QuoteStillTaitenAndProud I couldn't even find an image of the "I like to..." set of board books (for youngest readers) - perhaps I was the only one who ever bought it??? They were something like "I like to chant", "I like the altar", "I like my juzus", "I like to go to meetings" Ugh. I was trying SO HARD to be a good little SGI Buddhist
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Ikeda ghandi King nonsense I found this which may or may not be the edited version as they strung this out for a full day.
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Quoteholly_golightlyQuotesleepy skunkQuotesixtysevenQuotesleepy skunkI was wondering for those who have actually been to the IKG exhibit, what kind of crap do they have in there? Is it artifacts like a real museum but just peppered with Ikeda crap or more like a creation museum (with the same bunch of crap with altered facts) to make the false association with Gandhi and King? I saw this in Man
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QuoteSpartacusQuoteShavoyIs it solely charisma? What is it that makes people go all mushy deferment to one guy? Could there be a more obvious answer? BRAINWASHING! Psychological manipulations at every turn! Dear Leader garbage input - Dear Leader garbage output. I always wondered about this, people have always mentioned his charisma, but where have they experienced it? Only through others
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I saw the Ghandi, King, Ikeda exhibition in Manchester once, it was a joke and I felt uncomfortable being there, and at most meetings I was told how great Sensei was and how he was a Master of 'this' Buddhism. Can anyone tell me anything of note that this guy has actually done, no one ever explained what he had done, but to question it was very much frowned upon.
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'Makes Sensei's heart your own' 'We can make a connection' 'We can make a dialogue' 'try not to think just chant' 'Sensei's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GREEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT!!!' 'Make a connection with Sensei' Eeeesh why did I ever bother with these fruitcakes!
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QuotesixtysevenQuoteShavoyThere is really no NMRK anymore, really. It is all Repaying the Mentor the Eternal Debt of Gratitude that is "owed" to him. It is all about praising him--always praise, NEVER (constructive, even) criticizing! Where's the NMRK? It is ALL about Daisaku Ikeda. The NMRK is here. For those who can not see it, you are the NMRK and it illuminates and pe
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QuoteHitch Definitely, 100% CULT. If they can't see it, they're brainwashed. - Hitch They are brainwashed and that is the whole point. I'm so glad I got out before getting too sucked in. All the M/D stuff was the most off pointing thing they could throw my way. Other than 'oohhh Sensei he's so great', it was the people who claimed that they were SGI and SGI
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QuoteNichijew "He must be suffering SO much."... Ironically referring to someone who left the Gakkai. Nichijew I remember being in a meeting when SGI was talking about someone who had left, they said 'I can't believe that they no longer care about their life'. Loaded language! to make everyone feel like that by abandoning SGI they no longer card about themselves.
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Quotejlynneda63Hitch, I would like a book written about all of this partially because as happy as I am to be rid of SGI I still hold a desire to understand the culture of the people I cared & still care about. I don't want to be resentful of a culture because I don't understand it. First off you have every reason to be resentful of the way SGI treated you and tried to brainwash/
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Human Pyramids for Peace. It's the logical solution.
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QuoteNichijewQuotejlynneda63Well that is bizarre. Where was the pic aken & why? Where did the gohonzons come from sgi gives out? That pic was taken at Minobu , either within the temple grounds or directly outside. SGI uses a scroll manufacturer, probably not unlike blankwallscrolls.com Not sure if the company is owned by them or they contract out their Gohonzon. Certainly, they are not h
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Nichiren Daishonin "The second volume of the Lotus Sutra says, "If a person fails to have faith but instead slanders this sutra . . . When his life comes to an end he will enter the Avichi hell" Ok here we go, Faith! The unprovable pointless virtue. So how does SGI try and suck you in on this one. When I first went they said you didn't have to believe in chanting for
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My many questions prompted small groups of seasoned Culture Center Clutch members to venture out to my home to visit with me aka to straighten me out.  They visited on 3 or 4 occasions, as clearly my faith was weak, by Culture Center Clutch standards.  One member told me, “You think too much”, during one of their Buddha interventions. -------------------------------end of quotes---------------
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QuoteHitch"Rock The Era" finale speech, featuring Nathan Gauer. Lots of shouting introductions start off the clip, reading of ikeda's words and screaming pledges, "We Will Achieve Overwhelming VICTORY As Young Lions and Rock The Era To Its Core!!!" ~ 4:00 min. mark, immediately followed by Gauer taking the stage. "I have breaking news! We have JUST received
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QuoteHitchJapanese commercials featuring the soka cult: 1. "Got anything good to read? Seikyo Shimbun." 2. "Put a new rhythm into your life. A new day for you starting tomorrow." With a soka gakkai jingle at the end. 3. "What is your dream? Soka University." 4. Soka Univ. U.S.A. promo. 5. Japanese talk show apologizes for remarks about Ikeda
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http://www.culthelp.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=857&Itemid=11 Interesting reading, anyone here know where the 700page document resides?
