Welcome to the Heart of England SGI members website. Here you will find information on the practice of Nichiren Buddhism, the SGI organization and details of how to get involved in Buddhist activities in the West Midlands.
SGI in the Heart of England
We are a group of lay practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism living in the West Midlands - Birmingham, Coventry, the Black Country, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and nearby areas.
As Nichiren Buddhists we are also members of the Soka Gakkai...
The Practice of Nichiren Buddhism
There are three basic elements to the practice of Nichiren Buddhism, chanting the phrase Nam-myoho-renge-kyo; studying the teachings of Nichiren; and making efforts to proliferate the teachings of Buddhism to achieve the ultimate goal of peace...
Nichiren Daishonin
Nichiren Daishonin was a 13th Century Japanese priest who, at the age of 15, devoted his life to finding the ultimate teaching of Buddhism. After many years of study that centred around the oringinal teachings of the first historically recognized...
The Meaning of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Myoho
Means "mystic law" - it is called mystic (myo) because it is difficult to discern. Ho means all phenomena. Myoho means that all phenomena and the ultimate law are one.
"It is simply the mysterious nature...
Our Shared Humanity video
This is a video made by SGI to explain what we're about and has been uploaded to YouTube.
Part 1:
Gandhi / King / Ikeda video
A video clip celebrating the lives of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Daiseku Ikeda (president of the Soka Gakkai International).
Interview with local member, David Izen
Local SGI member, David Izen, was interviewed by Stuart Linnell on BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire on 17th Jan 2010. Here is the full excerpt from the programme, in which David explains the basics of Nichiren Buddhism and also gives the public...
Daily guidance
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku IkedaThursday, July 30, 2009 Faith enables us to secure ultimate victory. It enables us to live with vigor and joy and to strive to improve ourselves-to become the very best people we can be. Moreover, faith enables us to walk through life with complete assurance and confidence, unafraid of anything.Daily gosho quote
From the Writings of Nichiren DaishoninThursday, July 30, 2009 Our worldly misdeeds and evil karma may have piled up as high as Mount Sumeru, but when we take faith in this sutra, they will vanish like frost or dew under the sun of the Lotus Sutra. The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1026Letter to Niike Written to Niike Saemon-no-jo in February 1280Taplow Court open days 2010
Taplow Court is the national culture centre for SGI-UK. It is in a village called Taplow, near Maidenhead in Berkshire. In the summer we have a number of open days which everyone is welcome to go to, all guests are very welcome.
This year...
Moseley Festival, 10th July
Also, there will be a performance in the Village Green area at 12noon by the SGI Buddhist Collective.
Other sites of interest
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