April 12, 2019, World Tribune

How I created a new beginning for my life based on the practice of theoneness of mentor and disciple. by Mark McOmber Salt Lake City In 1996, SGI President Ikeda came to Denver. I had the fortune of supporting his security movement and, later, attending the general meeting as a participant. At the conclusion of

This year, SGI members worldwide are earnestly studying SGI President Ikeda’s The New Human Revolution. To that end, the World Tribune has begun reprinting essays from “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution.” This installment was adapted from the Jan. 12, 1998, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. President Ikeda appears in the novel under

In the spring of 1974, the Watergate scandal dominated the news, and the U.S. was still a year away from ending its involvement in the Vietnam War. Meanwhile, fresh in people’s minds were the tragic assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy six years earlier. It was in this milieu that,

SOKA UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Eighteen Soka University of America students spent their spring break repairing roofs and building minor household infrastructure in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. The students had raised their own funds for travel and underwent construction work training beforehand. SUA student Moses Addai explained one of the reasons he took part in the Alternative

The following is adapted from An Introduction to Buddhism that serves as study material for the SGI-USA Introductory Exam, which will be administered this year on June 30, Sept. 29 and Dec. 15 throughout the SGI-USA. See pp. 7–10 of the booklet to read this article in its entirety. Nichiren Buddhism encourages a dynamic balance

by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda As the season changes from winter to spring and unpredictable weather continues, I am praying earnestly each day for the health and absolute safety of our “uncrowned heroes” who deliver the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, the Seikyo Shimbun. Nichiren Daishonin would surely praise the unsparing efforts that the members of

ACTIVITY REPORT by Betsy Eppsteiner Florida Zone Vice Women’s Leader On behalf of SGI-USA Caribbean Region, I am overjoyed to report the victory of the members in Emerald Isles Chapter! On a recent visit to the eastern Caribbean island nations of St. Lucia and Barbados, I had an opportunity to meet the members and attend

“Home Visit Week” Established In March, the SGI-USA Central Executive Committee—a body composed of national and territory leaders charged with setting the activity focus for the organization—voted to establish “Home Visit Week,” a time for leaders to focus solely on visiting members and offering personal encouragement. No other SGI activities will be scheduled during this