“There are many elements involved in a prayer being answered, but the important thing is to keep praying until it is. By continuing to pray, you can reflect on yourself with unflinching honesty and begin to move your life in a positive direction on the path of earnest, steady effort. Even if your prayer doesn’t produce results immediately, your continual prayer will at some time manifest itself in a form greater than you had ever hoped.” (Faith Into Action, p. 151-152).
“Those who do not have their faith and their daily lives firmly rooted in reality will eventually be defeated. In short, those who win in faith are those who win in daily life. And the fundamental source of victory in daily life is faith.” (Buddhism in Action, Vol. II, p. 37)
“One should pray earnestly to the Gohonzon about his desires with total honesty and straightforwardness. Beyond that, since we are human beings, I do not deny the role of pride or appearance in secular affairs, but honest faith in the Gohonzon should be the basis of one’s existence. Nothing is more delicate than the human mind. However, if one can only maintain determined faith toward the Gohonzon and carry through with his practice, that in itself will become the means to break through any difficult.” (Buddhism in Action, Vol. II, p. 39)
“We can further increase our good fortune when we maintain ‘faith full of joy’ and ‘faith full of gratitude.’ People who always complain and feel dissatisfied, and accordingly act only from a sense of duty, will not feel invigorated or accumulate benefits. In contrast, those who have a positive ichinen or the spirit that they will do anything related to faith with joy and courage will gain great blessings from the Gohonzon.” (Buddhism in Action, Vol. II, p. 91)
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