CategoryTo My Friends

When human revolution spreads to the family, the country, and the world, it becomes a noble and bloodless revolution for peace. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 6

Why do we practice Nichiren Buddhism? So that we may live the most wonderful lives. So that we may serenely overcome the four sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death that are an inescapable part of the human condition. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 315

When we really take on problems and challenges, chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, and make efforts based on a great sense of responsibility for kosen-rufu, the life state of Buddhahood, of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, embodied by the Daishonin cannot fail to manifest itself in our lives. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 51

In other words, human revolution is opening your eyes wide and looking beyond your ordinary concerns, striving for and dedicating your actions to something higher, deeper, and broader. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 5

The important thing is that all of you shine in your own way, win in your own daily endeavors, and develop your lives in the way most suitable and natural for you. All you need to do is just keep on improving yourself as you steadily advance toward your goal. From The Wisdom for Creating

Leaders in the realm of Nichiren Buddhism need to constantly strive to improve themselves, to always take the lead and act with bracing courage. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 48

Our work is the mainstay that supports our lives. Unless we show real evidence of victory in our work, we cannot demonstrate the principle that faith equals daily life. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 192

Today, April 2, marks the anniversary of the passing of my mentor, our second president. Like Dr. King, my mentor had a dream. His dream, he stated, was to “rid the world of misery.” From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 537

“Many in body” means that each person gives full play to their unique potential and individuality. “One in mind” means that everyone works together based on faith, sharing the same goal and purpose. This is true unity. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 159

There is no more sacred undertaking than our activities to impart hope to people and build peace in our societies. Please advance with confidence and pride. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 384

We all have our own problems and sufferings. To surmount them, it’s important to have the determination to do so for the sake of kosen-rufu. If we are suffering from illness, for example, then vowing to overcome that illness and gain the strength and life force we need to freely take action for kosen-rufu and

Happiness is not just a word. It is not found in objects, nor is it determined by wealth, social status, or celebrity. The key, first of all, is to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. When we do so, we will feel an upsurge of life force. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition,

I hope you will all experience for yourselves, and demonstrate to others, just how sublime is a youth spent exerting oneself in the two ways of practice and study. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 311

Promoting kosen-rufu isn’t merely about spreading Buddhist ideas and terminology. It means each of us rising to action wherever we are in the world and bravely striving to transform our karma through our practice of Nichiren Buddhism. It is awakening to our noble mission as Bodhisattvas of the Earth and spreading understanding, trust, and joy

All of you who uphold the world’s foremost life philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism are leading the most triumphant, meaningful lives, spending your youth in the most noble and fulfilling of ways. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 310

Lives connected by the Mystic Law are always together, transcending the bounds of life and death, encouraging, protecting, and guiding one another as they advance on a course of absolute happiness and victory. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 340

To be studying the great principles of Nichiren Buddhism is truly admirable. Those who read the Daishonin’s writings every day, even just a little at a time, are able to tap fresh inspiration that will keep their faith healthy and sound. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 292

We can use the suffering of illness as fuel to strengthen our faith and also to develop a deeper and more expansive state of life. In the light of the Mystic Law and viewed from the perspective of eternity, the struggle against illness is a test to enable us to attain happiness and victory. From

In my youth, I studied the Daishonin’s writings thoroughly, to the extent that I actually committed many of his major writings to memory. That effort has built a foundation that has stood me well for my entire life. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 285

Leaders need to have unshakable confidence in the Mystic Law, warm sensitivity and thoughtfulness, and the ability to respond to the hearts of others with wisdom and flexibility. Without such qualities, they cannot hope to win the trust of many people or realize kosen-rufu. In contrast, the more leaders there are who possess such qualities,