Genuine sincerity opens people's hearts, while manipulation causes them to close.Daisaku Ikeda
“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.”
“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.”
— DAISAKU IKEDA
Japanese Buddhist philosopher · 1928 – 2023
Daisaku Ikeda was a Japanese Buddhist philosopher, educator and peace activist who led the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist movement and founded Soka University. He wrote extensively on Buddhism, dialogue and peace.
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