http://www.squidoo.com/what-does-blessings-means Everyone is asking for Blessings. For them Blessings means to ask for the fulfillment of their desires. This...
Hi Everyone: I attended a service at a Nichiren temple. They were impressed that (thanks to materials from Soka Gakkai) I have chapters 2 and 16 memorized. But...
My First Chapter Chief, Chester Friel Like Michael Lisagor (my recently former Area "Team Leader"), Chester Friel, is always "looking for the common ground,...
Hello: Just heard top leaders were shown a video announcing a policy change within SGI-USA...but it's a top secret not to be spread. Anyone here want to give...
Hello all; Our chapter gosho lecture went very well today...thanks to Greg's video lecture. We discussed the lecture from "Living Buddhism" and then a five...
Toda: "What counts most is your determination to practice [Nichiren] Daishonin's teachings. There is nothing vague or questionable about his words. Would the...
Howdy; Is it possible that the SGI-USA might announce that the 2002 edition of the "Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism" is currently being revised and may...
So SGI changes what it has taught for 80 years, a fundamental teaching, with no explanation as to why. Why do the members put up with such blatant disrespect?...
It is curious that SGI was critical of priests for chopping down cherry trees planted at Taiseki-ji and destroying gardens there, but is not critical of SGI...
Hello all... Whomever's still out there, I was encouraged by Greg Martin's comments on the "reson for Nichiren's advent" in the July "pre-lecture" video on "On...
I just watched the videos for April and July 2012 in the Leaders' Resource section. This was the first time I had ever seen what Greg Martin looks like....
If you click on the August 4 link, there might be info on the policy change. But, someone said the meeting has already taken place. Maybe the other links...
I hope that none of our members or their friends and families were present at the theater in Aurora. I will say diamoku for those murdered and injured. nam...
Youth is truly wonderful thing. Unfortunately, though, this is often something that's hard to appreciate when we're young. Life passes by quickly. Before we...
Hello, I really need guidance about my situation. I will provide a short summary: Someone I met 2yrs. contacted me again a couple of months ago. When we first...
Hello from Upstate New York. My name is Stanya and I just moved from AZ to New York about 8 months ago. i have been a member since 1985 which about half my...
I have often heard leaders tell us, here, to chant with appreciation, tears, anger, whatever mood we are in at the time. Angela [Non-text portions of this...
In judging the relative merit of Buddhist doctrines, I, Nichiren, believe that the best standards are those of reason and documentary proof. And even more...
Dear friends, I am Jan from Germany and I would be grateful for some advice on the following problem. I have been a member of the SGI for 3 years now, and...
Hi,My name is Carla and I've started to pratice a few months ago.I've find on one website all info on Nichiren Buddhism and now I want make the altar and...
Today, I realized why it is so important to chant even if you don't see immediate results. I learned today that I was being set up at work. My boss thought a ...
Anybody have a copy of the 1985 Hawaii NSA Culture Festival VHS (hopefully copied to DVD? I had a copy years ago (I think it was in 2 parts, but that might...
A lot of SGI/and Temple"s members have problems with their addictions,marijuanas,cocaine,opiums,heroins and why they lied to their experince that they are...
Howdy; I attended a Soka Spirit Tozo last month..but there was an hour break to discuss the issues ans have an open discussion. I asked a question posed by an...
I just want to get this question answered. Posting isn't necessary but answering my question is necessary for clarification of my faith. I can't get a...
I forget how I stumbled onto this, probably through procrastination of some sort or another. It's a bit stale (few months old), but well, I guess I was just...
I hadn’t really thought about how we mispronounce syllables. After reading Nathan’s comments, I spend a few silly minutes trying to get it correct. I think...
Hi. I'm unaffiliated at this point. Due to my location and time restraints, I have not been able to attend any meetings anywhere. So, I started this channel to...
