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Fostering Friendship in the Community (Part 1)
In this essay, Ikeda Sensei writes of the importance of promoting friendship in our communities. It was translated from the Sept. 20, 2009, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Dedicating my lifeto the eternally flowinggreat river [of kosen-rufu],I enjoy an unsurpassed missionand boundless benefit. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) wrote to
You Deserve to Be Happy
Seeking my true self, I find brotherhood at last.
Transcending Bias
This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” In a 1999 experiment, participants viewed a video where two small teams, one dressed in white and the
‘Dialogue Nights Lite’ Teaches Dialogue Skills
by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune After hosting more than 30 successful and engaging Dialogue Nights events, the Ikeda Center debuted a spin-off called “Dialogue Nights Lite” this July. On Oct. 4, the second gathering of the new series was held. During the inaugural event, the center’s Preandra Noel shared that, where the original Dialogue
Finding My Path as an Art Therapist
What does it look like to have a fulfilling career? In this episode, Paige Asawa, ofLos Angeles, shares her story of becoming an art therapist and how Buddhism helped her discover a fulfilling career. Click here to watch or listen to the episode. October 18, 2024, World Tribune, p. 4
Mosi-oa-Tunya
The Mosi-oa-Tunya, also known as Victoria Falls, is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is the world’s greatest sheet of falling water, with a width of 5,604 feet and height of 355 feet. Its name Mosi-oa-Tunya, which is Lozi for “Thundering Smoke,” comes its size and
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Take the Next Great Step Forward
This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an abridgement of his speech given at the First SGI-USA Executive Conference, held at Soka University Los Angeles, Calabasas, California, February 21, 1990. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp.
Chicago Members ‘Capture the Spirit’ of Their Mentor
Chronicling Ikeda Sensei’s visit to Chicago in October 1980.
What’s Essential
Priming myself to appreciate even hardship, I become a person of true wealth. I’m Everett Boyd from New York.
Nichiren Daishonin—His Lifelong Vow and Great Compassion
Installment 19: The Mongol Invasion
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Living Beyond Belief, Beyond Faith
An interview with Lawrence E. Carter Sr., dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
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Sharing Sufferings and Joy as Comrades in Faith
Toward the Active Duty and Military Veterans / First Responders Conference at the SGI-USA Florida Nature and Culture Center (FNCC), the World Tribune sat down with the group’s national leaders, Carla Colton and Mark Woods, to learn about their mission. The group includes veterans, active duty military, national guard or reserve, Department of Defense personnel,
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Value Creation in Nuclear Power
The World Tribune spoke with two nuclear physicists who are also SGI-USA members, Samuel Kim, of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Shelley Boon, of Berkeley, California, on how Buddhism impacts their work. World Tribune: Thank you for speaking with us. Could you share a bit about your background? Samuel Kim: I’m currently a post-doctoral nuclear
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Courage, Prayer and Unity—the Starting Point
Chapter through territory leaders of the New York Tri-state area gather to reaffirm the essential spirit of faith as they prepare to spring into 2025.
Experience
Everything and More
In search of justice, I discover an old promise unbroken.
Ikeda Sensei
Those Who Strive Earnestly for Kosen-rufu Are the Treasures of Soka
The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at the 12th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held at the Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall in Hachioji, Tokyo, on June 16, 1997. Video footage of the speech was broadcast during the recent Fourth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, on Sept. 7, 2024. The excerpts
Guidance for Leadership
Opening the Doors to a ‘New SGI-USA’
SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa gave the following address at the Central Executive Committee and Executive Council Conference held on Sept. 14, 2024, at the New York Culture Center, New York. by Yoshiki TanigawaSGI Vice President Hello everyone. First, I’d like to relay that Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada and Mrs. Kaneko Ikeda asked that
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‘It’s Time to Join Hands and Stand Up Together’
The SGI-USA will mark one year since Ikeda Sensei’s passing by bringing together 50,000 members and friends at our November district general meetings.
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