All people have a right to flower, to reveal their full potential as human beings, to fulfill their mission in this world. You have this right, and so does everyone else. That is the meaning of human rights. To scorn and violate people’s human rights destroys the natural order of things. We must develop ourselves to become people who prize human rights and respect others.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 219

Daisaku Ikeda

It is my earnest hope that you … will manifest your unparalleled potential in your respective fields of endeavor with the effectiveness of more than 1,000 other individuals, carrying out successful activities in your individual battlefields of kosen-rufu as a “practice-first general of wisdom.” July 5, 2024, World Tribune, p. 9

Daisaku Ikeda

Through conversations at discussion meetings and other small gatherings, individuals gained understanding and conviction in the validity of Nichiren Buddhism. They then exerted themselves in Buddhist practice and personally experienced the benefit of faith in their lives. This, in turn, brought in a fresh wave of new members.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 88

Daisaku Ikeda