Having such a great mission means that the challenges you face will also be great. But that is why you will be able to savor a truly rare and irreplaceable sense of fulfillment in your lives and accumulate indelible good fortune. Whatever the situation, decide that you will not be defeated and keep moving forward with vigor and optimism, leading a youth of unsurpassed joy.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 133
Daisaku Ikeda
The struggle to establish the correct teaching for the peace of the land that I embarked upon from that Aug. 24, when I was 19 years old, became the purpose of my youth and my entire life. August 6, 2022 World Tribune
Daisaku Ikeda
Making continuous, dedicated efforts in propagation is the lifeblood of Buddhism. This is Shakyamuni’s teaching and the direct path to attaining Buddhahood that Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law, taught his followers at the risk of his life.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 216
Daisaku Ikeda