No matter how fun-filled or entertaining your life may seem, without a sense of fulfillment, it cannot truly be called happy. A life without any real purpose, which leaves you feeling only empty, is an unhappy one. It’s also important that we choose self-improvement over pleasure. Those committed to self-improvement have depth. They are attractive. They have hope.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 212

Daisaku Ikeda

When we do gongyo—recite portions of the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo before the Gohonzon— the microcosm of our individual lives harmonizes seamlessly with the macrocosm of the universe. It is a sublime ceremony, an action through which we fully open the storehouse of treasures within. We can thereby tap into the wellspring of life force in the depths of our own beings. We can access the source of inexhaustible wisdom, compassion, and courage.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 113

Daisaku Ikeda

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