What’s Essential
Priming myself to appreciate even hardship, I become a person of true wealth. I’m Everett Boyd from New York.
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Nothing to Fear
Embracing my vow to become a doctor for kosen-rufu, I face the fears that stand between me and my mission. I’m Sharif Fennell from New Orleans.
You Deserve to Be Happy
Seeking my true self, I find brotherhood at last.
Everything and More
In search of justice, I discover an old promise unbroken.
New Day
While I grieved my mother, the district
I vowed to revive revives me.
Any Other Way
Centered on prayer, I embrace
the family I have.
Making a House a Home
by Anne SaracenoPortland, Ore. “Sketchy,” remarked a college friend from the West Hills. She meant the shuttered windows, the empty streets and the cars parked up and down the block in their overgrown lawns. I saw all this, but something else, too. Wanting a second pair of eyes, I asked my other friend, Sanae, to
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WT Interviews
Living Beyond Belief, Beyond Faith
An interview with Lawrence E. Carter Sr., dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
Sharing Sufferings and Joy as Comrades in Faith
Toward the Active Duty and Military Veterans / First Responders Conference at the SGI-USA Florida Nature and Culture Center (FNCC), the World Tribune sat down with the group’s national leaders, Carla Colton and Mark Woods, to learn about their mission. The group includes veterans, active duty military, national guard or reserve, Department of Defense personnel,
Value Creation in Nuclear Power
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
Profiles
How Boone, N.C., Became a Hub for Introducing Youth
by Lani ArsenaultBoone, N.C. After my husband retired, we left Virginia in 2019 for the quieter, slower life in Boone, North Carolina—a beautiful town in the mountains. By this point, I’d been practicing Nichiren Buddhism for over 25 years, having overcome lupus, cancer and financial difficulties—all while striving in SGI activities. Honestly, I felt I
Realizing the Strength I Have
This year, SGI-USA youth will hold chapter-level March Youth Peace Festivals with the determination to create peace in their local communities. The World Tribune is featuring chapter youth leaders and how they are applying Ikeda Sensei’s guidance to win where they are. Ikeda Sensei’s Guidance: No matter what the circumstances, the person with firm resolve
Persevering Together
This year, SGI-USA youth will hold chapter-level March Youth Peace Festivals with the determination to create peace in their local communities. The World Tribune is featuring chapter youth leaders and how they are applying Ikeda Sensei’s guidance to win where they are. Ikeda Sensei’s Guidance: Prayer is the courage to persevere. It is the struggle
Striving to Keep the Sun Shining Brightly
This year, SGI-USA youth will hold chapter-level March Youth Peace Festivals with the determination to advance kosen-rufu in their local communities. The World Tribune is featuring chapter youth leaders and how they are applying Ikeda Sensei’s guidance to win where they are. Ikeda Sensei’s Guidance: What’s important … is that you resolve to become the
Podcast: Buddhist Solutions for Life’s Problems
A family rift. Debt. Finding a career you love. Heartbreak. Tap into 3,000 years of Buddhist wisdom to find real solutions to life’s problems.