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
New Year’s Day marks the first day, the first month, the beginning of the year, and the start of spring. A person who celebrates this day will accumulate virtue and be loved by all, just as the moon becomes full gradually, moving from west to east, and as the sun shines more brightly, traveling from east to west. From “New Year’s Gosho,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 1137
Daisaku Ikeda