Hello, my friends.
What does it mean to build a life of good fortune?
Here I am living my dream in Florida. I'm enjoying my friends, the sunshine, my health and my profession that enables me to teach people a method of releasing their emotions so they can be happy. I am the Buddha of Absolute Happiness and you can be too!
If you need money chant for money~!
Note to my friends: if you are stuck in some area of your life, please get encouragement from your Soka Gakkai seniors in faith. They are there to help you. They will chant with you and bear your burdens with you. The SGI is truly a noble organization I am proud to be part of.
If you need a job, chant for the BEST job for Kosen Rufu, where you can be the happiest, and make your life shine as a beacon for other's happiness.
You deserve to have what you need. There are many, many examples of people chanting for money and getting it.
AND underlying the need for money, there is a deeper and more exciting benefit that we can access within our lives. We can access and build TRUE FORTUNE in our lives.
What is FORTUNE? How do we build it for ourselves?
No matter what our levels of fortune may be before we begin practicing Buddhism, once we begin chanting the name of the Law of Cause and Effect, the Mystic Law itself, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, our lives begin to move in the direction of fortune.
With each day of chanting, studying, encouraging others and introducing people to this practice our fortune grows and grows.
Fortune :
Daisaku Ikeda states:
"Governments come and go,
economies rise and fall,
and society changes constantly.
Only the good fortune
we accumulate during our lives
lasts forever.
True victors are those
who cultivate the tree of Buddhahood
in the vast earth of their lives
while achieving success
both in society and in their personal lives
through true faith and a true way of living.
(Faith in Action page 110)
18 Types of Fortune
By Jamie Lee Silver from Chantforhappiness.com
Fortune is being in rhythm so that we KNOW what to do, and have the spirit, conviction and courage to make the best possible causes at all times.
Fortune is being in the right place at the right time.
Fortune is happiness and the ability to overcome any suffering and turn poison into medicine through chanting strong daimoku and taking the wise action that arises through our prayer.
Fortune is strength and resiliency.
Fortune is getting a call from an associate about a job opportunity that is perfect for you.
Fortune is having the courage and wisdom to say what must be said and do what must be done at the crucial moment.
Fortune is always having what you need when you need it.
Fortune is having the time to chant to our heart's content and encourage others, too.
Fortune is doing our human revolution and joining harmoniously with our fellow SGI members creating a new family for us all.
Fortune is being born at the same time as Daisaku Ikeda and engraving the mentor disciple relationship into our lives so that it is a living, powerful source of energy and wisdom in our lives.
Fortune is finding solace and peace even when we have lost a loved one.
Fortune is experiencing the true depth of friendship... knowing how to be a friend, attracting, keeping and appreciating quality people in our lives.
Fortune is experiencing how to love and be loved in return.
Fortune is friendship.
Fortune is health.
Fortune is the ability to laugh.
Fortune is the ability to sit in front of our Gohonzons and carry out a meaningful dialogue within our own lives that makes the impossible possible,and brings happiness to ourselves and our families, friends and world.
Fortune is being accident free.
There is much more to fortune.
You can add to this list...send me your ideas of fortune at chantforhappiness@gmail.com
How do we build fortune for ourselves?
1. First we must build a strong practice.
The more "work" we put into building our practice...the less "work" we have to put into our lives...the less struggling we have to do. We can use all the resources at our disposal to CREATE the discipline to be able to chant twice a day every day and participate in activities. Focusing our prayer on others is a powerful way to build a strong practice. Yes, it's great to chant for ourselves, and we need to do that, but chanting for others has a profound effect on their lives, and ours. Chanting, and uniting with others is the foundation of our faith.
Being a part of the SGI is crucial. Go to SGI-USA.org to learn more.
Having a seeking mind to understand how and why the Mystic law has such a profound effect on our lives is important. Studying our SGI publications is important. Reading the Gosho of Nichiren Daishonin is important! We call this having a seeking spirit. You can find what is holding you back in your own nature. We all have a fatal flaw...something we can't see. We gain the most when we chant to see our OWN flaws...and chant to change them!
Fortune Comes from Having the spirit and the prayer:
"I will WIN because my life is important. I will use my life as a shining example that this practice works!! My winning will be a real "win/win" because I will inspire others to the greatness of their own lives! And I will help them bring out the Buddhahood in their own lives by introducing them to chanting! I will win for kosen-rufu. I will win over my own negativity. I will absolutely do this!"
2. Determine and believe we DESERVE what we want fuels our fortune. Every action we take all day long is a cause for our happiness. What do we want? Why do we want it? What can we do to fuel that desire?
Remember the Buddhist concept Hon Nim Myo - "from this moment forth". Every time we chant we begin life anew. From this moment forth I will win. From this moment forth is EVERY MOMENT. We have the power to change. NOW. We chant the MYSTIC LAW underlying all of life. Wow. We are filled with fortune!
3. Chant for what we want, and Chant for STRENGTH of practice and strength of mind and heart! If we want money, we chant for money. If we want to NEVER WORRY ABOUT MONEY AGAIN - we chant with this in mind. If we want a job we chant for it. The world is OURS. We chant for exactly what we want!
What does fortune mean for you? Write to me at chantforhappiness@gmail.com with your experiences and comments!
