The SGI is truly an oasis of rejuvenation. When we look after and care for others - that is is, help others draw forth the strength to live - our own strength to live increases. When we help people expand their state of life, our lives also expand. This is the marvel of the bodhisattvas path; actions to benefit others cannot be separated from actions to benefit others cannot be separated from actions to benefit oneself. To merely talk about 'benefiting others' is arrogant. To only say the words 'saving people' is hypocritical. Only when we realize that our efforts on others' behalf are also for our own sake are we practicing with true humility. One's own life and the lives of others are ultimately inseparable. the bodhisattva path, therefore, is the correct path in life."
SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. IV, p.181
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