Basing ourselves on Nichiren's writings doesn't mean simply revering them as sacred texts. Nor is it just lecturing and commenting on them, or turning to them as a source of comfort. Shakyamuni Buddha taught that we should base our lives on the Law. We take the correct Law and teachings of Nichiren Daishonin as the foundation of our lives. We place our faith in the Gohonzon and strive to internalize his writings as the way to free ourselves from a life consumed with suffering and become victorious.
SGI President Ikeda's Lecture Series "The Buddhism of the Sun illuminating the World"
御書根本とは御書をただ「聖典」として崇めることではありません。単なる論議講釈や、気休めのためなどでも決してない。釈尊は「法をよりどころとせよ」と教えました。私たちの生き方を根底で支えるものが、正しき「法」です。御本尊を信受し、御書を血肉としてくのです。
『池田ＳＧＩ会長講義 世界を照らす太陽の仏法（大白蓮華 2016年６月号）』より
