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This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the February 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. I am reminded once again of this declaration by my mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda: “We were born into this world to enjoy ourselves.” Amid the ongoing turmoil

This installment, published in the December 18, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that SGI President Ikeda discusses in volume 14 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbor doubts in our hearts, we will

Mensaje de la señora Kaneko Ikeda para la División Juvenil Femenina y la División Femenina 이케다 가네코 SGI 명예여성부장 메시지 夫人書面致詞 I feel truly fortunate to be able to live my life and to work for kosen-rufu year after year alongside you, the members of our Soka family around the world, together creating wonderful memories

SGI Women’s Leader Yumiko Kasanuki on the significance of spreading far and wide the life-affirming philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism in the Soka Gakkai’s 90th year. From January 22–28, SGI Women’s Leader Yumiko Kasanuki and SGI Vice Women’s Leader Kayo Maeta traveled to the U.S. to attend meetings in New York and Los Angeles, as well

SGI President Ikeda sent the following message to the 45th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, celebrating the start of the Year of Advancement and Capable People, held on Jan. 11 at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo. Visiting SGI representatives from 19 countries and territories also attended

by Ellen SotoSpecial to the Tribune MIAMI, Jan. 28—On the heels of the SGI’s 45th anniversary, SGI-USA youth representatives Jenice Maza, Luis Malespin and Pedro “Pepe” Barilari presented SGI President Ikeda’s 2019 Peace Proposal at Miami Dade College. Hosted by Michael Lenaghan, Endowed Chair of Excellence Professor, and Stephen Nesvacil, Coordinator of The Earth Ethics Institute,

How practicing based on a vow enabled me to surmount illness with a great sense of purpose. by Amy WatsonSouth Weber, Utah In July 2019, I found out I had cancer for the third time. I had first been diagnosed 12 years earlier with synovial sarcoma, a rare cancer that only occurs in one to

One person awakening to their Buddhahood can change the world—introducing the SGI-USA’s new, hope-filled focus.

All of us are searching for happiness, but the idea of what makes us happy differs from one person to the next. However, Buddhism expounds a universal happiness that is an expression of our greatest potential, which we also call Buddhahood or enlightenment. Based on the teachings of Nichiren Daishonin, second Soka Gakkai President Josei

SGI President Ikeda sent the following message to participants of New Year’s gongyo meetings held on Jan. 1 at Soka Gakkai centers throughout Japan. The message originally appeared in the Jan. 4 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. A New Year’s message to SGI members around the world was printed in

From the Jan. 8 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Soka University’s track and field team put in an inspiring performance at this year’s annual Hakone Ekiden men’s relay marathon (from Jan. 2–3). As the university’s founder, I am delighted by their achievement. [Soka University finished in the top 10 for the first time

Lines from the iconic “I Have a Dream” speech reverberated in every corner of the World Peace Ikeda Auditorium on Jan. 20, when some 500 community members gathered for the 35th Annual Celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event’s theme, “Now Is the Time to Make Real the Promises of Democracy,” was explored

How I transformed my life and relationships through discovering my true value. by Joseph SchoendorfLOS ANGELES When I was 11 years old, my mother was handcuffed and escorted from our home for threatening to kill our family with a knife. She had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder four years earlier. But this was

Constructing an Era of Human Solidarity

On Jan. 26, 2020, SGI members worldwide commemorated the 45th anniversary of the Soka Gakkai International’s founding on the island of Guam. Marianas Region hosted its own gathering to celebrate 45 years and make a fresh departure in this significant year of 2020. The World Tribune sat down with the Marianas Region youth leaders to

Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. (“The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 832) Background: In 1277, Nichiren Daishonin wrote this letter to a disciple named Nichinyo, who

For the Tokyo-Hakone Ekiden marathon relay race, participants say the difference between 10th and 11th place is as vast as heaven and earth, because only those who finish in the coveted top 10 qualify for next year’s competition. From Jan. 2–3, millions of people in Japan watch this famous race between qualifying university track teams,

Gladia Bell began her Buddhist practice in 1983 at age 62 after being inspired by the changes she had witnessed in her daughter Regina. Now 98 years old, Gladia is a proud member of Fontana District in Fontana, California, regularly attending SGI-USA activities and studying the publications. “I love to read the World Tribune,” she

A: We all have the same 24 hours in a day. Yet, given that each person has differing priorities and time demands—as students, workers, parents, caregivers, retirees and so on—there isn’t just one way to balance our lives. Buddhism, however, teaches us how to bring forth the wisdom necessary to make the most of each

One who listens to even a sentence or phrase of the sutra and cherishes it deep in one’s heart may be likened to a ship that crosses the sea of the sufferings of birth and death. The Great Teacher Miao-lo stated, “Even a single phrase cherished deep in one’s heart will without fail help one