June 21, 2019, World Tribune - World Tribune

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Frontline News

What Are The July Youth Discussion Meetings?

Combating the isolation that many young Americans experience today, the SGI-USA will hold chapter-level Youth Discussion Meetings in July, where participants can develop bonds of friendship and learn about the Buddhist philosophy of dignity and hope. by Maya Gunaseharan, Ryo Kuroki and Olivia Saito SGI-USA Young Women’s, Young Men’s and Youth Leaders Thank you to

Experience

Happiness Is in My Own Hands

by Alex Federline Washington, D.C. During my junior year of college, severe anxiety about my future took over my well-being. When I began taking anti-anxiety medication, my best friend introduced me to Nichiren Buddhism. Although I was interested, I didn’t believe that chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo would solve this problem. My grades slipped from A’s to C’s

Ikeda Sensei

Leading Lives Filled With the Boundless Joy of the Law

From the May 8, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. I am delighted to have celebrated another glorious May 3, Soka Gakkai Day, together with my beloved fellow members everywhere, and once more make a fresh departure with you in this new era. I received many congratulatory messages from people

News

The Art of Classroom Dialogue

by Anri Tanabe and Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Above all, dialogue is a process. So is learning to value dialogue and successfully facilitate it in classrooms. Such were the guiding themes from the seminar “The Art of Classroom Dialogue,” held on April 19 at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue. The

Buddhist Study

Boldly Facing Challenges Makes Us Strong and Confident

What is the ultimate purpose of practicing Nichiren Buddhism? It is for each practitioner to reveal our highest potential, our Buddhahood, throughout our lives, and to become happy. And the way to do this is to consistently carry out correct Buddhist practice, spread the joys and benefits of this practice, and to swiftly and boldly

Buddhist Study

The Mutual Possession of the Ten Worlds

An essential teaching of the Lotus Sutra is that anyone at any time can become a Buddha. Buddhas are not deities who dwell in faraway places or special people who have dedicated a certain number of years to Buddhist practice. Rather, a Buddha is an ordinary individual who has awakened to the reality that they

Brief Guidances

Confidently Engage in Dialogue to Create a Better World

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Frontline News

What’s Your Chapter Doing Toward the July Youth Discussion Meetings?

Chelsea Chapter, New York Young Men’s Leader: Peter KaruppiahYoung Women’s Leader: Inhwa HungMen’s Leader: Vivek SananWomen’s Leader: Hiromi Akai Goal: 85 youth We are uniting four-divisionally in front of the Gohonzon and determined to take thorough action! To decide on our goal, we doubled our highest youth attendance from 2018 and added 10 to account

Guidance for Leadership

Helping Others Form a Connection With Buddhism

The following is an excerpt of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech on May 3, 2019, during the 41st Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held at the Tokyo Toda Memorial Auditorium. The text appeared in the May 10, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Congratulations on holding this 41st Headquarters