The individual changes himself or herself, then everything around is transformed. James Hilgendorf is a filmmaker, speaker, poet, and the author of ten non-fiction books.
James Hilgendorf is a writer, speaker, poet, and filmmaker. His books cover a wide range of subjects – religion, politics, economics, science, social issues, the future of America. A highly-acclaimed filmmaker, his travel films and documentaries have been seen around the world. He is a long-time member of the SGI, or Soka Gakkai International, the […]
Samantha. Rodeo, Ca. From a small town in southern Illinois. Works in a law firm. ________________________ Samantha, what’s your take on America at this time? “I’m worried about the future of a lot of people who live here. The reason: the executive orders that Trump has signed that are threatening peoples’ liberties and our […]
Racism and religious bigotry are two of the viruses that need to be rooted out once and for all from the American psyche. We are confronting both at this crucial juncture in our nation’s history. In his pamphlet, “Common Sense”, one of our great Founding Fathers, Thomas Paine, called out to his compatriots for help […]
When things look blackest, keep going! Victory always hinges on perseverance, when everything seems lost, when dreams seem to go up in smoke, when you are too tired to take the next step. Keep faith in yourself. Remain true to your dreams. Life is testing your resolve. A dream connected to a larger dream, to […]
In talking to the youth of today, you find a growing number who do not want anything to do with religion. Why? Growing up, they have experienced first hand what our mainline religions stand for, and what impact they have upon their lives and upon the world, and they are distancing themselves from what they […]
Let wisdom flow out upon this land. Wisdom to fill the minds and hearts of the youth of America. Dream dreams that go beyond anything we have imagined up until now, dreams that rock the world, upend conventional wisdom, destroy the limits of possibility. This is the mission of America. It is a mission that […]
Youth – You are the true progenitors of the dream! Arising in America and around the world, bringing forth what has never been brought forth before – brought forth with a hammer, shattering all the old connections, the constricting identities – letting loose the elemental man and woman onto the stage of a new civilization. […]
What are you young people going to do? It’s up to you. Each and every one of you has the potential to turn the world around. These are no mere idle, dreamy words. You have that power. To live in a society, in a world, where a handful of inept, cowardly usurpers of power plot […]