As long as we are human, we are destined to make mistakes. We all fall prey to flawed beliefs and views. What… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Many things happen in life. There are joyous days and times of suffering. Sometimes unpleasant things occur. But that's what makes life… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
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
The effects of human rights education can be dramatic in awakening people to the value and power of their own lives, as… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
The institutions of human society treat us as parts of a machine. They assign us ranks and place considerable pressure upon us… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Life isn't always smooth. If it were, we would never grow & develop as human beings. If we succeed, we are envied;… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Living here on Earth, we breathe the rhythms of a universe that extends infinitely above us. When resonant harmonies arise between this… — 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
The power of growth, of improvement, the power to overcome all stagnation and break through every obstacle and transform a barren wasteland… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
The role of humankind is to use the cultural and social environment it has created to devise new global values.... Human relations… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations,… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
The challenge of preventing any further proliferation of nuclear weapons is just such a trial in the quest for world peace, one… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Human rights will be a powerful force for the transformation of reality when they are not simply understood as externally defined norms… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
When we change, the world changes. The key to all change is in our inner transformation- a change of our hearts and… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never permit the people of… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
It is natural for us, as human beings, to look forward. Our eyes naturally look ahead. In this sense, we are made… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Human beings are inherently endowed with the power to bring out the best possible results from the worst possible circumstances. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Our voice resonates with life. Because this is so, it can touch the lives of others. The caring and compassion imbued in… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Creating harmony amidst diversity is a fundamental issue of the twenty-first century. While celebrating the unique characteristics of different peoples and cultures,… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
One's true worth as a human being is not a matter of outward appearance or title, but derives rather from the breadth… — 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
The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Music speaks directly to the heart. This response, this echo within the heart, is proof that human hearts can transcend the barriers… — 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
