Moved to Your Interests - Akshat
Moved to Your Interests - Akshat
HI all
well its been months now since i started this thread and yet there has been no response from ne one though i know of few ppl who are pg.com members who are BSG members
my idea is just to talk to know if there any practising members here in this forum
ciao
hi everyone
was just wondering if any one practises Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism and is a member of BSG.
i have been into this wonderful practise for 2 yrs now andever since my life has changed and now i look at cracking CAT as way to change my karma and towards kosen rufu..
guess others wudnt understand wat am i sayin...so lemme knw if there is ne one in PG who is into this..
nam myoho renge kyo
Moved to Your Interests - Akshat
hi coolsurfer!
i am a member of BSG too 😃 great you started the thread on nichiren daishonin's buddhism... kool! im practising it since 10 months.. its awesome!! i have learnt a lot in thz 10 months & polished my life to a great extent.... hey kosen rufu, thts our mission.. u r right!! (thts frm the song "i seek sensei", i guess u hav heard the song.. i luv it
..) & this is my life..im gonna give it all to kosen rufu..yeah!! 
after havign found this thread.. im flying high... wow some1 at PG also practices it.. u knw thts y PG rocks!!
i knw coolsurfer y u started the thread in community service section... coz this practise is just like a community service.. but i knw its lil difficult for junta over here to understnd all thiss....but its ok; its our interest too na??? yeah!
take care
ATB for ur admission....
kanu
Hey CoolSurfer and Kanu,
Why dont you people give us an intro about the stuff you're talking about ?? Tried Google, but couldn't understand where to start and where to end !! It seems like another version of 'Art of Living', just that. Please give us the links to the official sites of this.
Kanu, you're good in elaborating things, please try to compile an article or something on this. Also try to give us the translations while you use that alien kinda language.
@Kanu: Is it FMS, or any other insti ?
Genuinely interested,
Rick.
Why dont you people give us an intro about the stuff you're talking about ?? Tried Google, but couldn't understand where to start and where to end !! It seems like another version of 'Art of Living', just that. Please give us the links to the official sites of this.
Kanu, you're good in elaborating things, please try to compile an article or something on this. Also try to give us the translations while you use that alien kinda language.
@Kanu: Is it FMS, or any other insti ?
Genuinely interested,
Rick.
i knw coolsurfer y u started the thread in community service section... coz this practise is just like a community service.. but i knw its lil difficult for junta over here to understnd all thiss....but its ok; its our interest too na??? yeah!
ahhh finally...found a BSG member.thanx kanu for posting in this thread..yeah my idea of starting this thread in the community services section was just because our practise is also for the community..to make people realize that watever they have been searching for outside is inside them and they are trully a treasure tower..
i do understand that many of the pg.com members wudnt understand terms like kosen rufu and stuff but that absolutely natural..heck..even we never knew b4 we joined this but now since we know wat it is, we are determined to live for kosen rufu...
Thanks again for replyin here..hope we do come across many more BSG members here in this forum :smile::smile:
ciao
Hey CoolSurfer and Kanu,
Why dont you people give us an intro about the stuff you're talking about ?? Tried Google, but couldn't understand where to start and where to end !! It seems like another version of 'Art of Living', just that. Please give us the links to the official sites of this.
Kanu, you're good in elaborating things, please try to compile an article or something on this. Also try to give us the translations while you use that alien kinda language.
@Kanu: Is it FMS, or any other insti ?
Genuinely interested,
Rick.
Hi Rick!
Im glad u r keen to knw abt this practise.. sure we wud translate while using such lang..its japanese actually although i too dnt knw japanese but im familiar with few words..
Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) is NGO of Japan. Sokka Gakkai means value creation. The purpose of our organization is to promote world peace, culture & education based on this humanistic Buddhist philosophy. Mr Daisaku Ikeda is our current president. It is he who we refer to as sensei (means mentor). Hats off to him! He is against the use of nuclear weapons, wars, non violence, hatred.
Soka Gakkai Internatioal (SGI) is across the world, in India it is called BSG. Nichiren daishonin's Buddhism is practiced by more tham 12 million people in 128 countries under the auspices of the SGI. SGI believes that the development of peace, culture & education are essential to building a better world. SGI is a non governmental organization with official ties to United Nations.
