Human Relationships

Ultimately, the only way to make good friends is to become a good friend yourself. Good people gather around other good people.

Human Relationships

When we encourage others, we also gain courage and confidence. Giving encouragement changes ourselves as well as others.

If you want to change another person, first change your own heart. When you change, others around you will change.

It may seem easier to remain closed off in our private world, but we will not grow as a person. Alone and isolated, our true potentiality cannot shine. Interaction with others enriches our lives.

People around us reflect the state of our own lives. The environment that we are in, whether favorable or not, is the product of our own life. When we fail to understand this, we tend to blame others for our troubles.

A person who respects others is respected by others in return. Those who treat others with compassion and concern are protected and supported by others. Our environment is essentially a reflection of ourselves.

When you respect others, others will respect you. When you despise others, others will come to despise you. When you change, the world around you will change.

When we suffer some misfortune, we tend to imagine that no one could possibly be as unhappy or as unfortunate. It’s easy to drown in self-pity and turn a blind eye to everyone and everything else. But dwelling on our own pain or discontent and hopelessness only causes our life force to wane even further.

Stories of Hope

The Courage to Rebuild

Following the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March 2011, Ikeda applauds the hope, strength and resilience of those battling to rebuild their lives and communities.

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Stories of Hope by Daisaku Ikeda

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