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Taking home the Soka Gakkai spirit, my kids show me the power of prayer.

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was translated from the June 27, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Nothing is stronger than young people’s wings of challenge and creativity. Their youthful energy, intelligence and passion allow them to soar to new heights, undaunted by the fiercest winds of the times.  The

Ikeda Sensei's Sept. 4, 2005, message to members after Hurricane Katrina.

Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement to members suffering from natural disasters from The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2, chapter 15.

by SGI-USA Future Division Leaders For the first time in four years, future division members ages 5–12 and their parents and guardians from around the country gathered at the beautiful SGI-USA Florida Nature and Culture Center over two weekends in July for the Elementary School Division (ESD) Conference. In unity with their friends in the

Are you dealing with a stressful relationship with someone close to you? What do you do when someone just keeps getting under your skin? Stress is an inevitable part of daily life, but when it manifests through a person, it tends to bring with it a whole host of other emotions—anger, frustration, blame, hopelessness and

Ahh… remember your first “kosen-rufu” car, the hooptie that got you to and from meetings and visits? Perhaps the windows no longer rolled down or the tailpipe wafted blue smoke. Whatever the case may be, we want to receive your photos and stories,including how it enabled you to make incredible causes toward your life and

The ancient city of Petra was the capital of the Nabatean kingdom, a desert oasis and nomadic epicenter along major trade routes between Arabia, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. Its elaborate structures were carved by hand directly into sandstone cliffs. Rock-cut channels, webbed throughout the surrounding mountainous desert, connected natural springs to the city’s canals

The July 14, July 21 and Aug. 4, issues of the World Tribune highlighted the first 200 SGI-USA districts to welcome new youth in 2023. Here are the next 50. Central Territory Chicago Zone Country Club Hills District Rockford-Dixon District South Central Zone Little Rock District Montgomery District Southwest Zone Thunderbird District Lookout Mountain District

The ‘Advance Together’ Line This audio complement to the SGI-USA’s publications is updated weekly with content from the World Tribune and Living Buddhism. The “Advance Together” line can be accessed at any time of the day. 1) Call 424-441-8400 and listen to the voice prompts to select the article you would like to hear. An

This new series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living, as Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” A mother’s love and care can profoundly impact her children.  In the new book Rainbow of Hope,

by Amelia Gonzalez and Shota Okajima SGI-USA Young Women’s and Young Men’s Leaders Congratulations to the youth of the SGI-USA for holding historic young women’s division gatherings and young men’s division outings in July! Our deepest appreciation to the incredible women’s and men’s divisions for your support! YWD Friendship Gatherings To celebrate the founding of

Finding Buddhism in my 60s, I awaken to my mission to demonstrate what’s possible in life’s golden years.

In 1947, Daisaku Ikeda was 19. He was seeking answers to life amid the chaos of postwar Japan, reading books on literature and philosophy. On Aug. 14, 1947, he attended a Soka Gakkai discussion meeting in search of a philosophy that could give him genuine purpose. There, Josei Toda, the man who would become his

Thoughts on The New Human Revolution

1. SGI-USA Publications  Follow along the study presentation and contribute to the discussion by bringing your own copy of Living Buddhism and World Tribune. 2. Gongyo Book and Beads Don’t forget your gongyo book and beads! Meetings begin by reciting gongyo and chanting daimoku together.  3. An Open Heart Bring an open heart and seeking

For more than three millennia, people have inhabited the magnificent natural landscape of Salzkammergut, taking advantage of its salt deposits. Iron Age trade routes across Europe testify to the flourishing society that became known as Hallstatt Culture. After a fire destroyed the town in 1750, it was rebuilt in Baroque style. The landscape has escaped

The July 14, 2023, and July 21, 2023, issues of the World Tribune highlighted the first 150 SGI-USA districts to welcome new youth in 2023. Here are the next 50. Central Territory Chicago Zone  Aurora District Gary-Hammond District Edgewater District Hollywood Beach District Midwest Zone NE University District Summit Hill District Rocky Mountain Zone South

Be diligent in developing your faith until the last moment of your life. Otherwise you will have regrets. For example, the journey from Kamakura to Kyoto takes twelve days. If you travel for eleven but stop with only one day remaining, how can you admire the moon over the capital? —“Letter to Niike,” The Writings of

SANTA FE, New Mexico—Emerging from the sweltering heat, hundreds gathered under the roof of the Santa Maria de la Paz Community Hall on July 16, 2023, for “A World Without Nuclear Weapons: From Reflection to Action,” an interfaith remembrance of the Trinity nuclear test. On the same day in 1945, the first atomic bomb was