I mentioned in my post kosen rufu.. that's the mission of this organization.. Kosen-rufu means spreading happiness or world peace 😃
Check our official website
http://www.sgi.org/
Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism traces its origins to the teachings of Shakyamuni, who is said to have lived some 2500 years ago. Known as Siddhartha Gautama in his youth, at age 19, he was a royal heir in India. His life was far removed from everyday life of common people, and when he discovered how people suffered outside the palace walls, he set out to find how to overcome the roots of basic human suffering. He made it his life's purpose to find solution to the inescapable sufferings of life he went thru lot of harships & it took him long time to realize the ultimate reality. He entered a profound meditation and finally attained enlightenment under a Bodhi (peepal) tree. His ultimate aim was then to show people that they inherently possessed Buddhahood (highest state of life condition) and could develop the qualities needed to conquer their sufferings
However, it was Nichiren Daishonin in Japan who took the final all-important step to transform profound theory into simple practice.. and thereby enable ordinary people to reveal their highest state of life in midst of day to day realities.. it helps people to overcome problems related to health, relationships, finance, jobs, studies etc etc
We all have potential to live a winning life!! Its upto us whether we manifest it or not.. thru this practice we are able to bring our best and live happy & victorious lives.
Will post more ask any queries u want to.
Rgrds
Kanu
PS: yeah! will b joining FMS
coolsurfer23in Saysour practise is also for the community..to make people realize that watever they have been searching for outside is inside them and they are trully a treasure tower..
hey coolsurfer!!
'Treasure Tower' was the highlight of yesterday's Gosho meeting 😃
Very rightly said dude.. its inside us!!
hey see we r already doing kosen rufu by posting on this thread... he heee.. kool!! keep posting, we will surely come across more memberss.....
cheers
kanu
Hi ppl
Kanu has beautifully mentioned everything I wanted to say abt our organization SGI though.Thanks Kanu.
Though she mentioned that its practised in 120 countries..just wud like to change that to 190 countries and territories...and infact there are well over 25000 members in India itself.
Kanu talked about kosen rufu which in Japanese means spreading happiness or world peace.
To add a little more on that, Sensei Ikeda(SGI President) says and I quote "The spread of the Mystic Law from one person to another is kosen-rufu.But Kosen-rufu is not about numbers; it's a process, an eternal flow.Kosen-rufu is not something that will end at some fixed point in time."
So simply put, kosen-rufu is the movement to communicate the ultimate way to happiness & the highest principle of peace to people of all classes and nations through the correct teaching and philosphy of Nichiren Daishonin.
Just to add few more things to what kanu mentioned though im myself releatively new to this practise(its been 3 yrs almost).
Besides the suffering of birth, old age, sickness and death, people around the world are struggling from all kinds of problems in health, relationship, careers and financeetc. It seems we have endless personal challenges to overcome, and they are just overwhelming. We dont know where to start and how to break through.
So the next logical question would be that what should we do
The answer to that would be- Don't worry.:smile:
As the practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism and SGI members, we have the fortune to derive great results as long as we practice this Buddhism diligently and correctly. We also carry the mission, the means and the capacity to bring happiness to people. In order for us to become capable of helping other people, we ourselves have to show actual proofs and become happy first. It is not because we are selfish. It is because we will do a greater job to help others if we have the actual proofs to show them.
& how do we become happy- you might ask this
So...First, we set a goal about what we want in life, the improvement we wish to see in our situation or how our ambition desires us to accelerate to a higher level. Then, we have to work very hard, never giving up, to make our goals or dreams come true.
I could go on and on..but i would leave it here now for all of you to go thru it..
and hey do ask nething more u want to ask from kanu and me...its really feels nice to see this thread up and running finally inspite of intitating this thread way back in September
ciao
Kanu has beautifully mentioned everything I wanted to say abt our organization SGI though.Thanks Kanu.
Though she mentioned that its practised in 120 countries..just wud like to change that to 190 countries and territories...and infact there are well over 25000 members in India itself.
Kanu talked about kosen rufu which in Japanese means spreading happiness or world peace.
To add a little more on that, Sensei Ikeda(SGI President) says and I quote "The spread of the Mystic Law from one person to another is kosen-rufu.But Kosen-rufu is not about numbers; it's a process, an eternal flow.Kosen-rufu is not something that will end at some fixed point in time."
So simply put, kosen-rufu is the movement to communicate the ultimate way to happiness & the highest principle of peace to people of all classes and nations through the correct teaching and philosphy of Nichiren Daishonin.
