No one can avoid the suffering of having to part from loved ones. Buddhism offers clear insights on this point. Nanjo Hyoe Shichiro, Nanjo Tokimitsu’s father, died of illness while still quite young. Tokimitsu was only seven at the time. By embracing the Daishonin’s teachings, unafraid of the persecution this would invite, Hyoe Shichiro had opened the way for transforming the karma of his entire family.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 338
Daisaku Ikeda