Daisaku Ikeda

The gratification of desire is not happiness. ”

It is crucial that we develop real awareness of ourselves as citizens of Earth, linked by mutual and indissoluble bonds. When we clearly recognize this reality and ground ourselves in it, we are compelled to take a strict accounting of our way of life. ”

Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities. ”

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

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. ”

All people have a natural desire to be needed, to have their importance to others tangibly confirmed. ”

Divorced from the cosmos, from nature, from society and from each other, we have become fractured and fragmented. ”

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. ”

Likewise, education can direct people toward good or evil ends. When education is based on a fundamentally distorted worldview, the results are horrific. ”

In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations. ”