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• It is precisely when we have suffered defeat that we can determine to win and open the path to future victory.

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  Winning, Victory, Path

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• 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.

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  Karma, Art, Peace

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• A sense of being part of the great all-inclusive life prompts us to reflect on our own place and on how we ought to live. Guarding others' lives, the ecology and the earth is the same as protecting one's own life. By like token, wounding them is the same thing as wounding oneself. Consequently, it is the duty of each of us to participate as members of the life community in the evolution of the universe. We can do this by guarding earth's ecological system.

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  Community, Earth, Guarding

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• Take heart, and do not let disappointment or shame stop you from moving forward. The true outcome of life is only apparent at the very end.

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  Disappointment, Moving, Heart

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• How aware are we of our own inner life, our spirituality-something so intangible yet so priceless? How much effort do we make to perceive that which is not obvious, which can neither be seen nor heard? I believe the exploration and enrichment of the human spirit is what determines our very humanity. Such enrichment provides an inner compass that can lead civilizations to greatness.

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  Karma, Believe, Greatness

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• A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.

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  Life, Single, Peace

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• Victory lies in not getting defeated.

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  Lying, Victory, Defeated

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• It is natural for us, as human beings, to look forward. Our eyes naturally look ahead. In this sense, we are made for moving toward a goal.

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  Moving, Eye, Goal

  Daisaku Ikeda (2017). “Hope Is a Decision: Selected Essays”, p.35, Middleway Press

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• 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.

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  Art, Moving, Eye

  "Faith Into Action: Thoughts on Selected Topics". Book by Daisaku Ikeda, 1999.

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• 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. The thought ,"I am still young and have a lot of time, so I can relax and take life easy" is a function of our own weakness.

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  Strong, Self, Two

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• 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.

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  Lying, Drawing, People

  Daisaku Ikeda (2010). “Soka Education: For the Happiness of the Individual”, p.151, Middleway Press

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• To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future.

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  Hope For The Future, Communicate

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• Nothing is more precious than peace. Peace is the most basic starting point for the advancement of humankind.

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  Peace, Humanity, Advancement

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• Instead of engaging in cutthroat competition, we should strive to create value. In economic terms, this means a transition from a consumer economy - the mad rush for ownership and consumption - to a constructive economy where all human beings can participate in the act of creating lasting worth.

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  Mean, Creating, Mad

  Daisaku Ikeda (2001). “For the Sake of Peace: Seven Paths to Global Harmony, a Buddhist Perspective”

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• In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.

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  Encouragement, Past, Opportunity

  Daisaku Ikeda (2017). “Hope Is a Decision: Selected Essays”, p.34, Middleway Press

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• The challenge of preventing any further proliferation of nuclear weapons is just such a trial in the quest for world peace, one that cannot be achieved if we are defeated by a sense of helplessness. The crucial element is to ensure that any struggle against evil is rooted firmly in a consciousness of the unity of the human family, something only gained through the mastery of our own inner contradictions.

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  Struggle, Evil, Challenges

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• The effects of human rights education can be dramatic in awakening people to the value and power of their own lives, as shown in the following stories.

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  Rights, People, Stories

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• No one is born hating others.

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  Hate, Born

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• Humanity's collective mission in the cosmos lies in the practice of compassion.

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  Lying, Compassion, Practice

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• When you devote yourself to achieving your goal, you will not be bothered by shallow criticism. Nothing important can be accomplished if you allow yourself to be swayed by some trifling matter, always looking over your shoulder and wondering what others are saying or thinking. The key to achievement is to move forward along your chosen path with firm determination.

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  Determination, Moving, Thinking

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• But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.

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  Believe, Heart, Roots

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• Within the heart of every person exists the flame of wisdom that transforms all suffering into kindling for the fire of creative energy.

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  Heart, Fire, Flames

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• 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.

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  Stars, Moon, Mind

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• Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness. When you wage a struggle, you might win or you might lose. But regardless of the short-term outcome, the very fact of your continuing to struggle is proof of your victory as a human being.

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  Strength, Struggle, Winning

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• I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history.

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  Believe, Pride, Decision

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