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 More Quotes by Daisaku Ikeda More Quotes From Daisaku Ikeda When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not. Daisaku Ikeda conflict together war A truley heroic way of life lies in squarely confronting and courageously overcoming the pounding vicissitudes that life always throws in our paths Daisaku Ikeda hero life lying Ultimately, all human activities have as their goal the realization of happiness. Why, then, have we ended up producing the opposite result? Could the underlying cause be our failure to correctly understand the true nature of happiness? Daisaku Ikeda causes goal opposites Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. Daisaku Ikeda creativity doorways mean Life isn't always smooth. If it were, we would never grow & develop Daisaku Ikeda giving-up grief lying A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy. Daisaku Ikeda genuine-happiness happy-person persons 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. Daisaku Ikeda single peace life How aware are we of our own inner life, our spirituality-something so intangible yet so priceless? How much effort do we make to perceive that which is not obvious, which can neither be seen nor heard? I believe the exploration and enrichment of the human spirit is what determines our very humanity. Such enrichment provides an inner compass that can lead civilizations to greatness. Daisaku Ikeda karma greatness believe Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next. Daisaku Ikeda fearless overcoming giving A healthy vision of the future is not possible without an accurate knowledge of the past. Daisaku Ikeda visions-of-the-future healthy past A truly beautiful person is one who is good at discovering beauty. Daisaku Ikeda beautiful-person discovering beautiful Our voice resonates with life. Because this is so, it can touch the lives of others. The caring and compassion imbued in your voice finds passage to the listener's soul, striking his or her heart and causing it to sing out; the human voice summons something profound from deep within, and can even compel a person into action. Daisaku Ikeda compassion caring heart To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future. Daisaku Ikeda communicate hope-for-the-future Nothing is more precious than peace. Peace is the most basic starting point for the advancement of humankind. Daisaku Ikeda advancement humanity peace Do something! Start something! As you make consistent efforts, you will begin to see your goals come into focus. You will discover your mission--the one only you can fulfill. Daisaku Ikeda effort focus goal A great work of art is one that truly moves and inspires you. You yourself must be moved. Don't look at art with others' eyes. Don't listen to music with others' ears. You must react to art with your own feelings, your own heart and mind. Daisaku Ikeda eye art moving In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations. Daisaku Ikeda encouragement opportunity past A person's true nature is revealed at times of the greatest adversity. Daisaku Ikeda true-nature adversity persons A sense of being part of the great all-inclusive life prompts us to reflect on our own place and on how we ought to live. Guarding others' lives, the ecology and the earth is the same as protecting one's own life. By like token, wounding them is the same thing as wounding oneself. Consequently, it is the duty of each of us to participate as members of the life community in the evolution of the universe. We can do this by guarding earth's ecological system. Daisaku Ikeda guarding community earth 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 limits heart song
