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What does it take to be authentic? How do you make progress even when you can’t see eye to eye? How do small goals add up to big dreams? These are some of the topics that the Buddhability podcast took on shortly after it debuted in October 2020. Hosted by journalist and SGI-USA member Jihii

This episode is for anyone dealing with work stress or challenging professional situations. What does Buddhism say about work and stressful transitions in life? Click here to listen.

Basing ourselves on a vow for the happiness of the people, my wife and I forge a bond transcending time and space, and even death.

A report on the North America Study Conference.

The July 14–Sept. 1 issues of the World Tribune highlighted the first 350 SGI-USA districts to welcome new youth in 2023. Here are the next 50. Central Territory Chicago Zone Middleton District Uptown Milwaukee District Central Evanston District Mideast Zone Fort Wayne District Clifton Hill District Bloomington South District Columbus Int’l Airport District Troy District

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.” This summer, the movie Barbie broke box office records. Released the same day as another blockbuster, Oppenheimer, the

The following excerpts are from Ikeda Sensei’s guidance in The Third Stage of Life, where he speaks about how we can live our lives to the fullest.  Trials Enrich Our Life If we triumph at a crucial moment, then in accord with the Buddhist principle of consistency from beginning to end, we will enter a

The World Tribune sat down with Dr. Ira Helfand at the Florida Nature Culture Center in Weston, Florida, where he lectured in late July on nuclear abolition at the SGI-USA Student Division Conference. Dr. Helfand is a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and is a

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial, also known as the Genbaku Dome, was almost completely destroyed by the heat waves and blast wind of the atomic bomb dropped on Aug. 6, 1945. It was one of the only structures left standing near the hypocenter of the explosion.  An exact figure of casualties of the bomb is unknowable,

Located in Northern New Mexico, Taos Pueblo is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited community in the United States. Parts of the adobe settlement have been dated back more than a thousand years. The Taos people still use the adobe structures for religious ceremonies and rites, with about 150 people living in the Pueblo

The July 14–Aug. 18, issues of the World Tribune highlighted the first 300 SGI-USA districts to welcome new youth in 2023. Here are the next 50. Central Territory Chicago Zone  Uptown District Midwest Zone West County District Richfield-Bloomington District South Central Zone Riverside District Bossier District Southwest Zone East Mesa District Northeast District West Chandler

This new 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.” Helen Keller (1880–1968) didn’t let being blind, deaf and speech-impaired hinder her from leading a full life.

Oct. 7–8, 2023

Let’s always treasure our youth.

How to achieve victory through an undefeated Buddhist practice.

From The New Human Revolution, I learn that nothing is impossible.

LAHAINA, Hawai‘i—On the Sunday after the wildfires, 19 members and guests came to the Maui Buddhist Center, many bearing the weight of losing their town and all that went with it. At their weekly Soka 2030 meeting, the gathering took on a deeper meaning as their voices blended together, united in prayer, for the safety

Even though your late son, Yashiro, committed evil [in killing others as a samurai], if you, the mother who gave birth to him, grieve for him and offer prayers for him day and night in the presence of Shakyamuni Buddha, how could he not be saved? Moreover, because he believed in the Lotus Sutra, he

The following excerpts are from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at a ceremony where representatives of Paraguay’s National University of Itapúa presented him with an honorary doctorate. It was held in conjunction with the Student Division and Future Division Joint General Meeting at the Soka International Friendship Hall in Tokyo, on April 29, 2005. Video footage of

The SGI-USA National team extends its deepest gratitude to members throughout the country who have been sending daimoku to the members in Maui, the site of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in a century. While the World Tribune will carry an article on relief efforts in an upcoming issue, we’d like to outline some new developments