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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.

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  jaBuddha : Buddha Bear

Establish an eternally indestructible state of happiness

jaBuddha said Jun 15, 2008, 7:53 AM:
 
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, June 15, 2008


The joy of heaven is ephemeral like a mirage or a dream. A life spent in pursuit of a mirage is itself a mirage. The purpose of Buddhist practice is to establish an eternally indestructible state of happiness; not a fleeting happiness that perishes like a flower but an internal palace of happiness that will last throughout all time.


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