Music knows no barriers. It transcends national borders, languages, cultures, and ethnicity, bringing hearts together in a symphony of peace. This is the reason the Min-On Concert Association has succeeded in cultural exchanges with ninety countries and territories. To me, this great road of cultural exchange uniting people is a Silk Road of the spirit.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, pp. 465-466
Daisaku Ikeda
A single individual who encounters and awakens to the true, great Law goes on to courageously engage in altruistic action, meeting with another and telling them about Buddhism. Never forget that this ripple effect from one person to another is the source of the limitless expansion of kosen-rufu and that through such steady efforts, the history of kosen-rufu will continue to unfold without end.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 95
Daisaku Ikeda
In addition to being good practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism, I hope you will also be good neighbors, good citizens, and good members of your local community and society. May you win the praise, respect, and trust of others through such behavior. Spreading circles of bright, deep, ever-widening trust and understanding is the key to expanding our movement for kosen-rufu.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 101
Daisaku Ikeda