Praying for our ancestors is an important and wonderful thing. However without respect and a sense of humbleness, it is difficult to pray for our ancestors. Please try to think of and find out about your ancestors, and raise within you this sense of respect. As in the story of the Buddha’s disciple, when we pray for our ancestors we need to have a compassionate mind, praying not only to save our ancestors, but all suffering spirits too. When we do that, we will be able to save and make peace for our parents, great grandparents and ancestors. Buddhism teaches us about entire happiness, rather than partial happiness. Therefore, we should think of a way to make all beings happy, rather than only thinking of our own happiness. This is a faithful way of life as a Nichiren Buddhist.