Study
One of the three key elements of practicing Nichiren Buddhism is study and the SGI-USA Men’s Division continue to study The Human Revolution together. Monthly study material is available for your local study meetings.

Studying The Human Revolution together.

President Ikeda’s novel The Human Revolution conveys not only the treasured history of the Soka Gakkai, but the meaning of the term “human revolution” as taught by the successive presidents, the spirit of oneness of mentor and disciple, the spirit of helping others and much more. Let’s continue to gather each month to study together and create wonderful bonds of friendship throughout the year.

Human Revolution
SGI President Ikeda describes concrete guidelines for accomplishing one’s human revolution in his novel, The New Human Revolution.

What, then, characterizes human revolution?
What does it look like? I offer some points on this subject to you today.

The first is regarding health. We need to demonstrate the power of our practice in accord with the concept of “faith being manifested in health.”

The second characteristic of human revolution …[is] youthfulness. Maintaining a youthful spirit throughout our lives is proof of our human revolution.

The third characteristic of human revolution…[is] good fortune. All of the victories we achieve through chanting sincerely and working diligently for kosen-rufu come back to us as benefit and good fortune that adorns our lives and the lives of our loved ones.

The fourth quality… [is] wisdom. To perfect ourselves and develop into leaders who can function effectively in society, we need to cultivate our minds.

The fifth distinguishing characteristic of human revolution…[is] passion. True practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism burn with a passionate spirit to achieve kosen-rufu, and their lives shine.

The sixth quality…[is] conviction. Human revolution means to become a person who shines with firm conviction.

The seventh and final characteristic of human revolution…[is] victory. Buddhism is about winning. It is through our achieving victory upon victory that we carry out our human revolution. A life of victory is a life of human revolution.

From President Ikeda’s novel,The New Human Revolution.