You must not for one moment give up the effort to build up new lives for yourself. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
A person's true nature is revealed at times of the greatest adversity. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
A healthy vision of the future is not possible without an accurate knowledge of the past. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
The moment you resolve to be victorious, every nerve and fiber in your being will immediately orient itself toward your success. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
We have both a weak self and a strong self; the two are completely different. If we allow our weak side to… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Let us give something to each person we meet: joy, courage, hope, assurance, or philosophy, wisdom, a vision for the future. Let… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
The course of our lives is determined by how we react--what we decide and what we do--at the darkest of times. The… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
You will pass through storms and heavy rains, and at times you will suffer defeat. The essence of the creative life, however,… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
It is senseless to blame others or your environment for your miseries. Change begins from the moment you muster the courage to… — 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
No matter what kind of difficult situation one may find oneself in, some opening, some opportunity to fight one's way out, can… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Anyone who has ever made a resolution discovers that the strength of their determination fades with time. The important thing is not… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Anyone who has ever made a resolution discovers that the strength of that determination fades in time. The moment you feel that… — 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
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
Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Whatever your circumstances, whatever your past, the forces that determine your future are nowhere but within your own heart and mind. It… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Our hopes, desires and ambitions are powerful forces existing within us for the shaping of the future. They are the generating forces… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
“Present effects are due to karmic causes from the past. However, future effects arise from the causes we make in the present.… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
We are responsible for our own destiny. What matters is how we improve ourselves from this moment forward. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
There’s no need for us to be held back by the past or how things have been so far. The important thing… — 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… — 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
