Before comparing yourself with others, win the battle with yourself. Strive to be better today than yesterday, and better tomorrow than today. Daisaku Ikeda More Quotes by Daisaku Ikeda More Quotes From Daisaku Ikeda The power of art can break the shackles that bind and divide human beings. Daisaku Ikeda creativity break art Strength is Happiness. Daisaku Ikeda The role of humankind is to use the cultural and social environment it has created to devise new global values.... Human relations with nature are intimately bound up in interpersonal relations and with the relation of the self and its inner life. Daisaku Ikeda roles use self Strength is itself victory. Daisaku Ikeda victory Having lived through the transition from totalitarianism, I am acutely mindful of the need to never take for granted the basic freedoms of thought, expression and belief that democracy brings. Daisaku Ikeda transition democracy expression Life is the blossoming of flowers in the spring, the ripening of fruit in the fall, the rhythm of the earth and of nature. Life is the cry of cicadas signalling the end of summer, migratory birds winging south in a transparent autumn sky, fish frolicking in a stream. Life is the joy beautiful music installs in us, the thrilling sight of a mountain peak reddened by the rising sun, the myriad combinations and permutations of visible and invisible phenomena. Life is all things. Daisaku Ikeda summer spring beautiful Divorced from the cosmos, from nature, from society and from each other, we have become fractured and fragmented. Daisaku Ikeda fragmented divorced cosmos Dig beneath your feet, there you will find a spring. The place where you are now is crucial. Never try to avoid that which you must do. Daisaku Ikeda feet spring trying But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts. Daisaku Ikeda roots heart believe There’s no need for us to be held back by the past or how things have been so far. The important thing is what seeds we are sowing now for the future. Daisaku Ikeda sowing important past Likewise, education can direct people toward good or evil ends. When education is based on a fundamentally distorted worldview, the results are horrific. Daisaku Ikeda ends evil people Every war, when viewed from the undistorted perspective of life’s sanctity, is a “civil war” waged by humanity against itself. Daisaku Ikeda perspective humanity war Anyone who has ever made a resolution discovers that the strength of that determination fades in time. The moment you feel that is when you should make a fresh determination. Tell yourself, “OK! I will start again from now!” If you fall down seven times, get up an eighth. Don’t give up when you feel discouraged-jus t pick yourself up and renew your determination each time. Daisaku Ikeda giving-up determination fall 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 flames fire heart We should all develop the mind to rejoice in, praise and share in the gift of those who have artistic talents and a richness of heart, whether they achieve wide recognition or not. Cultivating such a beautiful mind is a very worthy effort. Culture and art are not just decorations. They are not just accessories. What matters is whether culture enriches the essential substance of our lives. Daisaku Ikeda what-matters beautiful art
