Behavior Regression Ritual(s) - (Taken from the SGI-USA Cult Retreat FNCC - "Florida Nature & Culture Center") Essential Reading Material: Excerpts here - (Peer Pressure & Emotional Manipulation) - Hitch
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A hardcore thrall enthralling in the motherland. I've been around many a hardcore gakkai member. This guy has got "it" bad. "It" = Ikeda Fever. (This is one of the climaxes of this guy's life, I have no doubt.) Somehow there is something so apt in the imagery of him "performing" so aggressively in front of the closed bustudan. One show merely
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"Leaving behind their homeland" "Young students set out to discover" "Their true potential" "Dialogue" "Chanting" "Determination" "Friendship"* From FNCC (cult retreat). All bolded terms are cult-speak buzz words. *"Friendship" applies so long as you remain within their good graces. Once there, you w
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One of my first spider-sense moments came when I became old enough to start thinking about the name "Value Creation Society." It means everything . . . and it means nothing. It basically means anything you want it to mean or anything that you need it to mean. Also, everything that it is supposed to mean, ultimately doesn't wash with the behavior & conduct of members, in re
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It's interesting to see how very little has changed since my time in (long ago). You've just described many of the exact same things that I experienced (again, decades ago): SamR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Then there was the chant > more, attend more meetings, if you really want to > change your life you must chant more, attend mo
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A brainwashed train wreck: 1. A modern day version of a YMD end of cult meeting "Dear Leader" praising song 2. And this one is evidence of the deep, delusional brainwashing that takes place in hardcore gakkai cult meeting circles. DEEP. It's like watching a train wreck One doesn't have to sneak a camera into secret "inner" cult meetings, because their
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Once "in," you get this: "Hello girls!!! Here's the lyrics of the Ikeda Kayo-kai song. Please memorize it by heart... The Vow of Ikeda Kayo-kai Today with you Sensei With eternal brilliance in our hearts We cast away the winters gloom Bringing spring a brand new start Like a father you cheer us on Undefeated our hearts are one True disciples for eternity Iked
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Notice the advertisement (above clip) for what it does not mention anywhere, because once you are on the inside, it will be everywhere. Ikeda. Happiness, Humanity, Peace, etc.. Sign up for these and what you actually get will be The Dear Leader. I remember the days before it was PC'd into "mentor." The cult.org had to change it, because it was causing a lot of cognit
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"A Life Philosophy for the Happiness of Humanity" "Topics Includes (sic):" "Indestructible Happiness, Human Revolution and the Development of Peace in your Environment." When I was "in" the cult.org., these kinds of nice sounding, well-intentioned, cult-speak slogans always sat a bit askew with my comfort level, mainly due to their inherent sli
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"Chant that daimoku NMRK NMRK Chant it everyday That's the only way Chant it every morning Chant it every night Chant it with faith, everything's gonna be alright Chant for me and you Chant that daimoku, then your dreams come true NMRK,NMRK,NMRK,NMRK,NMRK,NMRK Chant that daimoku, that's the only way Life is a struggle, either win or lose But if you chant daimoku,
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Spot-on corboy, as always. Points "B" and "C" absolutely nailed it, too. Absolutely spot-on. - Hitch corboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is especially sleazy when women are > designated to inflict > physical violence. > > B) A man attacked by a woman dare not make even > the slightest move > su
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Inspired by the SGIwhistleblowers site - if you really want to see the depth of the superstitious nature of SGI members, just try to wear this to your next meeting and see what happens . I'd pay admission money to watch that show. - Hitch
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Very much agreed, Spartacus. Verbal violence/assaults & verbal intimidation were quite commonplace when I was in the YMD. I'll also add that anytime a "leader" was out of line, it was always turned around to make the victim believe that it was somehow their own fault and responsibility (i.e., in need of more "human revolution," an "opportunity" to "gr
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I've encountered 4 types of responses within the gakkai cult when confronting "leaders" with hard questions (calling them out on the nonsense) or outright not kowtowing to them: 1. Cliched superficial gibberish (default) response without substance or practically unrelated to the issue at hand (i.e., non-sequitur). This kind of response sometimes made me feel pity for the autom
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In keeping with Spartacus' 9 stages post above, I'd like to see something like this , "Dedicated to everyone who has left and had the courage to speak out against the abuses of the cult of the $oka Gakkai (International)." Although the clip pertains to scientology, it pretty much covers all of the bases as it pertains to the gakkai cult. It also aptly demonstrates S
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In the gakkai, the plastic personality/faces are much more common in the YWD (Young Women's Division), mainly because they are specifically "trained" to be that way. That said, you can definitely see it in all of the "divisions." Ian McIlraith (any long time member knows or has heard of his name) has always struck me as such. I instinctively never liked, nor could trus
