November 1, 2019, World Tribune

Never Give Up on Our Prayers or Dreams by Ramya Chandrasekaran and Sudarshan Srinivasan Fargo, N.D. World Tribune: We understand that you recently overcame a big challenge as a married couple. Can you tell us about it? Ramya Chandrasekaran (wife): Sudarshan and I married in 2006. We had many dreams, one of which was to

Nanjo Tokimitsu

On Sept. 23, the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates released a statement on the urgent need to prevent nuclear war. In the document, the laureates expressed their support for the campaign Back From the Brink (which the SGI endorsed) and other international efforts to reduce the likelihood of nuclear war, including the Treaty on

On the morning of Sept. 28, SGI President and Mrs. Ikeda made their first visit to the recently completed Soka Gakkai World Seikyo Center, located in Shinanomachi, Tokyo. They chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and conducted gongyo in the fourth-floor Justice Hall, praying for the great development of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s “newspaper of the people.”

“Shakyamuni Buddha refused to entrust the mission of propagation to any of these people and gave it instead to the Bodhisattvas of the Earth. Thus these bodhisattvas are the ones who had thoroughly forged their resolve.” (“General Stone Tiger,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 953) The passage above from Nichiren Daishonin’s writing

This year, the SGI-USA is focused on developing the district as the oasis of open-hearted discussion and encouragement. In this series, the World Tribune speaks to recently announced Soka Victory Districts to learn the keys to their advancement. Fayetteville DistrictFayetteville, Ark. Q: What’s unique about your district? Fayetteville District meets in northwest Arkansas and covers

On Oct. 13, members opened the SGI-USA Riverside Buddhist Center in Riverside, California. Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Judy White and Moreno Valley Unified School District’s Chief Business Official Susana Lopez joined the ribbon-cutting. To commemorate the grand opening, eight certificates of recognition were presented by five cities and three major entities. They are from: