The absence of hardship is not happiness. True happiness and joy in life are found in not being defeated by hardship, by picking ourselves up again when we fall down, by weathering and triumphing over adversity.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 125

Daisaku Ikeda

Worldwide kosen-rufu can be realized only by encouraging and fostering people who have the courage to stand alone and act on their own initiative.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 26

Daisaku Ikeda

The way to happiness is not complicated. Those who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo consistently in the realm of kosen-rufu triumph in the end. They are certain to attain a state of absolute happiness—in other words, the life state of Buddhahood. If you remember this single important point, your life will always be solid and secure.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, pp. 50-51

Daisaku Ikeda