Offering prayers based on the Mystic Law—chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo—is the best and truest offering we can make for the deceased. Because the Mystic Law has thepower to help all people attain Buddhahood, not only those here in the present but throughout the three existences of past, present, and future.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 342

Daisaku Ikeda

People grapple with various kinds of problems and seek guidance only after they’ve been struggling for a while. It’s important that you encourage them in such a way as to alleviate their suffering and pain. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 98

Daisaku Ikeda

Buddhism accords with reason. Our faith is manifested in our daily lives, in our actual circumstances. Our prayers cannot be answered if we fail to make efforts to realize them.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 127

Daisaku Ikeda