Rev 09Jun09

June Schedule for
East Surrey and Mid-Sussex HQ
and
West Surrey and West Sussex New Era HQ:

2009 - Year of Youth and Victory
For further information please contact information[at]sgi-sws.org.uk.

SGI DVD - An Introduction to the SGI Sangha and its beliefs and activities.
Biography of 3rd SGI President Daisaku Ikeda: This site offers information and resources concerning the life and achievements of Ikeda Sensei, as well as a selection of his own writings and photographic works.
Biography of 2nd SGI President Josei Toda: This site offers information and resources on the life and achievements of Toda Sensei, as well as a selection of his own writings.
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi: Value-Creating Education, dedicated to the life and work of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944), the founder of the Soka Gakkai movement.
New SGI-UK E-Bulletin: This publication is an addition to the Art of Living with more local news items. The e-bulletin will be published twice-monthly.

This month's integrated schedule is brought to you by Henry, Ashley, Mary, Dee, Kanzawa, Mel, Roz, Nikhil, Isabelle and Jenni with my thanks and apologies for lateness (server Sansho Shima!) -- Rick .

Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
June 1	2 Hartfield Road District Open chanting, 0900-1000 at Juliette’s Northdowns District Planning at Karen’s, 1930	3 Dorking District planning, 1930 at Dorothy. East Grinstead District planning (1930) for 10 minutes, followed by Inspiration! 1930-2100 at Shaney’s	4 Thameswey Planning Meeting 7.30 pm at Dee’s. Farnham Planning Meeting (for July). Your input is important. Come make a contribution to your district. 1930 at Jenni & Nigel’s. Chi Harbour and Western Weald Study at Friends House, Priory Road, Chichester PO19 1NX. Topic: Hell is the Land of Tranquil Light. WND 1 p456 whole Gosho, With Jim Cowan and Colin Stewart Hartfield Road District Planning for all, 1930-2100 at Doug and Isa’s	5 Eastbourne Daimoku for PEace in the Middle East, 2000-2100 at Avi and Stella's.	6 Hartfield Road District Gongyo+Sensei video, 1000- 1145 at Emma’s. Future Group 1630-1730 at Juliette’s. Anniversaries SGI Europe Day and Birth in 1871 of SGI First President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi	7 Taplow Court Kosen Rufu Gongyo - Celebrating the anniversary of the birth of the first SGI President, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (6th June) and Europe Day, established by President Ikeda in 1981. Farnham Kosen Rufu Gongyo10.30 @ Jenni & Nigel’s Western Weald Kosen-rufu Gongyo 1030 at Kanae’s Hartfield Road District K.R. Gongyo 1030-1200 at Nick’s
8 Hartfield Road District Beginners' gongyo, 2000-2100 at Isabelle’s	9 Surrey Chapter Study 1930, Friends Meeting House, Ward Street, Guildford Western Weald Planning at Emma’s. Hartfield Road District Open chanting, 0900-1000 at Juliette’s Crawley Tozo and Study meeting at Gaynor/Anton’s, 1930: Basics of Buddhism	10 North Downs chapter Kosen Rufu gongyo & study at Hookwood from 1000.	11 Surrey MD, 1930 at Nigel’s in Farnham. Surrey Combined WD and YWD, 1930 at Karen’s Mid-Sussex Chapter Study, 1930-2100 at Haywards Heath Town Hall. Topic: Hell is the Land of Tranquil Light	12 Eastbourne Daimoku for PEace in the Middle East, 2000-2100 at Avi and Stella's.	13 Hartfield Road District Chanting together 0900-1100 at Louise’s East Grinstead Chanting together, 1000-1200 at Allen’s. Later - Shaney’s 50th Birthday Party 8pm.	14 Northdowns Tozo for the Growth and Happiness of District at Mel’s, 2 – 4 pm