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Being a gakkai cult member requires that one submit to shackling ritual, a superstitious mindset, magical thinking, and Dear Leader Hero worship. The gakkai cult-org. has outright post-hoc admitted (directly from the horse's mouth) that they manifested "cult characteristics" in the "past." In the case of the gakkai, once a cult, always a cult. The more the gakkai tr
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Speaking of being "dumped on", I can share some stories regarding Ethan Gelbaum going way back in the gakkai cult.org. He has always been a dim bulb with a power-hungry-authoritative-attitude toward members, particularly the YMD (Young Men's Division). To cult boss superiors, he was a stand-at-attention, obedient model monkey-on-a-chain automaton. To anyone under him, especial
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SGI, "The Jewel" and "Flower of Democracy" in action: "Ethan Gelbaum At this point, I will introduce Ethan Gelbaum who runs the Chicago SGI-USA Community Center. He introduced himself to me as the regional director upon my first meeting him about a month ago, but I've seen him mentioned on-line as an SGI Vice President and Vice General Director. In any event, h
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"Family and Future Division" (the new name for the old "Junior Pioneers"), the new cult indoctrination "song": "Young heroes answering the call." = You are special in the cult org.. "Runners for Justice, Pillars of Peace, Voices of Victory." = "Victory" is a classic favorite gakkai cult org. catch word. "Seeking out t
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Warning - Harsh Post Alert: Speaking as an ex-(mis)fortune baby, the above clip should be titled, "Future Victims of Gakkai Cult Org.". I wonder how many of the above will be able to thoroughly sever the invisible shackles mentally enslaving them and stop their imperceptible descent into superstition and darkness. How many will become addicted to the confirmation bias , livin
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corboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Chanting isnt enough in a situation like this. > Wanna bet Uncle Rufus > has a top notch doctor or two on call for his own > needs? Ikeda is status post-stroke recovery victim, which has been conveniently (attempted) hidden from the membership so as to protect they myth and not grant the priesthood
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NSA/$GI are definitely the masters/experts at silly, self-serving confirmation bias. Wishful, magical thinking and ridiculous delusions are commonplace in the gakkai cult org.. This kind of stuff (Spartacus' unfortunate experience) happened all the time - especially during times of intense shakubuku (proselytizing) or special venue mass meetings taking place. Combine the two and epic chao
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Manufactured altered state-of-conciousness events begin with the "YOUTH!" (capital letters and exclamation mark typical gakkai cult org. emphasis). The Dear Leader arrives to be met with a large group of $oka elementary school system students, who have no doubt been brainwashed prepped to receive him. Notice the sobbing and unconstrained emotion. Definitely not normal. I
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Altered state-of-consciousness (at its most severe, psychotic break(s)) was a very common experience within the gakkai cult org., especially at meditative retreat (tozan pilgrimages of days past and FNCC modern day substitute post-excommunication cult retreat of times present) events. Most occur during, but I've seen a few occur as a delayed reaction upon returning to the "real world.&
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The magic chant does different things to different people. It calms some people, but I've also seen it "flip a switch" is some, too. Cognitive individuality creates its unpredictable effects - for some it is a helpful balm for their psyche, for others it's an addictive crutch enabling them to function and cope with the world, and yet for others it is a trigger point unleashi
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10 Steps to the Perfect Scam - 1. Charismatic leader - The Dear Leader Ikeda 2. A good story - The Human Revolution / Gosho (take your pick) 3. A good show - "Rock The Era" / Culture Festivals / any and all cult manufactured events, large & small 4. That first sucker - "pioneering" members in any country / Rush Hour of The Gods (post-war Japan, the explosive grow
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The Anticult Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Again, this is not a theory, some of us have known > SGI members who do exactly that. > Some of us may have even known SGI members who > went off the SGI deep-end, and started chanting > all day everyday, until they end up getting > involuntary psychiatric care. > Or others who start c
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The Anticult Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Or chant 12 hrs a day, we have all know some SGI > followers who start doing that, they are literally > headed for a padded cell when you get to that > "advanced" SGI level of craziness. > > So SGI engineers infantile Magical Thinking into > people, to make them more pass
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For "doubtful", Feeling "foolish" is part of the recovery process and a positive sign that you are on the right track. I can relate to and understand all of the things that you mentioned. Been thru exactly the same. The gakkai cult.org, at its core, is a toxic environment and its (higher level) "leaders" are (IMO), at their core, psycho, immature, manipulator
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