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  • Christelle Inema speaks at Peace Gala

    I vow to take everything I’ve learned at Soka and bring it to fruition in the world. I extend my deepest appreciation to all of you.

    Celebrating a Vision of Peace
    Christelle Inema, Class of 2021
  • Founders Hall and Peace Lake calm and blue

    The Nobel Peace Prize is not given for what one has done but, hopefully, for what one will do.

    "Peace in the World is Everybody's Business" by Betty Williams
    Aliso Viejo, California | September 20, 2007
  • Founders Hall and Peace Lake calm and blue

    You don’t set out to win a Nobel Peace Prize. But I encourage you to live and work diligently toward that ideal.

    "What Kind of Peace Do We Seek?" by Dr. Michael Nobel
    Aliso Viejo, California | April 9, 2002
  • Founders Hall and Peace Lake calm and blue

    Anger is like electricity. It’s just as useful and just as powerful as electricity is, but only if we use it intelligently.

    Community Lecture by Arun Gandhi
    Aliso Viejo, California | August 23, 2001
  • Founders Hall and Peace Lake calm and blue

    Daisaku Ikeda holds a crown above our heads with the hope that we will grow tall enough to wear it.

    Community Lecture by Dean Carter: "Growing Up Into Democracy’s Crown"
    Aliso Viejo, California | May 4, 2001
  • Soka University of America - from above

    The university can serve as a source of illumination and hope, lighting with wisdom humanity’s path into the far future.

    Founder's Message - Dedication Ceremony of Aliso Viejo Campus
    Aliso Viejo, California | May 3, 2001
  • Image of campus architecture.

    Dr. Pauling’s commitment to peace and humanitarianism never faltered … pledging allegiance not to any nation but to humanity alone.

    Founder's Message - Dedication of Linus and Ava Helen Pauling Hall
    May 2, 2001
  • Image of the roof of the library with a tree in the foreground.

    Dr. Gandhi has come to believe that the efforts of even a single person can bring peace to the world.

    Founder's Message - Dedication of Mohandas and Kasturba Gandhi Hall
    Aliso Viejo, California | August 23, 2001
  • Image of campus architecture.

    Makiguchi asserted that the human being must progress from a condition of dependence, to self-reliance, and finally to a contributive way of life.

    Founder's Message - Graduate School Opening
    Calabasas, California | September 2, 1994
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