The Cause and Effect of the Twisted Slanderous Teachings of the Soka Gakkai Earthly Desire Equal Enlightenment in the Soka Gakkai is taught from the perspective of a common mortal rather from the perspective of the Buddha. The members are taught by their leaders that any desire or goal the member has, as long as they chant Namu Myoho renge kyo, is equal to Enlightenment. They are encouraged
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Dear All: From my Blog: Very Tearful Seeing These Videos If the SGI succeeds Buddhism will be lost. Soka Spirit Youth Brainwashing Conference and the Sickness of SGI Session 1: Oneness of Mentor and Disciple. With the Great Destroyer of USA Buddhism, Danny Nagashima, "THE BUDDHISM OF MENTOR AND DISCIPLE", "THE ESSENCE OF BRAINWASHI....I Mean BUDDHISM "
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Dear Rothaus: From:"The Instruction Manual Summarizing the Experiments and Testimonials of Life based on the Philosophy of Value of the Supreme Goodness." I have been utilizing this quote for almost a year in numerous discussions and debates and it's authenticity has never been challenged. The best the SGI members can come up with is some argument centering around, "he sai
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QuoterattyboyYes, watch out for room mates. And look out for 'fortune babies' who may or may not practice. they are the children of followers. I let one convince me to let him stay with me after finding out from other members that we were going to help him relocate to our area. He actually moved in after my housemate at the time was so angry about this plan that he moved out the next da
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Sparky, you write: Sparky: Nichijew, interesting posting. I was always concerned about the fact that a Buddhist leader would need machine-gun armed guards as bodyguards. Nichijew: Nichiren Daishonin protected himself with his beads. However, some of his disciples did carry swords and staves to protect him. The nature of the world in which we live, does not preclude protecting oneself,
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Makiguchi Pacifist? "'Sacrifice your own skin to slash the opponent's flesh. Surrender your own flesh to saw off the opponent's bone.' With their faithful implementation of this well-known Japanese fencing (kendo) strategy into actual practice during the war, the Japanese military is able to achieve her glorious, ever-victorious invincibility in the Sino-Japan con
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The Bodhisattvas Alwayforhire and Their Busy Little "Bodhisattva" Bee Wives Promoting the Sustaining Contribution Program We would like to inform every one of the following, related to the Sustaining Contribution Program, in order to continue to increase the awareness of and participation in the program: 1. Sustaining Contribution Brochure: While the main content of the brochure rem
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Quotequiet oneNichijew, Those quotes from President Ikeda are indeed disturbing. A few weeks ago I was watching the History Channel. The show was about Nazi Germany and the rise and fall of Hitler. Perhaps SGI shouldn't be compared to such a horrific event as the rise of Nazism, but when I watched it I saw many parallels. I saw parallels between the fanatical German members and the mem
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Interesting discussion on the Ghandi, King, Ikeda, exhibit:
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More Non-Buddhism From SGI Mentor, Daisaku Ikeda "I have seen numerous examples of people discarding the path of mentor and disciple and instead taking the most deplorable course of betraying their mentor and fellow members. Theyhave invariably wound up spiritually bankrupt and in pitiful circumstances." -- Daisaku Ikeda "This is the very kind of situation to which my mentor,
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I don't know if I read this experience here or somewhere else but it is instructive about the reality of the Soka Gakkai practice and resulting effect. I titled this experience, Able Enough To Do a Zillion SGI Activities But Not Able Enough To Work "My mother is a member and put our whole family in hell! They have meetings every single week and tell you that you are to spread happ
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An interesting article and comments. Nichijew
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The true aspect of SGI by Blooming Poof >One girl I knew, who was a good person, got lured into SGI, > and was really into it. She ended up getting sick, and refused a lot > of early medical treatment, as she thought she could get healed by > Chanting. Didn't work, she got worse and worse. Then she finally got > into medical treatments, too late, and literally had hun
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Here is a little early Buddhist history and its relation to the Soka Gakkai: This idea of professional Buddhists was taken up as early as the second Buddhist council. One group argued that it was OK to accept monetary donations and the other group believed it would corrupt the Sangha. Guess who won out? Right, those who argued for accepting money won out after purportedly bribing the groups fr
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Oh, By The Way... The bathroom fixtures in Ikeda's personal community center apartment, in the old New York Community Center were golden, very shiny like his life condition. The carpets were incredibly plush like the floor of Nichiren Daishonin's hut, two inches thick. Of course, the furniture was the finest most comfortable money could buy and nobody used them. This is where your mo
