Talk:Mahikari

Sukyo Mahikari article
What do people think about adding information about each of the Mahikari groups under separate headings. I see a heading called Sukyo Mahikari already started. It would be quite informative to have expanded information on each of the groups Skeptomai 07:31, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

I suggest this article not be merged with Sukyo Mahikari. Sukyo Mahikari is one of breakaway groups from the original Okada sect.

User:Skeptomai 4 Nov 06

I agree that each group should have expanded information. As a point of clarification, Sukyo Mahikari is not a "breakaway" group, as the above "original research" claim suggests, but an independent organization established in 1959. Mbhowareyou (talk) 19:42, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Independant research
It is good to see this article has been expanded to include information that can be verified from independant research. Lets keep up the good work. The subject of Japanese New Religions is a very interesting area and only the surface has been scratched - there are hundreds. Will look forward to seeing more well researched and wikified articles.

User:AltairCosmo 2 Aug 2006

Controversies
The page as it exists now describes only how Mahikari see themselves, as objective fact. The history and origin of the group is disputed by its critics. There are also some contoversial practices which are not mentioned, such as rejection of modern medicine, apocalyptic beliefs, non-conventional views of history, geography and linguistics, ideological connection to the AUM sect, and much more.

213.184.192.82 09:00, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

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For more information about Mahikari, please go to this site.

www.sukyomahikarieurope.org

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An alternative perspective

This seems to have the main features of a cult, which should also be reflected in the main article. Including the freely available reports of members of this cult who have escaped is truly neutral. The alternative perspective (above), or perhaps the free book would be a good source. According to NPOV is seems wise to present both views in detail.

User:Pb1 7 October 2006

Updated wikipage
An updated and active page on SM can be found at sukyo_mahikari wiki page.

Compare and contrast
I have spent some time with several related articles (in addition to sukyo_mahikari, see religions in japan, shinshukyo and yoshikazu okada). As you can see, there is still quite a bit of cite/reference work to do, facts to be separated from beliefs/pov, and facts to be consistent among the articles. Take a look and see what you think.Vontrotta 22:27, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Question about verifiability of Goseigen book
How easy is it to verify this source? Is it carried by libraries? The issue has been raised at Sukyo Mahikari where an editor using it said it was not available to non-members, which suggests it can't be used as a source. Thanks. --Doug Weller (talk) 18:09, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Person's edits?
I removed something that was clearly not NPOV, but then I looked at the rest of the person's edits and wondered how true the rest of those edits were, or if anyone can confirm or deny it. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt for now since I definitely don't know if it's true or not, I can just tell when something probably shouldn't be in an article... in a certain format, anyway (as in totally capitalized). 71.33.67.58 (talk) 00:16, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * You're right, they shouldn't be in the article because they are not cited properly. They may well be true, but Wikipedia values verifiability over 'truth', and until they are verified they shouldn't be there. Note that I do not like any cults, but Wikipedia policies and guidelines should be maintained. Doug Weller (talk) 07:03, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

~This article is not neutral!
Seems this article is not very neutral. Mahikari is a known CULT! http://www.culthelp.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=834&Itemid=11 And i know because i was a member. These people are very dangerous!

N1gh7r4v3n (talk) 20:50, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Best to gather that information based on reliable sources and insert section on criticism. Per definition it is a new religion. Based on that definition there are a few orgs that are considered cults but the term cult is conflict burden on Wikipedia. --Catflap08 (talk) 20:55, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Check this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governmental_lists_of_cults_and_sects As i said mahikari is an official cult! N1gh7r4v3n (talk) 21:01, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

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