Let's welcome discussion meeting participants with deep appreciation for their attendance, "showing [them] the same respect you would a Buddha."* Let's wholeheartedly cherish every person. That is the spirit of the SGI.
*The Fourteen Slanders - WND 1, pg 757
Translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun, based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, with universal value and application.