The Daishonin clearly believed that the darkest hour of night was but a prelude to a dawn of people’s awakening— an opportunity for change, a turning point. “Great evil portends the arrival of great good” (WND-1, 1122), he writes. He is saying in effect: “There’s no need for pessimism. I, Nichiren, possessing the sunlike wisdom of the Buddha, have appeared in response to this dark time. Great evil portends the arrival of the great good of kosen-rufu.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 528
Daisaku Ikeda