Here are guidance from Daisaku Ikeda Sensei.
GOOD FRIENDS IN FAITH ~ " Good friends in faith essentially are sincere, honest people without a trace of deceit who guide others towards the correct path, toward good. They are also people who lend their assistance or support to us so that we can practice the True Law with assurance. If you become close to a person who makes you feel "the person is always glowing and animated" or "when I'm with that person I feel strong and secure", then your faith will naturally deepen and you will develop bountiful wisdom. In carrying out this Buddhist practice, encourtering good friends is the key to achieving Buddhahood. 97/28/91)
HOPE ~ " Faith is inextinguishable hope. The practice of faith is a struggle to realize our desires. The basis of this practice is prayer. Through prayer, hope turns into confidence. This spirit of confidence unfolds in three thousand ways, finally resulting in the attainment of our hope. Therefore, we must never give up.
SUCCESS ~ " Such things as money, fame and material possessions offer fleeting satisfactions that can be called relative happiness. However, when we transform our lives internally, when we develop within ourselves a brilliant inner palace, then we can be said to have established absolute happiness.