Just to add few more things to what kanu mentioned though im myself releatively new to this practise(its been 3 yrs almost).
Besides the suffering of birth, old age, sickness and death, people around the world are struggling from all kinds of problems in health, relationship, careers and financeetc. It seems we have endless personal challenges to overcome, and they are just overwhelming. We dont know where to start and how to break through.
So the next logical question would be that what should we do
The answer to that would be- Don't worry.:smile:
As the practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism and SGI members, we have the fortune to derive great results as long as we practice this Buddhism diligently and correctly. We also carry the mission, the means and the capacity to bring happiness to people. In order for us to become capable of helping other people, we ourselves have to show actual proofs and become happy first. It is not because we are selfish. It is because we will do a greater job to help others if we have the actual proofs to show them.
& how do we become happy- you might ask this
So...First, we set a goal about what we want in life, the improvement we wish to see in our situation or how our ambition desires us to accelerate to a higher level. Then, we have to work very hard, never giving up, to make our goals or dreams come true.
I could go on and on..but i would leave it here now for all of you to go thru it..
and hey do ask nething more u want to ask from kanu and me...its really feels nice to see this thread up and running finally inspite of intitating this thread way back in September
ciao
To add a little more on that, Sensei Ikeda(SGI President) says and I quote "The spread of the Mystic Law from one person to another is kosen-rufu.But Kosen-rufu is not about numbers; it's a process, an eternal flow.Kosen-rufu is not something that will end at some fixed point in time."
Ok lemme explain the Mystic Law here. There is a universal law working in every1s life. Thts the Law of Cause & Effect. It means if we create bad causes then we are bound to face its bad effects sometime in future. Causes r created in 3 ways i.e. thru thoughts, words and deeds. Thinking bad about some1, slandering some1, taking some1s life r bad causes. Slandering the True Law itself is a bad cause. Therefore, we must make efforts to create good causes in order to live a life of great fortune.
As the practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism and SGI members, we have the fortune to derive great results as long as we practice this Buddhism diligently and correctly. We also carry the mission, the means and the capacity to bring happiness to people. In order for us to become capable of helping other people, we ourselves have to show actual proofs and become happy first. It is not because we are selfish. It is because we will do a greater job to help others if we have the actual proofs to show them.
Right Shakti aka coolsurfer
!!Buddhism shows us the most satisfying way to live amongst othrs. It explains tht when we help others overcome their problems, our own lives are expanded. When our capacity increases and our character is strengthened, the source of our problem comes under our control. Becoz we make an internal change, our relationship with our probs change as well, wresting positive resolutions in any number of astounding yet tangible ways.
Wud like to add some more here
Winning in life, however, is not the absence or avoidance of problems. Being human, we will constantly meet up with challenges. True happiness or victory in life is having the tools to take on each hurdle, overcome it & become stronger & wiser in the process. Inside each human being is a storehouse of all the necessary traits to tackle any prob tht confronts us. Buddhism is the practice tht allows us to access this storehouse and unleash our inherent power to take on all of life's challenges and WIN!
cheers & smiles
kanu
thanks kanu once again...:smile:
just would like to add my view on this wonderful life philosphy..
Nichiren Daishonin's teaching is the Buddhism of true cause. We live with our gaze fixed on the future, not hung up on the past. To advance eternally-this is the essence of life and the essence of what it means to be a practitioner of the Daishonin's Buddhism.
Just some more information about Nichiren Daishonin. Nichiren Daishonin is the original Buddha in the Latter Day of the Law who founded this Buddhism.He dedicated his life to propagate this great Buddhism, wrote numerous letters of encouragement to his disciples and made it possible for all human beings to attain Buddhahood.
keep on posting guys..kanu and me will try to answer some of your queries.
ciao
Shakti
just would like to add my view on this wonderful life philosphy..
Nichiren Daishonin's teaching is the Buddhism of true cause. We live with our gaze fixed on the future, not hung up on the past. To advance eternally-this is the essence of life and the essence of what it means to be a practitioner of the Daishonin's Buddhism.
Just some more information about Nichiren Daishonin. Nichiren Daishonin is the original Buddha in the Latter Day of the Law who founded this Buddhism.He dedicated his life to propagate this great Buddhism, wrote numerous letters of encouragement to his disciples and made it possible for all human beings to attain Buddhahood.
keep on posting guys..kanu and me will try to answer some of your queries.
ciao
Shakti
'Treasure Tower' was the highlight of yesterday's Gosho meeting 😃
Very rightly said dude.. its inside us!!
