Daisaku Ikeda Quotes
What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.
You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.
No matter what our personal circumstances may be, if we ourselves become a source of light, then there will be no darkness in the world.
I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.
What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown as people.
Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.
Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end.
Envying another's beauty will diminish your own. But when you praise beauty in others your own beauty deepens.
Youthfulness is not determined by age. It is determined by one's life force. One who possesses hope is forever young. One who continually advances is forever beautiful.
Life can unfold unlimitedly as long as we have a heart of appreciation and an undefeated mind.
Dialogue starts from the courageous willingness to know and be known by others. It is the painstaking and persistent effort to remove all obstacles that obscure our common humanity.
it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings.
The person who lives life fully, glowing with life’s energy, is the person who lives a successful life.
Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end.
Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step. From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.
A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.
Japan learned from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that the tragedy wrought by nuclear weapons must never be repeated and that humanity and nuclear weapons cannot coexist.
Hardships make us strong. Problems give birth to wisdom. Sorrows cultivate compassion. Those who have suffered the most will become the happiest.
I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
While it is important to win, it’s even more important to remain undefeated no matter what happens.
Whatever your circumstances, whatever your past, the forces that determine your future are nowhere but within your own heart and mind. It is here that the star of your destiny shines.
Living here on Earth, we breathe the rhythms of a universe that extends infinitely above us. When resonant harmonies arise between this vast outer cosmos and the inner human cosmos, poetry is born.
Rather than becoming discouraged, know that encountering a wall is proof of the progress that you have made so far.
Those who always have a sense of appreciation and gratitude never reach an impasse in life.
True happiness means forging a strong spirit that is undefeated, no matter how trying our circumstances.
Let us give something to each person we meet: joy, courage, hope, assurance, or philosophy, wisdom, a vision for the future. Let us always give something.
If you lose today, win tomorrow. In this never-ending spirit of challenge is found the heart of a victor.
It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections.
To be fearless no matter what happens-that is the root of true happiness. To move forward resolutely regardless of what lies in store-that is the spirit, the resolve, that leads to human victory.
Ultimately, the only way to make good friends is to become a good friend yourself. Good people gather around other good people.
No matter how hopeless or bleak things appear, the moment always comes when suddenly our spirit revives, and hope is reborn. That is why we must never give up.
No one can live entirely on their own, nor can any country or society exist in isolation.
Prayer is the way to destroy all fear. It is the way to banish sorrow, the way to light a torch of hope. It is the revolution that rewrites the scenario of our destiny.
No matter how complex global problems may seem, it is we ourselves who have given rise to them. They cannot be beyond our power to resolve
Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future. The energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality's soil.
There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart.
Patience is, in and of itself, a great challenge and it often holds the key to breaking through a seeming impasse.
