I thought it needed to be more intelligible on some of the points as in who said what and giving more attention to some of the detail that is involved in expressing my observations
Oh, so you too know Safwan Zabalawi. I had been debating him for years on SGIUnofficial [Yahoo] and have had a few things to say to him on Wikipedia Talk SGI. Puffed up like a puffer fish, he is blind as a bat and deaf as an earthworm. The next time you speak to him.please give him my regards and tell him that he is welcome to come here to debate anything of his choosing.
Yes, the SGI Nichikan Gohonzon is not a so-called Ten World Gohonzon.
This is one of my last communications with Safwan June 2014 after he said
"Regarding doctrines: SGI offers its own interpretation of Nichiren Buddhism."
"You may like to dictate your view on how and what members should believe in but you cannot expect others to follow you. If you don't agree, please leave SGi and have peace of mind"
Noel; Thanks for cutting me off like that on email. That shows how small your mind is. When the going gets tough you freak out and run away - can you see how your weak attitude reflects your weak faith. I'm sick of people like yourself with your limited understanding, disrespectfully judging Kumiko who is a Hommon Furegashira a representative of the true teachings of Nichiren Buddhism.
I'm sending you an email that was partially completed even if you don't read it, it was written to you with some more home truths about yourself that you don't want to face
You arrogantly sent me this verse from Nichiren
"Among my disciples, those who think themselves well versed in Buddhism are the ones who make errors."
You did it again.
Have you ever thought you are the one that this verse applies to You again pointed the finger at someone else without ever looking at yourself.
You are a good example of what I'm talking about when I refer to authoritarianism within the Soka Gakkai
And that the same self righteous, dictatorial judgemental attitude has spread all throughout the SGIA, SGI, and Sokka Gakkai fortunately, recently we found that this problem that we have been fighting for so many years comes from not just SGI but Sokka Gakkai headquarters.
Almost all of the seniour leaders are the same, they don't believe in the eternity of individuals life and Karma continue through 3 existence and then they change their Zenified minds back to the teachings of Nichiren when it suits them. They are all over the shop
When Kumiko, I and her friend had direct discussion with SGI Headquarter chiefs on separate occasions, both of them said the same thing "Don't study about slander, learning about slander has nothing to do with the Kosen Rufu movement
Kumiko has been hearing inside SGIA and Sokka Gakkai that slander in the new era only applies to Nikken and Nichiren Shoshu.
Therefore we can not study the 14 slanders in original context that it was given by Nichiren which incorporates the true understanding of ichinen sanzen.
If you don't understand ichinen sanzen in it's original text you can distort the true meaning of the 14 slanders but overall at this stage SGI headquarters discourages those opposing views on these topics from having dialogue.
SGIA doesn't use the word 'shakubuku' but uses ' dialogue'.
But the dialogue that they mean is not religious dialogue rather self development type of talking.
They say SGIA is not religious organisation.
Headquarters doesn't care about NB teaching, they rather care more about promoting the name of SGI and P. Ikeda.
This is Just because they are competing with Nichiren Shoshu.
You can't talk about this issue with open heart to heart dialogue with any leaders because they have closed hearts to the Lotus Sutra from Nichiren's perspective
Take this opportunity from this to be strong even by yourself Safwan
Buddhism is always a battle between good and evil. If you have a chance to raise your voice, do it, even if they don't listen .
This is the way of changing your karma, through you doing " shakabuku to the leaders and members within the SGI
Let's study Gosho and chant harder for changing our karma since all this is a part of our karma, whether you like it or not being the great Soka Gakkai Bodhisattva Buddha that you think you are.
Even though I am being firm with you I still have the infinite compassion of the Buddha for you in my heart old friend
Safwan would need a lot of courage, an inexhaustible life force, boundless wisdom, infinite compassion, the ingredients of the Buddha nature that i was taught in the SGI to have a civil conversation with you but I somehow don't think he would be up to it when we take into consideration of his SGI handicap
If he could just dump his pride, focus on authentic Nichiren's Gosho's,Gohonzon and Shakyamuni's Lotus Sutra for a while a worthwhile conversation could take place that would be edifying to all those witnessing
There are many stories circulating throughout Japan saying that much of what is acclaimed to be written by Ikeda is coming from Ghost writers
No one could ever write as many books and articles as Daisaku Ikeda without an army of ghost writers
At least Lokesh Chandra has to his credit over 360 works and text editions Among them are classics like his Tibetan-Sanskrit Dictionary, Materials for a History of Tibetan Literature, Buddhist Iconography of Tibet, and his Dictionary of Buddhist Art in about 20 volumes that he probably created without Ghost Writers but unfortunately doesn't have a clue or ever wanted to know about the ultimate principle of ichinen sanzen
Lokesh Chandra fails the Supreme and Perfect Enlightenment test for not knowing about the ultimate principle of ichinen sanzen, like every other Vendantist that I have ever come across
Daisaku Ikeda with his army of ghost writers fail the Supreme and Perfect Enlightenment test for writing the most books
It's about the Quality not the quantity Safwan, you have definitely become more deluded over the passing years. Over 20 years ago you were actually a good friend who helped me understand the fundamentals of Buddhism from the charts/diagrams that you created from the influence of your electrical engineering training
But you caved in to the SGI status Quo and now make as little sense as they, You have become one with the organisation that you worship
I said to Safwan recently that what he claims on his web site safwan@sokahumanism.com about his SGI Gohonzon containing the ten worlds is false. Still no reply from someone who likes to be a self appointed expert and spokesman for SGI.....Hmm
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ReplyDeleteWhy did you remove your comment Noel? I thought it was a good comment.
