October 11, 2019, World Tribune

How a spirit of appreciation helped me realize I am not a victim of my circumstances. by Erin Dayanan Honolulu I grew up as a third-generation Filipino American whose grandparents immigrated to the sugarcane plantations on Oahu for a better life. The values of hard work and sacrifice were passed down to my parents, who,

The following are excerpts from SGI President Ikeda’s speech at a Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting held in April 1993. These excerpts were featured in a video of the speech, which was shown during the 42nd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, held in Yokohama, Japan, on Aug. 31,

The following is an opinion piece on climate change by SGI President Ikeda, which was published on Sept. 19 by InDepthNews. “That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it,” observed Aristotle, highlighting an all-too-common human tendency. His warning is still relevant today, especially in our fight against climate

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 26–28—The 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference on Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities and Communities included the workshop “Amazon Frontline Report—Challenges and Partnerships for Sustainability in Manaus, Brazil’s Amazonas State.” The SGI and the Soka Institute for Environmental Studies and Research of the Amazon were among the organizations that co-sponsored the

by Adin Strauss SGI-USA General Director Thank you very much for your extraordinary efforts to advance our kosen-rufu movement in this Year of Soka Victory. I understand how hard you are striving day after day to foster a generation of successors. SGI President Ikeda states unequivocally: “The SGI-USA’s progress serves as a model for and

The following is from Discussions on Youth, new edition, pp. 301–03, in which SGI President Ikeda discusses the significance of the power of prayer when chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to the Gohonzon. There are so many religions and so many different objects of devotion. In Japanese, an object of religious worship or devotion is called honzon, literally

by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda Persons who uphold this sutra [the Lotus Sutra], though they may be strangers to one another, will meet on Eagle Peak. And how much more certain is it that you [Nanjo Tokimitsu] and your late father, because you both have faith in the Lotus Sutra [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo], will be reborn there

Every aspect of our Buddhist practice—faith, practice and study—creates causes that give rise to happiness, benefit and fortune in our lives. In Nichiren Buddhism, any positive outcome or gain that results from our practice is called a benefit (kudoku in Japanese), which can also be translated as “blessing,” “merit” or “virtue.” Fundamentally, benefits in Buddhism