July 12, 2024, World Tribune

A paean to the human spirit, sung by the people, echoed high into the clear blue sky. We have triumphed! We have achieved a firm and lasting victory! As in a gripping drama, we have fought and striven with a passionate fighting spirit, for the sake of the great principles of truth and justice, for

When one livens other people’s complexions, one livens one’s own too, when one gives them strength, one gives oneself strength too, when one prolongs their lives, one prolongs one’s own life as well. “On Clothing and Food,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 2, p. 1066 Living a contributive life is a source of health

The mystic principle of the true aspect of reality is one, but if it encounters evil influences, it will manifest delusion, while if it encounters good influences, it will manifest enlightenment. Enlightenment means enlightenment to the essential nature of phenomena, and delusion, ignorance of it. “The Entity of the Mystic Law,” WND-1, 417–18 Our lives

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The Buddhist Bookcast is a new podcast series, offering quick reviews of SGI-USA books from World Tribune Press and Middleway Press. In this first episode, SGI-USA Women’s Leader Naoko Leslie offers insights into the latest book, The Immeasureable Power of Prayer, a compilation of lectures from Daisaku Ikeda’s “The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World”

Keiko Brunson, of Denver, entered the world with a bang and continued to challenge every perceived limitation placed on her. In this episode, she shares how chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo gave her the confidence to live authentically and with deep gratitude for those who support her. Click here to listen. July 12, 2024, World Tribune, p. 4

Amid a health scare, they learn that winning lies in encouraging others.

The World Tribune spoke with two nuclear physicists who are also SGI-USA members, Samuel Kim, of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Shelley Boon, of Berkeley, California, on how Buddhism impacts their work. World Tribune: Thank you for speaking with us. Could you share a bit about your background? Samuel Kim: I’m currently a post-doctoral nuclear

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” A 21-year-old sat at his local SGI-USA center, conversing with a man in his mid-30s. Eager to learn from

When the San Francisco Giants unveiled a nine-foot bronze statue of Orlando Cepeda at its stadium in September 2008, it showed him standing tall, a dignified bearing, his gaze on the future. That is, perhaps, the best metaphor for the storied life of the National Baseball Hall of Fame honoree and 11-time All Star, affectionately

The following message by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada was published in the July 2024 issue of the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal, Daibyakurenge. On this day of releaseand of imprisonmentare to be found the bondsof mentor and disciple. Ikeda Sensei penned this poem in tribute to the solemn history of mentor and disciple that

Recognized as i borghi più belli d’Italia, or one of “the most beautiful villages of Italy,” Alberobello is famous for its characteristic conic houses called trulli. Commissioned by Count Giangirolamo II (1600–65) in the 1630s, the unique structures were built by farmers to use as their personal residences as they worked the land. The rooftops