Thu Feb 02, 2012 at 12:34:55 PM PST
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Here's another re-post from the "old" BuddhaJones. This one is a real flashback/time capsule. It was written by mroaks when he was still a member of the Org, back in March 2002.
Look, I'm not trying to make a stink; I have been trying to tone down the way I express criticism and limit my sarcasm. But I think I have a point; if I see this situation, then other people probably do too.
It looks to me like the teachings of Gandhi are being stressed more than the teachings of Nichiren in SGI-USA.
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Sun Jan 29, 2012 at 06:44:19 AM PST
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(Suggestions, anyone? - promoted by buddhajones)
I created this post because I am on a personal quest and I was hoping that another buddhist could help me. I am looking for a recording of full gongyo that includes part A, B & C.
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Wed Jan 25, 2012 at 16:02:19 PM PST
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(Welcome to the club of people who left the club. :) - promoted by Nine Lives)
Lately, I have been thinking about how, a few months before I ran across an SGI-USA member in the late 1980's, I dabbled in Scientology for a minute. I hightailed it away from those people when I realized that the only way I could TRY to get "clear" (the equivalent of enlightened) was to dole out cash for someone to "audit" me. Then, I still would never reach clarity in this lifetime, because I had to get audited WAAAAAY back in the past for who knows how many lifetimes.
I realized I'd bumped into a cult. Soon after, I met my friend, the SGI-USA member.
As Brittany sang, "Oops, I did it again."
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Fri Jan 20, 2012 at 00:42:07 AM PST
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A fun Friday flashback to the year 2000 by our own Christian Oaks. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Read it on the flip....
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Tue Jan 17, 2012 at 23:29:57 PM PST
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Instead of reading this site, please go remonstrate with the government a la Nichiren.
As the moderator of BuddhaJones, I oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, two bills that will allow the U.S. government to censor free and open exchange of ideas on the internet.
Please visit americancensorship.org and use their handy widgets to contact your senators and reps. Let the government know that you oppose censorship.
Do it now, while you still have the right to express your opinion.
Nichiren would.
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Mon Jan 16, 2012 at 13:12:30 PM PST
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I've considered myself a Nichiren Buddhist for more than 20 years. Now I plan to join a Unitarian Universalist church. I'm posting here about my decision-making process because I'm interested in your opinion. Am I making a mistake? Am I betraying Nichiren? Are there other Nichiren-UUs out there who went through a similar process?
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People who know me think it's hyperbolic of me to say I was in a cult. A cult? Really? Isn't that too dramatic?
I could call it a deceptive, manipulative, high-pressure group, I suppose. But "cult" most succinctly captures the emotional reality -- the meanness, misplaced loyalty, and lingering shame of having been involved in something so scammy and shammy....
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Sun Jan 15, 2012 at 13:45:08 PM PST
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Our dearest mroaks inspired me to start re-posting items from the "old" BuddhaJones site. This satirical piece was first published in July 2000.
I'm here to set you straight -- you and all your pantywaist friends who think Buddhism is about inner revolution, doing your best, and coming to some sort of realization about your life. That ain't Buddhism. Buddhism ain't Buddhism unless you're kicking butts and taking names. That's what I do. I'm a Mystic Law Compliance Officer. I carry a badge.
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