The Best Daisaku Ikeda quotes

The gratification of desire is not happiness. — Daisaku Ikeda

Buhhdism is wisdom. As long as we have wisdom, we can put all things to the best use, we can turn everything in the direction of happiness. — Daisaku Ikeda

Strength is happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness — Daisaku Ikeda

Have the depth of faith to regard everything as a source for creating happiness and value. — Daisaku Ikeda

True happiness means forging a strong spirit that is undefeated, no matter how trying our circumstances. — Daisaku Ikeda

Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose–tinted future. The energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality’s soil. — Daisaku Ikeda

Hope is life’s greatest treasure. If you have no hope, create some! — Daisaku Ikeda

Hope transforms pessimism into optimism. Hope is invincible. — Daisaku Ikeda

To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future. — Daisaku Ikeda

Our hopes, desires and ambitions are powerful forces existing within us for the shaping of the future. They are the generating forces that create the future. — Daisaku Ikeda

Prayer is the way to destroy all fear. It is the way to banish sorrow, the way to light a torch of hope. It is the revolution that rewrites the scenario of our destiny. — Daisaku Ikeda

Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life’s blossoming. — Daisaku Ikeda

Hope changes everything. It changes winter into summer, darkness into dawn, descent into ascent, barrenness into creativity, agony into joy. — Daisaku Ikeda

When one takes action for others, one’s own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled. — Daisaku Ikeda

The person who lives life fully, glowing with life’s energy, is the person who lives a successful life. — Daisaku Ikeda

A person fully awakened to the jewel–like dignity of their own life is capable of truly respecting that same treasure in others. — Daisaku Ikeda

Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. — Daisaku Ikeda

Life can unfold unlimitedly as long as we have a heart of appreciation and an undefeated mind. — Daisaku Ikeda

If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us. — Daisaku Ikeda

Hopes, dreams, faith and a sense of mission enable us to open up our lives. — Daisaku Ikeda

Those who always have a sense of appreciation and gratitude never reach an impasse in life. — Daisaku Ikeda

Happiness does not exist as an isolated quality, nor does it conform to a single fixed pattern. Happiness is something that breathes and lives in the relationships between one person and another. — Daisaku Ikeda

The course of our lives is determined by how we react––what we decide and what we do––at the darkest of times. The nature of that response determines a person’s true worth and greatness. — Daisaku Ikeda

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. — Daisaku Ikeda

Poems and songs penned as an unstoppable outpouring of the heart take on a life of their own. They transcend the limits of nationality and time as they pass from person to person, from one heart to another. — Daisaku Ikeda

Peace will be realized only by forging bonds of trust between people at the deepest level, in the depths of their very lives. — Daisaku Ikeda

The darker the night, the nearer the dawn. Victory in life is decided by that last concentrated burst of energy filled with the resolve to win. — Daisaku Ikeda

Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can’t develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle. — Daisaku Ikeda

Extreme poverty threatens people’s right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life. — 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

Youthfulness is not determined by age. It is determined by one’s life force. One who possesses hope is forever young. One who continually advances is forever beautiful. — Daisaku Ikeda

The effects of human rights education can be dramatic in awakening people to the value and power of their own lives, as shown in the following stories. — Daisaku Ikeda

Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is the liberation of the humanity inside yourself. — Daisaku Ikeda

Keep moving forward, even one or two steps, in your own way. Those who live out their lives to the fullest, unperturbed by the noisy clamor around them, are the true winners. — Daisaku Ikeda

Take heart, and do not let disappointment or shame stop you from moving forward. The true outcome of life is only apparent at the very end. — Daisaku Ikeda

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

The Earth never ceases to spin. All life is dancing : The trees, the wind, the sea. Keep dancing for the rest of your life. — Daisaku Ikeda

I can do more. I can grow. I can become a bigger and better human being. — Daisaku Ikeda

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

When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not. — 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

A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process. — Daisaku Ikeda

The power of art can break the shackles that bind and divide human beings. — 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

To be fearless no matter what happens–that is the root of true happiness. To move forward resolutely regardless of what lies in store–that is the spirit, the resolve, that leads to human victory. — Daisaku Ikeda

Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next. — Daisaku Ikeda

You must not for one moment give up the effort to build up new lives for yourself. — Daisaku Ikeda

No matter how hopeless or bleak things appear, the moment always comes when suddenly our spirit revives, and hope is reborn. That is why we must never give up. — Daisaku Ikeda

Those who give up dreams, do injury to their own hearts and cannot possibly enjoy a profound sense of fulfillment in the end. — Daisaku Ikeda

Let us give something to each person we meet: joy, courage, hope, assurance, or philosophy, wisdom, a vision for the future. Let us always give something. — Daisaku Ikeda

Hardships make us strong. Problems give birth to wisdom. Sorrows cultivate compassion. Those who have suffered the most will become the happiest. — Daisaku Ikeda

Even if things don’t unfold the way you expected, don’t be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end. — Daisaku Ikeda

A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader. — Daisaku Ikeda

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

While it is important to win, it’s even more important to remain undefeated no matter what happens. — Daisaku Ikeda

There is no one as strong as a person whose heart is always filled with gratitude. — Daisaku Ikeda

The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate. — Daisaku Ikeda

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. — Daisaku Ikeda

It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings. — Daisaku Ikeda

Genuine sincerity opens people’s hearts, while manipulation causes them to close. — Daisaku Ikeda

But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts. — Daisaku Ikeda

Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others. — Daisaku Ikeda

Within the heart of every person exists the flame of wisdom that transforms all suffering into kindling for the fire of creative energy. — Daisaku Ikeda

Sometimes we complain without thinking much of it, but the frightening thing about complaining is that every time we do, a cloud descends over our heart, and our hope, appreciation and joy gradually wane. — Daisaku Ikeda

If you lose today, win tomorrow. In this never–ending spirit of challenge is found the heart of a victor. — Daisaku Ikeda

There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart. — Daisaku Ikeda

Whatever your circumstances, whatever your past, the forces that determine your future are nowhere but within your own heart and mind. It is here that the star of your destiny shines. — Daisaku Ikeda

What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward. — Daisaku Ikeda

I believe that a culture of peace must be the essential foundation of our efforts for peace. — Daisaku Ikeda

Let us join our efforts toward building the unshakable foundations for a culture of peace. — Daisaku Ikeda

Nothing is more precious than peace. Peace is the most basic starting point for the advancement of humankind. — 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