“Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.” InspirationalRealPeaceMeditationPossibilityIgnoranceMastersYogaStupidityKarmaWellnessOwnersTibetReligious TraditionsStupidity And IgnoranceWorld Peace Day Author:Dalai Lama
“All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.” PeopleWantInspirationalSufferingPoliticsPeaceViolenceThreatKarmaPeace Justice Author:Leo Tolstoy
“Culture is an elevated expression of the inner voice which the different peoples of the Earth have heard in the depths of their being, a voice which conveys the vibrant compassion and wisdom of the cosmic life. For different cultures to engage in interaction is to catalyze each other's souls and foster mutual understanding.” DifferentSoulEarthCulturePeaceUnderstandingVoiceCompassionHeardExpressionDepthKarmaMutualCosmicInteractionDifferent PeoplesInner VoiceDifferent CulturesMutual UnderstandingSelf Reformation Author:Daisaku Ikeda
“Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is the liberation of the humanity inside yourself.” ArtLife IsHumanityCulturePeaceHealingDestinyFlowerBuddhismArt IsRosePainfulKarmaLiberationStemThornsBad KarmaSelf Reformation Author:Daisaku Ikeda
“The institutions of human society treat us as parts of a machine. They assign us ranks and place considerable pressure upon us to fulfill defined roles. We need something to help us restore our lost and distorted humanity. Each of us has feelings that have been suppressed and have built up inside. There is a voiceless cry resting in the depths of our souls, waiting for expression. Art gives the soul's feelings voice and form.” NeedsGivingHumansHas BeensArtSoulHelpingFeelingsFormHumanityLostPeaceWaitingVoiceRolesCryExpressionBuiltMachinesTreatsPressureInstitutionsDepthKarmaDefinedHuman SocietyVoicelessSelf Reformation Author:Daisaku Ikeda
“Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future. The energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality's soil.” DreamRealityTodayEnergyPeaceBehindsDestinyBuddhismRootsRoseKarmaSoilPassiveBad KarmaSelf Reformation Author:Daisaku Ikeda
“it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings.” HeartPeaceImpossibleTeachingPerspectiveKarmaMoving ForwardBuddhistUnhappinessBad KarmaSelf Reformation Author:Daisaku Ikeda