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When SGI-USA Buddhist Centers began reopening last fall, it presented the first opportunity since early 2020 for guests to receive the Gohonzon and start a new chapter of their Buddhist practice. By then, many guests throughout the country had been practicing for a year or more in a district, attending virtual meetings, chanting consistently and

Cindy HetzelBeacon, New York After high school, I swooped away to New York City as a fashion model. A few years later, I started chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, and my career took off. For most of my 22 years of Buddhist practice, I’ve gotten exactly what I’ve chanted for, but I hit a major wall at the

In August, commemorating 72 years since SGI President Ikeda took faith, 1,531 bodhisattvas joined the SGI-USA. The following are impressions and determinations from two new youth members. Encountering Buddhism at the Right Time by Viet NguyenNew Orleans About a month ago, I bumped into my childhood friend Nhi on the streets of downtown New Orleans.