... I disagree. To me, Ikeda is just using self serving spin. Cut the 'fat' out; it winds up like: Follow the Law, not the person. Following the Law is...
98089
djgropp
Nov 1, 2009 11:02 am
1 <<when we protect the central figure>> That made me think of my own leaders of the past and present, and I also thought of my bosses at work. 2 <<to deviate...
98090
djgropp
Nov 1, 2009 11:45 am
<<The central figure is, of course, Shakyamuni Buddha>> [The Lotus Sutra] Chapter One: Introduction Seven Important Points .... Point Six, the words "why from...
98091
djgropp
Nov 1, 2009 11:48 am
<<As for Immanuel Kant>> Makiguchi was studying Kant near the end of his life before dying in prison....
98092
djgropp
Nov 1, 2009 12:02 pm
<<He asked the audience what he should do. And, someone called out, in Japanese, of course, "you can't stop progress.">> That's when President Ikeda realized...
98093
djgropp
Nov 1, 2009 12:15 pm
<<I disagree. To me, Ikeda is just using self serving spin.>> You're always hasty to dis Ikeda and the people who love to study and practice with him. Like I...
98094
sunderlandmick
Nov 1, 2009 12:34 pm
... Another one of those admonitions is to avoid poetry. Mick...
98095
sunderlandmick
Nov 1, 2009 12:44 pm
... The trouble with following anyone is that what we are actually following is our take on what that person really means. Your quote below from the Buddha...
98096
sunderlandmick
Nov 1, 2009 12:49 pm
... Didn't he go on later on that page or the next page to talk about all the ordinary members who remained faithful to him and vowed to follow him no matter...
98097
verrytesty
Nov 1, 2009 3:47 pm
Don, << Name one school of Buddhism that spans the entire globe; one that includes every continent << and each of nearly two hundred countries and provinces. ...
98098
djgropp
Nov 1, 2009 4:10 pm
Mick: "Didn't he go on later on that page or the next page to talk about all the ordinary members who remained faithful to him and vowed to follow him no...
98099
djgropp
Nov 1, 2009 4:16 pm
<<you either are in seeming arrogance greatly miscalculating>> I'm not speaking of "size." I'm referring to the Soka Gakkai's peerless influence, but you're...
98100
byakurenk
Nov 1, 2009 4:30 pm
Dear Madams & Sirs, 1stly, I think we forgot about "Nimpo-Ikka (The oneness of the Person and the Law)"that is Daishonin & the Law. 2ndly, "Now, over two...
98101
ANGELA PASSARO
passaroa25
Nov 1, 2009 5:27 pm
But, Shakyamuni is not around to provide guidance. Your reasoning is similar to Christianity and their "what would Jesus do?" line of thinking. Nobody knows...
98102
ANGELA PASSARO
passaroa25
Nov 1, 2009 5:29 pm
We had not forgotten the points you made. Angela...
98103
ANGELA PASSARO
passaroa25
Nov 1, 2009 5:29 pm
Yes. But, the point I was trying to make was that these problems we are having now within the SGI are not new. And, President Ikeda was able to strengthen his...
98104
ANGELA PASSARO
passaroa25
Nov 1, 2009 5:32 pm
That was the quote!!! Angela...
98105
ANGELA PASSARO
passaroa25
Nov 1, 2009 5:32 pm
SGI Buddhists are pretty much the only ones who don't believe we need to pay a priest to attain enlightenment. Angela...
98106
sunderlandmick
Nov 1, 2009 6:03 pm
... I know a lot of people who left the SGI over the years. There were a lot of different reasons why they left. I know quite a few people who left the SGI for...
98107
verrytesty
Nov 1, 2009 6:32 pm
<< I'm not speaking of "size." I'm referring to the Soka Gakkai's peerless << influence Lets see, appearing to take organizational PR and organizational deeds...
98108
verrytesty
Nov 1, 2009 7:05 pm
<< SGI Buddhists are pretty much the only ones who don't believe we need to << pay a priest to attain enlightenment. And even if that were a verifiable true...
98109
billanker1
Nov 1, 2009 8:08 pm
Is it possible, if you're an SGI member, to have strong faith and a strong practice while allowing that other people might have other practices that are...
98110
Brian
bholly72
Nov 1, 2009 9:24 pm
Hi Angela! I'm afraid that that's simply not true. There are many Buddhist traditions, probably most, that do not believe that a priest is required for a...
98111
Rob
rrobinrb2000
Nov 1, 2009 10:15 pm
... Who are these many people that 'are mesmerized with the ripples on the surface?' Are these actual Buddhists; or is this just another straw man to knock...
98112
Rob
rrobinrb2000
Nov 1, 2009 10:16 pm
... The Suttas are around, and offer a lot of straightforward, practical advice about daily life. I realize that people who have not read the Pali Canon might...
98113
Rob
rrobinrb2000
Nov 1, 2009 10:17 pm
... Actually, that was when I started drifting away....
98114
Rob
rrobinrb2000
Nov 1, 2009 10:31 pm
... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I think the idea of paying Priests might have some roots. Of course, the early monastics were not priests or even ministers....
98115
win_spirit
Nov 2, 2009 1:24 am
The Daishonin has taught us that through gongyo and chanting daimoku we can reach an elevated state in which, while engaged in our daily lives we travel...
98116
djgropp
Nov 2, 2009 1:26 am
<<Didn't Don say he had left and rejoined the SGI several times>> No, never. My first exile in 1972 was ordered by the top senior leader in the Northwest due...
98117
win_spirit
Nov 2, 2009 1:26 am
Shakyamuni's practices and the virtues he consequently attained are all contained within the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo. If we believe in these five...
