I have just heard today that the SGI-UK Membership is now 10,000 strong. Congratulations on a fantastic achievement, and a fitting end to an amazing year!
Archive for December, 2007
Woo-Hoo!!
Posted in Diary on December 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Thank You (And Another Shameless Plug)!
Posted in Diary on December 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Thank you to Jason and Karen Jarrett who mentioned this blog in the ’shoutouts’ section of their latest podcast, entitled ‘The Izu Exile’. The site, (www.abuddhistpodcast.com) as already mentioned in an earlier entry on here is home not only to the ongoing (unmissable) serialisation of ‘The Buddha, Geoff and Me’, but also a whole series [...]
East v. West
Posted in Features on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So true..
A Japanese leader noted that in the West, we have a tendency to say ‘I haven’t got my benefit therefore it’s not working’ where as in the East this would probably be something like ‘I haven’t got my benefit, therefore I must practise harder’.
Herbie Hancock
Posted in Features on December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just in case you didn’t know Herbie Hancock is the SGI World Arts Division leader. This extract is from SGI Japan.
This interview contains some inspiring comments from Herbie.
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/225/story_22533_1.html
Here’s are a few excerpts from his long interview that say who we are
maybe a little more fluently than our papers on religious tolerance!
INTERVIEWER: What does that chant [...]
Beads
Posted in Diary on December 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I came across this insight on why do we use beads while chanting.
In light of the Daishonin’s teaching, the 108 earthly desires represented in the Buddhist Prayer Beads are better understood as symbolic, rather than exact enumeration. They symbolise the transformation of all our worries and pains into the source of our growth and [...]
Words Of Wisdom In A Month Of Madness
Posted in Diary on December 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
No matter what happens, don’t betray your dreams.
No matter what happens, don’t become judgmental about yourself.
No matter what the situation in your life, you must turn it around.
Daisaku Ikeda
