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Whatever your circumstances, whatever your past, the forces that determine your future are nowhere but within your own heart and mind. It is here that the star of your destiny shines.

Daisaku Ikeda

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Daisaku Ikeda
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: January 2
Philosopher
Poet
President
Writer
City of Tokyo
Dazuo Chitian
Ta-tso Chʻih-tʻien
Whatever
Forces
Future
Shining
Force
Determine
Past
Star
Heart
Destiny
Mind
Circumstances
Stars
Shines
Within
Nowhere

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