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Daisaku Ikeda quotes

Japanese Writer January 2, 1928

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Daisaku Ikeda quote: "The gratification of desire is not happiness."
The gratification of desire is not happiness. Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda quote: "Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century."
Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century. Daisaku Ikeda
It is natural for us, as human beings, to look forward. Our eyes naturally look ahead. In this sense, we are made for moving toward a goal. Daisaku Ikeda
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. Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda quote: "A person's true nature is revealed at times of the greatest..."
A person's true nature is revealed at times of the greatest adversity. Daisaku Ikeda
In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations. Daisaku Ikeda
Human beings are inherently endowed with the power to bring out the best possible results from the worst possible circumstances. Daisaku Ikeda
Likewise, education can direct people toward good or evil ends. When education is based on a fundamentally distorted worldview, the results are horrific. Daisaku Ikeda
Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction. 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 new global partnership for peace. Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda quote: "But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is..."
But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. Daisaku Ikeda
The institutions of human society treat us as parts of a machine. They assign us ranks and place considerable pressure upon us to fulfill defined roles. We need something to help us restore our lost and distorted humanity. Each of us has feelings that have been suppressed and have built up inside. There is a voiceless cry resting in the depths of our souls, waiting for expression. Art gives the soul's feelings voice and form. Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda quote: "Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from..."
Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others. Daisaku Ikeda
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. Daisaku Ikeda
Humanity has experienced many revolutionary changes over the course of history: revolutions in agriculture, in science, industrial production, as well as numerous political revolutions. But these have all been limited to the external aspects of our individual and collective lives. Daisaku Ikeda

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