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People-pleasing is one of the most difficult but universal tendencies that we experience as human beings. On this episode, Megan Weinstein, of Chicago, talks about how her Buddhist practice helped her identify and tackle the feelings that, for too long, led her to live her life based on other people’s opinions. Click here to listen.

The SGI-USA relaunches one-hour chanting sessions on Sunday mornings.

Fighting for his freedom behind bars, my father prompts me to seek out indestructible happiness.

A report on the March youth meetings.

Our fundamental Buddhist practice consists of developing oneself while supporting others. Practicing for oneself indicates chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, studying Buddhism and participating in and supporting our SGI activities.  Practicing for others includes sharing Buddhism with those around us and supporting our fellow members.  SGI-USA members find great joy in extending their care, support and encouragement to

The most important thing in practicing the Buddhist teachings is to follow and uphold the Buddha’s golden words, not the opinions of others. —“On Practicing the Buddha’s Teachings,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 393 In “On Practicing the Buddha’s Teachings,” Nichiren Daishonin outlines how he strove to realize Shakyamuni Buddha’s noble ideals.

A dynamic new SGI-USA Bookstore website launches! The new site includes features that make it easier for you to purchase books, digital media, religious goods and gifts! Create your own account to save your information and create a wish list, use the “Store Locator” to find the one closest to you, and shop all the

On the most remote inhabited island on the planet, architectural and artistic traditions developed independent of external influence for the good part of a millennium. Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, was first inhabited by a group of Eastern Polynesian settlers around a thousand years ago. They constructed the island’s famous moai statues, which

by Adin Strauss, Naoko Leslie and Kevin Moncrief SGI-USA General Director, Women’s leader and Men’s leader Hello, thank you, and thank you again for your steadfast and truly inspiring support of kosen-rufu! Listening to and engaging with our wonderful members—sometimes on the phone, sometimes via Zoom and sometimes (much more recently) in person—we have been

As we continue our important work to support the Buddhist practice and development of our members while reaching out to those who are seeking a philosophy of hope, financial resources serve an indispensable role.  Member Care Efforts The SGI-USA reached a new milestone with all SGI-USA Buddhist centers now open for in-person meetings and district

Opening my heart to appreciation, I become a person who can uplift her family.

The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at a Soka Gakkai headquarters leaders meeting, held at the Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall in Hachioji, Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2002. The speech was originally published in the Feb. 8, 2002, World Tribune, pp. 6–7.  Today, January 8, is a solemn day of mentor and disciple. It

How can we change the negative narrative we’ve created since we were young? It’s not easy, but Minami Okajima, of New Jersey, shows us that by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and setting clear goals we can move forward. In her case, it was about going from telling herself that she’ll never be smart enough to confidently pursuing

A video with excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech on Jan. 26, 1975—the establishment of the SGI—is now available on the Daisaku Ikeda website (www.daisakuikeda.org) closed-captioned in multiple languages: English, Spanish, Chinese (traditional and simplified), French, Korean, Indonesian, Thai, Portuguese and Japanese. March 17, 2023, World Tribune, p.4

by Mitch Bogen Special to the Tribune  It was fitting that the first public event of the Ikeda Center’s 30th anniversary year was a Dialogue Nights gathering. After all, there is no activity or ethos more central to the life and body of work of the center’s founder, Daisaku Ikeda, than dialogue, in all its

Practicing for self and others, I learn to believe in my victory. 

At the Central Executive Committee Conference, representative leaders vote to take significant steps toward fully reopening activities in 2023.

SGI-USA General Director Adin Strauss gave the following words to open the Central Executive Committee Conference, held on March 4, 2023, at the SGI-USA Headquarters in Santa Monica, California. by Adin Strauss SGI-USA General Director  Welcome to the grand reopening! Myo means to revive, to be fully endowed and to open. Toward that end, there

by Amelia Gonzalez SGI-USA Young Women’s Leader From the beginning of my practice, I was encouraged to share Buddhism with others if I wanted to change my life and become happy. I was facing expulsion from high school, and there wasn’t a day when I was sober. A school counselor was assigned to me because

The single word “belief” is the sharp sword with which one confronts and overcomes fundamental darkness or ignorance.  The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, pp. 119–20 Buddhism is about winning,” Ikeda Sensei repeatedly affirms.  Winning in Nichiren Buddhism means triumphing over the negativity and ignorance in our own and others’ lives. Each time we