--- title: "13 Our lives Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda" description: "13 Our lives quotes by Daisaku Ikeda. Plus more from Daisaku Ikeda and more Our lives sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/daisaku-ikeda-1472_dream_hopes-dreams-faith-and-a-sense-of-missio_2890641.png" --- > [Hopes, dreams, faith and a sense of mission enable us to open up our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/hopes-dreams-faith-and-a-sense-of-mission-enable-us-to-open-up-our/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/daisaku-ikeda-1472_dream_hopes-dreams-faith-and-a-sense-of-missio_2890641.png) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/what-matters-is-the-value-we-ve-created-in-our-lives-the-people-we-ve/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/512/daisaku-ikeda-1472_life_what-matters-is-the-value-we-ve-created_2778170.png) > [Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. Never be flustered; never lose confidence. This is the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/never-be-shaken-no-matter-what-happens-or-what-others-may-say-never/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/daisaku-ikeda-1472_able_never-be-shaken-no-matter-what-happens-o_140682.png) > [An attitude of compassion does not mean looking down on someone, pitying them in their misery. Compassion is based on respect. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/an-attitude-of-compassion-does-not-mean-looking-down-on-someone/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/daisaku-ikeda-1472_attitude_an-attitude-of-compassion-does-not-mean_1886108.png) > [By changing our inner state of mind, we can change any suffering or hardship into a source of joy, regarding it as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/by-changing-our-inner-state-of-mind-we-can-change-any-suffering-or/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/daisaku-ikeda-1472_buddhist_by-changing-our-inner-state-of-mind-we-c_1108486.png) > [Just as cherry, plum, peach and damson blossoms all possess their own unique qualities, each person is unique. We cannot become someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/just-as-cherry-plum-peach-and-damson-blossoms-all-possess-their-own/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/daisaku-ikeda-1472_attitude_just-as-cherry-plum-peach-and-damson-blo_621033.png) > [When we care for others our own strength to live increases. When we help people expand their state of life, our lives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/when-we-care-for-others-our-own-strength-to-live-increases-when-we/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/daisaku-ikeda-1472_action_when-we-care-for-others-our-own-strength_1095857.jpg) > [The course of our lives is determined by how we react--what we decide and what we do--at the darkest of times. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-course-of-our-lives-is-determined-by-how-we-react-what-we-decide/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/daisaku-ikeda-1472_courses_the-course-of-our-lives-is-determined-by_1651419.jpg) > [The important thing is to firmly fix our gaze on our own weaknesses, not run away from them, but to battle them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-important-thing-is-to-firmly-fix-our-gaze-on-our-own-weaknesses/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/daisaku-ikeda-1472_battle_the-important-thing-is-to-firmly-fix-our_2401180.jpg) > [We can bring brilliant flowers of victory to bloom in our lives when we weather the hardships of winter and emerge triumphant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/we-can-bring-brilliant-flowers-of-victory-to-bloom-in-our-lives-when/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad6/daisaku-ikeda-1472_brilliant_we-can-bring-brilliant-flowers-of-victor_1096400.png) > [Many things happen in life. There are joyous days and times of suffering. Sometimes unpleasant things occur. But that's what makes life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/many-things-happen-in-life-there-are-joyous-days-and-times-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/daisaku-ikeda-1472_being-human_many-things-happen-in-life-there-are-joy_290100.png) > [We should all develop the mind to rejoice in, praise and share in the gift of those who have artistic talents and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/we-should-all-develop-the-mind-to-rejoice-in-praise-and-share-in-the/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/daisaku-ikeda-1472_accessories_we-should-all-develop-the-mind-to-rejoic_2126497.png) > [The misfortune of others is our misfortune. Our happiness is the happiness of others. To see ourselves in others and feel an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-misfortune-of-others-is-our-misfortune-our-happiness-is-the/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/daisaku-ikeda-1472_feels_the-misfortune-of-others-is-our-misfortu_1116527.jpg) ## Other authors on Our lives ## More by Daisaku Ikeda > [Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/dialogue-and-education-for-peace-can-help-free-our-hearts-from-the/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/i-firmly-believe-that-the-mission-of-religion-in-the-21st-century/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Prayer is the way to destroy all fear. It is the way to banish sorrow, the way to light a torch of hope. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/prayer-is-the-way-to-destroy-all-fear-it-is-the-way-to-banish-sorrow/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [The differences between people need not act as barriers that wound, harm and drive us apart. Rather, these very differences among cultures and civilizations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-differences-between-people-need-not-act-as-barriers-that-wound/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/a-sense-of-being-part-of-the-great-all-inclusive-life-prompts-us-to/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [I believe that a culture of peace must be the essential foundation of our efforts for peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/i-believe-that-a-culture-of-peace-must-be-the-essential-foundation-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Come on obstacles! I've been expecting you! This is the chance that I've been waiting for!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/come-on-obstacles-i-ve-been-expecting-you-this-is-the-chance-that-i/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Like the ocean that remains calm in its depths even when waves rage over its surface, and like the sun that continues shining on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/like-the-ocean-that-remains-calm-in-its-depths-even-when-waves-rage/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. Never be flustered; never lose confidence. This is the way we should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/never-be-shaken-no-matter-what-happens-or-what-others-may-say-never/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/what-our-world-most-requires-now-is-the-kind-of-education-that-foster/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [“Human wisdom has advanced to the point where man can construct satellites. And yet man in his wisdom cannot find a way to rescue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/human-wisdom-has-advanced-to-the-point-where-man-can-construct/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Men and women who know the brutal reality of war, who know that war strips people of their very humanity, must unite in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/men-and-women-who-know-the-brutal-reality-of-war-who-know-that-war/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/but-i-think-we-need-to-remember-that-democracy-everywhere-is-by-its/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Life can unfold unlimitedly as long as we have a heart of appreciation and an undefeated mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/life-can-unfold-unlimitedly-as-long-as-we-have-a-heart-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Humanity's collective mission in the cosmos lies in the practice of compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/humanity-s-collective-mission-in-the-cosmos-lies-in-the-practice-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our-lives/daisaku-ikeda/#itemlist", "name": "13 Our lives Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hopes, dreams, faith and a sense of mission enable us to open up our lives.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Daisaku Ikeda" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/hopes-dreams-faith-and-a-sense-of-mission-enable-us-to-open-up-our/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/daisaku-ikeda-1472_dream_hopes-dreams-faith-and-a-sense-of-missio_2890641.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/daisaku-ikeda-1472_dream_hopes-dreams-faith-and-a-sense-of-missio_2890641.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/daisaku-ikeda-1472_dream_hopes-dreams-faith-and-a-sense-of-missio_2890641.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Hopes, dreams, faith and a sense of mission enable us to open up our lives.” — Daisaku Ikeda", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Daisaku Ikeda" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/what-matters-is-the-value-we-ve-created-in-our-lives-the-people-we-ve/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/512/daisaku-ikeda-1472_life_what-matters-is-the-value-we-ve-created_2778170.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/512/daisaku-ikeda-1472_life_what-matters-is-the-value-we-ve-created_2778170.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/512/daisaku-ikeda-1472_life_what-matters-is-the-value-we-ve-created_2778170.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown…” — Daisaku Ikeda", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. 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