SGI-USA
LOS ANGELES FRIENDSHIP CENTER
SOKA GAKKAI NICHIREN BUDDHISM
The certain signs of America reborn,
Los Angeles rejuvenated,
are to be found within your hearts.
With this pride and conviction,
be victorious in your daily life,
overcome your own weaknesses every day.
Never forget that it is only through
relentless challenge
—one step following another—
that you can steadily transform
your ideals into reality.
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Beloved Los Angelenos!
I want you each to be
like the California sunshine,
showering on all people
the bright light and warmth
of your compassion.
Be people who extend hope and courage,
who inspire respect and gratitude
wherever you go.
(excerpted from ‘The Sun of Jiyu Over a New Land’)
"Success is a matter of perseverance."
Daisaku Ikeda
"Art is displayed in a beautiful life, beautiful actions, beautiful prayer."
Daisaku Ikeda
"The real struggle in life is with ourselves."
Daisaku Ikeda
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Los Angeles Friendship Center
*NEW* LOS ANGELES FRIENDSHIP CENTER HOURS
DAYTIME: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY 11AM-2PM
EVENINGS: TUES, WED, THUR 6:30PM-8:30PM
WEEKENDS: SATURDAY 9AM-3PM | SUNDAY 8AM-3PM
CLOSED MONDAY & FRIDAY
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DAYTIME: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY 11AM-2PM
EVENINGS: TUES, WED, THUR 6:30PM-8:30PM
WEEKENDS: SATURDAY 9AM-3PM | SUNDAY* 9:30AM-3PM
(*KRG SUNDAY 8:30AM-3PM)
To get calendar details or find out how to engage with a local SGI-USA community in Metro Los Angeles, please email LASunshineZone@gmail.com. We can't wait to meet you!
If you are trying to find a local SGI-USA community anywhere other than Metro Los Angeles, please call 323-965-0025.
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If you need something from the bookstore, but are unable to come in person, please visit https://bookstore.sgi-usa.org/.
Thank you for your understanding and hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
LA Sunshine Zone Team
*For attendees without an SGI-USA digital ID, you will need to present proof of identification (e.g. driver’s license).
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BUDDHISM 101
NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO
The name of the fundamental Law of life and the universe expounded in Nichiren Buddhism. The literal meaning is Nam (devotion), the action of practicing Buddhism; myoho (Mystic Law), the essential law of life and its phenomenal manifestations; renge (lotus), the simultaneity of cause and effect; kyo (sutra), the truth expressed through the sound of ones' voice.
WHAT IS NICHIREN BUDDHISM
Nichiren Daishonin (1222-82) is the founder of the Buddhist teaching upon which the SGI bases its activities for peace and happiness in the world. One of the most significant attributes of Nichiren Buddhism is its easily accessible practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. This profound yet simple method of Buddhist practice is the perfect Buddhist teaching for the modern world. The name Nichiren means sun lotus, and Daishonin is an honorific title that means great sage.
WHAT IS HUMAN REVOLUTION
An inner transformation by which people cultivate and come to express their highest human qualities, enabling them to change their circumstances as well. This process is a revolution in the character, in the very life, of an individual human being.