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ScoobyDooby
You know, I used to enjoy reading and ocassionally participating in this forum. I have a very difficult situation at home for which the SGI is at the forefront. Many of the people who have posted here since I joined have given me a great deal of insight into the organization and its destructive ways. They don't appear to be around much anymore. Recently, it seems most of the discussion concerns "how I can continue my practice without the SGI" or "how can we save Nicherin Buddhism from the SGI" with little discussion on the cult of SGI. This makes me uncomfortable participating here.
Anyhow, it's not my point to offend anyone just felt the need to state my concerns. I hope to see a return to what the forum was when it focused on "former cult members and affected families".
Scoob
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ScoobyDooby
You know, I used to enjoy reading and ocassionally participating in this forum. I have a very difficult situation at home for which the SGI is at the forefront. Many of the people who have posted here since I joined have given me a great deal of insight into the organization and its destructive ways. They don't appear to be around much anymore. Recently, it seems most of the discussion concerns "how I can continue my practice without the SGI" or "how can we save Nicherin Buddhism from the SGI" with little discussion on the cult of SGI. This makes me uncomfortable participating here.
Anyhow, it's not my point to offend anyone just felt the need to state my concerns. I hope to see a return to what the forum was when it focused on "former cult members and affected families".
Scoob
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bribri
Hi Shavoy,
Yes, the property near Toronto has a huge center on it worth millions. But in reality these are only a drop in the bucket of their investments. One of the biggest money makers is the SGI run cemetery and funeral services in Japan. I believe they also have a major share in an international Bank and the Mitsubishi corporation. Keep in mind, the gakkai has been able to profit mightily because of their political arm, which has been able to control certain government ministries over the last 40 years.
As far as cults go, such as the church of scientology, the moonies and even the mormons, the wealth of SGI is far beyond what these groups can ever dream of. There was even an article several years ago, when Japan was in a bad economic state, that speculated about a project to build a massive pyramid financed by the Gakkai. It was thought that such a investment like this would help to take Japan out of its depression. However, to be fair, nothing more was heard of it.
Ultimately the Gakkai will fail and become a mere shadow of itself. Your President Lincoln said it best, "...you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time."
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ScoobyDooby
You know, I used to enjoy reading and ocassionally participating in this forum. I have a very difficult situation at home for which the SGI is at the forefront. Many of the people who have posted here since I joined have given me a great deal of insight into the organization and its destructive ways. They don't appear to be around much anymore. Recently, it seems most of the discussion concerns "how I can continue my practice without the SGI" or "how can we save Nicherin Buddhism from the SGI" with little discussion on the cult of SGI. This makes me uncomfortable participating here.
Anyhow, it's not my point to offend anyone just felt the need to state my concerns. I hope to see a return to what the forum was when it focused on "former cult members and affected families".
Scoob
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Findingmywaytoday
I wanted to mention something else here. I remember a leader who said that people might as well stay in the SGI because if they go down to Agape down the street, or any other church, they will face the same difficulties with people, so we might as well stay in the SGI. On one level I agree with her. I only agree with the part that we carry our tendencies with us, that is called being human. Yet, the SGI makes the followers believe that the only way they can overcome these tendencies is by chanting NMRK.
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rattyboy
In discussing the structure of SGI let's not forget that "Upside-down pyramid" claim. I've heard it said often by leaders that SGI is the only organization in which the leadership and organization works this way in terms of supporting the members.