To practice Nichiren Buddhism is to live with the unshakable conviction that the most painful and trying times are opportunities for changing karma, for carrying out our human revolution, and that no matter how difficult the situation, we can ultimately, and without fail, transform it into something positive.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 47

Daisaku Ikeda

There are bound to be times when we become stalled in our progress. That’s when we need to chant and take action with even stronger determination. When we do so, we will definitely cultivate a more expansive state of life and be able to move forward once again. Continually repeating this process is the heart of our Buddhist practice. Our victory is determined by whether we win or lose in this struggle with ourselves, with stagnation, and with devilish functions.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 175

Daisaku Ikeda

It is easy to be attracted to abstract ideals but difficult to challenge the realities of daily life. I hope that while upholding the magnificent ideal of kosen-rufu, you will spend your days in the actual practice of encouraging and motivating one person and then another and another to contribute to kosen-rufu. This is the practice, the hard work, of propagating the Mystic Law in the real world.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 107

Daisaku Ikeda