CategoryExperience

Seeking to address the roots of suffering, I find Buddhism and my true self.

In reconnecting with the SGI, I learn the true value of life.

In his battle for health, my son teaches me to advance in the face of hardship as a person of faith. I am Mariano Kimbara of Dallas.

In Buddhism, I discover the true mission of my illness and my life.

Responding to my mentor’s guidance, I lay an unshakable foundation of good fortune.

Choosing hope over hopelessness, I open the way to happiness—others’ and my own. I am Daisy Prom of Temple City, California.

Dreaming of the big screen, I advance toward true victory, in which everyone wins.

Year by year, I take my mentor’s guidance to heart, steeling my life for a crucial moment.

Through sustained efforts to support others, I become a person of conviction. I am Ronald Williams of Philadelphia.

Seeking conviction, I find it right beneath my feet.

Transforming generations of anger, I become the mother I was always meant to be.

From heartbreak I learn the source of true happiness—a sense of mission for the happiness of others.

Discovering the SGI, I light my chosen path with the sun of hope. I am Karyn Harvey of Baltimore.

Threatened and scammed, I conquer my fear and bring hope to others.

by Brian EnrightOakland, Calif. I pulled up to the teepee with a full beard and an empty stomach, in search of whatever it was I’d been after since leaving my 9–5. I’d come on the invitation of a friend, to take part in a ceremony of the solstice.  The ceremony, which involved flushing gallons of

Repaying debts of gratitude, I expand my life without limit.

Losing my refuge, I find one that can’t be lost—in me, in community, in motion.

Awakening to my power to impact my environment, I bring hope and joy to my community through friendship. I am Jun Koizumi of Gardena, California.

Finding joy amid loss, I shine for those around me.

Seeing myself through my daughter’s eyes, I walk the path of a person of courage.