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This year, the SGI-USA is focused on developing the district as the oasis of open-hearted discussion and encouragement. In this new series, the World Tribune speaks to Soka Victory Districts to learn the keys to their advancement. Columbia District Columbia, Mo. Columbia District is located 120 miles from the two closest SGI-USA centers in St.

Soka University welcomes mental health experts to discuss “Suicide: A Conversation. Real Insight. Real Hope. Real Help.” The “Critical Conversations @Soka” series is a program at Soka University of America that focuses on igniting conversations, connecting the community and offering actionable information to positively transform pressing local and global issues. On April 16, Critical Conversations

“If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquillity throughout the four quarters of the land, should you not?” (“On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 24). In the above passage, Nichiren Daishonin clarifies

In commemoration of Future Division Month in June, the following is SGI President Ikeda’s 1993 speech in Miami in which he offers six points of advice for raising and educating children. The original text appears in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2, pp. 202–07. I would now like to turn to the

Why are podcasts so popular now? According to one successful podcaster, the format is uniquely tailored to fit our busy lives. Think information and entertainment in bite-sized chunks, on any topic, at any time. On May 31, SGI-USA launched its twice-monthly podcast series, “Buddhist Solutions for Life’s Problems.” Host Jihii Jolly navigates us through the

SGI President Ikeda sent the following message to the 41st Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, held on May 3, 2019, at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo. The gathering commemorated Soka Gakkai Day, Soka Gakkai Mothers Day and Soka Gakkai Successors Day. The message was originally published

How I transformed a childhood trauma into my mission to create a better world. by Ellie AustinSANTA ROSA, CALIF When I was 12, a boy at school asked me to go out with him. I said no, figuring that was the end of it. Unfortunately, he couldn’t take the rejection and began harassing me. This

The Soka Gakkai has diligently spread throughout the world the practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. This practice aims to tear down barriers of discrimination, hatred, self-centeredness and suffering, and enable people to develop genuine happiness based on the Lotus Sutra’s teaching of equality and respect for the dignity of all life. Soka Gakkai members have endured

Soka University of America (SUA) has signed an agreement with Claremont Graduate University (CGU) to provide accelerated bachelor’s to master’s programs for its students. This unique partnership creates an opportunity for SUA undergraduate students to use their earned credits toward the completion of a master’s program in international studies, education/teaching credential or business administration at

In the following excerpts, which are from The New Human Revolution, vol. 4, pp. 115–19, Shin’ichi Yamamoto (the character depicting SGI President Ikeda in the novel) turns to passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings to reflect on the meaning of making offerings in Buddhism. Shin’ichi [Yamamoto] opened his copy of Nichiren [Daishonin’s] writings. He wanted to

SGI members worldwide are earnestly studying SGI President Ikeda’s The New Human Revolution to both eternalize the mentor’s teachings and transmit them to future generations. To that end, the World Tribune has begun reprinting essays from “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution.” This installment originally appeared in the Feb. 8, 1998, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka

The following is an excerpt from SGI President Ikeda’s “Life Is Wonderful” essay series, which originally appeared in the May 29, 2004, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. The excerpted version appears in the book The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace: Part 2, pp. 198–200. “Thank you” is a miraculous

From the Feb. 24, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Women whose hearts shine like the sun can brightly illuminate their families, communities and society. While striving valiantly amid the Atsuhara Persecution, Nanjo Tokimitsu and his family were beset by a series of harsh trials, including economic hardship and the

by Jihii JollyCorrespondent BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 4–5—It was a rainy spring morning of cheers, laughter and standing ovations as members celebrated the soft opening of the SGI-USA Brooklyn Buddhist Center in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn (the official grand opening is slated for the near future). Located just blocks from the Atlantic Terminal transportation hub in the

With appreciation and a fighting spirit comes deep transformation. by Nick Kano ATLANTA In Spring 2014, I was 21 years old and arrested for selling drugs. Due to my intense financial struggles, dealing drugs, I thought, was the only way to make money. Fortunately the charges were dropped, but my challenges continued. One by one,

by Masayo Mukumoto GARDENA, CALIF. I learned the spirit of financial offerings from my mother. When she joined the Soka Gakkai in Japan in 1962, my family’s business had gone bankrupt, and we had many financial problems. I was 19, and the only one working. I couldn’t afford lunch, so I would tell my co-workers

“The Great Pyramid is the crowning triumph of the Egyptian people, animmortal monument to their enthusiasm, dedication and creativity.” —SGI President Ikeda In February 1962, Soka Gakkai President Daisaku Ikeda went on his first trip to the Middle East. He arrived in Cairo, Egypt on February 6, setting foot for the first time on the

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary On January 29, 1962, Shin’ichi Yamamoto set off on his first trip to the Middle East, vowing in his heart to transform the world into a treasure land of eternal peace based on Buddhist humanism. Two days before his departure, he met with Torazo Kawarazaki, a Soka Gakkai member and an expert in

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Flowering of a New Humanism