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What Else Does The Soka Gakkai Have In Common With Scientology? "Davis (current spokesman for Scientology) was quickly returned to the fold and sent to the church’s offices in Clearwater, Florida, where he was required to clean toilets with a toothbrush for a week." As Gajokai (Toban), we were required to clean the toilets in the community centers and it was a great honor to be ab
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Salaries of Top SGI Inc. Officials and their Conflict of Interest Salaries of Top SGI Inc. Officials Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 17:11:31 -0600 The following information is provided to you courtesy of the Yotsuya Tax Office, Tokyo, Japan. The declared income of Daisaku Ikeda is listed as follows: (The dollar amounts are listed at the exchange rate of 100 Yen to U.S. $1.00) 1971 - 62,0
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SPECIAL ISSUE • WORLD TRIBUNE C where "C" stands for contribution. Nichiren Daishonin says that in their present lives their offering will become a “prayer” and a “treasure.” He thus indicates that, through the protective functions of all Buddhas, their sincere faith in offering a robe will become a cause for the fulfillment of all their desires and the accumulation of immense bene
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The Soka Gakkai claims their members are Buddhas. The reality is that the SGI philosphy has absolutely no power to create Buddhas and that is why they need a code of conduct for leaders . Buddhas don't need a code of conduct. They are perfect embodiments of the Law of Namu Myoho renge kyo. They, within themselves, have all merits and virtues, universal ethics and morals of all peoples and re
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It is hard to find accurate up to date information on the cult because of their money, influence, and high level diplomacy. They, to a large extent, control the media, the sociologists, and to some extent, even entire governments. Don't forget, they are a medium small country with the assets of a medium large country and have a strong, dedicated, and efficient bureaucracy. I don't remem
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Dear Rothaus: sgiusa is the password. Actually it is up to date and from this October . We are winning. The message is out there. Many things about the SGI disturbs me. They have taken something noble which produced Shakyamuni Buddha, Nagarjuna, Vasubandu, Tientai, the Borabodur pyramid, Saicho, Nichiren Daishonin, and countless martyr's and appropriated it for something base and shallow
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The Following is a summary of the October SGI USA national leader's meeting: "When You Lose You Actually Win." HOW FORTUNATE I AM TO HAVE A MENTOR LIKE THIS. Tariq Hassan: We just got back from Japan receiving guidance and meeting Sensei. Though it was a hard time with the loss of the LDP and Komeito, Sensei was in high spirits. He gave us tremendous guidance, "
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I was a good friend of Stan Zir and Phil Ohrenstein was once my Chapter Leader. During the 1976 SGI Bicentennial parade preparation, in the warehouse on the piers, we didn't have a Gohonzon and Stan Zir whipped out a picture of President Ikeda and he and I chanted to it. He once gave an experience after he was knifed in the chest by a crazed disgruntled member? while protecting the New York
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The Day the Clear Mirror Cracked.....This is the most compelling experience of an SGI member about the True nature of the SGI. THE DAY THE CLEAR MIRROR CRACKED "But if any of Nichiren's disciples disrupt the unity of many in body but one in mind, they would be like warriors who destroy their own castle from within." (WND vol 1, p.217) Everyone in life has had obstacles in t
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My experience at Trets (SGI indoctrination/training center Aux En Provence, France). I was in Trets in 1981 and 1982. I was one of few americans at the Italian NSI youth division training session (1981) and at the first european general meeting. A few things stand out in my mind about Trets. SGI is not Buddhism. SGI is humanism and a failed one at that. The study topic was not even "Human
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Dear quiet one: Thanks for your condolences. It is a sad story. I have many experiences about sick people who could not overcome their sickness through the SGI faith and practice and were abandoned by their SGI comrades. I am amazed how many intelligent and accomplished people in SGI seek guidance from uneducated and untrained SGI leaders, particularly many top Japanese senior leaders whos
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Howard Grunthal was one of my best friends. He was born in 1956. In retrospect, physically, he looked like Nichiren Daishonin, round face, large bodhisattva ears and even slight oriental eyes folds although he was German-jew through and through. I introduced him to the SGI. He had many mental and emotional problems and an IQ around 160. I remember the day he got his Gohonzon in Long Island City.
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Dear Commongirl: The SGI has rewritten its history many times. Toda rewrote the SGI history under Makiguchi and Ikeda has rewritten the history several times under Toda. Have you read and compared the Human Revolution and the New Human Revolution? Soon to come out I hear, is the New New Human Revolution. An eye opening read is the DOMINATING TRADITION: SOKA GAKKAI AND THE CREATION OF HISTORY.
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Dear Shellyleigh: Perhaps some of the non-salaried leaders border on insanity but those at the top are not only sane but geniuses, evil geniuses. Nichijew
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