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Ikeda Sensei has spoken with and offered advice to parents and children around the world about creating harmonious families. In Happy Parents Happy Kids, we take a look at his encouragement on family and parenting (pp. 75–77). Respect your children’s creativity. Children’s vision is directed toward the future, because it is filled with possibilities. Parents

A ferocious prayer for my life and my son’s brings forth new strength and joy.

Answer: Yes. As you grow stronger and more generous, gain fortune and become the pillar of happiness in your family, they will also feel more assured and happy.

In the spirit of May Contribution, I rely on my heart and win together with my family.

Inspired by my best friend’s brilliant life, I battle alongside my mentor and summon the courage to open my heart.

Through overcoming financial hardships in America, my wife and I pass on the never-give-up spirit to our children.

Embracing Buddhism at 73, I move beyond mere obligation, drawing on a deeper reason to serve—for the sake of joy of self and others.

How I transformed my outrage at my mother’s death to become the person she believed I could be.

Speaking openly of Buddhism in the wake of my mother’s death, I move beyond my grief to connect with her anew.

Sharing Buddhism while traveling cross-country, I primed my heart for a significant encounter with my father.

by Machiko, Yasumitsu and Mac Kimura Gardena, Calif. World Tribune: Thank you, Machiko, Yasumitsu and Mac for speaking with us. We heard that your family experienced a victory last year based on your efforts to spread Buddhism. Can you tell us what happened? Mac Kimura: In mid-2020, my father shut down his business of almost

by Grace, Dean and Sean Harding Santa Clara, Calif. World Tribune: Thank you for taking the time to talk with us about your efforts to share Buddhism with others as a family. Can you tell us how you started practicing Buddhism? Grace Harding: I was born into this practice in South Korea. My mother was

Exhausting every strategy save one, my wife and I employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra to fulfill our dream of starting a family.

How my daughter’s battle for her life awakened me to the purpose of my own. I’m Phillip Murray from Fort Myers, Florida.

I have developed a state of life in which I can see benefit in any situation.

My family experienced the tragedies of war, but now we are protagonists for peace.

How Buddhism gave us the tools to build a life of absolute happiness.

How I transformed the suffering of losing my son into a mission to bring happiness to others, including the deaf and hard of hearing.

How I courageously faced childhood trauma and embarked on a journey of family revolution.

By practicing Buddhism for myself and others, I’ve advanced my dream of realizing a harmonious family.