I agree, Andrea. The 20+ year long dwelling on Soka Spirit/Priesthood Issue was one of the reasons, among others, that I left SGI. I think it is a monumental...
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Angela
passaroa25@...
Jan 1, 2012 9:37 pm
I think that it is still very important to rehash the priesthood situation within the SGI over and over again because new members are joining somewhere...
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andreaisrow
Jan 1, 2012 9:37 pm
It's too much focusing on things that are outside. I we study the Lotus Sutra, chant and do gongyo, we should raise our life conditions to such a point that we...
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andreaisrow
Jan 1, 2012 9:37 pm
I would be interested in knowing John, why you think the priesthood issue and sokka spirit is so "valuable"; as you put it?...
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William
gaydave53
Jan 1, 2012 10:03 pm
Angela <passaroa25@...> wrote: "...new members are joining somewhere everyday and they don't have a clue about the priesthood...Tearing down the Sho Hondo and...
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Angela
passaroa25@...
Jan 1, 2012 10:36 pm
I remember that the three pronged approach to SGI Buddhism is faith, practice, and study. I think that being aware of SGI history will strengthen our faith....
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djgropp
Jan 2, 2012 12:10 am
I guess what I mean is, if the priesthood expressed true apology, that they would never do it again, forgiveness would be in kind. I don't expect it will be...
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djgropp
Jan 2, 2012 12:24 am
Our minds are in two different places...indeed, everyone's minds are absolutely diverse to the max; no two people think alike. Even the closest people have...
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djgropp
Jan 2, 2012 12:35 am
Yeah, you're right. If we're going to expend our energy, the focus should be on where we're at right now, right here, with the people we find ourselves face to...
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djgropp
Jan 2, 2012 12:38 am
Yes!...
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djgropp
Jan 2, 2012 12:40 am
<<I was not happy>> That sums it up, then....
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John Andre
john.andre85
Jan 2, 2012 4:10 am
The priest prays for us...after a donation...???  This is PRECISELY the "indulgences" issue which precipitated Martin Luther's complaint against the Roman...
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vanya9998
Jan 2, 2012 4:53 am
... The Dai-Gohonzon is still mentioned in Gongyo Books, is it not? It is in mine, printed in 2004. Which means every SGI member praises it twice a day. Hardly...
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win
win_spirit
Jan 2, 2012 5:24 am
Those who wake up each morning with work to accomplish and a mission to fulfill are the happiest people of all. SGI members are like this. For us each day is...
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win
win_spirit
Jan 2, 2012 5:27 am
I have received a hundred slabs of steamed rice cake and a basket of fruit. New Year's Day marks the first day, the first month, the beginning of the year, and...
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Angela
passaroa25@...
Jan 2, 2012 7:38 am
If only the people you work with would chant to the Gohonzon. Chanting has made me self-confident enough to be able to admit when I am wrong. Angela ... -- ...
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win
win_spirit
Jan 3, 2012 2:07 am
The people are most important and noble. President Toda was firmly convinced of this point. And I have advanced with the same spirit. This is also Nichiren...
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win
win_spirit
Jan 3, 2012 2:08 am
The Buddha has already been called a skilled physician, and the Law has been likened to good medicine and all living beings to people suffering from illness....
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andreaisrow
Jan 3, 2012 2:57 am
I totally agree to that Angela, but isn't studying our history a little bit different than actively engaging in abuse back and forth with the priesthood, and...
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Angela
passaroa25@...
Jan 3, 2012 5:30 pm
I haven't had any experience with SGI members, here in Tampa, constantly denigrating the priesthood. I get the impression that denigrating remarks are not...
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win
win_spirit
Jan 4, 2012 12:17 am
Eiji Yoshikawa (1892 - 1962), the renowned Japanese author of many epic historic novels, asserted, "Great character is forged through hardships." Surviving a...
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win
win_spirit
Jan 4, 2012 12:18 am
Just as flowers open up and bear fruit, just as the moon appears and invariably grows full, just as a lamp becomes brighter when oil is added, and just as...
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princessmehek
Jan 4, 2012 10:47 pm
Hi everybody, seeking somebody from the dubai sgi. Need help. please contact me thru email. Thanks Mehek...
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win
win_spirit
Jan 5, 2012 2:01 am
Life is a series of changes, a succession of ups and downs. But those who possess a prime point, a home to which they can return no matter what happens, are...
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win
win_spirit
Jan 5, 2012 2:02 am
You are already a lay practitioner and therefore one of the "good men" described in the sutra. One who listens to even a sentence or phrase of the sutra and...
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andreaisrow
Jan 5, 2012 4:31 pm
Some members of a lot of different religious groups can be over-zealous! Yes, I don't mind studying the issue as it relates to our history, but I'm not...
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win
win_spirit
Jan 5, 2012 11:31 pm
Faith is light. The hearts of those with strong faith are filled with light. A radiance envelops their lives. People with unshakable conviction in faith enjoy...
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win
win_spirit
Jan 5, 2012 11:33 pm
First of all, as to the question of where exactly hell and the Buddha exist, one sutra states that hell exists underground, and another sutra says that the...
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sunil_kumar_delhi
sunil_kumar_...
Jan 6, 2012 4:37 pm
Mehek, You could contact Kulbhushan Vyas, a very senior member from Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) who moved to Dubai some years ago. His number: +971505872314. Hope...
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win
win_spirit
Jan 7, 2012 2:43 am
We practice this Buddhism to make our prayers and dreams come true and to achieve the greatest possible happiness. The purpose of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism...
