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The following was adapted from an article by Jeffrey Kluger in the Aug. 15, 2024, issue of Time.  Born in Addis Ababa, [Ethiopia,] before emigrating to the U.S. with his family when he was 4, Heman Bekele recalls that some of his earliest memories were of seeing laborers working in the blistering sun, usually with

The Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape encompass the vast mountainous area at the center of the Gran Canaria Island. The property contains archaeological features of an extinct culture that seems to have evolved in total isolation between the arrival of the first Amazigh people from North Africa at the

The SGI-USA will mark one year since Ikeda Sensei’s passing by bringing together 50,000 members and friends at our November district general meetings.

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was translated from the March 30, 2001, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda often said: “Any place where the Gohonzon is enshrined is an infinitely sacred place. Any place where there are people with faith dedicated to kosen-rufu is a

Many of the practitioners from Sado Province have made the longjourney all the way to this place [Mount Minobu], and that is why I have expounded for them the teaching that I am propagating now, which will become the seed of Buddhahood in their future lives as well. All of this is due to the

Nikita Agrawal shares how chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo helped her handle painful rejections and utilize feedback to become a better academic. Through the process, she learned how to overcome the thoughts that told her to give up. Click here to listen. September 13, 2024, World Tribune, p. 4

The Buddhist Bookcast is an audio review of books from World Tribune and Middleway Press that serve as a guidepost on the path of life. In the second episode, SGI-USA General Director Adin Strauss offers insights on A Religion of Human Revolution. Click here to listen to the episode. Find your copy of at your

by Anne SaracenoPortland, Ore. “Sketchy,” remarked a college friend from the West Hills. She meant the shuttered windows, the empty streets and the cars parked up and down the block in their overgrown lawns. I saw all this, but something else, too.  Wanting a second pair of eyes, I asked my other friend, Sanae, to

Member care, the painstaking efforts to awaken one friend after another, is the heart of the Soka Gakkai spirit.

This month, the SGI-USA celebrates the 20th anniversary of the statistics and member care program. As part of this milestone, September was officially designated as “Member Care Month,” with a focus on visiting each new member to see how their Buddhist practice is progressing. How and why did our statistics program get started? On Feb.

Congratulations on joining the SGI-USA and starting your journey of human revolution and happiness! Starting something new isn’t always easy, and jumping into the mix of establishing a daily practice of chanting, learning gongyo, attending your local SGI meetings and studying Buddhism can seem overwhelming at first. So, to help you get organized and develop

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” Overwhelmed. This word has been popping up more frequently in conversations lately. Maybe it’s because of the rise

Ikeda Sensei: The heart of the practice of Nichiren Buddhism is our practice for self and others—that is, reciting gongyo and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ourselves and sharing Buddhism with others. Amid the realities of society, we chant and spread the Mystic Law and engage in dialogues that respect the dignity of each person’s life and impart

Antigua Guatemala was founded in 1524 in the central highlands of Guatemala some 5,000 feet above sea level. Formally named Santiago de Guatemala, it served as the capital and the cultural, economic, religious and educational center for the region. Since its founding, the city was destroyed by a fire caused by an uprising of the

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was translated from the March 29, 2001, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. On the 12th day of the ninth month of the eighth year of the Bun’ei era (1271), a noisy mob surrounded Nichiren Daishonin’s dwelling at Matsubagayatsu in Kamakura. Hei no Saemon, the most

“Opening” [of “opening the door of Buddha wisdom” (see The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras, p. 64)] is another name for the mind of faith. When we recite Myoho-renge-kyo [chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] with the mind of faith, we are in that very act opening the door of Buddha wisdom. The Record of the

HAGATNA, Guam—Thousands of residents gathered on July 21, 2024, for the 80th Liberation Day Parade themed “Todu i Tiempo i Pas Para Hita,” a CHamoru phrase that means “Peace for Us Always.” Started in 1945, this longstanding tradition celebrates Guam’s liberation from Japanese occupation by the U.S. military forces during World War II. The celebration

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  The 2024 edition of the annual Indigo Talks featured a longtime friend of the Ikeda Center, Andrea Bartoli, whose talk was called “Opening Pathways to Peace: The Role of Dialogue in Times of Conflict.” Bartoli currently is president of the Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue as well as

Going the extra mile, I discover true friendship in a vow to leave no one behind.

A report on the SGI North America Study Conference.