Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can't develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Genuine sincerity opens people's hearts, while manipulation causes them to close. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Courage and compassion are two sides of the same coin. Compassion without courage is not genuine. You may have a compassionate thought… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. Never be flustered; never lose confidence. This is the way… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
When we have a genuine sense that, no matter how difficult our present circumstances, we are not alone-that we are vitally connected… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
It is only through such real-life daily struggles and challenges that a genuine sensitivity to human rights can be inculcated. This is… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
All right, let's get to work again!-This is the spirit of people of genuine substance. Those who avoid hard work or neglect… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
Prayer is the way to destroy all fear. It is the way to banish sorrow, the way to light a torch of hope. It… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
The differences between people need not act as barriers that wound, harm and drive us apart. Rather, these very differences among cultures and civilizations… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
A sense of being part of the great all-inclusive life prompts us to reflect on our own place and on how we ought to… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
I believe that a culture of peace must be the essential foundation of our efforts for peace. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
Come on obstacles! I've been expecting you! This is the chance that I've been waiting for! — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
Like the ocean that remains calm in its depths even when waves rage over its surface, and like the sun that continues shining on… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. Never be flustered; never lose confidence. This is the way we should… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
What our world most requires now is the kind of education that foster love for humankind, that develops character-that provides an intellectual basis for… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
“Human wisdom has advanced to the point where man can construct satellites. And yet man in his wisdom cannot find a way to rescue… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
Men and women who know the brutal reality of war, who know that war strips people of their very humanity, must unite in a… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
Life can unfold unlimitedly as long as we have a heart of appreciation and an undefeated mind. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
Humanity's collective mission in the cosmos lies in the practice of compassion. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share
