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
believe heart roots
But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.
hate born
No one is born hating others.
japan hiroshima-and-nagasaki humanity
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.
country fall people
The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never permit the people of any country to fall victim to nuclear weapons, and for each individual to express their refusal to continue living in the shadow of the threat they pose.
inspiring focus way
Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more.
eye unique humanity
The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries.
war differences community
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.
cosmos divorced fragmented
Divorced from the cosmos, from nature, from society and from each other, we have become fractured and fragmented.
believe pride choices
I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history.
past historical shapes
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.
opportunity order dignity
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.
military long temptation
So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force.
country isolation
No one can live entirely on their own, nor can any country or society exist in isolation.
people desire natural
All people have a natural desire to be needed, to have their importance to others tangibly confirmed.