QuoteHitchQuotesixtyseven It seems the heavenly deities have sent the answere! I got a phone call from a member ( I picked up unaware) and he started the conversation with " I want to quit with the organization too, I've heard you had sent back the Gohonzon....." Isn't that wonderful? I bet they will forbid the members to have contact with me, the bad taiten, and I will have m
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QuoteFreeheartandmind Hitch and I have both stated upthread that we have no use for any religious brainwashing now, because we think for ourselves and will not compromise just to belong to something, as we did with NSA/SGI. That said, there are sincere, compassionate folks doing good in religious groups I do not subscribe to, but I will not minimize the impact of what they do. I try to be fai
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It seems the heavenly deities have sent the answere! I got a phone call from a member ( I picked up unaware) and he started the conversation with " I want to quit with the organization too, I've heard you had sent back the Gohonzon....." Isn't that wonderful? I bet they will forbid the members to have contact with me, the bad taiten, and I will have my peace again. Cool, cool,
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Hahaha, I got that sms yesterday at 7 PM: "Today WD toso at my house 8 PM + adress". What the hell do they think ( if they think at all), that I grovel back on my bended knees full of sorrow? Eventually jump into the car in rueful excitement and leave my little children behind or lodge them in their pajamas on the rear seats? Stupid ignorant people. I hope that the anger stops one day
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About the "women" in the cult. We are permanently confronted with ever smiling Mrs. Ikeda Kaneko. She is the darling Obedience, you can find only a few pictures where she is standing alone. Sensei, in his height increased Bugarri shoes , dominant an half step infront. They do not touch on the pictures, sometimes they sit in chairs, the dear leader on a higher cushion because the Bugarri
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I have to congratulate Maggie O'Connell from Brooklyn for the story telling, it is never too late to go to the public and let the outside world know about the Crimes inside the cult. That's the tip of the iceberg and I'm sure soon others will follow. The Cult is a muddy stinky pond with real beasts inside, disgusting.
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QuoteTaitenAndProud I remember when I got a home visit from two leaders in North Carolina shortly after my son was born. We lived in an upstairs apartment in a 4-plex. We did gongyo, but I didn't light any incense. They asked me why. I told them that, as it was winter, I had to keep the windows closed, and I had an infant in the apartment, and nobody knows what's in that incense s
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@Sleepy skunk: Welcome and great that you are out! I have a question. What's about this Negai - the wish upon the shooting star- sent to the universe- satellite thing? My English is too poor to understand the connections and it sounds like a real big thing to be in cooperation with JAXA and Mitsubishi C? Oh boy, all the money for a box with wishes and names of children orbiting the planet
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QuoteHitchThe cult marchers in the clown uniforms look to be toting mock rifles, to my eyes. Great choice for a supposed World Peace "Buddhist" movement. **** **** I once got into an argument with a gakkai cult member that the chanting was just meditation. They disagreed vehemently and got all bent out of shape. - Hitch Clowns balancing white rifles follo
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QuoteHitch Public reach out performances by The Soka Renaissance Vanguard (V = symbol on their uniforms, aka: Victory!) Brass Band: 1. Performing for the opening and celebrations for Tokyo Sky Tree Tower last year - (The start playing the song "Forever Sensei" at the 0:40 sec. mark and repeat it at the 3:20 min. mark. The Dear Leader's song, played for the public, by the c
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QuoteHitch I've watched members collapse on the floor, others crying with tears flowing down their face and limbs shaking as they gave some delusional experience, bring their dysfunctional family fights to a meeting and go stark raving nuts on each other, have seen hardcore gakkai kamikaze members practically physically attack temple (danto) members, and have witnessed more than my fair sh
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QuoteHitch All the authority in the cult org. (The Mystic Law / The Dear Leader / etc.) is nothing but smoke and mirrors. Clear the fog from your mind and you'll eventually see that there is nothing there. It's ridiculous psychological manipulation. Once you walk away, you'll eventually ask yourself one day, "How did I ever fall for it and what was I scared of?"