15 Hartfield Road District Basic Study, 1930-2100 at Lucy’s. Topic: The Oneness of Life and its Environment East Grinstead Basic Study, 1930-2100 at Stuart’s	16 Hartfield Road District Open chanting, 0900-1000 at Juliette’s	17 Woking District DM, 1930 at Pooja’s: How do you develop strong courage and conviction under challenging circumstances?	18 Thameswey Discussion Meeting. 1930 at Maggie’s. Topic: Do you think the world is yours to change?. Moderator: Louise, Sensei's guidance: Maggie, Gosho: Dee. Please can everyone determine to bring a guest. Farnham Discussion Meeting, 1930 at Jenni & Nigel’s. June Topic: What is the difference between the provisional teachings and the Lotus Sutra? Dorking Discussion Mtg, venue tba Western Weald Discussion Meeting, 1930 at Henry’s in Liss. Hartfield Road District Lotus Sutra study for all, 1930-2100 at Emma’s East Grinstead Discussion Meeting, 1930-2100 at Allen’s Crawley Discussion meeting at Gaynor/Anton’s. Theme: ‘What do you most want to transform in your life, family, community and society’ Northdowns Buddhist Reading Group at Karen’s, 7.30 pm	19 Eastbourne Daimoku for Peace in the Middle East, 2000-2100 at Avi and Stella's. Hartfield Road District Chanting together, 0900-1100 at Juliette’s	20 Dorking Chanting from 1000 at Reiko's. East Grinstead Chanting together, 0800-1000 at Shaney’s	21 Eastbourne Chapter, Heathfield Public Lecture. 1030, Ian Price Room, Heathfield Community Centre, Heathfield, East Sussex
22	23 Thameswey District Chanting 1930 at Rachel’s Hartfield Road District Open chanting, 0900-1000 at Juliette’s. Hartfield Road District Discussion Meeting, 1930-2100 at Doug & Isabelle’s Northdowns Intro to Buddhism mtg at Anne’s in Brockham, 1930.	24 Woking District Basics of Buddhism at Suchada’s, 1930. Topic: Treasures of the Heart Western Weald Basics of Buddhism, 1930 at Henry’s	25 Thameswey Basics of Buddhism, 1930 at Larissa’s. Topic: Why study isn't what you think it is. Moderator, Rick. Farnham Basics of Buddhism, 1930 at Debbie's. June Topic: The History of Buddhism Western Weald WD & YWD meeting, 1930 at Ali’s Northdowns District Discussion Meeting at Rachel & Dave’s, 1930.	26 NorthDowns, President Ikeda's SGI HQ Leaders' Meeting video, Ann and Will's, 1930. Eastbourne Daimoku for Peace in the Middle East, 2000-2100 at Avi and Stella's.	27 Dorking Chanting from 1000 at Reiko's. North Downs Future Group, 1130 venue tba Hartfield Road District Chanting together, 0900-1100 at Doug& Isabelle’s Hartfield Road District Future Group meeting, 11.30 venue TBC East Grinstead Chanting together, 0800-1000 at Karen’s	28 North Downs Young Eagles & Mimosa, 1130 at Ann and Will's. Western Weald Music, eats & Gongyo, 3.00pm at Henry’s Northdowns Tozo for the Growth and Happiness of District at Eileen’s, 1930.
29 Mid-Sussex Men’s meeting, 1930-2100 at John M’s. North Downs YMD meeting at Nikhil’s, 1930. Northdowns Joint YWD/WD mtg at Katie’s, 1930	30 West Surrey HQ Leaders' Meeting at Petra’s Dorking Basics of Buddhism, 1930 at Ann and Will's. Chi Harbour and Western Weald Men’s Meeting, 1930 at Ted’s Hartfield Road District Open chanting, 0900-1000 at Juliette’s Mid-Sussex WD meeting, 1930-2100 at Juliette’s Northdowns District MD mtg contact Richard or Hugo for venue.	1	2 Crawley Planning meeting at Monia’s, 1930.	3	4	5 Northdowns chapter Kosen Rufu Gongyo and study at Hookwood Hall, 1030.

