Also right now I am studying the Gosho for our Gosho study Sat May 29. We meet as a chapter team and go over what we want to present. So it goes pretty well. I sound like you are doing your still on the district level - which might be the issue. How can she get away with that? you dont need her. you are the District Leader should give it. But i know where you are from. I gained that much for your
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I purposely missed the Tele conference last night. I got a memo today and decided to dial in and listen to what it was about. I quickly hung up. I did the table's for May contribution for almost 5 years. I dont want to hear the frantic, we need to make this goal or else speech anymore. I give becuase I want to give not because I am looking for some monetary benifit. Which for my recollection
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QuotedoubtfulHey SGBye, I agree with everything you said here. I have been a member for over 20 years and hate the whole mentor-disciple fixation. How could any organization find it appropriate to mention the same person's name ad nauseum in EVERY article, on every page, and out of every leader's mouth. I recently told a co-leader that everytime I hear ment/disc I think CULT. He was qui
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QuotedoubtfulHey Blue Lady, I knew this would happen. I have had it with SGI's dishonest stats. As a district leader I have watched them inflate their numbers with infants, uninterested, and inactive members despite my repeated attempts to clean up the membership lists. They always tell me it's my lack of compassion for those inactive members driving my willingness to respect their wish
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THE LATEST OF FESTIVALS It seems that one would already surmise you are not going to make you target. you could only make this target of this was pre 1990 when we had a ton of youth. Then assemlbing so many youth would have been " How they could pay the air fare?" Now its all about filling the seats. Looks like there will be more Men and Woman in the audience after all SEE ME
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QuotedoubtfulI am still a district leader, and I probably shall remain so, but I will not do anything to encourage a frenzied skakubuku campaign for the sake of Rock the Era. In fact, I am afraid of what that event will look like when it finally arrives. First of all, it will be empty (here at least). Second, I can just see leaders suddenly encouraging EVERYONE to attend, with guests--all to list
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QuoteBlue LadyYes, thanks I knew Charles personally back in the day. I remember him telling me he was writing his book and just knew that the SGI would promote and support it just like they were doing with everyother non-Buddhist on Middle Way Press. Somehow SGI rejected him. I do not know why. I just knew at the time his book would help members who were suffering from cancer. Fraught with Per
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In some since I can see a Ghost Writer or consultant help you write a book if you are not trained to do such tasks. So that begs the question was there a Ghost writer(s) as the Human Revolution was being written? Or did some later years as he got busy with traveling and the growth of SGI -- he had a staff to write the old novel and the new one? Also why would you have someone to write the Dail
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QuotedoubtfulHey Rothaus, thank you so much for your sympathy. I really need it along with a lot of compassion. Reading the posts continues to open my eyes. I was always bothered by somethings in SGI and felt I had nowhere to go to vent my complaints. For now writing here is helping a lot. But 22 years of practice and having introduced my mom 20 years ago. It's a lot of responsibility. I may
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Yes, thanks I knew Charles personally back in the day. I remember him telling me he was writing his book and just knew that the SGI would promote and support it just like they were doing with everyother non-Buddhist on Middle Way Press. Somehow SGI rejected him. I do not know why. I just knew at the time his book would help members who were suffering from cancer. Fraught with Peril – I read fr
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A temple member will come back to SGI after 10yr absence. This temple member can be active on the old ARBN slander SGI like crazy. Next thing you know he gets promoted to District Chief only to disappear again. Another temple member and family come back from the temple after 10 year absence. They quickly become the darlings of SGI – they are now put on a pedestal, used as examples at every m
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this is terrible to put for all that effort for the late comers to just jump on board. At that rate they could have just had everyone show up the day of and put them all on stage and let what happened happend. That is not a cause. I am sick of that excuse. for ex may contribution here where I am at a leader will take out $20 and make out 20 envelopes of all thier relatives and then say to me &q
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I just got a call from a member who wanted to know what is wrong with SGI – (we talk on a weekly basis- I enjoy that some of us in SGI are very sane and very well aware) of what is wrong with SGI -- why we have to be disciples to Ikeda and not Nichiren Daishonin. And what really did happen to George M Williams? If we are slated to have 8000 youth at Rock the Era and we could not fill it up EVEN
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I HEAR YOU LOUND AND CLEAR.
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you too Cousin Rufus....... as a young 10 yr old on Tozon thats what I thought Kosen Rufu was Cousin Rufus. OH MY GREAT MNDS THINK ALIKE
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Rock the Era. What the hell does that even mean? Per my youth division it is an "ENTRUSTMENT CEROMONY". this is the last time these youth will stand up or beside or whatever with thier mentor while he is living. Well you know he is 82 yrs old. he will die soon. Its the old Toda and March 16 without the rain Too little to late if you ask me. I enjoyed the George M Williams day
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thanks.
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thanks. I use to feel horrible and miserable if my shakubuku's did not want to attend a meeting or get a Gohoznon. Now I do not care how they live thier life. I have given up on the whole idea of pushing and proding someone to chant. I have a member who is now training to be a Sufi - she told me chanting took to long for her. Maybe she is right.
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I hear you. a lot of members ignore the mentor and disciple . I hear them talk about it when the view the monthly videos. I dare say if something really bad happend - I think a good part of the organization where I live would disappear and practice at home. Most of them do anyway. The particiapation and exchitement is only with the youth division. I see the tired faces and the doubts. I gues
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There are more of us than anyone knows. I have 2 district leaders in the same district who had issues with the boldness of and old time member taking over the planning of the meeting. They never once spoke to each other about it. THey both assume the other one was ok with it. Until I and the other Chapter Leaders sat down with them and ask how they felt about this person just in general. Then t
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I am SGI have been an YWD Leader, WD District Leader and now a Chapter WD Ldrs. I have practice for almost 45 years. I know Nichiren Shoshu Academy, Nichiren Shoshu of American and now the SGI. I have marched in the fife and drum been to at least 20 States for conventions and I am too poop to pop. The past 6 years plus have been hard for me to shallow. The whole Mentor and Disciple, no
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