Human Relationships

2013年12月25日(水)更新:3
●Many religions have demanded blind faith, taking away people's independence. President Makiguchi opposed such enslavement. What he called for instead was solidarity of awakened common people. To achieve this, he proposed a self-reliant way of life in which we advance on the path of our choice with a firm, independent character. He also stressed a contributive way of life in which we set our fundamental goal in life toward the realization of happiness for ourselves and others, casting aside arrogance and self-satisfaction to respect and benefit others.Daisaku Ikeda

●When we have a genuine sense that, no matter how difficult our present circumstances, we are not alone--that we are vitally connected with others and with the world--we will, without fail, rise up to the challenge of living again. Daisaku Ikeda

●十二月二十四日
 冬の寒さを知る人こそが、春の暖かさを実感できる。苦しみの闇が深かった分だけ、大きな幸福の朝が光るのである。
 どんな運命も価値に転換していく人――それが、人間としての勝利者であり、王者であろう。
   (『女性に贈ることば 365日』池田大作)


●Many people today do not see anything wrong about the strong winning over the weak...but it involves no wisdom, no reasoning, no will. Daisaku Ikeda