Daisaku Ikeda quotes

With love and patience, nothing is impossible. (Daisaku Ikeda)
A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader. View quote
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The determination to win is the better part of winning. View quote
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A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind. View quote
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You must not for one moment give up the effort to build up new lives for yourself. View quote
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it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings. View quote
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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. View quote
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Genuine sincerity opens people's hearts, while manipulation causes them to close. View quote
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Faith is to fear nothing, to stand unswayed, the power to surmount any obstacle. View quote
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Reality is harsh. It can be cruel and ugly. Yet no matter how much we grieve over our environment and circumstances nothing will change. What is important is not to be defeated, to forge ahead bravely. If we do this, a path will open before us. View quote
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I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might. (Daisaku Ikeda)
True happiness means forging a strong spirit that is undefeated, no matter how trying our circumstances. View quote
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If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us. View quote
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It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections. View quote
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Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is the liberation of the humanity inside yourself. View quote
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There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart. View quote
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Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future. The energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality's soil. View quote
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Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can't develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle. View quote
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People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to friends you truly live. Cultures can only realize their further richness by honoring other traditions. And only by respecting natural life can humanity continue to exist. View quote
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It is only through such real-life daily struggles and challenges that a genuine sensitivity to human rights can be inculcated. This is a truth that is not limited to school education: it applies to all of us. View quote
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The heart is what is important." There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human mind; nor is there anything as powerful, steadfast and ennobling. (Daisaku Ikeda)
‎"Those who give up dreams, do injury to their own hearts and cannot possibly enjoy a profound sense of fulfillment in the end. View quote
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When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled. View quote
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It is crucial that we develop real awareness of ourselves as citizens of Earth, linked by mutual and indissoluble bonds. When we clearly recognize this reality and ground ourselves in it, we are compelled to take a strict accounting of our way of life. View quote
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History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use of our communicative capacities to negotiate and resolve differences is the first evidence of human wisdom. View quote
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