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Originally Posted by trichobezoar
I've read a few bad things about SGI (Soka Gakai International). It started out as a great organization from what I read. I really don't know how much truth there is to the reviews, though, and I'm not a member.
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Believe them...

Like most cults, the mission statement and goals are honorable. It's in the practice that things get quite distorted.
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The Kundalini Yoga and Nichiren Buddhist mantras I chant are enough.
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Add in the Jodo Shishu chant of 'Namu Amida Butsu' and you'll have the field pretty well covered with no need to donate all your life's savings to Ikeda-san and his Sokka pals, nor promise to sacrifice your first-born child.
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'Hope I'm not offending anyone.
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Gee, I usually manage to offend at least one person every day. At this point, I'm 3 years and two months ahead of schedule.
Stitchawl