When human beings live together conflict is inevitable. War is not.
When human beings live together conflict is inevitable. War is not.
Author: Daisaku Ikeda
Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.
Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.
Divorced from the cosmos from nature from society and from each other we have become fractured and fragmented.
Divorced from the cosmos from nature from society and from each other we have become fractured and fragmented.
In the past human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other especially in highly stressful situations.
In the past human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other especially in highly stressful situations.
No one can live entirely on their own nor can any country or society exist in isolation.
No one can live entirely on their own nor can any country or society exist in isolation.
I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
Living here on Earth we breathe the rhythms of a universe that extends infinitely above us. When resonant harmonies arise between this vast outer cosmos and the inner human cosmos poetry is born.
Living here on Earth we breathe the rhythms of a universe that extends infinitely above us. When resonant harmonies arise between this vast outer cosmos and the inner human cosmos poetry is born.
Men and women who know the brutal reality of war who know that war strips people of their very humanity must unite in a new global partnership for peace.
Men and women who know the brutal reality of war who know that war strips people of their very humanity must unite in a new global partnership for peace.
With love and patience nothing is impossible.
With love and patience nothing is impossible.
Where there is an absence of international political leadership civil society should step in to fill the gap providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.
Where there is an absence of international political leadership civil society should step in to fill the gap providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.
Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people to pave the way forward for them.
Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people to pave the way forward for them.
Since ancient times people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents knowledge and energy helping to lay the basis for Japan's existence as a country.
Since ancient times people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents knowledge and energy helping to lay the basis for Japan's existence as a country.