"What our world most requires now is the kind of education that fosters love for humankind, that develops character - that provides an intellectual basis for the realization of peace and empowers learners to contribute to and improve society," writes Daisaku Ikeda, respected educator, prolific author and international Buddhist leader.
Soka education strives to do that. Soka is a Japanese word that means "to create value," or to develop within oneself the capacity to find meaning, to enhance one's own existence and contribute to the well-being of others, under all circumstances.
Educators said Soka Education is about:
- Humanism
- creating a student centered community where people create a space where they can feel comfortable
- Interconnectedness
- Teaching students how to find/create/discover their own values
- accepting and taking on the psychological warfare inside educators themselves – not to give up or to despair in times of difficulties and stress
- an integrity of the heart – both in the teacher and student
- being interdependent
- Identifying the evil, isolation and ignorance which keep human spirit down.
- Creating dialogue from the heart which is so powerful it can fight evil
- leaving it as Organic
- Using respect
- Applying the power of Buddhist concepts
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