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A life without struggle and challenge, a life free from hardship and difficulty, might seem pleasant and easy; but just as a child who is never exposed to the outside air grows up to be weak and frail, a life, a spirit, that is never tested or tempered cannot attain true happiness. Happiness can exist only in the heart of a person with a strong, solid self that is able to confidently overcome anything.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 126

Daisaku Ikeda

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Having intensively pondered the question of “What is a Buddha?” Mr. Toda arrived at the realization that it is none other than one’s own life and the great life of the universe itself and that those two things are one and the same. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 36

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Health is not simply the absence of illness. A truly healthy life is creative—one in which we keep challenging something, creating something, and moving forward to expand our horizons as long as we live.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 248

Daisaku Ikeda