November 18, 2019, World Tribune - World Tribune

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Ikeda Sensei

The Great Vow for the Happiness of All Humanity

To mark the sixth anniversary, we are reprinting the message SGI President Ikeda sent to the commemorative gongyo meeting held on Nov. 8, 2013, for the completion of the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu, in Shinanomachi, Tokyo. This message first appeared in the Nov. 9, 2013, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka

Experience

“I Will March Forward” Toward My Dream

How I overcame debilitating health challenges and opened my careerpath through awakening to my bodhisattva vow. by JeanneMarie MandleyCHICAGO One night in January 2017, I woke up screaming because I couldn’t feel my legs. I found out I had mononucleosis, and the virus had attacked the nerves in my spinal cord. After being paralyzed for

Ikeda Sensei

The Bastion of the Pen—A Symbol of the Triumph of Mentor and Disciple (Part 1)

This essay by SGI President Ikeda originally appeared in the Oct. 3 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. On the morning of Sept. 28, under bright blue skies, I visited the newly completed Soka Gakkai World Seikyo Center in Shinanomachi, Tokyo. In the center’s Genron Hall, I did gongyo and chanted

News

TFAM Makes Contributions to Historic Monet and Manet Exhibitions in the U.S.

The Soka Gakkai-affiliated Tokyo Fuji Art Museum (TFAM) has loaned “Boat Lying at Low Tide” (1881), a painting from one of its permanent collections, for the exhibition “Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature,” held at the Denver Art Museum from Oct. 20, 2019–Feb. 2, 2020. This event bills itself as the “most comprehensive U.S. exhibition

Brief Guidances

Spreading Trust and Friendship in Our Communities

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Q&A

Q: I’m interested in Buddhism, but shouldn’t I know more before starting my own practice?

It’s wonderful that you would like to study more about Buddhism, and it’s very natural to want to learn as much as you can about something before deciding to incorporate it into your life. We approach many things in life in a similar way. For example, when scoping out a new restaurant, we might read

In Society

“I Want to Show Human Capacity”

Nirmal Purja, 36, on Oct. 29, completed “Project Possible,” setting a speed record for climbing the world’s 14 highest peaks. Each summit was at least 26,000 feet. “MISSION ACHIEVED!” his team tweeted upon reaching the 26,340-foot peak of Mount Shishapangma in China. While other climbers accomplished the feat in years, Purja did so in six