August 2022 Living Buddhism - World Tribune

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Daily Life

Resolving Conflicts as Buddhists

After World War II, the United Nations was established in 1945 to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Unfortunately, since then, some 250 armed conflicts have broken out around the world, claiming hundreds of millions of lives. Conflict resolution, which aims to resolve tense situations between opposing parties peacefully, became a significant field

Ikeda Sensei

Shining Brightly as Ambassadors of Soka!

Originally published in the July 2022 Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. Dynamic progress in human revolution begins with the fierce courage to surmount hardships. Amid unrelenting persecution while in exile on Sado Island, Nichiren Daishonin called out to Shijo Kingo: “Bring forth the great power of faith, and be spoken of by all

Buddhability

If You Want to Relieve Anxiety, Connect With Other People

What’s the best anti-anxiety medicine? According to organi-zational psychologist and author Adam Grant, it’s “generosity.” This is easier said than done, especially when our anxiety overwhelms us to the point of feeling that isolation is the only option. But this is why the Buddhability community exists. Read in full here.

Gosho Study

Challenging Ourselves to Share Buddhism

“It is not enough that I alone should accept and have faith in your words—we must see to it that others as well are warned of their errors.” (“On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 26) Background The dialogue in this work begins

Profiles

On the Cover—Georgia

Highlighting SGI-USA members from Georgia applying Buddhism to daily life.

Experience

Learning the Heart of Global Citizenship

Following my parents’ lead, I create value from adversity and forge the heart of a global citizen of Soka. I’m Margaret Kasahara from Aliso Viejo, California.

Our History

60th Anniversary of Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series on The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings

Lecture on “The Quintessence of Thought and Philosophy”‘ On August 31, 1962, just over two years since becoming Soka Gakkai president, Ikeda Sensei began a five-year series of lectures to student division members on The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, a text he referred to as “the quintessence of thought and philosophy” (The New

Gosho Study

Key Passages From The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings and Ikeda Sensei’s Guidance

The lion’s roar (shishi ku) is the preaching of the Buddha. The preaching of the Law means the preaching of the Lotus Sutra, or the preaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in particular. The first shi [which means “teacher”] of the word shishi, or “lion,” is the Wonderful Law that is passed on by the teacher. The second

Global Perspective

Planetary Citizenship

Your Values, Beliefs and Actions Can Shape A Sustainable World Hazel Henderson and Daisaku Ikeda

Ikeda Wisdom Academy

Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism: Wisdom for Realizing Happiness for All Humanity

Chapter 9 “The Kalpa of Decrease” Ikeda Sensei explains in this lecture that Nichiren Buddhism has the power to help people transform great evil into great good. “The Kalpa of Decrease,” the writing we will study in this chapter, affirms that putting into practice the teachings of Nichiren Buddhism constitutes the “fundamental path to happiness

District Meeting

District Study Meeting Material

District Meeting

District Discussion Meeting Material

Global Perspective

The Wisdom of Buddhist Humanism—No More Nukes

Excerpts From Ikeda Sensei’s Annual Peace Proposals:
Abolishing the Evil of Nuclear Weapons

Ikeda Sensei’s Lectures

Let’s Make a Triumphant Song of Human Dignity Resound to Change History and the Future

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Comic

Standing Up for Your Dignity

Illustration by Leo Matsuda

The New Human Revolution

Songs of Kosen-rufu—Volume 28, Chapter 1

Installment 10 | Installment 20 | Installment 30 | Installment 40 | Installment 50 | Installment 60 Installment 1 “A song of victory resounds in my heart. / The power of spring rises in my soul,” wrote the Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka (1871–1913). Shin’ichi Yamamoto’s heart resounded with a song of youth astride noble steeds