Happiness is not just a word. It is not found in objects, nor is it determined by wealth, social status, or celebrity. The key, first of all, is to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. When we do so, we will feel an upsurge of life force.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 32
Daisaku Ikeda
I hope you will all experience for yourselves, and demonstrate to others, just how sublime is a youth spent exerting oneself in the two ways of practice and study.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 311
Daisaku Ikeda
Promoting kosen-rufu isn’t merely about spreading Buddhist ideas and terminology. It means each of us rising to action wherever we are in the world and bravely striving to transform our karma through our practice of Nichiren Buddhism. It is awakening to our noble mission as Bodhisattvas of the Earth and spreading understanding, trust, and joy around us. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 26
Daisaku Ikeda