Many of the practitioners from Sado Province have made the longjourney all the way to this place [Mount Minobu], and that is why I have expounded for them the teaching that I am propagating now, which will become the seed of Buddhahood in their future lives as well. All of this is due to the blessings of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha. How marvelous!
“Reply to the Lay Priest Misawa,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 2, p. 534
There is no nobler or more hope-filled action than praying for the growth of young friends and planting the seeds of the Mystic Law in their lives—for they are the seeds for attaining Buddhahood that will endure into the eternal future. They will produce flowers of happiness both for oneself and others and a growing harvest of peace throughout the world.
Now, successors of great mission—people who embrace and transmit the Buddha’s teachings (see “On the Buddha’s Prophecy,” WND-1, 401)—are emerging in a surging tide and developing splendidly. Let’s encourage them with warm care and respect and advance together cheerfully.
Let’s hold discussion meetings full of shared joy and friendship as we shine a light on our young successors!
From the July 8, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun.
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