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SGI-USA member Janice Kinjo is a celebrity makeup artist and men’s groomer in both New York and Los Angeles. The World Tribune spoke with her about her career and how she applies her Buddhist practice to her work. World Tribune: Thank you for speaking with us! How did you become a makeup artist? Janice Kinjo:

A weekly show about how to believe in yourself again, told by a community of Buddhists doing it every day. Check out the latest episodes on buddhability.org/podcast and all other major podcast platforms. Episode #35:  How to Get Unstuck From a Monotonous Daily Life Episode Episode #34: Vinessa Shaw on Acting, Perfectionism and Success Episode

The World Tribune spoke with Bernice Griffin, of Lakewood, Washington, about her nearly four decades of Buddhist practice and how she is passing on faith to the next generation. World Tribune: Thank you, Bernice, for speaking with us. We heard that you have a passion for sharing Nichiren Buddhism with young people and that all

1) Prayer Based On a Vow Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo based on a vow enables us to bring forth Buddhahood. Ikeda Sensei writes of this great vow: “The heart of the great vow for kosen-rufu and the life state of Buddhahood are one and the same. Therefore, when we dedicate our lives to this vow, we can

“How to get unstuck from a monotonous daily life” is the theme for episode 35 of the Buddhability podcast featuring Clara Kitongo, of Pittsburgh. Clara shares with the Buddhability community how Buddhism helped her get unstuck in her career and life, and how she’s now living the life she always wanted. Click here to listen.

This installment of the series “Unforgettable Journeys” features excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s essay on Nepal originally published in the Soka Gakkai-affiliated monthly magazine Pumpkin and later in book form in Japanese. This was translated from the Nov. 20, 2020, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Mountains elevate us to greater heights, and

Want to read Ikeda Sensei’s 2021 peace proposal but haven’t found the time? “Value Creation in a Time of Crisis” is now available in audio format, which you can enjoy while taking a walk or on your commute to work. In this year’s proposal, Sensei makes recommendations pertaining to rebuilding life in a post-COVID world.

by Mitch Bogen Special to the Tribune Responding to a surge of interest among young people over the last year relating to the need for self-love and self-care, the Aug. 13 Ikeda Center Dialogue Nights—called “A Conversation on Self-Love: What We Need Now”—embraced the topic as one worthy of investigation. The joyous response from the

My Buddhist practice allowed me to turn tragedy into a source of unlimited strength.

Courage is the way to lead a more profound and meaningful existence.

by the SGI-USA Future Division Leaders Commemorating the day Ikeda Sensei attended his first Soka Gakkai meeting, over 1,500 SGI-USA elementary school division (ESD) members, as well as their friends, families and supporters, gathered on Aug. 14, 2021, for the second National Elementary School Division Conference, overflowing with hope for the future. The virtual meeting,

SGI-USA member Aarti Jain, of Irvine, California, is a researcher who focuses on COVID-19 projects and training workshops for visiting scholars and medical students at the University of California, Irvine. The World Tribune spoke with her about her Buddhist practice and experience as a vaccine researcher during the coronavirus pandemic. World Tribune: Thank you, Aarti,

Concept #10: Casting Off the Transient and Revealing the True

People’s personalities are infinitely diverse; the English language is said to have as many as 18,000 words to describe the different kinds of character traits that people have.[1] Surely everyone has struggled with some aspect of their own personality. Regarding this Ikeda Sensei writes: “No one’s personality is flawless. … Inevitably, there will be aspects

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary On October 10, 1978, Shin’ichi Yamamoto met John Kenneth Galbraith, an economist and professor emeritus at Harvard University. The two formed a friendship at this meeting through their frank exchange of ideas. The next day, Shin’ichi traveled to Osaka’s Joto Ward to attend a meeting commemorating the 700th anniversary of the Atsuhara Persecution,

Chapter Summary On November 18, 1978, Shin’ichi Yamamoto spoke at the headquarters leaders meeting marking the 48th anniversary of the Soka Gakkai’s founding. Mentioning that the first series of Seven Bells would conclude the following year, he discussed his outlook on the future. The following day, he issued a proposal in which he discussed themes

Chapter Summary In early 1979, Shin’ichi traveled to Tohoku on a guidance trip. Attending a January 12 meeting to commemorate the opening of Mizusawa Culture Center in Iwate prefecture, he encouraged everyone to become pillars of society. Many attending this 1979 meeting went on many years later to play key roles in helping fellow community

Chapter Summary Shin’ichi Yamamoto arrived in Hong Kong on February 3, 1979. The next day he made his first visit to the Kowloon Community Center where he attended a meeting commemorating the 18th anniversary of kosen-rufu activities in the territory. After midnight on February 6, he arrived in New Delhi, India. Later that afternoon, he

This installment, published in the May 19, 2021, Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 29 of The New Human Revolution. The official English translation of volume 29 will be published at a later date. As such, these excerpts are subject to later revisions. Passage 1 “Always