Rev 06May09

May 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.
New: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi: Value-Creating Education, dedicated to the life and work of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944), the founder of the Soka Gakkai movement.

The May integrated schedule is brought to you by Henry, Ashley, Mary, Dee, Kanzawa, Mel, Roz, Ted, Isabelle and Jenni .

Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
27	28	29	30	1 May	2	3 Western Weald Kosen-rufu Gongyo 10.30 am at home Heart of Sussex K.R. Gongyo at Taplow Court. John and Leanie are receiving Gohonzons. Please come and support them. Sokka Gakkai Day and Contribution. May 3rd, 1951 - Josei Toda inaugurated as 2nd President. May 3rd, 1960 - Daisaku Ikeda inaugurated as 3rd president. Woking Kosen Rufu Gongyo celebrating Soka Gakkai Day, 10.30 – 12.00 at Taplow Court, Taplow, Berks Thames Wey Kosen – rufu gongyo will be at Taplow Court at 10.30 a.m, but if you want to be there when Philippa receives gohonzon, there will also be gongyo starting at 12 pm. East Surrey Chapter KR Gongyo for SGI Day and Chapter Study 1030 at Hookwood Memorial Hall Farnham Kosen Rufu Gongyo 10.30 @ Karen’s
4 Heart of Sussex Chapter Planning, 1930-2100 at Celia and John Murphy’s Thames Wey Monday morning chanting. This is held on most Monday mornings starting at 9.30 a.m (unless Larissa sends out an e-mail cancellation before). Please either phone or e-mail Larissa beforehand if you are intending to come so that she can confirm the meeting is definitely taking place and also to give her an idea of numbers. 9.30 am at Larissa’s Farnham District Tozo, 1930 @ Jenni & Nigel	5 Western Weald Planning at Emma’s 9.00 am Gongyo followed by 1 hour daimoku Thames Wey Sing Song, 1930 at Maggie's, No singing talent required whatsoever!!! Northdowns District Planning at Penny’s, 1930 Chichester Harbour District Planning at May-Ellen's, 1930	6 Woking District Members’ Planning, 1930 at Pooja’s Dorking District Planning 1930 at Steve	7 Weald & Downland chapter Study at Friends House, Priory Road, Chichester PO19 1NX. Topic: "Letter to Misawa" (WND 1 p894) from “When an ordinary person” to p896 “you should feel reassured.” With Sally Ryall-Fletcher & Ali Cocks. Heart of Sussex District Planning for everyone, 1930-2100 at [Venue TBA by Shaney/Karen] Thames Wey Planning Meeting - everyone welcome, 1930 at Louise’s Hartfield Road District Planning, 1930 at Juliette's	8	9 Heart of Sussex Saturday Chanting 0900-1100 at Karen’s Dorking Chanting 1000 at Reiko's Hartfield Road Chanting Together, 0900 at Louise's	10
11 Farnham Planning Meeting & Tozo, 1930 @ Shirley’s. We will do ½ hour of daimoku to allow for a proper planning meeting. Please come, the more members that contribute to planning, the better. Chichester Harbour district Gongyo at May-Ellen's, 1930. Hartfield Road Basic Study, 1930 at Emma's. Topic: The Nine Consciousnesses.	12 Western Weald Gongyo at Emma's, 0900 Western Weald WD meeting at Emma’s, 1930 West Surrey Chapter Study. The May topic is the Gosho “Letter to Misawa ” 1930 at Friends House, Ward St, Guildford Chichester Harbour district Gongyo at Tim's, 1930.	13	14 West Surrey Divisional Meetings MD at nigel's, 1930. YWD at Monica's, 1930. Mid-Sussex Chapter Study @ Haywards Heath Town Hall, “Letter to Misawa”, 1930-2100 Northdowns District Buddhist Reading Group at Karen’s, 1930	15 Chichester Harbour Study Basics at May-Ellen's, 1930.	16 Heart of Sussex Saturday Chanting 0800-1000 at Shaney’s Dorking Chanting 1000 at Steve's Northdowns District Tozo for the Growth and Happiness of District at Eileen’s, 9 – 11 am Hartfield Road Chanting Together, 0900 at Nick's	17
18 North Downs YWD mtg at Katie’s, 1930 Farnham Dist Tozo, 1930 @ Carolyn's Chichester Harbour district Gongyo at May-Ellen's, 1930.	19 Heart of Sussex Basic Study 1930-2100 at Stuart’s Northdowns District District Discussion Meeting at Katie’s, 1930 Hartfield Road Discussion Meeting, 1930 at Juliette's. Topic: "Heart of a Lion" Western Weald Gongyo at Emma's, 0900	20 Woking District Discussion Meeting. Topic: “Is the credit crunch an opportunity or a problem for you?” Experience and Gosho quote: Kenny. Moderator: Poury. 1930 at Lindsey’s Western Weald District Discussion meeting at Emma's, N.B. Important Announcement.	21 Heart of Sussex Discussion Meeting, 1930-2100 at Leanie’s. NB Please bring a cushion to sit on!!! Thames Wey Discussion Meeting, 1930 at Maggie’s Dorking Discussion Meeting 1930 at Reiko's Farnham Discussion Meeting, 1930 @ Shirley's. May Topic: The Mysteries of Birth and Death Hartfield Road Lotus Sutra Study, 1930 at Isabelle & Doug's.	22 Chichester Harbour district Discussion Meeting at Stephen and Marion's, 1930.	23 Heart of Sussex Saturday Chanting 0800 at Shaney's Dorking Chanting 1000 at Reiko's Hartfield Road Chanting Together, 0900 at Isabelle & Doug's	24 Northdowns District Tozo for the Growth and Happiness of District at Karen’s, 4 – 6 pm
25 Mid-Sussex chapter MD Meeting, 1930-2100, venue TBC Mid-Sussex YM Meeting 1930 venue TBA Farnham Dist Tozo @ Karen McC's	26 Weald & Downland chapter MD at Nic’s, 1930 Weald & Downland chapter WD at Louise's, 1930. Mid-Sussex Chapter WD Meeting, 1930-2100 at Ashley’s East Surrey MD meeting, venue TBA, ask Richard or Hugo for information. West Surrey Chapter Leaders’ Meeting for District leaders, 1930 at Petra’s Thames Wey District Chanting, 1930 at Rachel’s Dorking Basics of Buddhism 1930 Ann and Will's	27 Western Weald Study Basics Meeting at Henry’s, 1930 Woking District Basics of Buddhism. Topic: Karma. Led by Mary. 1930 at Suchada’s Thames Wey Basics of Study, 1930 at Ali’s	28 Farnham Basics Meeting. April Topic: Stand Alone Spirit. 7.30 @ Carolyn’s Western Weald WD and YWD Daimoku Tozo at Claire's, 1930	29 East Surrey showing of Sensei's Video, 1930 at Ann & Will's	30 Heart of Sussex Saturday Chanting, 1000-1200 at Allen’s Dorking Chanting 1000 at Steve's Northdowns District WD Meeting at Nancy’s. 3 pm Hartfield Road Chanting Together, 0900 at Lucy & Andy's	31 Western Weald Music & Gongyo 3.00pm at Henry’s West Surrey WD Meeting 10.30 at Ali's in Thames Wey district. Topic “Women as Bodhisattvas”

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 from May 20th on. 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 Wednesday morning gongyo - meetings held on Wednesdy morning at 1030, at May-Ellen. 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.