Feature
Can We Change the World?
Here are three lessons that any of us can apply today.
In this issue
Encouragement
The Spirit of Soka Youth Burns Brighter in July (Part 1)
The Song of Human Victory
Brief Guidances
Striving With the Lionhearted Spirit That ‘Obstacles Are a Badge of Honor’
Words Of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei
Buddhability
Buddhability in the Wild
When we’re stressed out after a long day or just feel like the world is putting us in a box, music can rescue us. It makes us feel human. It reminds us there are other wonderful souls in the world whose hearts resonate with our own, and we are not alone. Read in full here.
Experience
What Brings Me Joy
Healing through art, I discover my mission and bring joy to all around me.
Interview
Advocacy to Empower One Individual After Another
SGI-USA member Jury Candelario, of Los Angeles, is a clinical social worker and AIDS advocate. He is the director of an organization that provides culturally affirming social services for vulnerable communities impacted by HIV/AIDS, behavioral health challenges and housing insecurity. He was named a local hero in 2010 by Los Angeles-based television station KCET and
Gosho Study
Nichiren cautions us about erroneous teachings. Am I making negative causes by joining in other religious holidays or events?
Answer: Celebrating life’s events with loved ones leads to creating harmony and deeper bonds, so freely take part in them. Most important is your own firm Buddhist faith and practice.
Profiles
Fulfilling My Mission
by Heather AngellSalt Lake City I was introduced to Nichiren Buddhism in 2020 by a co-worker in New Orleans. Shortly after, the pandemic began, and I moved back home to Salt Lake City. Growing up, I didn’t feel worthy or that there was a place I belonged. So I feared going back to my hometown
Encouragement
We Are Sowing the Seeds of Buddhahood (Part 2)
The following encouragement from Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the July 2018 Living Buddhism, pp. 4–5. Part one appears in the May 20, 2022, World Tribune, p. 10. Interestingly, some plant seeds can remain viable for centuries or even millennia. In 1951, the year that my mentor, Josei Toda, was inaugurated as second Soka
Lessons
Genuine Trust Through Dialogue
The following article was adapted from an installment of the “Myoji no Gen” series in the Jan. 1, 2022, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. A new member shared at a recent discussion meeting, “Until now, I haven’t had people I could call real friends.” Though this young man had relationships where