Every Week District tozo is an opportunity to chant for the growth and happiness of the District and its members. Please support at home if you can’t attend. Thames Wey Monday Morning gongyo and chat, 0930 at Larissa's. Eastbourne Every Friday evening, 8-9pm, Daimoku for Peace in the Middle East, at Avi and Stella's. Guldford Thursday daytime Gongyo and Daimoku, usually 1130 – 1230. Flexible as to time and venue, phone Maggie P beforehand for information. Woking Thursday District Daimoku for the growth and happiness of the District and its members. Usually at Poury’s, 1700, phone beforehand to confirm. Farnham District Tozo every Monday at 1930. Usually at 'House of Many Buddhas' but call Jenni or Nigel beforehand to confirm venue. Dorking Saturday Daimoku Tozo, 1000, venue usually Reiko or Hugo & Sam, phone Hugo or Sam beforehand to confirm. ThamesWey Thursday gongyo - meetings held on Thursdays in the day time, often between 11.30 – 12.30 pm. It is flexible as to time and venue, so anyone intending to attend needs to phone Maggie for information. Chichester Harbour & Western Weald Tuesday morning gongyo, 0900 to 1100 at Emma's. Study Basics Study Basics Topics are all now available on the SGI-UK website: http://www.sgi-uk.org/index.php/members/study_prog All the material for the year can be found here. The material for January and February is "Section A Life of Nichiren Daishonin" at guidestud.org/Study%20exam/section_a_study.htm. Study Exams (grades 1 and 2): The study course material and questions for Grade 1 and 2 are available on www.guidestud.org. This includes Grade 1 Study material on the Priesthood Issue (Section E). From President Ikeda's Message for Soka Gakkai Day 2009 "By devoting yourselves to the path of mentor and disciple in pursuit of the highest good, you are accumulating boundless and immeasurable benefit. Both the Lotus Sutra and the Daishonin’s writings affirm this. You will also definitely be protected by the heavenly deities—the positive functions of the universe. And your families and loved ones are also certain to enjoy immense good fortune in lifetime after lifetime, while your descendants down through the generations will lead lives of prosperity and success. The world is now in the midst of a dire economic crisis and faced with myriad daunting challenges. But the deeper the darkness looming over society, the brighter and stronger shines the supreme philosophy of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism. As the Daishonin states: “Great evil portends the arrival of great good. If all of Jambudvipa [the entire world] were to be thrown into chaos, there could be no doubt that [this sutra would] ‘be widely propagated throughout Jambudvipa’ [LS28, 322]” (WND-1, 1122). As people who uphold faith in the Mystic Law through which no prayer will go unanswered and who employ the unsurpassed strategy of the Lotus Sutra, you will never be deadlocked in the course of your lives, which are endowed with a profound mission." Upcoming Events Saturday and Sunday 11/12 July - South Central Women’s Course in Winchester. N.B. Changed date. The course will be held over 2 full days, starting at 10.00am on Saturday 4th July and finishing the following day, Sunday 5th at 3.30pm. We will have a guest lecturer and there will be opportunities to exchange views in small group meetings and air your queries in the question and answer session. The price of £109 includes accommodation in single en-suite student rooms, full board, plus refreshments including coffee on arrival. There is also a bar on Saturday evening. Download the course form here. Saturday 6th of June is the anniversary of the birth of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Europe Day established by President Ikeda in 1981. This day is designated as a special Gongyo to be held at Taplow Court however we will now commemorate this anniversary on the 7th June together with Kosen-rufu Gongyo. Saturday and Sunday 08/09 August - 2009 Men’s Division Summer Course, University of Winchester. The course website is now up and running: www.sgiukscmd.org.uk/jm/ To use the website you need to create your account. The link to do that is under the login form on the left of the page. After you register you will receive an email with a confirmation link. Please click that link and your account will be verified. (It will not work unless you click that link.) You can download the course application form and the course study material here. There are forums setup to add your comments, thoughts, discussions, etc. There is a calendar with relevant dates. Please send me any meeting dates you would like added. Note: The site works best with the Safari or Firefox browsers. Safari can be downloaded here for free. http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ Firefox also free here: http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/ The course starts now! So start by studying the course material and determining that this course will be the turning point for all men in the South Central region. Trets dates 2009 - TBA Note that BA is not providing group bookings so all flights are self-booked. For other Trets changes please contact your HQ or chapter leader.