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Faith And Daily Life, Faith And Work-these Are Not Separate Things. They Are One And The Same. To Think Of Them As Separate-that Faith Is Faith, And Work Is Work-is Theoretical Faith. Based On The Recognition That Work And Faith Are One And The Same, We Should Put One Hundred Percent Of Our Energy Into Our Jobs And One Hundred Percent Into Our Faith, Too. When We Resolve To Do This, We Enter The Path Of Victory In Life. Faith Means To Show Irrefutable Proof Of Victory Amid The Realities Of Society And In Our Own Daily Lives.

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Faith And Daily Life,

Daisaku Ikeda

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Faith And Daily Life, Faith And Work-these Are Not Separate Things. They Are One And The Same. To Think Of Them As Separate-that Faith Is Faith, And Work Is Work-is Theoretical Faith. Based On The Recognition That Work And Faith Are One And The Same, We Should Put One Hundred Percent Of Our Energy Into Our Jobs And One Hundred Percent Into Our Faith, Too. When We Resolve To Do This, We Enter The Path Of Victory In Life. Faith Means To Show Irrefutable Proof Of Victory Amid The Realities Of Society And In Our Own Daily Lives.

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Creating Harmony Amidst Diversity Is A Fundamental Issue Of The Twenty-first Century. While Celebrating The Unique Characteristics Of Different Peoples And Cultures, We Have To Create Solidarity On The Level Of Our Common Humanity, Our Common Life. Without Such Solidarity, There Will Be No Future For The Human Race. Diversity Should Not Beget Conflict In The World, But Richness.

A Genuinely Happy Person Is One Who Has Rendered Others Happy.

Genuine Happiness

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If You Lose Today, Win Tomorrow. In This Never-ending Spirit Of Challenge Is Found The Heart Of A Victor.

What Our World Most Requires Now Is The Kind Of Education That Foster Love For Humankind, That Develops Character-that Provides An Intellectual Basis For Realization Of Peace And Empowers Learners To Contribute To And Improve Society.

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By Changing Our Inner State Of Mind, We Can Change Any Suffering Or Hardship Into A Source Of Joy, Regarding It As A Means For Forging And Developing Our Lives. To Turn Even Sorrow Into A Source Of Creativity - This Is The Way Of Life Of A Buddhist

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Like The Ocean That Remains Calm In Its Depths Even When Waves Rage Over Its Surface, And Like The Sun That Continues Shining On High Even During Storms, We Can At Each Moment Create Value And Develop Our State Of Life, Enjoying Our Existence To The Fullest In Times Of Both Suffering And Joy.

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.

Have The Depth Of Faith To Regard Everything As A Source For Creating Happiness And Value.

Often The Biggest Obstacle In Meeting Life’s Challenges Is Actually Our Own Fear Of Failure.

Fear Of Failure

Human Rights Will Be A Powerful Force For The Transformation Of Reality When They Are Not Simply Understood As Externally Defined Norms Of Behavior But Are Lived As The Spontaneous Manifestation Of Internalized Values.

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.

Anyone Who Has Ever Made A Resolution Discovers That The Strength Of Their Determination Fades With Time. The Important Thing Is Not That Your Resolve Never Wavers, But That You Don't Get Down On Yourself When It Does And Throw In The Towel.

People Who Cease To Grow Can't Inspire Others. Leadership Begins With Challenging Oneself.

The Reactions Of The Human Heart Are Not Mechanical And Predictable But Infinitely Subtle And Delicate.

The Gratification Of Desire Is Not Happiness.

A Commitment To Human Rights Cannot Be Fostered Simply Through The Transmission Of Knowledge. Action And Experience Play A Crucial Role In The Learning Process.

A Person Who Respects Others Is Respected By Others In Return. Those Who Treat Others With Compassion And Concern Are Protected And Supported By Others. Our Environment Is Essentially A Reflection Of Ourselves

The Experience Of Losing A Loved One Impels Us Toward A Deeper Understanding Of Life. Everyone Fears And Is Saddened By Death. That Is Natural. But By Struggling To Overcome The Pain And Sadness That Accompanies Death, We Become Sharply Aware Of The Dignity And Preciousness Of Life And Develop The Compassion To Share The Sufferings Of Others As Our Own.

Knowledge Itself Is A Neutral Tool That Can Be Used For Good Or Evil. Wisdom, In Contrast, Always Directs Us Toward Happiness. The Task Of Education Must Be To Stimulate And Unleash The Wisdom That Lies Dormant In The Lives Of All Young People. This Is Not A Forced Process, Like Pressing Something Into A Preformed Mold, But Rather Drawing Out The Potential Which Exists Within.

You Will Pass Through Storms And Heavy Rains, And At Times You Will Suffer Defeat. The Essence Of The Creative Life, However, Is Not To Give Up In The Face Of Defeat But To Follow The Rainbow That Exists Within Your Heart.

It Is By Fighting And Triumphing Over The Enemies Of The Buddha That We Ourselves Become Buddhas.

Dialogue Starts From The Courageous Willingness To Know And Be Known By Others. It Is The Painstaking And Persistent Effort To Remove All Obstacles That Obscure Our Common Humanity.

