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Our organization is a network of encouragement aimed at helping each member overcome suffering. It also seeks to rebuild the connections between human beings that have been severed in contemporary society. I believe that our efforts to guide and encourage others are important intangible assets not only for the Soka Gakkai but society in general. I’m certain the day will come when society and the world will recognize this.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 101

Daisaku Ikeda

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I was nineteen when I attended that discussion meeting. Mr. Toda, my mentor, awaited me like a kindly father. Our encounter was a solemn, timeless moment in the eternal flow of past, present, and future. On that day, I vowed to become his disciple and dedicate my life to kosen-rufu.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 274

Daisaku Ikeda

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Buddhist practice is filled with difficult challenges, but it enables us to experience the great joy of human revolution, which would never be possible from a life of complete ease. That’s why the Daishonin sternly warns us not to forget at a crucial moment the promises we have made in faith.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, pp. 24-25

Daisaku Ikeda