Vital

"It is vital that humankind develop a shared consciousness that nuclear weapons are an absolute evil whose existence can never be justified- for any reason or under any circumstance. . . "

"We must promote the understanding that it is impossible to construct one's own happiness and security on the fear and suffering of others; and this understanding must be coupled with the compassion, empathy and courage to resist all attempts to do so."

Excerpted from Daisaku Ikeda's message to the Civil Society Peace Forum ,Sept 8, 2007