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
karma art peace
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.
people challenges inspire
People who cease to grow can't inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.
mean insperational faces
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.
attitude praise diminish
Envying another's beauty will diminish your own. But when you praise beauty in others your own beauty deepens.
wall progress becoming
Rather than becoming discouraged, know that encountering a wall is proof of the progress that you have made so far.
inspirational peace giving-up
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.
courage heart compassion
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.
attitude winning yesterday
Before comparing yourself with others, win the battle with yourself. Strive to be better today than yesterday, and better tomorrow than today.
adversity cosmos matter
The human spirit is as expansive as the cosmos. This is why it is so tragic to belittle yourself or to question your worth. No matter what happens, continue to push back the boundaries of your inner life. The confidence to prevail over any problem, the strength to overcome adversity and unbounded hope — all reside within you.
beauty love-life world
If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us.
successful glowing energy
The person who lives life fully, glowing with life’s energy, is the person who lives a successful life.
appreciation heart long
Life can unfold unlimitedly as long as we have a heart of appreciation and an undefeated mind.
people path defeated
People who are rooted in the here and now, who are not defeated by their limitations, who don’t compare themselves to others, who confidently advance along their chosen path-such people are happy, such people are truly great.
love patience not-giving-up
With love and patience, nothing is impossible.