CategoryExperience

Making offerings for the sake of Buddhism, I open my heart to my father and to humanity.

My Buddhist practice has enabled me to transform my perceived weaknesses into my greatest strengths. I’m Matt Thompson from Denver.

In the spirit of May Contribution, I rely on my heart and win together with my family.

By practicing Nichiren Buddhism with the SGI, I have gained a deeper sense of my mission as a “lawyer for life.”

Saving day by day for May Contribution, my husband and I embark on the business venture of our lives.

Tempering my strengths, my Buddhist practice yields the wisdom to fulfill my dream of founding a tech startup. I’m Lenny Bogdonoff from New York.

How May Contribution helped me to confront not only my addiction to alcohol but also a deeper habit—the tendency to seek validation outside myself.

Inspired by my best friend’s brilliant life, I battle alongside my mentor and summon the courage to open my heart.

Managing the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I deepen my faith and develop immensely, together with those around me.

My Buddhist wisdom has driven me to connect with my students, my music and my mission for kosen-rufu. I’m Suzanne Pittson from Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Through overcoming financial hardships in America, my wife and I pass on the never-give-up spirit to our children.

Practicing for myself and others, I kindle a fierce flame to light the path to victory.

Embracing Buddhism at 73, I move beyond mere obligation, drawing on a deeper reason to serve—for the sake of joy of self and others.

How I transformed my outrage at my mother’s death to become the person she believed I could be.

How I awoke to my deeper identity as a Bodhisattva of the Earth. I’m Shota Okajima from Madison, New Jersey.

Centering my life on Buddhist practice, I transformed generations of fear into faith in my own power to heal.

Speaking openly of Buddhism in the wake of my mother’s death, I move beyond my grief to connect with her anew.

Sharing Buddhism while traveling cross-country, I primed my heart for a significant encounter with my father.

by Machiko, Yasumitsu and Mac Kimura Gardena, Calif. World Tribune: Thank you, Machiko, Yasumitsu and Mac for speaking with us. We heard that your family experienced a victory last year based on your efforts to spread Buddhism. Can you tell us what happened? Mac Kimura: In mid-2020, my father shut down his business of almost

In the wake of my brother’s death, I discovered my mission as an educator to foster the future. I’m Nichi Aviña from Palm Desert, California.