May 17, 2024, World Tribune

The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s essay originally published in the May 31, 2003, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. My dialogue with Arnold J. Toynbee (1889–1975), one of the 20th century’s great historians, began in the month of May and ended in the month of May. We spoke together for

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  The Ikeda Center hosted a Dialogue Nights event on April 5 that had the highest attendance since the pandemic. Called “Navigating Relationships: Can I Really Be My True Self With Others?,” the event welcomed nearly 70 Boston-area university students and young professionals, the majority of whom were first-time attendees.

When Ashley Park didn’t get into her first-choice colleges, she was stuck in New York City balancing a jam-packed schedule. Keeping in mind the Buddhist perspective that everything moves in the direction of our happiness when we chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, she used her Buddhist practice to transform her situation. This episode discusses her story and how

Walking the path of a contributive life, I fling wide the doors to my mission.

The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Second Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, held at the Kansai Toda Memorial Auditorium in Toyonaka City, Osaka, April 13, 2024. It was translated from the April 21, 2024, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Congratulations

A Compilation of Ikeda Sensei’s Series of Lectures on Nichiren Daishonin’s Writings

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” Jazz is about being in the moment, at every moment,” writes legendary pianist Herbie Hancock. “It’s about trusting

by Erica KondoAssistant Chief Financial Officer On behalf of the SGI-USA, I would like to express our deepest gratitude for your ever-increasing “earnest resolve” and sincere financial contributions to support our movement for peace in the U.S., Guam and the Caribbean.  In 2023, members’ financial contributions accounted for over 86% of the SGI-USA’s yearly operating

The Upper Middle Rhine Valley, popularly referred to as the Rhine Gorge, is a 40-mile stretch of land along one of Europe’s major rivers, the Rhine. The river and its gorge have functioned as an important trade route through central Europe since prehistoric times. As wealth flowed in with the river, merchant settlements and castles