Hello beloved readers!
In these uncertain times, what's a Buddhist to do?
I have great news for you, THIS IS OUR TIME! Buddhism shines when times are tough. Now, more than ever we can show actual proof through our lives. Now, more than ever, even if we don't have meetings to go to, we can do shakubuku with our bright shining lives.
No matter what we are going through we have the option to let our Buddhahood shine through. I find myself being even kinder than I've ever been. I'm smiling at everyone. I'm letting cars in and I'm never angry in traffic. I'm making sure I let pedestrians walk and wave to them. I do these things all the time, but now I do them even more.
As Buddhists, we are the last ones to give in to hopelessness! We have no hopelessness! We are Buddhas and we dance! As Daisaku Ikeda says: "If we don't have hope we have to Create it." and we have the perfect place to do it! Right in front of our Gohonzons is where it happens.
Now is the time to up our levels of Daimoku. Now is the time to make sure that we are not just mindlessly letting our minds wander while chanting. Now is the time to leave our phones in the other room as we chant! Now is the time to invite our friends to chant with us (if it's advisable where you live) Now is the time to focus and PRAY. Now is the time to raise our life conditions!
You asked me, so here is something I created for you based on how I am praying right now:
PowerPrayer to Raise our Life Conditions to make every day a joy no matter WHAT!
By Jamie Lee Silver, chantforhappiness.com
While chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo:
Gohonzon! My life!
Now, more than ever
I am tapping into the life force of the universe
that is MY life force.
As I chant,
I am bringing forth the full power of the universe inside me to raise MY life condition
and raise the life condition of everyone
and everything on the planet.
Right now I am chanting to end the suffering of anyone who is suffering.
I am determined to keep my life condition SKY HIGH
so anyone who comes in contact with me
is brightened by my presence!
Goohonzon! I am born to win! I am a Buddha!
I am determined not to give in to fear.
I am determined to keep my head up
and show actual proof of the power of this practice.
I am determined to be present. Be smart. Be all I can be.
This is my moment! This is all our moment.
All the shoten zenjins in the universe come to our planet right now and end this coronovirus.
Shoten zenjin! Wherever you are in the universe come to earth right now through the power of my daimoku.
I am now tapping into my own power as a Buddha
more than ever before.
I will win! no matter how our lives may change,
may we all be strong
and have such an incredible life force that
we can overcome and persevere through anything.
May this planet be more united and positive than ever before.
May LOVE rule this world...starting with me!
And, may the youth of the world rise up and realize their power to make this world their own.
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!!!
