May 3, 2019, World Tribune

How my prayer to advance kosen-rufu “set the universe in motion” for my victory. by Moonjung Cho NORFOLK, VA. In fall 2016, when I first heard the announcement about the 50,000 Lions of Justice Festival,my husband, Ram, and I determined to go all out to support the youth of Virginia South Region, while achieving our

Every year, on May 3, SGI members around the world celebrate Soka Gakkai Day to honor Josei Toda’s inauguration as the second Soka Gakkai president (1951) and Daisaku Ikeda’s inauguration as the successive president (1960). The following is SGI President Ikeda’s essay on May 3, which first appeared in the May 3, 2000, issue of

“We know that the prayers offered by a practitioner of the Lotus Sutra will be answered just as an echo answers a sound, as a shadow follows a form, as the reflection of the moon appears in clear water, as a mirror collects dewdrops, as a magnet attracts iron, as amber attracts particles of dust,

With “home visits” and “personal encouragement” as the bywords for the SGI-USA in 2019, this new World Tribune series features SGI-USA leaders who discuss their personal experiences of being home visited, visiting others and the lessons they’ve learned. by Maya GunaseharanSGI-USA Young Women’s Leader During a recent home visit in Chicago, a young woman opened

by Judy OstrowSpecial to the Tribune Under the brilliant sun of an early spring day, hundreds of SGI-USA members of Connecticut Region and their guests gathered on April 7 to celebrate the opening of a new, state-of-the-art Buddhist center in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. The two-story 8,180-square-foot building, which replaces the region’s previous quarters in

May Commemorative Contribution April 27–June 2, 2019

NEW YORK, April 12—Columbia University’s SGI-USA campus club, Buddhism for Global Peace, hosted the student seminar “Buddhist Solutions for Real Life: When We Change, the World Changes.” SGI-USA Young Men’s Leader Ryo Kuroki, who served as the keynote speaker, introduced the concept of human revolution as the key to transforming our lives and the world.

These are some of the ways Tokyo plans to use technology to host the 2020 Olympics: • wind and solar energy to power the stadiums• recycled cell phones converted into medals• driverless taxis; guests will use their smartphones to unlock doors and pay fees• install solar roads• use robots to translate Japanese for foreign guests