Alan SGI leader: But that isn't what the SGI is at all. The SGI is built around the Gohonzon and Daimoku, the SGI is built on faith in the teachings of Nichiren Daishonin.
Me: In October of 1995, We [my wife and I] went to the opening of the new New York Culture Center. Neither "Gohonzon", "Daimoku", "Lotus Sutra" nor "Shakyamuni Buddha" was mentioned even once and Nichiren Daishonin was mentioned twice during the entire two and a half hour meeting. Daisaku Ikeda was mentioned hundreds of times.This was the straw that broke our back.
Alan: Sensei is the person urging us to deepen and further our practice, our faith and our understanding, through his words and example.
Me: Were it true, there wouldn't be such a de-emphasis on the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha, daimoku, Gohonzon and Nichiren Daishonin.
Alan: Granted, this often comes across pretty strangely, but it is expressed in perfectly reasonable and understandable ways just as often.
Me: It can not be expressed reasonably in terms of the authentic teachings of Nichiren Daishonin. Alan, get out while you can without too much further damage. You are half way out the door anyway but you don't even see it because your brain has not regained its health and it won't as long as you remain halfway in.
Alan: It is unfortunately the case that some people only focus on the strange. It's kind of sad actually.
Me: Its sad that you don't see how truly strange and terrible is SGI and its leaders.
dump sesaw, i mean sensei and get out of the cult.
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ReplyDeleteMark: In October of 1995, We [my wife and I] went to the opening of the new New York Culture Center. Neither "Gohonzon", "Daimoku", "Lotus Sutra" nor "Shakyamuni Buddha" was mentioned even once and Nichiren Daishonin was mentioned twice during the entire two and a half hour meeting. Daisaku Ikeda was mentioned hundreds of times. This was the straw that broke our back.
Noel: I was at an SGI friendship meeting in a hall packed full of SGI members on October 13th 2013 (the anniversary of Nichiren's death) he didn't even get a mention but instead they were singing songs praising the three presidents and repeating clichés like self development, friendship, courage, Joy, human revolution, dialogue etc. Their state of mind is so obvious, judging from their thoughts and actions, it doesn't get much clearer than that. Really sad to see what the Gakkai has become when you consider what it could of been if it had based it's faith on the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin and the 28 chapter Lotus Sutra revealed by Shakyamuni Buddha. This same behavior is like a Pandemic sweeping throughout the SGI all over the globe and I believe that the epicenter is the Japan Sokka Gakkai. It is like it has become the Fukushima of Nichiren Buddhism how ironic