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That's another thing that was always a bit of a pet-peeve of mine - the feigned enthusiasm. I used to think the same think, that it must get tiring after a while to always have to be "on" and a complete fake. Salaried gakkai cult leaders are never allowed to be a complete human in front of the membership, only an entity skewed toward the positive bright light of their "Sun" in life, The Dear Leader, Ikeda.
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Plenty of crazy pot smokers in SGI.How did you stand it for so long?Apart from the organisational crap and weirdness of some members I was troubled by the fact I never once heard the word 'dharma' and noone seemed interested in enlightenment. A Buddhist who is not interested in enlightenment is like a Christian not interested in heaven i. e. not one at all.
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That's another thing that was always a bit of a pet-peeve of mine - the feigned enthusiasm. I used to think the same think, that it must get tiring after a while to always have to be "on" and a complete fake. Salaried gakkai cult leaders are never allowed to be a complete human in front of the membership, only an entity skewed toward the positive bright light of their "Sun" in life, The Dear Leader, Ikeda.
To maintain this forced enthusiasm, one has to shove aside one's non-positive emotions.
Envy. Anger. Doubt. Sadness. Fear. Disgust. Fatigue.
One holds all those inside and gets stress related physical problems.
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corboy
Or, at times, people just cannot hold their non-positive emotions inside and might engage in binges of envy, bitchy gossip at someone elses expense.
Such as the sudden change from support to envy and backbiting when someone who has previously been mentored gets a promotion.
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corboy
Or some person in the group is designated as a scapegoat and will be the dumping ground for all these non positive emotions.
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corboy
Most of us have an instinct to make fun of whatever situation dominates our lives and tries to tell us what to do.
Its the instinct that leads humans to make underground jokes, doodle subversive cartoons, make up songs that satirize anything or anyone that takes matters too seriously.
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Nichijew
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The exact quote is not in this video but you can extrapolate from the video that what I say is true. I will find it. I never make anything up about the SGI or I would lose my credibility. There is no doubt he said that he would definitely overcome his illness [a rare type of lung cancer] because "I am a disciple of Sensei." Why disbelieve it? Would it be out of character for one of Sensei's most faithful disciples to believe in the saving power of Daisaku Ikeda?
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There was something else that strangely connected this young man to me. Before this YMD leader died, he had given a beautiful and very expensive new leather jacket with fringed trim to VP gen dir. Kikumura during a guidance tour. After arriving in Dallas the next day, Kikumura promtly got rid of his valuable new gift by handing it to me with a quip, "Hey Texas, you're a cowboy, right? I don't want this jacket, you want it?" I snatched it up. Later it seemed really weird how Kikumura offed a heartfelt gift that was so expensive without any apparent consideration or respect for the orginal intention of the loyal giver. Then after this YMD leader died, there was no remorse or sense of loss from the cult senior staff. Seems he was just another mark to be used up and thrown away, as happens when one no longer serves any useful purpose for the cult.
Spartacus