The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2, Revised Edition: Selections From the Works of Daisaku Ikeda

by Daisaku Ikeda

Gleaned from more than fifty years of SGI President Ikeda's works, TheWisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace provides a window into theSGI president's thought and philosophy. His words are a boundlesssource of inspiration. They embody a universal message of hope andcourage for a world increasingly beset with sorrow and suffering.Chapters in this volume:“What Is Human Revolution?”“It Is the Heart That Is Important”“Buddhism Is About Winning”“Transforming Karma Into Mission”“Illness Gives Rise to the Resolve to Attain the Way”“The Principle of Cherry, Plum, Peach, and Damson”“You Will Grow Younger, and Your Good Fortune Will Accumulate”“Faith for Overcoming Obstacles”“Faith for a Harmonious Family”“Making the Most of Each Day”“Message for Youth”

Genres: Buddhism

Kindle Edition

Published October 15, 2022

About the author

Daisaku Ikeda was a Buddhist philosopher, peacebuilder, educator, author and poet. He was the third president of the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist organization and the founding president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), which is today one of the world's largest and most diverse lay Buddhist organizations, promoting a philosophy of character development and social engagement for peace.

Ikeda was the founder of the Soka (value-creation) schools, a nondenominational school system based on an ideal of fostering each student's unique creative potential and cultivating an ethic of peace, social contribution and global consciousness. The school system runs from kindergarten through graduate study and includes a university in Tokyo, Japan, and another in California, U.S.A.

Ikeda was a staunch proponent of dialogue as the foundation of peace. Since the 1970s he has pursued dialogue with a wide range of individuals around the world in political, cultural, educational and academic fields. Over 50 of these have been published in book form, with people such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Elise Boulding, Joseph Rotblat and André Malraux. In furtherance of his vision of fostering dialogue and solidarity for peace, Ikeda has founded a number of independent, nonprofit research institutes that develop cross-cultural, interdisciplinary collaboration on diverse issues: the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and the Institute of Oriental Philosophy. The Min-On Concert Association and the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum promote mutual understanding and friendship between different national cultures through the arts.

Ikeda was a prolific writer who has published more than 100 works, ranging from Buddhist philosophy to biographical essays, poetry, children's stories and photographic collections.