1/5 Irene M. 5 months ago on Google
I
was
invited
to
celebrate
the
Buddha's
birthday.
When
I
arrived,
they
locked
me
out!
I
tried
going
through
both
doors
and
even
knocked
loudly
multiple
times.
I
even
shouted
to
let
me
in,
but
no
one
answers.
I
triple
checked
the
time
and
date
before
I
arrived
and
even
checked
my
email
in
case
of
any
changes.
It
was
the
exact
time
and
date.
I
left
and
never
returned.
Then
Sensei
Sugiyama,
months
later,
got
the
nerve
to
reinvited
me
again
to
attend
another
event.
The
nerve!
After
that
stunt,
why
would
anyone
want
to
go
back?
I
am
done
with
Buddhism.
I
don't
get
this
level
of
gaslighting
and
disrespect
as
I
do
when
I
visited
other
religious
non-Buddhist
communities.
Buddhism
is
a
dying
religion
all
over
the
world,
and
you've
lost
a
faithful
follower
of
almost
10
years
who
has
family
members
who
gave
their
livelihood
into
monasteries
for
generations
and
donated
hundreds
and
even
thousands
of
dollars
to
various
Buddhist
temples.
Generations
and
money
wasted
on
a
religion
that
doesn't
care
and
all
lip
service.
