Living Buddhism
Inspired by President Ikeda’s example, small group meetings are the foundation of the peace movement of SGI Australia. Held in local areas and often in people’s homes, these gatherings form the home base for every member to be actively involved in practicing faith, human revolution and building a peaceful community.
Importance of Dialogue
Why Discussion Meetings Matter
The causes made by engaging in the challenge of dialogue based on a profound philosophy and encouraging one another through various struggles to become happy may seem a painstakingly slow way to create peace. However, without the group discussion, people would only have the opportunity to listen to theory and perhaps not be supported through applying it in their lives.
A young man once told first Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi that he thought it would be better to hold large-scale lectures than discussion meetings.
Mr Makiguchi replied without hesitation:
“Dialogue is the only way to communicate with another about life’s problems. At a lecture, listeners inevitably feel uninvolved. Even the Daishonin’s treatise On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land was written in the form of a dialogue, you know.”
(SGINL6713)
We have to make sure that even those attending their first discussion meeting will enjoy themselves and feel that they have learned something about Buddhism. Otherwise, it will not be worth their time.
Second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda
(SGI NL 6712)
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The hope of each group meeting is that participants leave feeling refreshed, re-invigorated and filled with hope that they can transform their current struggles. If you would like to participate in a discussion meeting in your local area, please reach out to SGI Australia on (02) 9763 2283 or at admin@sgiaust.org.au
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