At meetings, we hear others’ experiences of gaining benefit through practicing Nichiren Buddhism; we are inspired with fresh determination: “They fought and won; I can transform my karma too. I’ll do it!” We also applaud the efforts of those who are striving hard: “Let’s follow their example and develop our lives like they have!” This serves as encouragement toward attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime and inspires a sense of mission for kosen-rufu.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 129

Daisaku Ikeda

Discussion meetings are a great river, of which all our other activities are tributaries. Our activities to promote friendship and understanding, as well as the different kinds of meetings we hold, all merge into the great river of discussion meetings and flow toward the vast ocean of an age of the people. Along both banks of that great river are vast, fertile fields of humanistic culture producing rich and abundant fruit.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 126

Daisaku Ikeda

The mentor-disciple relationship is not a mere formality. It comes to life when we constantly have our mentor in our hearts. That is the key to developing self-mastery and real self-reliance.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 237

Daisaku Ikeda