Daisaku Ikeda Quotes, Thoughts and images

No matter what our personal circumstances may be, if we ourselves become a source of light, then there will be no darkness in the world.

Faith is to fear nothing, to stand unswayed, the power to surmount any obstacle.

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

Effort and hard work construct the bridge that connects your dreams to reality.

Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step. From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.

What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown as people.

I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.

Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end.

Envying another's beauty will diminish your own. But when you praise beauty in others your own beauty deepens.

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.

There is no one as strong as a person whose heart is always filled with gratitude.

Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.

Youthfulness is not determined by age. It is determined by one's life force. One who possesses hope is forever young. One who continually advances is forever beautiful.

If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us.

No matter how hopeless or bleak things appear, the moment always comes when suddenly our spirit revives, and hope is reborn. That is why we must never give up.