Daisaku Ikeda's encouragements addressed to young people, based on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. "We are living in times of rapid change, which require the active participation of young people with their characteristic courage, vitality and foresight. Now is the time to step up and take responsibility for our grand movement for the realization of kosen rufu worldwide." These are the words with which SGI President Daisaku Ikeda opens his series of dialogues with Youth Division leaders thinking about the development of the kosen rufu movement. Several salient passages from Nichiren Daishonin's writings are examined, highlighting aspects of them that draw on the fundamentals of Buddhist teaching and emphasizing their relevance to contemporary reality.