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sure it has already been mentioned, in the history of this thread and Nichijew will know for sure what the original source is. I think it was in a book dating from the 70's that it was claimed that Ikeda is a Buddha. Soka Gakkai got in a heap of trouble from Nittatsu about this. Also like everyone else on here, If find it quite bizzare that Gakkai claimed that following the Head Priest w
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QuoteFindingmywaytodayInteresting always to read the different posts from people. Today, I made the decision actually to cancel my SGI subscriptions. I thought they were gonna put up a fight on the other end, but they didn't. They said they will send me a check for the remaining amount. Wow! They did ask if I was still practicing, and I said a little. Huh, I wonder what is going to happen ne
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QuoteShavoyQuoteNichijewQuoteShavoyA few things on the mind.....first off, in the latest WT coverage on the earthquake/tsunami...SGI-USA apparently donated $50,000 to the relief effort. A mere drop from the SGI bucket, shall we say? I'm also curious. How many people here have read some or all of the Human Revolution/New Human Revolution? I'd like to know your impressions. Dear S
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QuoteShavoyQuoteNichijewQuoteShavoyA few things on the mind.....first off, in the latest WT coverage on the earthquake/tsunami...SGI-USA apparently donated $50,000 to the relief effort. A mere drop from the SGI bucket, shall we say? I'm also curious. How many people here have read some or all of the Human Revolution/New Human Revolution? I'd like to know your impressions. Dear S
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QuoteShavoy He has the charisma for many who need and want a father figure, . I never understood this, how does he have charisma, no one sees or get to talk to him, to me his charisma is a phantom. It is made up by the org, by people that have never met him, by the leaders who recieve letters from Sensei which make them cry and realise how wonderful he really is. It's all fakery and lies.
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QuoteMorgaineQuotetsukimotoQuoteMorgaine I've read Rissho Ankoku Ron too --- my thought is that Nichiren Daishonin, wise though he was, did not know about fault lines and plate techtonics, the theory that there are large plates under the surface of the earth -- and that these plates shift and cause earthquakes and tsunamis. Someone anti-SGI would say that this earthquake happened because of
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QuotetsukimotoQuoteMorgaine I've read Rissho Ankoku Ron too --- my thought is that Nichiren Daishonin, wise though he was, did not know about fault lines and plate techtonics, the theory that there are large plates under the surface of the earth -- and that these plates shift and cause earthquakes and tsunamis. Someone anti-SGI would say that this earthquake happened because of SGI'
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QuotechooselifeQuoteTheVoid did it never cross your mind as odd, that you had pics of Ikeda and his wife on you ALTAR!!! What you have left is now all that you need! I was encouraged to put his photo up on my altar to remind me that he is always chanting for me no matter what (what a guy!!!!!). I think thats why the SGI sends photos of Pres and Mrs. Ikeda as gifts in repayment for your fin
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QuotechooselifeQuotebacknforth thank you so much! im not sure about chanting, or religion in general. i left my gohonzon up, but i tore down all the other stuff on the altar: daimoku campaign card, photos of prez ikeda and wife, my join certificate, all gone. all thats left is my butsudan and gohonzon, and all the other altar-type stuff. i cant even open it like i used to, with such ease. ill kee
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QuoteDioforeverThe heart of the mentor or buddha from one point,can mean the daishonin,but from a strickter point of veiw it can mean a teacher or any one since we all have a buddha nature,the concept of teacher and student is that the students are equel to the teacher,and they strive to surpass the mentor,,,......there is nothing hinky about that statment,of the heart of the mentor or buddha....
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Vibrant gongyo and daimoku gave the SGI-UK Student Division kick-off meeting a great start, writes Tarun Khetarpal. Sensei’s response via his message and gift of refreshments were received within a day of us informing him of the meeting, showing the concern he has for each of us. The new Student Division members were welcomed and we sang the European Student Division song, Shining Stars of H
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QuoteDioforeverThe talking head that you are refering to was Dr larence carter,,the quote was,"he is a solid human being,i feel that ghandi king,and jesus are liveing inside dr ikeda'' this is not to be taken to mean he is jesus,Dr carter is expresing his firm coviction that Dr ikeda is a true modernday peace bulider and educator...hope this helps. Thanks Dioforever for clarifyin
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doubtful]@The Void I am guilty as charged. I have an image of Ikeda with the fan near my altar. I simply like the picture. It was given to us MD as a parting gift at FNCC. I don't keep it out because I believe he's with me in the room or in my practice or any nonsense like that. It's just a nice pic and a reminder of a nice weekend. Please don't see it as a gift, it is a t
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