The course of our lives is determined by how we react – what we decide and what we do – at the darkest of times. The nature of that response determine a person’s true worth and greatness.

Daisaku Ikeda

Daisaku Ikeda 池田大作 いけだ だいさく (Ikeda Daisaku, January 2, 1928-?) is president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a Buddhist association which claims 12 million members in 192 countries and territories, and founder of several educational, cultural and research institutions. He is also an honorary member of the Club of Rome.

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