Books
“Instead of imposing our own version of wisdom, the spirit of dialogue requires us to put ourselves in others’ shoes.” —Into Full Flower
“Today the need to listen to each other, recognize our differences and prize diversity is greater than it has ever been before.” —The Persistence of Religion
“Even great philosophers can be buried in the sands of time unless their followers inherit and apply their thoughts to reality.” —Creating Waldens
“…respectfully keeping death always present, in the background, as the comprehensive summing up, exerts an immense influence on the meaning of life and on the way it is lived.” —Ode to the Grand Spirit
“The ultimate mission of religion is to save humankind and to create a climate of peaceful coexistence.” —Buddhism: A Way of Values
“The seas do not separate us; rather, they bring us closer together. ” —A Passage to Peace
Recent Publication News
Feb 19, 2012
Osten-Ikeda Dialogue on Goethe to be Serialized in Japan
The monthly literary magazine Ushio, beginning with the April 2012 issue, will carry a serialized dialogue between Dr. Manfred Osten, a member of the advisory board of the Goethe Society in Weimar, Germany, and Daisaku Ikeda....
Feb 05, 2012
Volume 1 of Daisaku Ikeda's Selected Works in Hangul Published
SEOUL, South Korea: Hwa Kwang Publishing has recently released volume 1 of a Hangul edition of The Selected Works of Daisaku Ikeda. The content of this first Hangul volume corresponds to volume 68 of the Japanese edition of the author's complete works and features speeches Mr. Ikeda delivered in Japan and abroad from November 1986 to July 1987....
Jan 15, 2012
Henningsen-Ikeda Dialogue Published in Denmark
SGI-Denmark recently published a Danish edition of a dialogue between Danish educator Hans Henningsen and Daisaku Ikeda. Among the topics the authors discuss are the synergy between education and dialogue, and how this synergy contributes to peacebuilding and the fostering of global citizens. ...