DeleteI thought it needed to be more intelligible on some of the points as in who said what and giving more attention to some of the detail that is involved in expressing my observations
DeleteOh, so you too know Safwan Zabalawi. I had been debating him for years on SGIUnofficial [Yahoo] and have had a few things to say to him on Wikipedia Talk SGI. Puffed up like a puffer fish, he is blind as a bat and deaf as an earthworm. The next time you speak to him.please give him my regards and tell him that he is welcome to come here to debate anything of his choosing.
ReplyDeleteYes, the SGI Nichikan Gohonzon is not a so-called Ten World Gohonzon.
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DeleteThis is one of my last communications with Safwan June 2014 after he said
Delete"Regarding doctrines: SGI offers its own interpretation of Nichiren Buddhism."
"You may like to dictate your view on how and what members should believe in but you cannot expect others to follow you. If you don't agree, please leave SGi and have peace of mind"
Noel; Thanks for cutting me off like that on email. That shows how small your mind is. When the going gets tough you freak out and run away - can you see how your weak attitude reflects your weak faith. I'm sick of people like yourself with your limited understanding, disrespectfully judging Kumiko who is a Hommon Furegashira a representative of the true teachings of Nichiren Buddhism.
I'm sending you an email that was partially completed even if you don't read it, it was written to you with some more home truths about yourself that you don't want to face
You arrogantly sent me this verse from Nichiren
"Among my disciples,
those who think themselves well versed in Buddhism
are the ones who make errors."
You did it again.
Have you ever thought you are the one that this verse applies to
You again pointed the finger at someone else without ever looking at yourself.
You are a good example of what I'm talking about when I refer to authoritarianism within the Soka Gakkai
And that the same self righteous, dictatorial judgemental attitude has spread all throughout the SGIA, SGI, and Sokka Gakkai fortunately, recently we found that this problem that we have been fighting for so many years comes from not just SGI but Sokka Gakkai headquarters.
Almost all of the seniour leaders are the same, they don't believe in the eternity of individuals life and Karma continue through 3 existence and then they change their Zenified minds back to the teachings of Nichiren when it suits them. They are all over the shop
When Kumiko, I and her friend had direct discussion with SGI Headquarter chiefs on separate occasions, both of them said the same thing "Don't study about slander, learning about slander has nothing to do with the Kosen Rufu movement
Kumiko has been hearing inside SGIA and Sokka Gakkai that slander in the new era only applies to Nikken and Nichiren Shoshu.
Therefore we can not study the 14 slanders in original context that it was given by Nichiren which incorporates the true understanding of ichinen sanzen.
If you don't understand ichinen sanzen in it's original text you can distort the true meaning of the 14 slanders but overall at this stage SGI headquarters discourages those opposing views on these topics from having dialogue.
SGIA doesn't use the word 'shakubuku' but uses ' dialogue'.
But the dialogue that they mean is not religious dialogue rather self development type of talking.
They say SGIA is not religious organisation.
Headquarters doesn't care about NB teaching, they rather care more about promoting the name of SGI and P. Ikeda.
This is Just because they are competing with Nichiren Shoshu.
You can't talk about this issue with open heart to heart dialogue with any leaders because they have closed hearts to the Lotus Sutra from Nichiren's perspective
Take this opportunity from this to be strong even by yourself Safwan
Buddhism is always a battle between good and evil.
If you have a chance to raise your voice, do it, even if they don't listen .
This is the way of changing your karma, through you doing " shakabuku to the leaders and members within the SGI
Let's study Gosho and chant harder for changing our karma since all this is a part of our karma, whether you like it or not being the great Soka Gakkai Bodhisattva Buddha that you think you are.
Even though I am being firm with you I still have the infinite compassion of the Buddha for you in my heart old friend
Take care
Safwan would need a lot of courage, an inexhaustible life force, boundless wisdom, infinite compassion, the ingredients of the Buddha nature that i was taught in the SGI to have a civil conversation with you but I somehow don't think he would be up to it when we take into consideration of his SGI handicap
DeleteIf he could just dump his pride, focus on authentic Nichiren's Gosho's,Gohonzon and Shakyamuni's Lotus Sutra for a while a worthwhile conversation could take place that would be edifying to all those witnessing
ReplyDeleteNoel PantonMay 17, 2015 at 8:03 PM
There are many stories circulating throughout Japan saying that much of what is acclaimed to be written by Ikeda is coming from Ghost writers
No one could ever write as many books and articles as Daisaku Ikeda without an army of ghost writers
At least Lokesh Chandra has to his credit over 360 works and text editions
Among them are classics like his Tibetan-Sanskrit Dictionary, Materials for a History of Tibetan Literature, Buddhist Iconography of Tibet, and his Dictionary of Buddhist Art in about 20 volumes that he probably created without Ghost Writers but unfortunately doesn't have a clue or ever wanted to know about the ultimate principle of ichinen sanzen
Lokesh Chandra fails the Supreme and Perfect Enlightenment test for not knowing about the ultimate principle of ichinen sanzen, like every other Vendantist that I have ever come across
Daisaku Ikeda with his army of ghost writers fail the Supreme and Perfect Enlightenment test for writing the most books
It's about the Quality not the quantity Safwan, you have definitely become more deluded over the passing years. Over 20 years ago you were actually a good friend who helped me understand the fundamentals of Buddhism from the charts/diagrams that you created from the influence of your electrical engineering training
But you caved in to the SGI status Quo and now make as little sense as they, You have become one with the organisation that you worship
I said to Safwan recently that what he claims on his web site safwan@sokahumanism.com
about his SGI Gohonzon containing the ten worlds is false. Still no reply from someone who likes to be a self appointed expert and spokesman for SGI.....Hmm
nice work noel.
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