World Tribune

August 15, 2023

The reassurance that their parents   are always rooting for them and   watching over them becomes the   power that propels children’s growth. Let’s spend this summer having many   parent-child conversations, listening   well to what our children have to say. Tentative translation of “To My Friends” published in the Seikyo Shimbun, based August 15, 2023

August 12, 2023

Stay on high alert for severe typhoons! Always stay abreast of the most   recent weather conditions and   be fully prepared for natural disasters. Exercise “your usual prudence,”(*)   take action based on safety above all! (*)“The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra,” WND p. 1000  Tentative translation of “To My Friends” published in the August 12, 2023

August 11, 2023

It’s the season for visiting one’s   hometown.  Let’s spend a meaningful exchange   with friends and relatives we   can’t meet with regularly. Let’s also take advantage of seasonal   greeting cards and spend the summer   deepening friendship and trust. Tentative translation of “To My Friends” published in the Seikyo Shimbun, based on August 11, 2023

August 10, 2023

When we dedicate ourselves   spiritedly for the sake of others   and for the sake of the future,   we experience genuine fulfillment   and happiness. Let’s remain true to our convictions and   continue to live the “Soka way of life”!  Tentative translation of “To My Friends” published in the Seikyo Shimbun, based August 10, 2023

August 8, 2023

The lives of those who challenge themselves to persevere and endure shine with victory! Let’s advance with powerful, inner resolve so we can follow through with our determination! Tentative translation of “To My Friends” published in the Seikyo Shimbun, based on President Ikeda’s recent guidance.

August 7, 2023

―WORDS OF THE WEEK―Nichiren Daishonin states,“The seeds of Buddhahood sprout  Through causation.”(*)Let’s treasure each connection  that we have and sow seeds of  Buddhahood as a cause of  their happiness!Let’s take joy in engaging in heart to heart  exchanges with old friends and new  acquaintances. (*) [LSOC2, 75]; “The Properties of Rice,” cf WND I, p. August 7, 2023

August 6, 2023

Buddhism elucidates the principle   of “a single moment of life    comprising three thousand realms.”  When we transform our heart, our   environment will change accordingly,   without fail. Let’s continue to strive to carry through   with our personal challenges toward   the creation of a happy and peaceful society! Tentative translation of August 6, 2023

August 5, 2023

An old adage goes,    “Adversity makes a person wise.” The greater the troubles and hardships   you face, the greater the growth    you will achieve by surmounting them. Oh, young successors,    aim for the peak of challenges    with an indomitable spirit! Tentative translation of “To My Friends” published in the Seikyo August 5, 2023

August 3, 2023

Where there is song, there is progress. In times of joy and in times of hardship,   we always advance together with   Soka Gakkai songs. With our hearts bursting with hopes and  dreams for kosen-rufu, let’s write the   story of our human revolution! Tentative translation of “To My Friends” published in the Seikyo Shimbun, August 3, 2023

August 2, 2023

When we open and read the gosho   we are able to develop our life condition   and manifest the strength to advance. Let’s spend the summer seeking out and   learning from Nichiren Daishonin’s spirit   so that we can grow as individuals! Tentative translation of “To My Friends” published in the Seikyo Shimbun, August 2, 2023