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Re: The two flaws of the pre Lotus Sutra teachings: (Makiguchi's Men

djgropp — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:35:06 GMT

Rob: <> Okay, since you want my own meager understanding which is easier for you to bash...but please allow me start with a quote from President

Re: I'm Surprised

wkallander — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:48:27 GMT

... Sorry, been offline last couple of days - been a busy weekend. The search feature sucks because Yahoo can't figure out how to index posts. Why that is, I

Re: The two flaws of the pre Lotus Sutra teachings: (Makiguchi's Men

Rob — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:10:07 GMT

... Enough said. If I wish to know what Ikeda thinks, I know where to look.

Gosho for the day

win_spirit — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:44:12 GMT

But now you, born a woman in the evil world of the latter age, while being reviled, struck, and persecuted by the barbaric inhabitants of this island country

SGI President Ikeda's Daily Encouragement

win_spirit — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:42:44 GMT

There is a Russian proverb that says: "It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry." Likewise, one's happiness or unhappiness is entirely the

Specific differences between Nichiren and Shakyamuni Buddhism

djgropp — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:28:04 GMT

Inventing new views of humanity and the world BOURGEAUlT' But I do not believe we can find a recipe for a perfect citizen in any tradition of religious

Re: The two flaws of the pre Lotus Sutra teachings: (Makiguchi's Men

djgropp — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:57:18 GMT

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Re: The two flaws of the pre Lotus Sutra teachings: (Makiguchi's Men

Rob — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:12:23 GMT

Don, Can you explain any of this in your own words? Is that commentary from Ikeda's lecture? What do Original Cause & Original Effect mean? Why aren't these

The two flaws of the pre Lotus Sutra teachings: (Makiguchi's Mentor?

djgropp — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:22:05 GMT

Re: Who was Makiguchi's Mentor?

Stace Near — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:21:15 GMT

I thought of how the other ... Actually, the Daishonin's writings are considered to be quite masterful, I don't have the source but it came from an anthology

Re: New to the group/ Decire to Read.

Rob — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:18:43 GMT

... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi, I think perhaps I can help. The desire to read and learn is certainly a good one to have. However, we all have

Re: Who was Makiguchi's Mentor?

Rob — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:55:43 GMT

... Earthly desires is an acceptable translation from the Chinese. The original term is Klesha {kilesa}; which literally means knots. The better translation is

Re: Who was Makiguchi's Mentor?

Rob — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:06:03 GMT

... Well, that is another Taisekiji myth.

Re: New to the group

ANGELA PASSARO — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT

The more you chant that desire will as a matter of course come to pass. In other words, strong desires are answered whether we chant for them or not.

Re: Who was Makiguchi's Mentor?

John Andre — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:49:00 GMT

Not sure whether I agree or not. "Earthly desires" is what I've always heard at Gakkai meetings and in study groups. It could be an SGI-slanted