Daisaku Ikeda
Life and Buddhist practice are like a marathon. You may at times run out front and at times fall behind. But what matters is the final moment at the finish line.The training you undergo in your youth is all for that final, true victory.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, pp. 389-390
Daisaku Ikeda
I always feel a rising excitement in my heart when the week for discussion meetings comes around each month. I envision the warm light glowing in the windows of meeting places throughout Japan… I wish that I could sit inconspicuously in the back of each room, wholeheartedly applauding and cheering on every speaker.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 131
Daisaku Ikeda
Nothing is ever wasted in our efforts for kosen-rufu. Abandoning our actions to share the Mystic Law because someone’s reaction disheartens us would be the very opposite of compassion.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 243