Daisaku Ikeda, one of the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the world today, has a warm, deeply insightful, and compassionate style that makes his wisdom accessible to readers from all backgrounds. In this collection of addresses from his visits to the United States in the 1990s, Ikeda offers powerful and inspiring teachings aimed at an American audience. The writings cover a wide range of topics, from the true meaning of happiness and success to how to find one's true purpose in life and how an inner transformation of human beings can bring peace to the world. Also included are his lectures at institutes such as Harvard University and Columbia University, which vary widely across themes as diverse as art, religion, culture, and time and draw creatively on the sages of ancient India, China, and Japan as well as on visionary thinkers from every nation, including Tolstoy, Victor Hugo, and Gandhi.