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WELCOME The Ikeda Center is an institute for peace, learning, and dialogue located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 1993, it has been engaging diverse scholars, activists, and social innovators in the search for the ideas and solutions that will assist in the peaceful evolution of humanity ... read more *** “Be the heart of a network of global citizens Be a bridge for dialogue between civilizations Be a beacon lighting the way to a century of life ” - Daisaku Ikeda
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ANNOUNCEMENT BRC now the Ikeda Center! This letter from Virginia Benson talks about our new name and other organizational changes. >> RECENT POSTINGS Dialogue In a Divided World Read about a recent seminar exploring issues of dialogue and humanism raised by the new Nur Yalman-Daisaku Ikeda dialogue book, A Passage to Peace. 2009 Focus This year the Ikeda Center is investigating the theme "Humanizing Our Lives, Humanizing Our World." An introductory essay explores some of the thinking behind our choice of topic. 2008 Archives Articles and essays from last year's focus, "Understanding Death, Appreciating Life," are archived here. *** SIGN ME UP! Sign up to receive the Ikeda Center e-newsletter and event notices. Learn more about the e-newsletter here.
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FEATURED STORY "Empathy Is What Makes Us Human" A new, in-depth interview with Nur Yalman, Research Professor of Social Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University.
"I would like to underline the ideas of Gandhi once more. He said the ends do not justify the means. It is the nature of the means used which determine the character of the ends that are achieved. I think this is a very wise statement. If you use violence, you get violence. And we've seen that everywhere: Violence has begotten violence "
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