We are dealing with a difficult time and difficult times are part of the human journey. Such times are potent with possibilities. We can either choose to grow and discover a larger version of ourselves, or we can fall into fear, choose to contract and retreat into being a victim of the situation. It […]
In past posts we have discussed what to do when you first start to chant. You were introduced to the 90 day challenge, where you learned to set a goal and chant for it for 90 days to prove to yourself that you would gain benefits through chanting. In this post I’ll orient you to […]
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Chanting around and with children can add a challenge to your daily practice. Mothers have asked me, “I have a baby. How do I chant if they are up?” Another mother might say, “My kids act up when I sit down to chant? What should I do?” Since these questions come up with regularity I […]
Setting goals and chanting for them is an unusual aspect of Nichiren Buddhism. In this post I am going to explain why setting goals is an important part of the practice. The Three Proofs Nichiren Daishonin, a 13th century monk, and founder of this branch of Buddhism, established three different for criteria for evaluating any […]
Many people wonder if they might have to change their lifestyle in order to chant. They have asked me, do I need a particular place to chant or can I do it anywhere? Do I have to dress a particular way? Do I need to become a vegetarian? In this post I am going to […]
Now that I have discussed some of the reasons to chant, you might be curious about how you start chanting. In this post I am going to show you how to find and listen to the chant and how to chant for a goal. Why We Chant We chant in order to be able to […]
Many of you have come from different kinds of spiritual practices many of which have included some form of meditation. A frequent question is, “How is chanting different from meditation?” Since I have only tried one form of meditation, and there are many, I am going to describe the chanting practice and you can compare […]
People often ask me, “How do you ever find time to chant?” I want to answer that here as well as show you some ways to make time to chant. Chanting Creates the Time for Itself The truth is that the more you chant regularly, the more time you seem to have for everything. Here […]
Why Should I Practice? As someone new, haven’t you wondered why people want to practice Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism? I’ve been asked this often enough that I’d like to give an answer here. I was told we practice Buddhism to become enlightened, but that always seemed rather abstract to me. I’m going to share with you […]