2007

Extreme Poverty: The Gravest Violation of Human Rights--December 14, 2006

Developing a Broader Concern: Clues to Living in a Stress-Filled Society--November 9, 2006

Restoring our Connections with the World--October 12, 2006

Emerging from the Nuclear Shadow--September 14, 2006

Facing the Past, Embracing the Future--August 10, 2006

Toward a Creative Partnership--July 13, 2006

Planting Seeds of Hope--June 8, 2006

A Power to Resist the Currents of History--May 11, 2006



Other Essays

Arduous Birth of Democracy - Special to The Japan Times, October 22, 2005

The Power of Empathy - Special to The Japan Times, August 9, 2005

Education for Sustainable Development - Special to The Japan Times, November 22, 2004

A Human Revolution

Our Power for Peace

The SGI's Peace Movement

Challenge of Building Peace - Special to The Japan Times, September 11, 2003

Looking for Hope

Contribution for From the Ashes, A Spiritual Response to the Attack on America, Book Published by Rodale Press

Excerpts from the Essay Series, "Wonderful Encounters"

My Perspective--Rather than Revise the Fundamental Law of Education, Give it New Life

A Piece of Mirror

My Mother

The Teacher's Art

Recipe for a Happy Marriage

The Third President

Dr. Jan Øberg, Director of the Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (TFF) from the Essay Series, "Life is Wonderful"

Related Links



The Daisaku Ikeda Library
www.ikedabooks.org
Words of Wisdom
www.ikedaquotes.org


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