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
determination thinking battle
In life when we feel we have reached a limit, that is when the true battle begins. Just when you despair and think it is impossible to go any further, will you become apathetic, or will you say it's not over and stand up with an unyielding spirit? The battle is decided by this single determination.
common-humanity effort courageous
Dialogue starts from the courageous willingness to know and be known by others. It is the painstaking and persistent effort to remove all obstacles that obscure our common humanity.
keys roots long
Why doesn't constant trampling defeat the dandelion? The key to its strength is its long and sturdy root, which extends deep into the earth. The same priciple applies to people. The true victors in life are those who, enduring repeated challenges and setbacks, have sent the roots of their being to such a depth that nothing can shake them.
what-matters people made
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.
attitude mean compassion
An attitude of compassion does not mean looking down on someone, pitying them in their misery. Compassion is based on respect. We discuss life as equals, learn from each other and strive together to improve our lives.
small-acts important looks
What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.
happy-life firsts steps
Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step. From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.
happy-life firsts steps
Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step. From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.
joy wish done
Increase your joy by doing the good you wish to have done to you.
life change courage
It is senseless to blame others or your environment for your miseries. Change begins from the moment you muster the courage to act. When you change, the environment will change. The power to change the world is found nowhere but within our own life.
war perspective humanity
Every war, when viewed from the undistorted perspective of life’s sanctity, is a “civil war” waged by humanity against itself.