Daisaku Ikeda : (3) " Divorced from the cosmos, from nature, from society and from each other, we have become fractured and fragmented. " - Daisaku Ikeda " Having lived through the transition from totalitarianism, I am acutely mindful of the need to never take for granted the basic freedoms of thought, expression and belief that democracy brings. " - Daisaku Ikeda " The problems of aging present an opportunity to rethink our social and personal lives in order to ensure the dignity and welfare of each individual. " - Daisaku Ikeda