August 4, 2023, World Tribune

14th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting

8/1 45th Anniversary of the Song ‘Runners for Justice’ In the Aug. 1, 1978, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun, Ikeda Sensei presented the high school division a song he composed called “Runners for Justice.” It was revised in 2010 and now serves as the future division song.  8/6 Sensei Begins and

by Kevin Moncrief SGI-USA Men’s Leader To the men of the SGI-USA! Thank you for everything you are doing to advance our dream of kosen-rufu in America! The recently completed July Young Men’s Outings were spectacular. A multitude of young men and their guests attended these events.  Our support for the youth is crucial. Ikeda Sensei

Watch this 12-minute video on two-time Nobel laureate and “father of modern chemistry” Linus Pauling and his relationship with Daisaku Ikeda. They met four times and forged a deep friendship based on their shared desire to achieve global peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons. Their dialogues are published in the book A Lifelong Quest

In Buddhism, I discover a long-sought path to empowerment.

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

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

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

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