Common Humanity

The Course Of Our Lives Is Determined By How We React--what We Decide And What We Do--at The Darkest Of Times. The Nature Of That Response Determines A Person's True Worth And Greatness.

No Matter How Healthy, Intelligent Or Affluent We May Be, If Our Minds Are Weak, Then Our Happiness Will Also Be Frail And Brittle. Our Minds Of Faith, Moreover, Enable Us To Bring Out The Full Potential In All Things And Situations, So It Is Crucial That We Strive To Forge Our Minds Of Faith.

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.

Humanity Has Experienced Many Revolutionary Changes Over The Course Of History: Revolutions In Agriculture, In Science, Industrial Production, As Well As Numerous Political Revolutions. But These Have All Been Limited To The External Aspects Of Our Individual And Collective Lives.

Political Revolution

Genuine Sincerity Opens People's Hearts, While Manipulation Causes Them To Close.

Hopes, Dreams, Faith And A Sense Of Mission Enable Us To Open Up Our Lives.

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.

Ideal Love Is Fostered Only Between Two Sincere, Mature And Independent People. Real Love Is Not Two People Clinging To Each Other; It Can Only Be Fostered Between Two Strong People Secure In Their Individuality.

But I Think We Need To Remember That Democracy Everywhere Is By Its Nature Incomplete, A Work In Progress.

The Idea Of Interdependence Is Central To Buddhism, Which Holds That All Things Come Into Being Through The Mutual Interactions Of Various Causes And Conditions.

When We Change, The World Changes. The Key To All Change Is In Our Inner Transformation- A Change Of Our Hearts And Minds. This Is Human Revolution. We All Have The Power To Change. When We Realize This Truth, We Can Bring Forth That Power Anywhere, Anytime, And In Any Situation.

Women Are, In My View, Natural Peacemakers. As Givers And Nurturers Of Life, Through Their Focus On Human Relationships And Their Engagement With The Demanding Work Of Raising Children And Protecting Family Life, They Develop A Deep Sense Of Empathy That Cuts Through To Underlying Human Realities.

It Is Important That We Have The Inner Richness To Be Able To Look Up At The Stars Or The Moon And Compose A Poem Once In A While. When We Open Wide Our Minds And Fix Our Gaze On The Universe, We Fix Our Gaze On Our Own Life.

We Are Not Merely Passive Pawns Of Historical Forces; Nor Are We Victims Of The Past. We Can Shape And Direct History.

You Must Not For One Moment Give Up The Effort To Build Up New Lives For Yourself.

Life Can Unfold Unlimitedly As Long As We Have A Heart Of Appreciation And An Undefeated Mind.

We Are Responsible For Our Own Destiny. What Matters Is How We Improve Ourselves From This Moment Forward.

We Can Bring Brilliant Flowers Of Victory To Bloom In Our Lives When We Weather The Hardships Of Winter And Emerge Triumphant Based On Our Practice Of The Mystic Law. The Key To Victories Lies In How Hard We Struggle When We Are In Winter, How Wisely We Use This Time And How Meaningful We Live Each Day Confident That Spring Will Definitely Come.

A Person Fully Awakened To The Jewel-like Dignity Of Their Own Life Is Capable Of Truly Respecting That Same Treasure In Others.

A Truley Heroic Way Of Life Lies In Squarely Confronting And Courageously Overcoming The Pounding Vicissitudes That Life Always Throws In Our Paths

The Misfortune Of Others Is Our Misfortune. Our Happiness Is The Happiness Of Others. To See Ourselves In Others And Feel An Inner Oneness And Sense Of Unity With Them Represents A Fundamental Revolution In The Way We View And Live Our Lives. Therefore, Discriminating Against Another Person Is The Same As Discriminating Against Oneself. When We Hurt Another, We Are Hurting Ourselves. And When We Respect Others, We Respect And Elevate Our Own Lives As Well.

The Differences Between People Need Not Act As Barriers That Wound, Harm And Drive Us Apart. Rather, These Very Differences Among Cultures And Civilizations Should Be Valued As Manifestations Of The Richness Of Our Shared Creativity.

Whatever Your Circumstances, Whatever Your Past, The Forces That Determine Your Future Are Nowhere But Within Your Own Heart And Mind. It Is Here That The Star Of Your Destiny Shines.

What We Need Most Is To Restore And Revive Our Humanity. We Must Create A Society Where People Can Live With Dignity, A Society Where People Can Live In Peace And Happiness. People Are Tired Of Games Played For Power And Profit. People Are Tired Of Hatred And Conflict. They Want To Live With More Wisdom And Confidence, And In Peace. It May Seem Like A Long And Distant Path, But I Am Convinced That The 21st Century Must See A Movement To Sow The Seeds Of Peace, Happiness And Trust In Every Person's Heart. The Seeds Of A Truly Humane Way Of Life. I Am Convinced This Is The Only Path.

Everything Begins With The Resolve To Take The First Step. From That Action, Wisdom Arises And Change Begins. Without Action, Nothing Changes.

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