End of the World?

Based on Mayan calendar predications, some people believe that today is the end of the world, but according to Jesus Gomez, head of the Guatemalan Confederation of Mayan Priests, “There is no concept of apocalypse in the Mayan culture.”  December 21^st 2012 is not the end of the world, but the end of a 5,125 year cycle called the Long Count and they believe that a Mayan god, called Bolon Yukte, will return to earth to signal a new age. 

We can already see the beginnings of this new age.  People are tired of politicians lying about expenses, deceiving us with their speeches and scandals.  People are tired of companies like Starbucks and Google trying to evade paying tax.  People have had enough of bankers and other financial institutes gambling with money, being bailed out by the government and still rewarding themselves with huge bonuses.  People are getting tired of greed, ignorance and selfishness.

People are ready for change and they are looking for new solutions to the suffering and inequality in their communities.  The Soka Gakkai International is on the threshold of great growth in many countries all around the world.  The U.K. is seeing a great increase in new members at the moment and as we become more noticeable, people will start to see that there is hope for the future.  There are statesmen and leaders who care about all humanity and are not just looking out for their own selfish interests.  We are those statesmen and leaders.  We can lead the people to a new world.  A world on our doorsteps filled with compassion and hope for the next 10,000 years.

The world is not ending, it’s only just beginning and Nichiren Buddhism holds the answers that people are looking for. 

Want to know more about the Soka Gakkai International?  Check out my first post http://nichirenbuddhist.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/our-shared-humanity.html for an introduction to Nichiren Buddhism and any of my other posts for further information.