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After World War II, the United Nations was established in 1945 to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Unfortunately, since then, some 250 armed conflicts have broken out around the world, claiming hundreds of millions of lives. Conflict resolution, which aims to resolve tense situations between opposing parties peacefully, became a significant field

Following my parents’ lead, I create value from adversity and forge the heart of a global citizen of Soka. I’m Margaret Kasahara from Aliso Viejo, California.

Highlighting SGI-USA members from Georgia applying Buddhism to daily life.

“It is not enough that I alone should accept and have faith in your words—we must see to it that others as well are warned of their errors.” (“On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land,”  The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 26) Background The dialogue in this work begins

What’s the best anti-anxiety medicine? According to organi-zational psychologist and author Adam Grant, it’s “generosity.” This is easier said than done, especially when our anxiety overwhelms us to the point of feeling that isolation is the only option. But this is why the Buddhability community exists. Read in full here.

Originally published in the July 2022 Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. Dynamic progress in human revolution begins with the fierce courage to surmount hardships. Amid unrelenting persecution while in exile on Sado Island, Nichiren Daishonin called out to Shijo Kingo: “Bring forth the great power of faith, and be spoken of by all

For decades, Ikeda Sensei has spoken with and offered advice to parents and children around the world about creating harmonious families. In Happy Parents Happy Kids, we take a look at his encouragement on family and parenting (pp. 7–11). 1) Children’s lives will be determined by how parents live. “The love parents shower on young

The following article was adapted from an installment of the “Myoji no Gen” series in the Jan. 1, 2022, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. A new member shared at a recent discussion meeting, “Until now, I haven’t had people I could call real friends.” Though this young man had relationships where

The following encouragement from Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the July 2018 Living Buddhism, pp. 4–5. Part one appears in the May 20, 2022, World Tribune, p. 10. Interestingly, some plant seeds can remain viable for centuries or even millennia. In 1951, the year that my mentor, Josei Toda, was inaugurated as second Soka

by Heather AngellSalt Lake City I was introduced to Nichiren Buddhism in 2020 by a co-worker in New Orleans. Shortly after, the pandemic began, and I moved back home to Salt Lake City. Growing up, I didn’t feel worthy or that there was a place I belonged. So I feared going back to my hometown

Answer: Celebrating life’s events with loved ones leads to creating harmony and deeper bonds, so freely take part in them. Most important is your own firm Buddhist faith and practice.

SGI-USA member Jury Candelario, of Los Angeles, is a clinical social worker and AIDS advocate. He is the director of an organization that provides culturally affirming social services for vulnerable communities impacted by HIV/AIDS, behavioral health challenges and housing insecurity. He was named a local hero in 2010 by Los Angeles-based television station KCET and

Here are three lessons that any of us can apply today.

Healing through art, I discover my mission and bring joy to all around me.

When we’re stressed out after a long day or just feel like the world is putting us in a box, music can rescue us. It makes us feel human. It reminds us there are other wonderful souls in the world whose hearts resonate with our own, and we are not alone. Read in full here.

NEW YORK, July 5—The life and work of the gifted jazz pianist, composer and educator Onaje Allan Gumbs were memorialized this month when a street in his Bronx neighborhood was named “Onaje Allan Gumbs Way.” The longtime SGI member conceived the mission of jazz as lying far beyond the scope of mere entertainment. In a

Words Of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

The Song of Human Victory

In Ikeda Sensei’s lecture series on Nichiren’s writing “On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime,” he outlines five characteristics that accord with seeking enlightenment outside oneself and how to counteract them.

The following is excerpted from On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime: SGI President Ikeda’s Lecture Series, pp. 31–33 Practicing Nichiren Buddhism means not being swayed this way and that; it means constructing a self that is solid and resolute like towering Mount Fuji. But if we neglect this task and focus our energies somewhere else,