"The wonderful thing is that the SGI does NOT believe or uphold this principle now but instead believes, as Nichiren did, that the degree of one's faith -- not one's position in an order of monks -- leads one to various life conditions." -- SGI member
Then why do they exhort their members to seek guidance from leaders? The SGI teaching is that one seeks guidance from a leader, at least, two levels above his own position. For example, a general member ordinarily seeks guidance from a District Chief, a group chief seeks guidance from a Chapter Chief, a Chapter Chief from a Region Chief...etc.
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