This happened in the cold month of February 1952, the month of Mr. Toda’s fifty-second birthday. I proclaimed Mr. Toda’s message far and wide. I urged the members to follow the path of mentor and disciple. This is because when we align our hearts with the spirit of our mentor for kosen-rufu, the wisdom and courage innate to the Bodhisattvas of the Earth well forth within us.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 289
Daisaku Ikeda