“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
“Those who face adversity with hope and the willingness to try their very best don’t consider the process painful, People who exert themselves to the fullest and tackle each problem as it arises don’t really experience hardships as such; they instead see everything as a joyful challenge.” – Daisaku Ikeda
“Envying another’s beauty will diminish your own, But when you praise beauty in others your own beauty deepens.” – Daisaku Ikeda
“Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step, From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.” – Daisaku Ikeda
“No matter what the problem is, the way it is interpreted can have a positive or negative effect on one’s life, By adopting a positive interpretation, one can make one’s problems a source of nourishment for personal growth.” – Daisaku Ikeda
“Lies are truly frightening, because they not only deceive others but also destroy one’s own humanity.” – Daisaku Ikeda
“Life moves toward the direction our mind aims it in, A goal activates our minds and bodies; it stimulates wisdom and energy from within.”- Daisaku Ikeda
“Not to advance is to regress.”- Daisaku Ikeda
“As long as we are human, we are bound to make mistakes, We all fall prey to flawed beliefs and views, What separates a forward-looking person from an intransigent one, a virtuous person from a malevolent one, however, is whether one can candidly admit to ones mistakes and take bold steps to redress them.” – Daisaku Ikeda
“Patience is, in and of itself, a great challenge and it often holds the key to breaking through a seeming impasse.” – Daisaku Ikeda
“So many of life’s conflicts find their origin and cause in envy, Envy ruins and destroys people’s hearts.” – Daisaku Ikeda
“It is human nature to desire recognition and to want to look better than what we are, When that desire seizes control of us, it is easy to lose sight of who we are and what our real purpose is, Spiritual corruption begins from there, The best thing is to be true to one’s heart.” – Daisaku Ikeda
“We have both a weak self and a strong self; the two are completely different, If we allow our weak side to dominate, we will be defeated.”- Daisaku Ikeda
“Just as cherry, plum, peach and damson blossoms all possess their own unique qualities, each person is unique, We cannot become someone else, The important thing is that we live true to ourselves and cause the great flower of our lives to blossom.”- Daisaku Ikeda
“The place where you are now is vital, Never avoid what you must face. Challenge your circumstances and steadily persevere, The path toward victory opens from where you stand.”- Daisaku Ikeda
“Ultimately, it is not difficult circumstances that defeat one, but one’s own weakness.” – Daisaku Ikeda
