Hello Darius<br><br>My name is Ray and I'm a SGI-USA member at Edwards AFB near Lancaster, CA. I've seen your post and congrats on having such a seeking ...
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dandefensor
May 1, 2000 2:09 pm
I disagree...whether as a naturalized american citizen born on foreign shores or you're a true-blue bushy-tailed born american...equal opportunity ...
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rwebs_2000
May 1, 2000 3:05 pm
One thing I should have mentioned about Nichiren buddhism: Unlike Christians, Muslims, other old Buddhist sects, etc., we have the words and teachings of our ...
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mbonner_76541
May 1, 2000 5:43 pm
Don't forget we all have the buddha nature within. <br>Calling anyone a "Yutz" is uncalled for....
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unclepizza
May 1, 2000 7:05 pm
ai, the strict cause & effect police are flying low tonight...if I can't sling off a cheapshot or two of endearments...uhm, never mind. Forget what I said. My...
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wkallander
May 1, 2000 7:22 pm
One of the limitations of this medium is that sarcasm and facetious remarks can be, and often are, taken the wrong way. A little levity now and again is a good...
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unclepizza
May 1, 2000 10:59 pm
Thanks. If I somehow run into Greg Martin in the near future and I told him I called him a 'yutz' in cyberspace, he'd regard me with that knowing Covey-steeped...
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Darius_52
May 2, 2000 9:39 pm
Thanks falconsp. Would like to hear more about the meetings in California City....
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jonno_10wrlds
May 3, 2000 6:38 am
Hi.I've waited to post until I had read, or at least skimmed, the message list.I feel, in a kinda furtive, voyeuristic way, that I know many of you,I already...
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kathy_walters
May 3, 2000 1:04 pm
Allright! More VCR members! ;-) Can I ask what you thought of the meeting? Personally, I thought it went really well. And, I found the speakers and ...
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kathyaitken_2000
kathyaitken_...
May 3, 2000 4:54 pm
Hi everyone!<br><br>I haven't been able to be on-line for some time. However, my life has moved on in leaps and bounds the last couple of months.<br><br>The ...
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mbonner_76541
May 3, 2000 5:35 pm
Anyone know how I can get a hold of information on having an SGI-USA Wedding Ceremony? For example we don't officially have someone who can marry someone....
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balartiste
May 3, 2000 9:05 pm
When I was practicing in NYC, I read an article in the Sunday New York Times Magazine which included a small, but misinformed remark about the Tokyo Fuji Art...
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ilprofesore_2000
ilprofesore_...
May 3, 2000 11:31 pm
Hi! Just joined the webpage, seeking someone to put in contact with my teenage potential shakabuku in the Concord-Suncook area of New Hampshire. Please email...
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jonno_10wrlds
May 4, 2000 9:15 am
Hello. Is anyone out the as knocked out by the Living Buddhism series "Dialogue on the Lotus Sutra?"as I am? Our study group kicked off with the first ...
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bernierudi
May 4, 2000 4:03 pm
Hi, as an aside on the Dialogue on The Lotus Sutra: Is it ever going to be published as a book sometimes?.... Would love to purchase...
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MSGERI2U
May 4, 2000 4:17 pm
jonno,<br>I do know that the Dialogue series is scheduled to be put in book form. I'm not sure when, but my guess is that it is being worked on right now. This...
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catflap1
May 4, 2000 6:29 pm
Hi I'm a German SGI member (received Gohonzon 1986 in Toronto) and new to this club, no idea yet how everything works here.<br>Gunther Edward Peukert;...
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jonno_10wrlds
May 5, 2000 8:13 am
This is what I would like to communicate to you, my young friends who are the heirs of the Soka legacy: Live out your lives together with the SGI, an ...
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Darius_52
May 6, 2000 8:51 am
I am eager to give Nichiren Shoshu (via Soka Gakkai) my best effort, but need to know how to get started? Because of my work schedule (nights) may be hard to...
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jonno_10wrlds
May 6, 2000 10:09 am
We have both a weak self and a strong self; the two are completely different. If we allow our weak side to dominate, we will be defeated. The thought, "I am...
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jonno_10wrlds
May 6, 2000 10:34 am
Hi, Darius 52. I, too, work nights, sometimes 7 per week, and therefore rarely attend nightime meetings. I do have people in my district and chapter who keep...
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jonno_10wrlds
May 6, 2000 10:54 am
Lastly, Darius 52. You most likely have old literature because the SGI no longer is affiliated with "Nichiren Shoshu" i.e.-the Nikken Sect. I believe the ...
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jdpayne_denver
May 6, 2000 7:29 pm
Darius_52<br>Yes, it is acceptable to start chanting on your own. It is common practice that when praying without a Gohonzon (the Object of Worship) that you...
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prilin_2000
May 7, 2000 2:22 am
Are there any members on the<br>list in Phx, Az<br><br>email me:<br>prilin_2000@......
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rjploss
May 7, 2000 6:14 am
It seems that we need to be inventive here. My partner & I are planning a summer wedding. The only SGI wedding stuff we've seen so far is VERY Japanese. We...
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jonno_10wrlds
May 7, 2000 9:55 am
Many things happen in life. There are joyous days and times of suffering. Sometimes unpleasant things occur. But that's what makes life so interesting. The ...
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catflap1
May 7, 2000 6:40 pm
hi just paricipated the english training course at villa sachsen/ germany. we got the information that sgi-canada has a list on offer with the old/new gosho...
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dry_red_wine
May 7, 2000 7:47 pm
I've recently decided to be a Buddhist. It combines the Greek belief of moderation in all things with the Hindu belief of a finite universe, creating a perfect...
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jdpayne_denver
May 7, 2000 11:21 pm
Hi.. My wife and I were married in Hawaii 24 years ago in the then NSA culture center. The area Headquarters Chief (a layperson) conducted the ceremony which ...
