July 17, 2026, World Tribune

In a speech delivered in Tokyo on April 3, 1993, at a representative gathering commemorating the April 2 anniversary of second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda’s passing, Ikeda Sensei shares President Toda’s guidance, emphasizing the importance of living true to oneself. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1,

The following is from a Q&A session with SGI-USA Culture Department representatives in Nagano, Japan, on Aug. 7, 1992. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 6, installment 4, pp. 206–08. Ikeda Sensei encourages an SGI-USA member who asked how to deal with his lack

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  Now in its sixth year, the Ikeda Center’s Global Citizens seminar series was founded to bring emerging scholars from diverse fields into dialogue across disciplines to reckon with the most pressing issues of our time. This year’s seminar, held on June 20, was called “Becoming Human Together: Hope, Healing,

To honor my husband’s final will, I vow again to respond with joy.

The young women’s division was founded on July 19, 1951. This year marks its 75th anniversary. The following article reflects the founding spirit and enduring mission of the young women’s division. Young Women’s Division Day—a day of mentor and discipleinfused with a vowof dedication to kosen-rufuand to the Gakkai. (July 2021 Living Buddhism, p. 22)

A waterfall called the Dragon Gate exists in China. Its waters plunge a hundred feet, swifter than an arrow shot by a strong warrior. It is said that a great many carp gather in the basin below, hoping to climb the falls, and that any that succeeds will turn into a dragon. Not a single

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In 1980, muralist Josef Kristofoletti was born in Oradea, Romania. He later moved to North America to pursue higher education in the arts and now lives in Austin, Texas. Kristofoletti’s passion for creating art on a grand scale comes from his belief in openness and accessibility. He values public art because it allows everyone to