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The SGI: Applying Buddhism in Every Day Life

The Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a Buddhist association with more than 12 million members in over 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.

The fundamental purpose of the SGI is the happiness of...(more)
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The SGI: Applying Buddhism in Every Day Life The SGI: Applying Buddhism in Every Day Life
This is the, ya know - "getting to know you...getting to know all about you" - place  Go ▸
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See Doubleyou : mindful student See Doubleyou said: Warm...sounds kinda funny doesn't it?  My family's newest friendship, recently established with another family on the other side of the Atlantic, has led...
 Lay it on us zaadzters!  We'll do our best not to misrepresent the facts.  Go ▸
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jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha said: A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 -- TO MY FRIENDS -- This Buddhism is a ray of...
What IS life, karma, Buddhahood, and the such...  Go ▸
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jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha said: Makes good "cents" to me!
What is it?  Who are you?  What do you do?  Why do you do it?  Where did you come from; how do I find out more about it, kind of questions from the audience.  Go ▸
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jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha said:   The link below is to a list of SGI centers worldwide that are open to visitors : http://www.sgi.org/about/around_the_world/directory/directory.html This URL is to...
Like, "Which came first the chicken or the egg"; "How can ‘prayer' really do ANYTHING?"; "How can a lotus seed and blossom simultaneously?" "If we can remember the past, why can't we remember the future?"...  Go ▸
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sandy : Activist and Ambassador sandy said: Re: GLOBAL SYMPATHY FOR BURMA. sandy said 17 minutes ago:   http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/story/request-aid-people-burma#comment-74738   I have confirmation from the P.M's Office that my letter...
Come all ye faithful...  Go ▸
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jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha said: "We each move forward secure on our own earth, not the earth of others.  Happiness is something we must create for ourselves.  No...
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jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha said: Warmest greetings!! I will soon be growing a new community group on Gaia. It will primarily be for those of us who have...
Where we toss up an idea and see if anyone salutes!  Go ▸
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jaBuddha : Buddha Bear jaBuddha said: Thank you for sharing Jill.