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 … …
You may have friends who are sick, who cannot attend school, or are struggling to cope with problems at home. Whatever the case may be, the best thing you can do is to chant for them. Your prayers, like radio waves, though invisible, will definitely reach them. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, … …
Chanting transforms suffering into joy and joy into greater joy. That’s why it is important for us to single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, come what may, whether we are feeling happy or sad, in good times or in bad. This is the direct path to happiness. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised … …
Moreover, the good fortune, benefit, and joy we gain through living in accord with the eternal Law [of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] are not temporary. In the same way that trees steadily add growth rings with each passing year, our lives accumulate good fortune that will endure throughout the three existences of past, present, and future. From The … …
The fact is, the harder we strive for kosen-rufu, the greater the good fortune and wisdom we will acquire. Soka Gakkai activities benefit others and ourselves at the same time. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 237-238
Our Buddhist practice is not an obligation but a right that enables us to attain happiness. We will gain benefit in direct proportion to our own determination and efforts in faith. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 229
When we look after and care for others—that is, help others draw forth their life force—our own life force increases. When we help people expand their state of life, our state of life also expands. That is the wonderful thing about the bodhisattva way. The practice for benefiting others is one and the same with … …
Those who have experienced great suffering can develop into outstanding people. Those who have undergone painful trials can help many others. Such individuals have an important mission. This is the teaching of Nichiren Buddhism and the bodhisattva way of life. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 253
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, p. 118-119
Small things matter. Right or wrong, small things accumulate and lead to a major difference in the results. That’s why the best way to achieve your important future goals is to pay careful attention to your minor daily challenges and triumph in each one of them. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part … …