Wishing for their health and victory as the treasures of the Soka Gakkai, I once told them [the young women’s division]: ‘Each of you is the most precious treasure of all. Happiness does not exist outside of you. There is nothing more wonderful than you. This is what Buddhism teaches. It enables you to bring your most precious treasure—you yourself—to shine. That is what makes it a genuine philosophy.”

April 2024 Living Buddhism, p. 53