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Sunday, May 7, 2017

"HIS SELF-PROMOTION IS SICKENING COMPARED TO SIDDHARTHA" -- Jules Dorais former 5 decade long SGI member

I HAVE BEEN DIVORCED FROM THE SGI FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND WONDERED HOW TO REFORM THE DOCTRINE, OR REJECT IT ENTIRELY. JUST LIKE NICHIREN REJECTED THE DEGENERATION OF HIS RELIGIOUS PEERS, PERHAPS THAT WAS A SUBTLE SIGNPOST, LEFT BEHIND TO GUIDE OUR OWN GENERATION
.....SIDDHARTHA REJECTED SEXISM, CASTE/STRATIFICATION, AND SO ON. NICHIREN REJECTED NON/LOTUS SUTRAS AND EXEGISES, AND WE MAY HAVE TO FOLLOW THEIR PREROGATIVES. TO LET THE LAW CORRODE AND DIE IS THE GREATEST SLANDER. NOW, WE MAY BE THE ONLY BUDDHISTS ON THIS PLANET WHO SEEK REFORM. THIS ARISES FROM COMPASSION, WHICH IS THE LIFE-BLOOD OF BUDDHISM, POSSIBLY. I HAVE TRIED TO UPHOLD THE LAW FOR FIVE DECADES, FRUSTRATED HOWEVER, BY THE DEAD/WEIGHT INERTIA OF AN ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS BECOME DEMORALIZED AND HYPNOTIZED BY A CHARISMATIC, RELIGIOUS, SAGE/IDOL, WHO'S MATERIALISM AND SELF-ABSORPTION HAVE SURPASSED THE REALM OF SURREALISM AND THE BLATANTLY GROTESQUE. NEVER IN HISTORY HAS ANYONE REACHED THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS MAN'S NARCISSISM, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ICONS WHO SPRING TO MIND. NAPOLEON, HITLER, MUSSOLINI, McARTHUR, MAO TSE TUNG, ARE CANDIDATES, BUT IKEDA'S FASCINATION WITH HIMSELF REPRESENTS A VIRULENT, WRECKLESS SELF-WORSHIP, BEYOND THESE DELUSIONAL PREDECESSORS. THE REASON IS THAT HE POSES AS A SPIRITUAL LEADER. HIS SELF-PROMOTION IS SICKENING COMPARED TO SIDDHARTHA, WHO NEVER CONSIDERED STANDING ABOVE HIS FOLLOWERS. IKEDA IS CONSTANTLY SEEN MILLING WITH MEMBERS, BUT IS THAT SOCIALIZING, NEVER MORE THAN FLY BY NIGHT ENCOUNTERS, OR PHOTO-OPS? I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM WITH COLLEAGUES. ALL OF HIS UNDERLINGS ARE MINIONS, WHO RECEIVE GENEROUS SALARIES FOR RESPONDING WITH THE CONSTANT, HAI/HAI. OR YES, SENSEI. I RESPECT HIS EARLY EFFORTS, BUT SOMEHOW THE ORGANIZATION NOW IS A HOLLOW, LANGUISHING VESTIGE OF IT'S FORMATIVE DAYS, WHICH MUST BE THE RESULT OF IKEDA, SINCE THERE IS NO ONE ELSE TO LOOK AT. IKEDA HAS EATEN AND DIGESTED THE GUTS OF THE SGI FOR DECADES, AND THE RESULTING APATHY AND ATROPHY SPEAK PRECISELY FOR HIS LONG, WIZARD-OF-OZ LIKE LEADERSHIP. THIS IS AS CLEAR AS THE CLOUDLESS, TRANQUIL, AZURE SKY.

3 comments:

  1. I agree. I too left SGI, after many decades for the same reasons. Thank you for posting. I know how difficult it is to finally make the break & leave long term relationships in the org. I finally feel free. Thank you for posting.

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  2. Thank you too. I will publish any experiences or commentaries you would care to share.

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  3. you must be the jules that dick bond, graydon klee, praskin and other old-timers used to speak of back in 1967-68.

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