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How my prayer to advance kosen-rufu “set the universe in motion” for my victory. by Moonjung Cho NORFOLK, VA. In fall 2016, when I first heard the announcement about the 50,000 Lions of Justice Festival,my husband, Ram, and I determined to go all out to support the youth of Virginia South Region, while achieving our

This essay appeared in the March 11, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. The strong, warm voice of my mentor that day still resounds in my heart. In April 1956, during a visit to Sendai in Tohoku’s Miyagi Prefecture, [second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda] was interviewed by a local

“We know that the prayers offered by a practitioner of the Lotus Sutra will be answered just as an echo answers a sound, as a shadow follows a form, as the reflection of the moon appears in clear water, as a mirror collects dewdrops, as a magnet attracts iron, as amber attracts particles of dust,

May Commemorative Contribution April 27–June 2, 2019

Every year, on May 3, SGI members around the world celebrate Soka Gakkai Day to honor Josei Toda’s inauguration as the second Soka Gakkai president (1951) and Daisaku Ikeda’s inauguration as the successive president (1960). The following is SGI President Ikeda’s essay on May 3, which first appeared in the May 3, 2000, issue of

NEW YORK, April 12—Columbia University’s SGI-USA campus club, Buddhism for Global Peace, hosted the student seminar “Buddhist Solutions for Real Life: When We Change, the World Changes.” SGI-USA Young Men’s Leader Ryo Kuroki, who served as the keynote speaker, introduced the concept of human revolution as the key to transforming our lives and the world.

Time and time again, the mentors and disciples of Soka have exemplified the Buddhist ideal of transforming poison into medicine, of using adversity as a catalyst for creating the greatest value. SGI President Ikeda writes: “No matter how seemingly desperate the situation, we can absolutely find a way through it with courageous efforts in faith

With “home visits” and “personal encouragement” as the bywords for the SGI-USA in 2019, this new World Tribune series features SGI-USA leaders who discuss their personal experiences of being home visited, visiting others and the lessons they’ve learned. by Maya GunaseharanSGI-USA Young Women’s Leader During a recent home visit in Chicago, a young woman opened

These are some of the ways Tokyo plans to use technology to host the 2020 Olympics: • wind and solar energy to power the stadiums• recycled cell phones converted into medals• driverless taxis; guests will use their smartphones to unlock doors and pay fees• install solar roads• use robots to translate Japanese for foreign guests

by Mary Ishimoto MorrisSpecial to the Tribune CHANTILLY, Va., April 7—Cherry blossoms were in peak bloom on a beautiful spring day, as members celebrated the official opening of the SGI-USA Northern Virginia Buddhist Center in Chantilly, Virginia. At 6,000 square feet, this sparkling new center, just a few miles from the Washington Dulles International Airport,

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 29—In the most well-attended Dialogue Nights event yet, over 80 Boston-area university students and young professionals came together at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue to discuss “The Loneliness Epidemic.” The turnout suggests that loneliness is an urgent issue for young people today, and

From the March 25, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. The spring of Soka cherry trees has arrived! The Youth Cherry Tree long adorning the Soka Gakkai Headquarters complex in Shinanomachi, Tokyo, is also in bloom, thanks to the careful tending by master gardeners over the years. Nichiren Daishonin also

Research shows that expressing gratitude enriches your life both mentally and physically. A study by professors Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough revealed the positive impact of gratitude based on observations of three groups that kept weekly journals. The first group focused on recording things they were grateful for, the second noted events (good or bad)

by Adin StraussSGI-USA General Director Thank you very much for your dedicated efforts to advance kosen-rufu in this Year of Soka Victory. Soka means “value creation” and Gakkai, “society.” In short, we choose from moment to moment to create value in our lives. Time and money are two very precious things for human beings. How

This year, SGI members worldwide are earnestly studying SGI President Ikeda’s novel 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 was adapted from the Jan. 14, 1998, World

Is the discussion meeting the “third place” society is searching for?

The following excerpt is from The New Human Revolution, volume 26, “Banner of the Law” chapter, pp. 138–41. SGI President Ikeda appears in the novel as Shin’ichi Yamamoto. Josei Toda’s profound spiritual awakening in prison to the fact that he was a Bodhisattva of the Earth was a pivotal moment in the Soka Gakkai’s history.

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary On the evening of October 8, 1961, Shin’ichi Yamamoto and his companions did a solemn gongyo in his hotel room in Germany. Earlier that day, he had stood before the Berlin Wall [the symbol of Berlin’s physical and ideological division]. In his prayers, Shin’ichi made a powerful pledge to see Germany reunited and

The Ikeda Wisdom Academy is an SGI-USA youth division movement to engage youth leaders in advanced study. In March, a new cycle of the academy began, focusing on the study of On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime: SGI President Ikeda’s Lecture Series. This month, academy members will study chapters 5 and 6 of this lecture