Becoming a global citizen begins nowhere else but within one’s family, workplace, and community. Let us confirm once again that it is our sure and steady efforts in these areas that form the first steps toward any lasting reform.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 120
Daisaku Ikeda
Faith in Nichiren Buddhism is not blind belief or superstition. It means being able to accept the teaching based on reason and to experience and demonstrate its truth amid the realities of daily living. When we thoroughly study the Daishonin’s writings, deepen our faith and confidence through the experiences we gain through this Buddhist practice, and teach others about its validity, we can succeed in propagating the correct teaching in any environment.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, pp. 20-22
Daisaku Ikeda
Those who always hold fast to their spiritual mentor as their model and compass and exert themselves as that mentor teaches are people who live based on the Law. Nichiren Buddhism is a teaching grounded in the oneness of mentor and disciple.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 148
Daisaku Ikeda