288 Quotes by 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.

No matter what kind of difficult situation one may find oneself in, some opening, some opportunity to fight one’s way out, can always be found. What’s most important is to hold fast to Hope, to face the future with courage.

A truley heroic way of life lies in squarely confronting and courageously overcoming the pounding vicissitudes that life always throws in our paths.

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.

We have both a weak self and a strong self; the two are completely different. If we allow our weak side to dominate, we will be defeated. The thought ,“I am still young and have a lot of time, so I can relax and take life easy” is a function of our own weakness.

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

It’s important to resolve to yourself, ‘I will absolutely win!’ Then this firm commitment will serve as the wellspring of great wisdom and courage that surges forth from within.

People need to be made conscious of a very simple reality: we have no choice but to share this planet, this small blue sphere floating in the vast reaches of space, with all of our fellow ‘passengers.’

Come on obstacles! I’ve been expecting you! This is the chance that I’ve been waiting for!