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Exhausting every strategy save one, my wife and I employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra to fulfill our dream of starting a family.

How my daughter’s battle for her life awakened me to the purpose of my own. I’m Phillip Murray from Fort Myers, Florida.

How I got off drugs and embraced a winning life with a devoted practice.

After nearly losing my life in a knife attack, I’ve made profound inner changes on my road to recovery.

My family’s bout with COVID-19 became a catalyst to transform our relationships and become closer than ever.

How I’ve defeated the odds and transformed my health, life and destiny. I’m Kristopher Sanders from Chicago.

Buddhism has taught me that nothing can hold me back.

How Buddhism gave us the tools to build a life of absolute happiness.

By putting Buddhism at the center of my life, I transformed the karma of addiction into the mission of helping others recover.

How I learned the invincible spirit of Soka. I’m Keiko Brunson, from Denver.

by Lee Malone Redlands, Calif. When I was growing up, my mother was extremely caring, and my father was an upstanding man who worked three jobs to support us. Despite being raised in a good, loving home, I still had a lot of fear in my heart and struggled with cowardice. I was introduced to

How I gained the courage to face my fears.

by Patrick HallSan Francisco “Just as flowers open up and bear fruit, just as the moon appears and invariably grows full, just as a lamp becomes brighter when oil is added, and just as plants and trees flourish with rain, so will human beings never fail to prosper when they make good causes.” (“The Third Day

How practicing based on a vow enabled me to surmount illness with a great sense of purpose. by Amy WatsonSouth Weber, Utah In July 2019, I found out I had cancer for the third time. I had first been diagnosed 12 years earlier with synovial sarcoma, a rare cancer that only occurs in one to

by Myeong, Alam and Jason Hasson Fresno, Calif. World Tribune: Thank you for sharing your family experience with us, Myeong and Alam. We understand you faced a major obstacle as a family when your second child was born in 2012. Can you share what happened? Myeong Hasson (wife): When Jason was born, he did not