You are chanting daimoku for the happiness of others and the realization of kosen-rufu. You are engaging in Soka Gakkai activities and striving to share Nichiren Buddhism with those around you. Such prayers and actions are themselves expressions of your vow for kosen-rufu.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 34
Daisaku Ikeda
The Soka Gakkai didn’t appear first and then become filled with people. People began forming bonds with one another; their circle grew and gave rise organically to the Soka Gakkai organization. Therefore, the organization exists only and always for the sake of people; people don’t exist for the organization. Please never forget this point.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, pp. 114
Daisaku Ikeda
Mr. Toda had lost a child, had experienced repeated crises with his businesses, and had been imprisoned for two years for his faith in the Lotus Sutra. He later reflected that these experiences of sorrow, grief, and hardship, and of surmounting countless daunting challenges, made him ideally qualified to be the Soka Gakkai’s president. The renowned French writer Victor Hugo declared, “Great sufferings swell the soul to gigantic proportions.” From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p.94
Daisaku Ikeda