"When we change, the world changes. The key to all change is in our inner transformation―a change of our hearts and minds. This is human revolution. We all have the power to change. When we realize this truth, we can bring forth that power anywhere, anytime, and in any situation." ─Daisaku Ikeda Read more. Daisaku Ikeda’s biography: https://www.daisakuikeda.org/main/profile/bio/bio-01.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=June9 | Daisaku Ikeda

This Earth Day, we celebrate the strength of nature—rooted in struggle, yet thriving with resilience. Like the oak in Daisaku Ikeda’s poem, our planet carries the marks of its journey. Let’s use our power to protect and nurture it for generations to come. https://www.daisakuikeda.org/nature/photo-essays/08-green-leaves-of-oirase.html #MotherEarthDay #OurPowerOurPlanet #PeaceThroughDialogue | Daisaku Ikeda

Daisaku Ikeda is an avid amateur photographer with a particular knack for finding beauty and uniqueness in ordinary scenes. He began taking photographs in the 1970s while recuperating from illness, after a friend presented him with a camera and suggested it would be a good change of pace. A series of his photographs has toured some 30 countries in an exhibition titled "Dialogue with Nature." Ikeda is an honorary member of France's Val de Bievres Photo Club, an overseas member of the Wiener Künst

530K views · 1.1K reactions | With the anniversary of the passing of Daisaku Ikeda approaching, watch the “Life Story of Daisaku Ikeda,” and learn more about his philosophy and vision of peace. https://www.daisakuikeda.org/sub/audio-visual/videos/the-life-story-of-daisaku-ikeda1.html A Legacy to Build On Daisaku Ikeda: Peace through Dialogue #Ikedapeacethroughdialogue #dialogueforpeace #daisakuikeda #daisakuikedaquotes | Daisaku Ikeda | Facebook

“Human revolution starts from recognizing one’s own weaknesses and taking the first step to overcome them.” ─Daisaku Ikeda https://www.daisakuikeda.org/main/philos/buddhist/buddh-06.html | Daisaku Ikeda

“Salute to poets” – from a poem by Daisaku Ikeda: 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘸. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺. Born in 1928, Ikeda lived through the senseless devastation of World War II as a teenager, which was al