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Building Unshakable Fortune Through Appreciation
How I changed my relationship with money. I’m Barbie Traynor, from Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
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How I changed my relationship with money. I’m Barbie Traynor, from Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
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This month marks the beginning of our annual May Commemorative Contribution activity. Living Buddhism spoke with Naoko Leslie, SGI-USA women’s leader, and Kevin Moncrief, SGI-USA men’s leader, about how they are challenging themselves in this crucial Year of Hope and Victory. Kevin Moncrief: Hi, Naoko. Congratulations on the success of the women’s gatherings in February!
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Illustrations by Leo Matsuda
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2nd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting
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As we prepare to go out into the world, how do we use our Buddhist practice to address these times of great uncertainty—from joblessness and hopelessness to the climate crisis, social injustices and more? SGI-USA student division members from across the country will discuss this salient topic at their spring semester lecture, which will be
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By putting Buddhism at the center of my life, I transformed the karma of addiction into the mission of helping others recover.
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In its first quarterly conference of the year, held virtually on March 6, the SGI-USA Central Executive Committee affirmed the SGI-USA’s strong focus for 2021 on sharing Buddhism as a part of daily practice and fostering youth toward the Soka Gakkai’s centennial in 2030. Following are highlights, plus messages from the national leadership team. “Raising
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Myosho fu mon. Joju jinjin. Mi-zo-u ho.
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How do we continue developing ourselves and gaining benefit in faith throughout our lives? We can learn from the countless examples of those who have committed themselves heroically to creating a peaceful world by spreading Buddhism and supporting the Soka Buddhist community. We can also learn from negative examples: unscrupulous people who, controlled by the
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Once there was a Brahman who was upset that his wife had become Shakyamuni’s follower. Since his wife praised the Buddha so highly, he went to try to defeat him in debate. But instead of refuting Shakyamuni, the Brahman was so impressed by his preaching that he converted to Buddhism himself. His fellow Brahmans thought
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by Andy Utsumi Arlington, Texas I’m an assistant principal of an elementary school, where we currently have about a third learning virtually (due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Many of them are having a hard time with online learning, so I have been encouraging our virtual students by phone and having cafeteria lunches on Zoom together.
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The Ikegami Brothers
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In January and February, many subscribers experienced delays in receiving the World Tribune and Living Buddhism as an uptick in holiday packages and the COVID-19 pandemic slowed periodical mailings to a crawl. We truly regret these delays and thank you for your patience at this challenging time. The SGI-USA Member Services Department is working closely
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by Naoko Leslie and Maya GunaseharanSGI-USA Women’s and Young Women’s Leaders Congratulations on the most dynamic SGI-USA Women’s Day introduction-to-Buddhism celebrations, which were held across the country Feb. 25–28! There were countless stories of individuals breaking through in their lives by challenging themselves to share Buddhism in their communities. It was as if every discussion
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How I transformed the suffering of losing my son into a mission to bring happiness to others, including the deaf and hard of hearing.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on in the United States and around the world, SGI-USA members are “planting seeds of Buddhahood” by helping those around them form a connection to Nichiren Buddhism, a philosophy and practice of hope and self-empowerment. Ikeda Sensei says: Nichiren Daishonin writes, “Even one seed, when planted, multiplies” (“Cloth for a
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SGI-USA youth throughout the nation will participate virtually in local March Youth General Meetings from March 20 to 31. The activity is for members and guests from junior high school age to 35 years old. A major aspect of these gatherings will be discussion spaces, where the youth can extend their hand to their friends
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A: Nichiren Daishonin writes, “You will grow younger, and your good fortune will accumulate” (“The Unity of Husband and Wife,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 464). Ikeda Sensei gives us guidance below on. how to attain this goal and urges us to practice with hope while facing any difficulties, including those that
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People begin practicing Buddhism for many reasons. Some come to Buddhism hoping to overcome a problem. Others are attracted to it because of its philosophy. And others find solace, clarity or energy from the practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. No matter what drew them to it, many attest to experiencing benefits from their Buddhist practice. So
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The following op-ed by Ikeda Sensei was published in The Times of India on Feb. 4, which marked the 60th anniversary of his first visit to India. The text can also be accessed at daisakuikeda.org. Our world today is facing a crisis unlike any other as the coronavirus pandemic shakes the foundations of our global