October 28, 2026

Mentors convey to their disciples all the goals and all the good they wish to accomplish. Why? Because life is limited. We need to pass the baton on to the next generation, and again to the next, to achieve anything of enduring value.

From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 208

Daisaku Ikeda

October 27, 2026

Be like the sun. Not all of the light of the sun falls on planets that will reflect it back. The sun’s rays also spread out into empty space, seemingly wasted. Yet the sun still goes on shining brightly.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 378

Daisaku Ikeda

October 26, 2026

A powerful determination to transform even negative karma into mission can dramatically transform the real world. By changing our inner state of mind, we can change any suffering or hardship into a source of joy, regarding it as a means for forging and developing our lives.

From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, pp. 43-44

Daisaku Ikeda