The lives of Soka Gakkai members, who pray wholeheartedly for the happiness of their friends and earnestly share the Daishonin’s teachings with others, brim with joy, courage, and hope. Though we may be struggling with various health, financial, or other problems, we can overcome them confidently, like an accomplished surfer who enjoys riding big waves. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 15
Daisaku Ikeda
The obstacles in question are the three obstacles and four devils. We cannot attain enlightenment without struggling against them. We cannot become Buddhas without experiencing and overcoming difficulties—just as we cannot graduate from university without taking examinations and passing them.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 136
Daisaku Ikeda
Happiness for the individual alone is impossible, and peace in terms of the environment alone is impossible. There can be no happiness exclusively for the self, nor unhappiness exclusively for others. The happier we make others, the happier we are, and as long as a single miserable person exists, our own happiness cannot be complete. This is the meaning of the true aspect of all phenomena. Hence, the heart of this teaching is a neverending effort to transform reality.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 17
Daisaku Ikeda