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QuoteNichijewSGI NEWSLETTER / AUGUST 1995 Page 74 Extract of a speech by Daisaku Ikeda, 3rd July 1995. "Those who abandoned their faith and betrayed their fellow members were people who exploited the organization for their own ends while avoiding any real hard work themselves. They never truly exerted themselves strenuously in propagation, in activities for kosen-r
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QuoteThatsmeinthecorner Sixtyseven, Thank you for the links. Loved your response to the sensei song. I completely agree. That whole song made me cringe. Why is there this need to out grovel one another for big D's attention? I read a quote from Thomas Paine (I think) that says something like this, "If a hundred people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." Thank
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QuoteHitchI have a serious question. Take a look at some of these photos: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. He's like this in many photos that I've seen of him. Is Danny Nagashima (Cult Boss U.S.A Branch) dealing with a full deck? Typical gakkai cult drone hyper feigned enthusiasm, btw. - Hitch Hahaha photos are best evidence to the Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The bad p
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@thatsmeinthecorner: Welcome and thanks for your participation! For a lot of years I had fooled myself and belittled their psycho games they've played on me. After reading in this forum for months I needed no more proof and I decided to quit and have mailed back the magical scroll manipulation tool to the HQ. I made my resignation at the district's authority and they 've sent me
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On that note, here is the pseudo-buddhist Ikeda cult's version of "truth" (subtle intolerance abounds) . - Hitch My version of "truth", I'm glad I have broken the mirror.
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QuoteHitch"Who decides?" There are no criteria. Survival of the fittest decides. "Fitness" has nothing to do with (perceived) "truth" of a belief system either, but simply with how effectively and successfully a "religion" can spread, grow, survive and serve *a* purpose. "Fitness" and the subjective "goodness" or "badnes
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QuoteShavoyI'm wondering if Hiromasa even wanted the baton. I've not seen much of him, but it feels like he is doing it because Dad expected him to. Maybe I'm way offbase. Of course, there is the huge monetary incentive. The image that sixtyseven posted of the 3 leaders---Toda was a businessman, can we say first and foremost? He certainly started the SGI $$$ motor revving wi
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QuoteShavoyThere 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 permeates ALL, th
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I know that it is verboten to make jokes and comedy of Ikeda. Found that funny pic on the net and wanted to share with you. Sensei standing on his Malibu lawn?
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QuoteHitchDeeply moved by the hope and trust Mr. Ikeda shared with the members, she pledged to repay her debt of gratitude to her mentor for the rest of her life." (By the way, trainees return from their trip with lots of trinkets and cheap-o gifts. Every pencil, souvenir, calendar, gakkai cult flag, juzu bead case, notebook, lunchbox they eat or bottled drink they have while there, ever
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QuoteHitch I'd like to think that somewhere in the back of the minds of some of the longtime members, there's a little voice telling them that something has gone cukcoo, but ..... I don't know. Definitely, 100% CULT. If they can't see it, they're brainwashed. Recently I have talked to a longtime member and he said that he is in "Panzer Division" now.
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Your life has expanded like the (??) in the morning, Humanity now has a real chance to overcome war, hunger, stupidity and the (??) to hurt so much our comrades in the journey of life. You have created (??) friendships around the world, Empowering the people, giving trust and encouragement through your actions and words. Your battle has been the noblest one, Promoting peace and mutual unders
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Come on! We all have a mission in this lifetime The path to our victory has been opened by a great man He's our Mentor He's our (??), our (??) He's in our hearts. We have to (??) together for all time He wants us to say "YES!", "We have won again!", because we have fought with all of our lives He gave us the correct (??) and the power to transform our fea
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I totally agree with you, leeduffield, the adjective "orwellian" describes all! - surveillance, control, adoration of the leader, doublespeak, newspeak, doublethink, euphemism, revision of history,...
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How cruel of parents to leave their children outside in the dark. I've seen a lot of abusive behaviour in the gakkaikingdom, just say the magic phrase and your children are protected! Son of my now ex-chapterleader is binge drinker since he is fifteen, fortune baby whatelse. Wonder if he will live out the twentyone
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Stay calm leeduffield, you owe him nothing. No explaination, no justification. If he suggests you to keep it for a while longer, say you will sell it on ebay. Take care and good luck!
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It's official now. Today I've sent my resignation papers to the district administrative authority. They offer a standard form you can download when you want to leave a church. In a legal sense you have not to justify your resignation from a religious church that is "official". For the official acceptance of a religious group in my country, the so called church or group has to
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@Hitch: about that mansion in Malibu you've mentioned, I have tried to do a little google research. Without luck, I found no information or adress of it. I simply would like to take a google earth look on it and let my little orange person stroll around. Like you've posted some weeks ago the google route of Shinanomachi HQ, that was great. @Anticult What a horrible list for a so ca
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