Today began as day one, year 43 of my journey as a Daimoku chanting Buddhist. It has been and is a wonderous ongoing journey of inner explorations. As I ...
Hello ChanterKyo: I am interested in hearing all or any part of your story/journey through experience in SGI to where you are now. How was it that you came to...
Hi AShley, I posted this messgae here at IRG to let folks know I am still alive and doing well. When I was leaving SGI, I like others were told we would meet...
Betty, Congratulations on your anniversary and your spiritual journey. From your story it appears to have been a road with many twists and turns but one you...
DISCLAIMER: This survey is being conducted by an individual and is NOT being conducted or sponsored by the SGI. INTRODUCTION: Out of curiousity (and after...
Just popped by to see what was happening... and as has been found with SGI... it's their way of the highway! No Suprise to see that the interest in having SGI...
Your mail has appeared as a bit of a surprise. I don't know who you are, I might be wrong but you sound slightly bitter and, if I may say, a bit paranoid...
TTFN: I've been too busy to be posting these days, but ventured on this morning, and was glad to read your message. Tell me, what charter are you referring to?...
Ashley... THE SGI CHARTER... the one that expouses tollerance and so many buddhist and even simple human qualities... and which have been found to be oh so...
... Jerry How many Buddhists Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb? Answer Just One - But the Buddhist Has To Be Enlightened. It has always struck me as odd how...
... wrong but you sound slightly bitter and, if I may say, a bit paranoid about religion and life in general. But I appreciate your honesty in getting all...
Did you hear the one about the SGI member who lost their keys late on night after a glorious meeting and was searching desperately in the street, the curb the ...
I have seen Dr Yamasaki's name mentioned in some guidances I have read in the past. He always seems to cut to the chase. However no one seems to know who he...
... Dr Yamasaki was the Europe Wide SGI leader.. based in Paris. He died some years ago... in the 1990's to the best of my recolection. His name was all too...
Hi Blooming Pouf and all, just wanted to tell you i am enjoying your posts, refreshing to say the least, i had stepped out of gakkai last couple of years after...
HI Carol "The world of asuras. Also called the world of animosity or the world of anger. In Indian mythology, asuras are arrogant and belligerent demons. This...
"Countless upright people around the world have been brought down or destroyed by lies and misrepresentation throughout history. This is the reality of the...
... UK has only one specified aim - as set out in it's deed of Trust ( Have you bothered to check he Original?) ... changed! Seems that SGI-UK will be flawed...
bloomingpouf, I loved you story about the riot at the soccer stadium. The study of psychology helped me understand the SGI since it explains many of their...
I hope Carol and other recent observers understand that this board was never set up to be vitriolic - originally there was a committed effort to engage SGI-USA...
To represent or report the sincere and couragiouse activity of so many people as turning out to be nothing but "..irreconcilable values." is disingenouse and...
Laurie, While not a founder of this board I was one of the early contributors, joining in 1999 or early 2000. I would agree that the board no longer seems to...
I agree with what Laurie says (below). Thanks, Laurie. For those interested, a history is contained here: http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/IRG/history.html ...
A further note regarding the "History" linked below: it only goes through the middle of 2001. It wasn't until October of 2002 that I finally left the...
Laurie: As always, you rock. John ... many people as ... disingenouse and also tends ... sandalwood grows ... the beautiful Yang ... the mountains ... him, but...