Just like those who persecuted Nichiren and Bodhisattva Neverdespise, SGI Gary on SGI Whistleblowers Correction Page called me derisively, "are you Buddha?"
My reply:
You certainly can't speak for Nichiren, you don't even practice his Buddhism. Who else but me and a handful of people are standing up for the true teachings so that they will not be lost, changed to Ikedaism, or to the NST Bequeathal of the Golden Utterance to One Lone Master. Perhaps because Ikeda has golden bathroom fixtures in his many mansions and community center apartments he thinks that he can usurp the Golden Utterance from the priests but never could he usurp the Golden Utterance from The Master of Teachings Lord Shakya nor from Nichiren Daishonin. Do you know what happened the day after your friend and SGI member TrueReconciliation dis-respected me? She got the covid, now suffers from long hauler syndrome, and she didn't rapidly recover despite her apologies to me. So be careful, be very careful.
Thankfully, others will study the Gosho and Lotus Sutra and will come to a correct view. Many are leaving the Soka Gakkai who yearn for a copy of a Nichiren inscribed Gohonzon, the freedom to advance Kosen Rufu as they see fit, and those who loathe to change a dot of the Lotus Sutra's or Nichiren's teachings. You too Gary will have a change of heart, be it in one year, five years, or the last moment of your life. Then, you will thank me. If not, neither life nor death will go well for you. As for so many SGI acquaintances I knew, the following will be your fate in the Soka Gakkai:
One day your SGI leaders and long time members are your comrades, your best friends, your confidants, your brothers and your sisters. The next day, when you are found to have Stage IV cancer and dying in the VA, they are nowhere to be found. When you no longer have anything left to offer SGI, when you fail to resolve or cure a serious problem or disease expeditiously, you are thrown away like an orange peel.
However, Nichiren and the Lotus Sutra promises the Votaries of the Lotus Sutra (not the votaries of Ikedaism), "peace and security in this life and a fortunate birth in the next."
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"In the next life you should use this sword as your staff. The Lotus Sutra is the staff that helps all the Buddhas of the three existences as they set their minds on enlightenment. However, you should rely on NICHIREN as your staff and pillar. When one uses a staff, one will not fall on treacherous mountain paths or rough roads, and when led by the hand, one will never stumble. Namu-myoho-renge-kyo will be your staff to take you safely over the mountains of death. The Buddhas Shakyamuni and Many Treasures, as well as the four bodhisattvas headed by Superior Practices, will lead you by the hand on your journey. If I, Nichiren, precede you in death, I will come to meet you at your last moment. If you should precede me, I will be sure to tell King Yama all about you. Everything that I tell you is true. According to the Lotus Sutra, Nichiren is the guide who knows the passes and gorges along the way. Devote yourself single-mindedly to faith with the aim of reaching Eagle Peak."
Certainly, your Sensei will not even support you should you question your leaders about SGI's finances (a pie chart will not do); SGI's choice of a Nichikan Gohonzon rather than a Nichiren Gohonzon; why we study the Human Revolution and not the Lotus Sutra and the Five Major writings of Nichiren; and why, unlike Nichiren, we practice interfaith? Ask your leaders the hard questions.
What if you were to choose a Nichiren Gohonzon for your object of Devotion? What if you were to place a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha or Nichiren on the altar or worship a statue of the Buddha on your altar like Tina Turner?
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