May 3, 2026, World Tribune

The following essay, from the series “Our Brilliant Path to Victory,” was published in Japanese in the Seikyo Shimbun, Aug. 21 and 22, 2012. It can be found in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, chapter 30, installment 1, pp. 375–80. Fostering the future divisionmembers is vital for the ongoing

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

Striving to contribute to kosen-rufu, I become someone who can support others.

by Erica KondoAssistant Chief Financial Officer On behalf of the SGI-USA, I want to sincerely thank you for your steadfast commitment and generous financial support. Your contributions are essential in advancing our mission for peace in the United States and the Caribbean, which then extend to the entire world, as Ikeda Sensei has called upon

Whatever trials may descend upon us, we, the members of Soka, always embark anew toward victory from the starting point of May 3, the sun of time without beginning shining forever in our hearts.—Ikeda Sensei On May 3, 1951, Josei Toda became the second president of the Soka Gakkai, at which time the lay Buddhist

In rural West Texas, one member shares how her Buddhist practice transformed her life—and how a developing friendship is helping a young person build a new future.

Arthur Garfield Dove (1880–1946) was an American painter and a pioneering figure in early modernism, widely regarded as one of the first artists in the United States to embrace a fully abstract style. Born in Canandaigua, New York, and raised in Geneva, Dove initially pursued illustration, studying at Cornell University before moving to New York