One can liken the unity of “many in body, one in mind” to a bamboo grove. Each bamboo stalk sprouts up independently, yet underground, their roots are intertwined. The world of faith is the same. Because we share the same “roots,” because we share a common spirit and purpose, each one of us can grow limitlessly, reaching for the sky in our personal development and achievements.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 159
Daisaku Ikeda
Buddhist practice is not something we can carry out on our own. For, as the Daishonin says, “The winds of fame and profit blow violently, and the lamp of Buddhist practice is easily extinguished” (WND-1, 1027). It is vital that we encourage and support one another as we make our way forward. We need to be positive influences, or “good friends,” to one another.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 153
Daisaku Ikeda
Toda realized that the devilish nature inherent in life underlies nuclear weapons, and he keenly sensed that the only way to vanquish it was through the power of the Buddha nature. Since human beings created nuclear weapons, they are also capable of eliminating them. Toda was convinced that the existence of the Buddha nature within human beings would open the way to nuclear abolition without fail.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 480
Daisaku Ikeda