http://sgi-houston.org Texas Gulf Coast Region Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:15:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WHAT: 6th Annual MLK Youth Parade WHEN: Saturday, January 14, 2012 Participants Report Time: 10AM Starting time: 12PM WHERE: Downtown Houston Location: Originating @ 1300 Holman Street-Houston,Texas-77004 WHY: For the sake of kosen-rufu, we will walk the path of peace with the heart of a lion king. For the sake of the members, we will ... http://sgi-houston.org/6th-annual-mlk-youth-parade/ Since our Rock the Era movement began 2 ½ years ago, the youth of the SGI-USA have developed significantly, in particular the Ikeda Youth Ensemble. 31,000 youthful successors emerged throughout the country in July of last year at our entrustment ceremonies, 5,800 who were performers. Two months after these historic ... http://sgi-houston.org/ikeda-youth-ensemble/ The Florida Nature and Culture Center (FNCC), located in the peaceful Everglades, opened in 1996 as a facility for SGI-USA members to refresh their spirit and determination to practice Nichiren Buddhism. As SGI President Daisaku Ikeda commented: “There should be time for sleeping and time for chanting. People should leave ... http://sgi-houston.org/florida-nature-and-culture-center-conference-schedule/ The Florida Nature and Culture Center (FNCC), located in the peaceful Everglades, opened in 1996 as a facility for SGI-USA members to refresh their spirit and determination to practice Nichiren Buddhism. As SGI President Daisaku Ikeda commented: "There should be time for sleeping and time for chanting. People should leave ... http://sgi-houston.org/fncc-schedule-2011/ The youth of SGI USA Texas Gulf Coast Region will be participating along with 8,000 youth from the central part of the United States in the DECISIVE VICTORY YOUTH CULTURE FESTIVAL in Chicago on July 10th, 2010. We meet at the community center every 2nd and 4th Sunday Rock the ... http://sgi-houston.org/rock-the-era/ The SGI-USA Houston Chapter is excited to participate in the 2010 Houston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 26!!! The Pride Festival is the single largest community event that supports Houston’s gay and lesbian community and friends. Admission is free and each year the Pride Festival & Parade brings out approximately 150,000 ... http://sgi-houston.org/houston-pride/ Doris L. Bryant Experience for 2010 Women’s Division General Meeting      When I began practicing in 1976, at the beginning of each meeting, we used to recite the famous passage from Kaimoku Sho or in English, “The Opening of the Eyes” gosho from Volume 1 of the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin which says, ... http://sgi-houston.org/doris-l-bryant-experience-for-2010-women%e2%80%99s-division-general-meeting/ My experience began three years ago when I attempted to join the military in order to earn money quickly to pay for school. After months of being given the run around due to having been diagnosed with childhood asthma, I thought, “this is crazy why am I fighting to get ... http://sgi-houston.org/devan-johnson%e2%80%99s-experience-2010/ The excitement was palpable on a cool October morning in Downtown Houston, as beautiful Houston youth division members headed towards the Bayou City Art Festival (BCAF). What better way to spend the weekend than volunteering for one of the best the art festivals in the country? BCAF is Houston’s award-winning ... http://sgi-houston.org/bayou-city-art-festival-%e2%80%93-art-in-the-heart-of-the-city/ Twenty-five years ago in Texas, President Ikeda said, “A happy person is one who creates happy memories in life. A person with a life-condition that will enable him to create happy memories, even in times of suffering or great sadness, will definitely become a winner in life." (Buddhism Into Action ... http://sgi-houston.org/slam-dunk-for-kosen-rufu-in-houston/