Soka Spirit Towards April 24th

On April 24, 1979 the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood, in conjunction with Soka Gakkai leaders who were betraying the Soka Gakkai in Japan, forced President Ikeda to step down as the third President of the Soka Gakkai in Japan. 

 

Still though, President Ikeda remained the President of the newly created Soka Gakkai 

International.  He used this as a base to unite with Soka Gakkai members and fight for Justice.  

For the next thirty years our mentor has continued to expand the SGI into the greatest 

organization for the spread of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism and world peace in the world today.  (more information Feb 27 World Tribune, p. 7)

 

As this anniversary approaches, the leaders of the Mid-Atlantic Zone have determined to 

encourage everyone to fight for Justice with a multi-faceted daimoku campaign to help as many temple members as possible leave the temple and rejoin the SGI.

 

Let's make a difference toward April 24, 2009 by solidifying our spirit and uniting to make the next four weeks an absolute success!

 

There are many new opportunities for Soka Spirit/Justice daimoku:

 

MARCH 28th,   APRIL 4th,   APRIL 11th  and  APRIL 18th.....ALL DAY SATURDAY SOKA SPIRIT DAIMOKU AT THE CULTURE CENTER FROM 9:00AM  UNTIL 4:00PM

 

SUNDAYS:  SUNDAY MORNING SOKA SPIRIT DAIMOKU SESSIONS:

DC CULTURE CENTER..... 8:00AM-9:00AM

MT. RAINIER COMMUNITY CENTER.....8:00AM-9:30AM

MONTGOMERY ACTIVITY CENTER...8:00AM-9:00AM

 

"Round Robin" daimoku in every region between now and April 24th and beyond to the beginning of the May Contribution Campaign.  There will be coverage/sign up in each region in Mid Atlantic Zone.  We will send more details on this next week.

 

All existing Soka Spirit daimoku sessions, for example the March and April Soka Spirit daimoku session calendars, will still take place as additional opportunities to send powerful daimoku.

Buddhist Victory

In the March study lecture on 'The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra', President Ikeda writes, "Buddhism is primarily concerned with victory and defeat. It is a struggle between enlightenment and ignorance. Kosen-rufu is a battle between the Buddha and devilish functions. The heart is what decides our victory or defeat in all things. Spiritual victors can lead lives undefeated by anything. The secret to adorning our lives with brilliant victory is the 'strategy of the Lotus Sutra'". (Living Buddhism Mar-Apr 2009 pg 53)

The Bowie District study meeting will be held at the Wolpert's on Monday 23 March. Please come to learn more about this important writing by Nichiren Daishonin.

Mid-Atlantic Zone Expands

As announced at the Zone Kickoff Meeting on 28 Feb, the Mid-Atlantic Zone has expanded to five regions: Virginia South, Virginia, Capital, Washington DC and Maryland. Region and area leaders were announced during the meeting. Prince George's Area has divided into the Central Area and the Southern Maryland Area of the Capital Region.

PG Central Chapter has divided. Cheverly, Broad River, Fortune and Mt Rainier Districts are in the Central Area. Bowie and Prince George's Districts are in the Southern Maryland Area along with the districts of Potomac Chapter. 

Leadership positions were announced as follows:

Capital Region: MD Ken Hodge; Vice MD Jason Feinman; WD Karen Howe; Vice WD Tina Smith, Jennifer Bryant and Angela Baden; YMD Damien Bryant; YWD Ayanna Wilson.

Southern Maryland Area: MD Mac Ewell; WD Jennifer Bryant; Vice WD Sarah Fultz.

Until chapter and district leaders are announced at the April Kosenrufu Gongyo, we will continue with the current organizational setup.