June 12, 2026, World Tribune

The following is from a speech at a Chubu region representatives conference in Aichi, Japan, on May 26, 1997. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 2, installment 3, pp. 33–34. Describing three characteristics of practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism, Ikeda Sensei calls on us to

The following is from a speech at a Wakayama Prefecture general meeting in Wakayama, Japan, on March 24, 1988. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, chapter 2, installment 4, pp. 35–36. Happiness is not determined by our circumstances but is something each of us creates

All positions are based in Santa Monica, California, at the SGI-USA Headquarters. Active participation in SGI-USA activities is required. Please send resumes to jobs@sgi-usa.org. Full-Time Financial Analyst Candidates should have a four-year degree in finance, economics or a similar field of study in addition to two to four years of fund accounting, along with basic

by Lillian KoizumiSpecial to the Tribune  On Friday, May 15, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Ikeda Center held its second Dialogue Nights of 2026 on the theme of compassion. Titled “Compassion: The Practice of Restoring Human Connection,” the event explored Daisaku Ikeda’s perspectives on compassion from his 1996 address at Teachers College, Columbia University, “Thoughts on

Turning our comfortable lives upside down, our children show us what family is truly about.

This study series covers Soka Spirit topics to be presented by a youth or student division member at Soka 2030 meetings on the last Sunday of each month. Today, many people put time and effort into trying to appear admirable or refined. In Buddhism, however, what matters most is what’s in our hearts and how

The World Tribune is publishing Ikeda Sensei’s encouragement every month for the SGI-USA women’s division’s America Victory Daimoku Group and Sophia Group meetings. “Today, many of your representatives told of benefits they received—amazing benefits, but not compared to those I have gained. Now let me tell you how you can get true benefits.” [Josei] Toda’s

Hug. Love. Amor. Robert Indiana (1928–2018) transformed these letters and words into bold visual compositions. Through his distinctive style, he turned ordinary language into powerful visual statements.  Robert Indiana was born Robert Clark in New Castle, Indiana. He was adopted as an infant and, throughout his childhood, his family moved throughout the Midwest. After graduating