Daily Encouragement

A selection of quotes from Daisaku Ikeda’s published works on inspiration for daily living.

March 17

Peace is a competition between despair and hope, between disempowerment and committed persistence. To the degree that powerlessness takes root in people's consciousness, there is a greater tendency to resort to force. Powerlessness breeds violence.

From an essay, “The challenge of building peace,” in Embracing the Future, published by The Japan Times.