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“In most cases, our so-called limitations are nothing more than our own decision to limit ourselves.” quote by Daisaku Ikeda — Download Open image

“In most cases, our so-called limitations are nothing more than our own decision to limit ourselves.”

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Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.

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I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.

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Prayer is the way to destroy all fear. It is the way to banish sorrow, the way to light a torch of hope. It…

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The differences between people need not act as barriers that wound, harm and drive us apart. Rather, these very differences among cultures and civilizations…

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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 live. Guarding others' lives, the ecology and the earth is the same as protecting one's own life. By like token, wounding them is the same thing as wounding oneself. Consequently, it is the duty of each…

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I believe that a culture of peace must be the essential foundation of our efforts for peace.

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Come on obstacles! I've been expecting you! This is the chance that I've been waiting for!

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Like the ocean that remains calm in its depths even when waves rage over its surface, and like the sun that continues shining on…

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Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. Never be flustered; never lose confidence. This is the way we should…

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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…

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“Human wisdom has advanced to the point where man can construct satellites. And yet man in his wisdom cannot find a way to rescue and old woman in Vietnam from her tragic plight. We can't wait to find out what the pockmarked face of the far side of the moon loks like, but we have no time to consider what…

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Men and women who know the brutal reality of war, who know that war strips people of their very humanity, must unite in a…

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It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced to face issues and emotions, feelings, that they have. So it kind of forces them to face it head on, which I think is a really interesting dynamic. And I think it should be interesting and…

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You gonna take the case?" It's not a case. It's a missing person. Sort of." You're gonna have a devil of a time finding…

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Every wife ought to answer for her man. If the husband be engaged in a seditious club, or drinks mysterious healths, or be frugal of his candles on a rejoicing night, let her look to him and keep him out of harm's way; or the world will be apt to say, she has a mind to be a widow before…

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The world around us is an increasingly hostile and sinful place. Occasionally that splashes onto us, and perhaps, in the case of a few of you, it may be nearly drowning you. To anyone struggling under the burden of sin, I say again with the Prophet Joseph that God has ‘a forgiving disposition’ (Lectures on Faith, 42). You can change.…

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[As in the case of] alcohol prohibition, illegality has driven organized crime, sent countless people to jail, and killed many thousands. Repression does not…

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He emphasised basic truths: you are not dying yet, you have to live your life until you are. Underpinning them was the belief that the grim reality of impending death can be talked away by trying to invest in the present reality of life. I didn’t believe that at the time, but now I do. By definition, you have to…

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