Experience
Based On a Vow
Gaining and losing all, I discover the foundations of a winning life. I’m Sherman Hom from Prescott, Arizona.
Experience
Experience
Learning to Trust Myself and Others
Over my 56 years of Buddhist practice, I’ve overcome family discord, troubles at work and illness, based on my vow to strive for kosen-rufu in America with my mentor, Ikeda Sensei. I’m Rod Burke from San Luis Obispo, California.
Experience
Every Iota
I arrived in New York with a dream. The city forged my faith and showed me what I’m made of.
Experience
Together, Forever
Basing ourselves on a vow for the happiness of the people, my wife and
I forge a bond transcending time and space, and even death.
Experience
Unlocking My Infinite Potential
From The New Human Revolution,
I learn that nothing is impossible.
Experience
Based On a Vow
Gaining and losing all, I discover the foundations of a winning life. I’m Sherman Hom from Prescott, Arizona.
Experience
Parting the Clouds
Taking home the Soka Gakkai spirit,
my kids show me the power of prayer.
Experience
My Life Has Just Begun
Finding Buddhism in my 60s, I awaken to my mission to demonstrate what’s possible in life’s golden years.
Experience
The Power to Shape My Destiny
In Buddhism, I discover a long-sought path to empowerment.
Experience
Something Great to Come
From a state of confidence, endings appear as the means for fresh growth. I’m Sylvia Dare from Galloway, New Jersey.
Experience
Your Life Is Your Life
Chanting to see my mother’s humanity, I unlock my own.
Experience
Water for Parched Earth
Returning to a forgotten lake, I find more than memories—love and a sense of mission.
Experience
Everything Begins With Hope
Praying for my daughter’s life, I grasp my mentor’s heart and vow to impart hope to youth.
Experience
Full Expression
Though illness stirs up long-held doubts, it prompts the courage to align my life and career with my mission as a Bodhisattva of the Earth. I’m Harold Rubinfeld from Lancaster, California.
Experience
Vincerò!
Determined to turn the grief of untimely death into the joy of renewed life, I affirm that victory in Buddhism is guaranteed.
Experience
With All My Might
Living with an incurable neurological disease, I show up as a positive force.
Experience
Honest Courage
To lead with integrity, I summon the courage to seek my mentor’s heart.
Experience
The Power of Believing in Myself
As an educator, I transformed a chaotic classroom, as a son, I learned to love my mother, and as an individual, I learned to believe in myself. I’m Lance Powell from Atlanta.
Experience
The Treasure She Left Me
Fighting toward my dream of becoming an educator, I come to understand my mother as a great teacher.
Experience
Advancing With Confidence
Basing everything on prayer, family reveals to me that my life itself is the treasure tower.
Experience
In Praise of Life
Visiting my mother near the end of her life, I reveal the mother I want to be for my children.