To possess both wisdom and compassion is the heart of our human revolution. If you have wisdom alone and lack compassion, it… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future. The energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
To be fearless no matter what happens-that is the root of true happiness. To move forward resolutely regardless of what lies in… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Buhhdism is wisdom. As long as we have wisdom, we can put all things to the best use, we can turn everything… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
It is by fighting and triumphing over the enemies of the Buddha that we ourselves become Buddhas. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
True happiness means forging a strong spirit that is undefeated, no matter how trying our circumstances. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness. When you wage a struggle, you might… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
The misfortune of others is our misfortune. Our happiness is the happiness of others. To see ourselves in others and feel an… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the… — 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
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
it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Have the depth of faith to regard everything as a source for creating happiness and value. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Ultimately, all human activities have as their goal the realization of happiness. Why, then, have we ended up producing the opposite result?… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Strength is happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Happiness does not exist as an isolated quality, nor does it conform to a single fixed pattern. Happiness is something that breathes… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Knowledge itself is a neutral tool that can be used for good or evil. Wisdom, in contrast, always directs us toward happiness.… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
People who are rooted in the here and now, who are not defeated by their limitations, who don’t compare themselves to others,… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I believe that a culture of peace must be the essential foundation of our efforts for peace. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Come on obstacles! I've been expecting you! This is the chance that I've been waiting for! — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
