A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy. Daisaku Ikeda genuinelyhappyperson Change image and share on social
But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts. Daisaku Ikeda defeatfeelingheart Change image and share on social
You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. Daisaku Ikeda buildcreativitydoorway Change image and share on social
Human rights will be a powerful force for the transformation of reality when they are not simply understood as externally defined norms of behavior but are lived as the spontaneous manifestation of internalized values. Daisaku Ikeda behaviordefineexternally share on social
Men and women who know the brutal reality of war, who know that war strips people of their very humanity, must unite in a new global partnership for peace. Daisaku Ikeda brutalglobalhumanity Change image and share on social
Japan learned from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that the tragedy wrought by nuclear weapons must never be repeated and that humanity and nuclear weapons cannot coexist. Daisaku Ikeda bombingcoexisthiroshima Change image and share on social
The problems of aging present an opportunity to rethink our social and personal lives in order to ensure the dignity and welfare of each individual. Daisaku Ikeda agingdignityensure Change image and share on social
Living here on Earth, we breathe the rhythms of a universe that extends infinitely above us. When resonant harmonies arise between this vast outer cosmos and the inner human cosmos, poetry is born. Daisaku Ikeda arisebearbreathe Change image and share on social
I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the bombings of those cities, with the participation of national leaders and representatives of global civil society. Daisaku Ikeda 70thabolitionanniversary share on social
No one can live entirely on their own, nor can any country or society exist in isolation. Daisaku Ikeda countryexistisolation Change image and share on social