Daisaku Ikeda Quotes
But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.
Likewise, education can direct people toward good or evil ends. When education is based on a fundamentally distorted worldview, the results are horrific.
Extreme poverty threatens people's right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life.
Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for Japan's existence as a country.
It's important to resolve to yourself, 'I will absolutely win!' Then this firm commitment will serve as the wellspring of great wisdom and courage that surges forth from within.
"Those who give up dreams, do injury to their own hearts and cannot possibly enjoy a profound sense of fulfillment in the end.
The economy is after all driven by people. No matter how dire the situation may be, as long as people are firm, a turnaround, revival and progress can be possible.
A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process.
Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.
Divorced from the cosmos, from nature, from society and from each other, we have become fractured and fragmented.
The Earth never ceases to spin. All life is dancing : The trees, the wind, the sea. Keep dancing for the rest of your life.
Buhhdism is wisdom. As long as we have wisdom, we can put all things to the best use, we can turn everything in the direction of happiness.
Have the depth of faith to regard everything as a source for creating happiness and value.
Every war, when viewed from the undistorted perspective of life’s sanctity, is a “civil war” waged by humanity against itself.
The moment you resolve to be victorious, every nerve and fiber in your being will immediately orient itself toward your success.
Take heart, and do not let disappointment or shame stop you from moving forward. The true outcome of life is only apparent at the very end.
Men and women who know the brutal reality of war, who know that war strips people of their very humanity, must unite in a new global partnership for peace.
The problems of aging present an opportunity to rethink our social and personal lives in order to ensure the dignity and welfare of each individual.
Great art is created only through diligent and painstaking effort to perfect and polish oneself.
It is by fighting and triumphing over the enemies of the Buddha that we ourselves become Buddhas.
The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate.
Our hopes, desires and ambitions are powerful forces existing within us for the shaping of the future. They are the generating forces that create the future.
All people have a natural desire to be needed, to have their importance to others tangibly confirmed.
Dig beneath your feet, there you will find a spring. The place where you are now is crucial. Never try to avoid that which you must do.
Peace will be realized only by forging bonds of trust between people at the deepest level, in the depths of their very lives.
When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
Human beings are inherently endowed with the power to bring out the best possible results from the worst possible circumstances.
A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a nation and, further, can even enable a change in the destiny of all humankind.
The willingness to challenge hardships taps the power within human beings to transform even a place of tragedy into a stage for fulfilling one's mission.
A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a nation, and further, can even enable a change in the destiny of all humankind.
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.