Who in actuality is striving earnestly to share Nichiren Buddhism with others? Who is working wholeheartedly to spread our movement for kosen-rufu? It is our members, all ordinary people from different walks of life, with our women’s division members in the forefront. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. … …
In your respective communities and societies, you are volunteering your time and energy to chant and work for the members’ happiness, to support and encourage them with heartfelt care and concern. Your actions are those of great bodhisattvas; your spirit, that of noble Buddhas. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised … …
One effective response to stress is to meet it by stepping forward and taking action. In that sense, our actions based on faith in the Gohonzon are actions for reviving and reinvigorating ourselves in perfect accord with the Law of life. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 280
The essence of the teachings of Buddhism is simple: treasure each person. A Buddha is one who strives and works tirelessly for the happiness of every individual. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 239
What was Mr. Makiguchi’s lifelong aim, his purpose? What did he strive to accomplish? To enlighten the people, to make them wise. He sought to help them cultivate their own wisdom so that they could use it to become happy. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 254 Tsunesaburo … …
It is important to have the compassion to respond to others’ needs and situations, to give considered thought to how to best help them, and then to take appropriate action. Wisdom arises from compassion. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 185
Wishing for their health and victory as the treasures of the Soka Gakkai, I once told them [the young women’s division]: ‘Each of you is the most precious treasure of all. Happiness does not exist outside of you. There is nothing more wonderful than you. This is what Buddhism teaches. It enables you to bring … …
A person who can sincerely say thank you has a healthy, vital spirit; each time we say those words, our hearts sparkle and life force wells up within us. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 66
Buddhism teaches the principle that earthly desires lead to enlightenment. Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with fierce determination, we blast away all problems and worries! From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 192
It thus follows that prayer is the driving force for maintaining a correct practice and tenacious action. Nothing is as insubstantial as action without prayer. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, pp. 118-119