When overwhelmed by life, you may feel that everything must be accomplished all at once, and if not, there will be unpleasant consequences. Your mind can go around in circles imagining the worst. Here are some steps you can take to have your life feel more manageable again. Chant First Tap into Your Deeper Wisdom […]
In the last post I discussed the Ten Worlds so you could have an overview of the different internal life conditions you experience every day. You can see that they range from the lower worlds, which are negative, to the higher more positive worlds. Each of the worlds contains the potentials of all the others, […]
Last week we talked about ten conditions of life, which we experience each day. These are important to us because through chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo, we can shift from negativity to positivity. I’ll describe them from the lowest to the highest. The Six Lower Paths Hell – A person feels there is no way out, where living […]
We’ve all had times in our lives when worries tend to overwhelm us. Mentally and emotionally we keep returning to our concerns and going round and round in circles thinking about them. Wouldn’t you like to have a way to stop that? Ten Life States In Buddhism there are ten states of life, which we […]
Have fears kept you from moving forward in some area of your life? This can happen to anyone. In this blog you’ll learn how to overcome the fears that have stopped you. You are the Builder Let’s say you have decided to move forward in an area of your life. The first thing to do […]
Have you ever asked yourself, why practice a religion? Does your religion address your everyday problems? In this post I’m going to look at Clark Strand’s book Waking the Buddha, which will introduce you to a whole new view of what a religion can be, as practiced by the lay organization of Nichiren Buddhism, the […]
Do you know how to regain control of your life when overwhelmed by negative circumstances? Sometimes life seems too much to handle and we don’t know what to do. Let’s take a look at the stories of two men and how they gained control over the negative circumstances of their lives to show you the […]
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Establishing a consistent daily chanting practice is the key to achieving the benefits of practice. It is never easy to establish a new habit or change a routine, but if you are persistent, in a short time it will seem natural as though you have been doing it forever. In this post I ‘m going […]
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 […]