March 4, 2022, World Tribune

Answer: You can transform any situation by persisting in chanting, studying and taking action.

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the Seventh Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial on Feb. 6, 2022, held in conjunction with the Hyogo General Meeting, at the Hyogo Ikeda Culture Center in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in the Kansai region. Soka Gakkai members throughout Hyogo Prefecture also attended the meeting remotely at

How I transformed my outrage at my mother’s death to become the person she believed I could be.

During the last weekend of March, the youth division will hold general meetings across SGI-USA themed “Redefining Joy Amid the Times.” The meetings will celebrate March 16, Kosen-rufu Day, the day second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda entrusted the youth division with the future of kosen-rufu in March 1958 (see p. 8). “The March youth general

In-person conferences at the Florida Nature and Culture Center are back, and registration is open for the following language conferences: Chinese (April 1–4); Korean (April 8–11); Japanese (April 22–25); and Spanish (April 29–May 2). Register today through your SGI-USA portal. 

The essential practice of the Lotus Sutra is to achieve happiness for both ourselves and others. In his 2022 peace proposal, Ikeda Sensei underscores this point through the story of Vimalakirti, one of Shakyamuni’s disciples: On one occasion, Vimalakirti … [who was] deeply respected for the way he interacted with people in various conditions of

In the predawn chill of March 16, 1958, some 6,000 youth gathered at the foot of Mount Fuji for a solemn ceremony with their mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda. Mr. Toda was fighting the limits of his own mortality as he searched for ways to empower as many youth as possible to assume

Meet Anna Wrede, of Seattle, an artist who uses her Buddhist practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to never give up on her dreams. She transforms the loneliness she experienced growing up into a sense of purpose to create genuine connection through her art.  

A Religion of Human Revolution This selection of 12 lectures from Ikeda Sensei’s “Buddhism of the Sun” series highlights personal transformation as the vital undercurrent shaping the destiny of humankind. $5.95 Making the Impossible PossibleStories from Ikeda Sensei’s youth about turning impossibilities into possibilities, which serve as timeless formulas for how we can do the same. $5.95

The second book of The Brilliant Path of Worldwide Kosen-rufu: Study Guide for The New Human Revolution, which focuses on volumes 11–20 of Ikeda Sensei’s novel, is coming soon. Purchase a copy at your local SGI-USA bookstore. Print and e-book versions will also be available at bookstore.sgi-usa.org/.

Every morning and evening, we recite these words during gongyo: “isshin yokken butsu” (“single-mindedly desiring to see the Buddha,” see The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras, p. 271). This does not mean that we desire to physically see or be in the presence of the Buddha. Rather, it signifies the importance of revealing Buddhahood from within

Mount Rainier, an active volcano, ascends 14,410 feet above sea level. Twenty-five centuries-old glaciers adorn this icon of the Washington landscape, making it the most glaciated peak in the contiguous United States. —Prepared by the World Tribune staff