May 3, 2020, World Tribune

This guidance from Ikeda Sensei’s series Treasures of the Four Seasons appeared in the April 2019 issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, the Soka Gakkai’s newspaper for the elementary school division. It’s spring! Cherry blossoms! In full bloom! Hope! Victory! Cherry blossoms of youth! Cherry blossoms of happiness enduring the bitter winter to bloom

If newspapers are the first draft of history, the World Tribune aims at playing the selfsame role for the kosen-rufu movement in America. In this, the May 3, 2020, issue of the World Tribune, which celebrates the 60th anniversary of Daisaku Ikeda’s inauguration as the third Soka Gakkai president, the SGI-USA Periodicals Department is honored and delighted to present

by Minoru HaradaSoka Gakkai President TOKYO, April 10—Japan, where until recently we hoped that we would contain the spread of COVID-19, has now entered into a state of emergency, facing a surge in the number of confirmed cases and redoubling its efforts to save precious lives. In these most difficult times, on behalf of the Soka

Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone seen or heard of winter turning back to autumn. Nor have we ever heard of a believer in the Lotus Sutra who turned into an ordinary [unenlightened] person. The sutra

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

by Vernard Sharif FennellNew Orleans “As long as we look at our situation with only ordinary reason, there won’t be the slightest chance for us to win. But [Nichiren] Daishonin tells us plainly that the Gohonzon has infinite power. The only question is whether or not we believe him. If we think that we are really

by Jasmine Pogue33 years old Baton Rouge, LA. I was 15 when my mom died from cancer. I tried to understand and reconcile what had happened. Around that time, a friend told me that by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, I could reconnect with my mom’s life. I wasn’t seeking spirituality, but a few years later, I accepted her invitation

by Erica Kondo Assistant Chief Financial Officer On behalf of the SGI-USA, thank you very much for your sincere financial offerings to support the organization. Because of your dedicated efforts, we have accomplished many significant milestones toward the expansion of our kosen-rufu movement in America. Given the rapidly evolving situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, we

by Adin StraussSGI-USA General Director Greetings to everyone on May 3, Soka Gakkai Day—a day of advancement and fresh starts! On this occasion, we celebrate the 69th anniversary of Josei Toda’s inauguration as second Soka Gakkai president (in 1951) and the 60th anniversary of Ikeda Sensei succeeding his mentor as the third president (1960). And in