Regarding my life, I have given it up. No matter what persecution overtakes me, I will never change my mind, nor have I any grudge at all. Many evil people are “good friends.” The use of a persuasive way or an aggressive way, of propagating Buddhism depends on the time and situation. It is the Buddha’s teaching, not of my own idea. I shall see you in the Pure Land on Mt. Sacred Eagle.

Toki-dono Go-henji, A Response to Lord Toki, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Doctrine 2, Page 119