[1] Daimoku is the Starting Point, the Basis of Everything
CL Aug 2016, page 30
"In order to double the current strength, the members would have too be participating happily in their movement to spread Buddhism. This, in turn, demanded that they be sufficiently inspired and encouraged to increase their power of faith and strengthen their prayers to the Gohonzon. They had been practicing for only a short time. They must first of all be deeply convinced of how truly great and valid Nichiren Buddhism was. They must realise the righteousness of his teaching through documentary proof, theoretical proof and actual proof so that a whirlpool of joy -- the joy of faith -- would emerge.
("Determination" chapter [10], The Human Revolution, p.1311)
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"I am saturating the earth of Osaka with Nam-myoho-renge-kyo"
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"I chanted sincerely day after day to have the strength to achieve my goal. I chanted continuously with the firm conviction that everyone I came into contact with would become an ally of our movement or wrould function as a protective force."
("Thoughts on the New Human Revolution", SGI Newsletter no 4762)
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"Ultimately, the most important thing is chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. It is both the easiest and the most difficult Buddhist practice. Daimoku is the source of vitality and fortitude, the source of courage and wisdom."
("Opening a New Era of Kosenrufu Together" [35], SGI Newsletter no 9103)
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[2] Unity through the unity of disciples based on the "Strategy of the Lotus Sutra"
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"Only faith and unity will lead to victory... There is no other way to victory."
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Amidst the struggles then, the leaders truly realized that as long as they were in rhythm with President Ikeda, a million volts of strength would permeate every corner of the entire organization, and they engraved this deeply in their lives.
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To be in rhythm, with one's mentor --
how should I seek out my mentor?
How should I respond to my mentor?
In those days, President Ikeda trained each leader personally wit careful consideration. Leaders' powerful conviction was then transmitted to their members. Their members in turn shared Buddhism wit their friends with the same powerful conviction, telling them how wonderful this faith practice is.
Through this chain reaction, the number of people who began practising faith increased.
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[3] Cherishing Every Individual: Meeting with and Encouraging Each Member
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"We are about to engage in the greatest campaign we have ever faced. Let each of us summon up the courage of a lion, as Nichiren Daishonin urges, and fight with all our might."
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"... Shin'ichi visited one district or group centre after another during the daytime and attended discussion meetings in the evening. He seemed to appear in unexpected places at unexpected times. He was already in the thick of an intense struggle, busying himself without a moment's respite... Wherever Shin'ichi went, he created a mighty whirlpool of propagation."
("Leap Forward" chapter, pp. 1416-17)
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