For those who may be wondering what a Gosho is...
The letters written by Nichiren Daishonin to his discilpes are complied and that called Gosho.It's like Bible for all those who practise Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism.
As already explained by Kanu in her earlier post, that Soka Gakki International(SGI) is a Buddhist association with more than 12 million members in 190 countries and territories worldwide. For SGI members, Buddhism is a practical philosophy of individual empowerment and inner transformation that enables people to develop themselves and take responsibility for their lives.
ciao
Shakti
Hi shaks! How r u doin????
We knw the mission of SGI is human revolution.. I was reading sensei's guidance tht one of the members dropped at my home today.. 😃 i found this lovely thing.. a sample list for the purpose of doing human revolution.. check this.. its nice.. (we all knw this already but we often forget it in our day to day lives.......
)Good virtues
To become physically, psychologically & mentally healthy
Capable
Optimist
Respectful
Outspoken
Thoughtful
Likable
Happy
Humorous
Illuminating
Positive
Upbeat
Diligent
Independent
Energetic
Confident
Tolerant
Desirable
Playful
Compassionate
Open-minded
Trustworthy
Wise
Enduring
Appreciative
Reasonable
No complaining
Loving & caring
Shortcomings
Lack of self-confidence & self-esteem
To be picky about every point, detail or trifle
Dominating
Procrastinating
Gloomy
Cranky
Obstinate
Rigid
Self-attached
Sensitive
Narrow-minded
Sloppy
Critical
Arrogant
Vindictive
Pitiful
Angry
Nagging
Stagnant
Stingy
Sabotage
Absurd
Jealous
Stupid
Lazy
Stubborn
Selfish
Negative
Mean
Wooohoooo!! Catch the good virtues, chuck the shortcomings.... & njoy
Take care
Kanu
hey thanx kanu for that really long post..phew....would need to read it again
would post something soon
hey thanx kanu for that really long post..phew....would need to read it again
would post something soon
hehe..
why not take out its print out & stick it on ur room wall
kanu_libra Sayshehe..
lol..think wud do that.
but on a more serious note...im really puzzled by the lack of activity here..i was hoping that with a strong foundation of over 25ooo members in india itself....i thought ppl/members from Delhi would respond
but neways wud still wait....
ciao
Hey....
Am too a practising member of SGI.. have been practising for about 2-3 months
gave cat this year.. cleared and am headin to iimcal.
Nice to see such enthusiasm among the members and how you can apply the practice to all fields of life and spread the word . Wasn realy lookin for anything like this on PG but came across this thread and had to post.
Yearning for kosen rufu
Am too a practising member of SGI.. have been practising for about 2-3 months
gave cat this year.. cleared and am headin to iimcal.
Nice to see such enthusiasm among the members and how you can apply the practice to all fields of life and spread the word . Wasn realy lookin for anything like this on PG but came across this thread and had to post.
Yearning for kosen rufu
Hey....
Am too a practising member of SGI.. have been practising for about 2-3 months
gave cat this year.. cleared and am headin to iimcal.
Nice to see such enthusiasm among the members and how you can apply the practice to all fields of life and spread the word . Wasn realy lookin for anything like this on PG but came across this thread and had to post.
Yearning for kosen rufu
hey devvrat!
congrats for iimcal..
r u frm delhi??? if yes, then wich chapter???
Hey....
Am too a practising member of SGI.. have been practising for about 2-3 months
gave cat this year.. cleared and am headin to iimcal.
Nice to see such enthusiasm among the members and how you can apply the practice to all fields of life and spread the word . Wasn realy lookin for anything like this on PG but came across this thread and had to post.
Yearning for kosen rufu
hey devrat
weclome 😃 and hey congrats for gettin into IIMC...thats wonderful.well finally we have a 3 member strong BSG grp here in PG
its absolutely wonderful to see actual proof...kanu is also goin to fms, u r going to IIMC and I would be making it next year for sure..
ru from delhi??? coz we both(Kanu & me are from Delhi..infact we are almost neighbours), would be gr8 if u r delhi..mebbe we could catch up b4 u guys leave for your respective b-schools...
ciao
Shakti
hey..
yup guys.. i am from delhi as well. belong to the janakpuri towers chapter!
where in delhi are u guys from?
and shakti, all the best with your prepration and exams next year.