President Toda encouraged a member who was struggling with problems: “Rejoice when you encounter hardships! It is the time to demonstrate the power of faith. It is an opportunity to transform your karma. Buddhism teaches the infallible Law of ‘changing poison into medicine.’ You can regain any losses tenfold or a hundredfold in the form of great benefit.”
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 148
Daisaku Ikeda
When we firmly believe that our life is the treasure tower and that we each embody Buddhahood, we come to find life itself enjoyable and pleasant. Attaining and savoring such a wonderful state of mind is the purpose of our Buddhist faith and practice.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 30
Daisaku Ikeda
To practice Nichiren Buddhism is to live with the unshakable conviction that the most painful and trying times are opportunities for changing karma, for carrying out our human revolution, and that no matter how difficult the situation, we can ultimately, and without fail, transform it into something positive.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 47
Daisaku Ikeda