Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikedais a Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and anti-nuclear activist. He served as the third president of the Soka Gakkai, the largest of Japan's new religious movements. Ikeda is the founding president of the Soka Gakkai International, the world's largest Buddhist lay organization, with approximately 12 million practitioners in 192 countries and regions...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth2 January 1928
CountryJapan
Daisaku Ikeda quotes about
powerful heart mind
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.
past visions-of-the-future healthy
A healthy vision of the future is not possible without an accurate knowledge of the past.
people benefits care
When we care for others our own strength to live increases. When we help people expand their state of life, our lives also expand. Actions to benefit others are not separate from actions to benefit oneself. Our lives and the lives of others are ultimately inseparable.
karma peace buddhist
it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings.
future vision may
No matter how complex global problems may seem, it is we ourselves who have given rise to them. They cannot be beyond our power to resolve
helping-others giving people
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.
dream giving-up mistake
What is defeat in life? It is not merely making a mistake; defeat means giving up on yourself in the midst of difficulty. What is true success in life? True success means winning in your battle with yourself. Those who persist in the pursuit of their dreams, no matter what the hurdles, are winners in life, for they have won over their weaknesses.
creativity mean doorways
Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.
giving fearless next
Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next.
lying hero way
A truley heroic way of life lies in squarely confronting and courageously overcoming the pounding vicissitudes that life always throws in our paths
destiny what-matters moments
We are responsible for our own destiny. What matters is how we improve ourselves from this moment forward.
victory path where-you-are
The place where you are now is vital. The path toward victory opens from where you stand.
strong believe wrath
Self-centered anger generates evil, but wrath at social injustice becomes the driving force for reform. Strong language that censures and combats a great evil often awakens adverse reactions from society, but this must not intimidate those who believe they are right. A lion is a lion because he roars.
opposites goal realization
Ultimately, all human activities have as their goal the realization of happiness. Why, then, have we ended up producing the opposite result? Could the underlying cause be our failure to correctly understand the true nature of happiness?