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In Buddhism, I discover a long-sought path to empowerment.

In July, SGI-USA members began hosting at-home district discussion meetings after three years.

SANTA FE, New Mexico—Emerging from the sweltering heat, hundreds gathered under the roof of the Santa Maria de la Paz Community Hall on July 16, 2023, for “A World Without Nuclear Weapons: From Reflection to Action,” an interfaith remembrance of the Trinity nuclear test. On the same day in 1945, the first atomic bomb was

Be diligent in developing your faith until the last moment of your life. Otherwise you will have regrets. For example, the journey from Kamakura to Kyoto takes twelve days. If you travel for eleven but stop with only one day remaining, how can you admire the moon over the capital? —“Letter to Niike,” The Writings of

The July 14, 2023, and July 21, 2023, issues of the World Tribune highlighted the first 150 SGI-USA districts to welcome new youth in 2023. Here are the next 50. Central Territory Chicago Zone  Aurora District Gary-Hammond District Edgewater District Hollywood Beach District Midwest Zone NE University District Summit Hill District Rocky Mountain Zone South

For more than three millennia, people have inhabited the magnificent natural landscape of Salzkammergut, taking advantage of its salt deposits. Iron Age trade routes across Europe testify to the flourishing society that became known as Hallstatt Culture. After a fire destroyed the town in 1750, it was rebuilt in Baroque style. The landscape has escaped

The Amphitheatre of El Jem, located in central Tunisia rivals the Colosseum in Rome. Composed of stone bricks and supported on a flat plain by a complex system of arches, the amphitheatre is an impressive display of Roman architecture. It was constructed around 238 BCE in the small city of Thysdrus, present day El Jem.

The following essay from Ikeda Sensei’s series “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution” was translated from the Aug. 27, 2003, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun.  In June 1989, I addressed the Institut de France in Paris, delivering a speech titled “Art and Spirituality in the East and the West.” I have

This year’s student division conference at the Florida Nature and Culture Center will be joined by Dr. Ira Helfand, co-president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which received the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. He is also on the steering committee of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which received the

Tips & Insights is a series in which one Buddhist concept is introduced each month. This episode is about suffering, an inescapable fact of life for all living beings, but one that Buddhism offers a refreshing and concrete perspective on. Click here to listen. July 21, 2023, World Tribune, p. 4

Chanting to see my mother’s humanity, I unlock my own.

by Ai Nishino and Shu Matsuoka  SGI-USA future division young women’s and young men’s leaders Courageously Advance One Step Toward 2030”—this was the theme that the 12 members of the national junior high and high school core chose for the SGI-USA’s 2023 Junior High and High School Conference, held June 23–26, 2023, at Soka University

“My wish is that all my disciples make a great vow.” —“The Dragon Gate,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 1003 In Nichiren Buddhism, a vow is an earnest, indomitable wish and promise to achieve peace, happiness and enlightenment, and enable others to do the same.  To willingly share this wish or vow with

by Anna Lane Belmont, Mass.  At a point in my life when I was struggling with self-confidence and being comfortable in my own skin, my young women’s leader encouraged me to join the Byakuren Group. I was inspired by her life and wanted to become joyful like many of the other young women I saw

In volume 24 of  The New Human Revolution, “Vigilant Safeguarding” chapter, Ikeda Sensei encourages members of the Byakuren Group, one of the SGI’s youth training groups.  Many think that happiness is taking it easy, never working hard and enjoying wealth and social status, recognition and success, without any special effort. Some flatter and cozy up

The July 14, 2023, issue of the World Tribune highlighted the first 100 districts to welcome new youth in 2023. Here are the next 50.  Central Territory Chicago Zone  Oshkosh District Mideast Zone Novi District Northwest Detroit District Rocky Mountain Zone Cherry Creek District Southwest Zone Ahwatukee East District Saguaro Park District Prescott-Victory District UA

The following excerpted essay, from Ikeda Sensei’s series “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution,” was originally published  in the Feb. 5, 1999, World Tribune. It is translated from the Dec. 16, 1998, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. This has been another remarkable year of triumphs for the Soka Gakkai—a year in

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

7/3 Mentor and Disciple Day In 1945, Josei Toda, then-Soka Gakkai general director, was released from prison after being incarcerated for two years for refusing to forsake his faith, violating the wartime Peace Preservation Law. On the same day in 1957, a young Daisaku Ikeda, then-youth division chief of staff, was arrested by the Osaka

by Sumana Chattopadhyay Special to the Tribune    MILWAUKEE—The sun was shining, the energy infectious, as hundreds of vendors showcased food, crafts and messages of hope at Milwaukee’s 52nd Juneteenth Street Festival. Juneteenth, also referred to as Freedom Day, commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last slaves in the South heard about their freedom two-and-a-half