"Always be open to learning from others. If you see someone whose faith or family life inspires you, for instance, have the spirit to learn from them. You can learn something from anyone. Always being humble enough to learn from others is a measure of a person's true greatness.
"Leaders, in particular, are susceptible to becoming arrogant, believing their position in the organisation makes them better than others. This is a common tendency. In such cases, a person acts with self-importance and looks down on those of outstanding character or achievement. But those who behave this way only alienate others and erase their own good fortune.
"The higher a leader's position in the organisation, the stronger must be that person's willingness to learn from others. This is especially important because, from the perspective of Buddhism and the Law—from the perspective of faith—the members of the SGI are all 'Buddhas and heavenly deities.'"
SGI Newsletter No. 9626, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chap. 24: Leaders Who Guide Others to Happiness—Part 1 [of 2], 24.1 A Leadership Revolution, from the January 2017 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 6th June, 2017
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