A person's true nature is revealed at times of the greatest adversity. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
All people have a natural desire to be needed, to have their importance to others tangibly confirmed. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Divorced from the cosmos, from nature, from society and from each other, we have become fractured and fragmented. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
“In other words, that works of history are mere collections of facts. It is fiction alone that can show us the true… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
A person who respects others is respected by others in return. Those who treat others with compassion and concern are protected and… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Only when we connect to nature, engaged with nature, are we truly alive and vigorous. To really be alive, one must be… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Reality is harsh. It can be cruel and ugly. Yet no matter how much we grieve over our environment and circumstances nothing… — 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
Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
The profound unity of subjective existence and objective environment leads naturally to the idea that the life-force of one human being can… — 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… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Life is the blossoming of flowers in the spring, the ripening of fruit in the fall, the rhythm of the earth and… — 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
