Greg Martin, at one point, discusses the seven jewels or seven treasures: Hearing the correct teaching ["seeking guidance" LOL] , believing it ["the unity of the body of believers", ie: the Soka Gakkai, really?], keeping the precepts ["Soka Spirit (hate) activities" Hehe], engaging in meditation ["calming the mind and self mastery" which more correctly is acquiring great insight and concentration], practicing assiduously [only with the SGI of course], renouncing one's attachments [tirelessly performing SGI activities instead of selfishly devoting oneself to, for example, developing a happy and harmonious family or establishing one's career. Here the true cult mindset comes to the fore, not the window dressing of " faith equals daily life".], and reflecting on oneself ["human revolution"???]. He goes on to quote Ikeda: "All of these are encompassed in the word faith. They are all included in SGI activities." [thus equating faith with SGI activities, no matter how these activities veer from the teachings of Nichiren Daishonin, for example SGI interfaith and mentor worship.] Of course, there is no mention of the Buddha.
Nichiren writes in letter from Sado.
Nichiren writes in letter from Sado.
"The Buddha teaches that even filling the entire major world system with the seven kinds of treasures does not match offering one’s little finger to the Buddha and the [Lotus] sutra."
Most importantly, there was no mention of the real meaning of the Seven Treasures: Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo. Was it because, in the Soka Gakkai, there are only six treasures: Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo?
SGI is a money making cult that only survives by mixing the impure teachings of Taisekaji, Makiguchi, Toda, and Ikeda with the pure teachings of the Lotus Sutra and Nichiren Daishonin.
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