Gerald Minters:
CLASS OF 1967
Compton High SchoolClass of 1967
Compton, CA
Gerald's Story
Gerald is from Compton, California. He is married with Carol Anne. His schools include Compton High School. He later attended University of Chicago (Philosophy, Business). He works(ed) at Retired, CMP Meeting Services, US Postal Service (retired).
Gerald's interests include Shakubuku, Golf, UCLA Athletics, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Dodgers, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jesse Owens, Arthur Ashe. Music he likes includes Stanley Turrentine, Cal Tjader, Gil Evans. Books he likes include The Art of War, The complete works of Edgar Allen Poe, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Movies he likes include The Human Revolution, GOLF IN THE KINGDOM, THE MOVIE. TV shows he likes include The Golf Channel, CNN World News, National Geographic and Discovery Channel.
One of Gerald's favorite quotes is:". . . non-Buddhist teachings should be regarded as the first step toward Buddhist doctrine. Nichiren Daishonin 1272.".
More about Gerald:"I have been a Nichiren Buddhist for over 30 years and have achieved happiness and good fortune by practicing it's teachings.You don't have to change who you are or what you believe in. Give it a try.
My name is Gerald (Jerry) Minters. Many people know me through my work and many people know me through my Buddhist affiliat...Expand for more
ions. I have been a Buddhist for over 40 years and have used this religion to change the destiny of what would have been my life. I was born in Los Angeles in 1949 at L.A. General Hospital to Albert and Helen Minters. I was the second son of what could have been a family with nine children. I was born a twin, but the only one to survive childbirth. Briefly, I was raised in Compton, California, dropped out of high school at 17 to join the Army. After serving the first half of my three year enlistment in Europe I went to Viet Nam (received a Purple Heart) and went pretty much nuts. After the Army,I became a searcher, but also, an extensive drug user (marijuana, hash, every kind of pill, heroin, opium and meth), petty criminal, want-to-be revolutionary and for the most part a very angry and misguided young man. I joined a Buddhist organization (SGI-USA) in 1973 and after 7 years of doing what is called "Human Revolution" I came out on the path toward enlightenment and harmony with my entire environment (physical, mental and spiritual). Since then, I have been successful in raising a happy family, helped many people change their life, worked in a satisfying career which I recently retired from and remained happily married for over 30 years.".
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