QuotetsukimotoQuoteScoobyDoobyIt appears that Dr. Sigalovsky was director of a similar Mass charter school: Look how careful SGI has been with the Spirit of Knowledge Academy. Everything that has been written about SOKA -- on the website, on the Massachusetts DOE application, in newspapers, in Dr. Sigalovsky's interviews...does not mention the Soka Gakkai or Buddhism. There was o
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It appears that Dr. Sigalovsky was director of a similar Mass charter school:
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Tsukimoto - It's interesting that the acronym for Spirit of Knowledge Academy = SOKA
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This is the Spirit of Knowledge Academy's official website: Recruitment social scheduled for August 17th, people posting here from Massachusetts may want to check it out.
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Another article from the Worcester Business Journal: Does anyone know if this Judith Sigolovsky is an SGI member?
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QuoteRothausConcerning the school business … has anyone of you thought about bringing this to the media's attention? Apparently, someone already has:
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QuoteChanter16The Void said in part: "It's good that you can appreciate how annoyed and ripped off we all feel, when you see that Soka is a cult of personality, where you cannot get away with disagreeing over matters such as the ridiculous M/D issues, or the fact the you never study the Lotus Sutra because according to Soka we are all too stupid and can't understand any of it, u
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QuoteRothausSome have brought up the memories of 'peace activities', song and dance rehearsals and so forth. I do not want to be the party popper, but I have my serious doubts about the true nature of those activities. They achieved what they were intended to do – the bonding of those attending, creating a familiar atmosphere, something that those attended were looking for in their live
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Quotegoldenwords1I personally love chanting and practicing with the people in the SGI. You're in the wrong forum, then. This group is made up of former SGI members and other disaffected people. In SGI speak, you should probably take your dialogue elsewhere.
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What is the difference between an evangelical Christian saying "You must except Jesus Christ as your personal savior" and an SGI member saying "You must except Daisaku Ikeda as your mentor"? Nothing. Personally, both statements give me the creeps.
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My wife is taking our 13 year old son to Philly for RTE on the 25th. He'd rather sit through a root canal than sing Forever Sensei. He has some SGI friends that are attending the rally which will make it tolerable but he just wants to be hanging out with his neighborhood friends. He hates the rah-rah stuff that occurs at these SGI activities.
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Thanks for everyone's input. This place is great! tsukimoto - My wife was in SGI when I married her which was right at the end of the split with the Temple. She had me convinced that all of the folks who sided with the priesthood were evil hatemongers. We even had a Buddhist wedding which my family found initially a little off putting but it ended up being a great time. I guess I was a li
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Thanks Tsukimoto, for your last post. I read the About blog several months ago and thought the very same things. I rarely post here but I lurk a great deal. Even though the activity has slowed down quite a bit here in the last month or so (I hope everyone is well), I still find it beneficial as it pertains to my own situation. "Some members actually seem to be held back by SGI. The am
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QuoteSGByeQuoteDavidM I had a very cathartic experience last night of going through the piles of SGI magazines and 'study' materials I've accumulated over the years. The person I had been trying to shakabuku was with me too. We wound up on the floor laughing at how often the phrase 'Oneness of mentor and disciple' comes up. If you want to have a few more laughs, tr
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My wife is very proud of her street shakabukus, many of them are still long time members. It's been years, though, since she's gone up to a total stranger on the street to ask them if they've heard of Nam myoho renge kyo. She's much more subtle now, if she thinks anyone would "benefit" from the practice - she's on it. Some of my own friends have expressed their
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I don't know if this has been posted previously in this thread but here is the executive summary of the proposal for the SOKA Charter School from the Massachusetts DOE website: My favorite line: The SOKA humanistic philosophy is best articulated by Daisaku Ikeda, respected educator, and prolific author: “What our world most requires now is the kind of education that fosters love for
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We just got our newest photo of President and Mrs. Ikeda in the mail yesterday, so I have another target in mind (I am imagining my wife's reaction if she ever heard me say that!)
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I found these last few posts pretty funny and something I could that I could relate. As the non practitioner, my wife will often ask me to keep watch over the kids (including two of our own) during daimoku tosos at our house. The kids are very happy to be hanging out with me watching Spongebob, away from the chanting. We just moved into a much larger home so I expect the activity to increase,
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I have been lurking on this thread for quite sometime now and it has been very informative. Thanks to all who have posted. While I am not a SGI-USA member (former or otherwise), I have been married for nearly 20 years to a long time member and Division leader. While I am supportive of my wife's practice, I have always had strong doubts regarding the integrity of the organization and most
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