By sharing this great life philosophy with others through one-to-one dialogue, haven’t we been constructing strong and unassailable defenses of peace in the heart of one individual after another? The road to our goal of kosen-rufu may seem incredibly long, but it is the most direct path to building lasting world peace.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 419

Daisaku Ikeda

The formula for the eternal expansion of kosen-rufu is found in ceaseless, steady efforts to benefit others and engage in dialogue, efforts that spread from one person to another.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 96

Daisaku Ikeda

Martin Luther King Jr., the champion of the American Civil Rights Movement who inherited Gandhi’s legacy of nonviolence, often said that any religion that overlooks the real-life sufferings of the people is a “spiritually moribund religion.” These convictions of Gandhi and King resonate deeply with us. No matter how lofty the ideals it espouses, a religion not committed to acting for the happiness of those who aresuffering and struggling is spiritually lifeless. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 90

Daisaku Ikeda