April 19, 2019, World Tribune - World Tribune

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Feature

Building Community

Is the discussion meeting the “third place” society is searching for? The district discussion meeting, which nurtures personal connection in a neighborhood setting, may well represent the type of community anchor people are looking for: Sidewalk cafes in Paris. Pubs in London. Piazzas in Florence. All great cities seem to share a common feature—distinctive, informal

Encouragement

A Network of Care and Concern for Others

This year, SGI members worldwide are earnestly studying SGI President Ikeda’s novel The New Human Revolution to both eternalize the mentor’s teachings and transmit them to future generations. To that end, the World Tribune has begun reprinting essays from “Thoughts on The New Human Revolution.” This installment was adapted from the Jan. 14, 1998, World

News

A Fresh Start for Northern Virginia

by Mary Ishimoto Morris Special to the Tribune CHANTILLY, Va., April 7—Cherry blossoms were in peak bloom on a beautiful spring day, as members celebrated the official opening of the SGI-USA Northern Virginia Buddhist Center in Chantilly, Virginia. At 6,000 square feet, this sparkling new center, just a few miles from the Washington Dulles International

May Contribution

Creating Great Value

by Adin StraussSGI-USA General Director Thank you very much for your dedicated efforts to advance kosen-rufu in this Year of Soka Victory. Soka means “value creation” and Gakkai, “society.” In short, we choose from moment to moment to create value in our lives. Time and money are two very precious things for human beings. How

Soka Spirit

Be Vigilant Against Slander, Jealousy and Resentment

The following excerpt is from The New Human Revolution, volume 26, “Banner of the Law” chapter, pp. 138–41. SGI President Ikeda appears in the novel as Shin’ichi Yamamoto. Josei Toda’s profound spiritual awakening in prison to the fact that he was a Bodhisattva of the Earth was a pivotal moment in the Soka Gakkai’s history.

Constructing the New Era

Sending Forth a Spring Breeze of Encouragement

The spring of Soka cherry trees has arrived! The Youth Cherry Tree long adorning the Soka Gakkai Headquarters complex in Shinanomachi, Tokyo, is also in bloom, thanks to the careful tending by master gardeners over the years. Nichiren Daishonin also loved cherry trees, using the metaphor of “flowers within a tree” (“The Object of Devotion

Ikeda Center

“The Loneliness Epidemic” Explored

by Mitch Bogen Special to the Tribune CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 29—In the most well-attended Dialogue Nights event yet, over 80 Boston-area university students and young professionals came together at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue to discuss “The Loneliness Epidemic.” The turnout suggests that loneliness is an urgent issue for young people today,