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Facing fears of fatherhood, I see my life anew.

With the members of the young women’s division, I impress a great truth in the depths of my life and become a trusted teacher, director and friend. I’m Apoorvee Sawhney from Denver.

Hunting for a job and home, I find the meaning of victory.

Leading with a prayer for a youthful Maine, I double my business and my passion to match.

Encountering Buddhism, I recall the dreams that once made life worth living and realize them all.

Basing my life on winning daimoku, I give my all to motherhood, leadership and a long-held dream.

Returning to New York in my youth, I find there, in the SGI, the means to reveal my mission. I’m Blane Charles from New York.

Through film and Buddhism, I build a bridge to my true self and cross it with my family.

Handed the key to happiness, I was able to open educational and athletic opportunities for myself and hundreds of young athletes. I’m Karen Dennis from Columbus, Ohio.

An encounter with my mentor awakens me to my mission to teach in New York.

Trying for fatherhood and the Pennsylvania bar, a lesson is seared into the depths of my life.

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.

I arrived in New York with a dream. The city forged my faith and showed me what I’m made of.

Gaining and losing all, I discover the foundations of a winning life. I’m Sherman Hom from Prescott, Arizona.

Finding Buddhism in my 60s, I awaken to my mission to demonstrate what’s possible in life’s golden years.

In Buddhism, I discover a long-sought path to empowerment.

From a state of confidence, endings appear as the means for fresh growth. I’m Sylvia Dare from Galloway, New Jersey.

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.

To lead with integrity, I summon the courage to seek my mentor’s heart.

Seeking meaning at a time of crisis, I discover in jazz a fighting spirit, and follow it to its source. I’m Grady Tesch from New York.