Introduction

Gandhi

King

Ikeda

Quotes

Exhibit info

Ceremony

World Peace Buddhists

Stanford

Gallery

General In the moment of our trial and our triumph. Let me declare my faith. I believe in loving my enemies -Gandhi On the one hand I must attempt to change the soul of individuals so that their societies may be changed. On the other hand I must attempt to change the societies so that the individual soul will have a chance. -King A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and further, will enable a change in the destiny of all humankind. -Ikeda

Principles into Action

A handful of Indian Satyagrahis have pitted love and soul-force against the might of the Transvaal Government's guns. That is the central principal of Tolstoy's teaching -Gandhi

Resistance and nonviolence are not in themselves good. There is another element that must be presented in our struggle that then makes our resistance and nonviolence truly meaningful. That element is reconciliation. Our ultimate end must be the creation of the beloved community -King

What our world most requires now is the kind of education that foster love for humankind, that develop characters - that provides an intellectual basis for the realization of peace and empowers learners to contribute to and improve society -Ikeda

Forging destiny

I believe in the Hindu theory of Guru and his importance in spiritual realization. I think there is a great deal of truth in the doctrine that true knowledge was impossible without a Guru. -Gandhi

I went to Gandhi through Jesus.  -King

I learnt from his ("Toda's") example.  The burning commitment to peace that remind unshakened throughout his imprisonment was something he carried with him his entire life. It was from this, and from the profound compassion that characterized each of his interactions with people, that I most learned. -Ikeda

Nonviolence

Complete nonviolence is complete absence of ill will against all that lives. It therefore embraces even sub-human life not excluding insects or beasts. -Gandhi

I want you to go home and put down your weapons. We cannot solve this problem through retaliatory violence. We must meet violence with nonviolence ..., we must meet hate with love. -King

I am confident that if people everywhere engage in sincere dialogue to identify a common basis for belief and action, and if all people can join as equal partners to create that culture of peace, we will witness the dawn of an era in which happiness can be enjoyed by everyone. -Ikeda

Huamnity at the heart

Man is a self-governing being, and self-government necessarily include the power as much to commit errors as to set them right as often as they are made. -Gandhi

I have a dream my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. -King

Human brilliance derived from the light of altruistic action. People are truly human only when they endeavor to dedicate their lives for their friends and fellow human beings. -Ikeda

Adversity and resistance

If we learnt the full lesson of tragedy, we can turn the curse into a blessing. -Gandhi

Ordinarily, a person leaving a courtroom with a conviction behind him would wear a somber face. But I left with a smile. I knew I was a criminal, but I was proud of my crime. -King

Adversity gives birth to greatness. The greater the challenges and difficulties we face, the greater opportunity we have to grow and develop as people. A life without adversity, a life of ease and comfort, produces nothing and leaves us with nothing. -Ikeda