I'm in Asheville, North Carolina visiting my Dad. This is my new friend Arlene from the New Morning Gallery in the Biltmore Village. I can happily peruse galleries all day long!
I'm continuing my 2-hour a day Daimoku Campaign. The second day of the campaign, as I was chanting I started to cry.
Sometimes doing Daimoku helps you tap into emotions under the surface.
I think it's important to know that just getting choked up is not a reason to stop chanting - especially if you've committed to chanting a certain amount of time. Throughout that whole hour I chanted, cried, and got right back into my deep, deep prayer. It felt invigorating! I did not stop! I won in that hour!
I have a phrase...I'm not quite sure of the origin, although my dear YWD attributes it to me: "Every tear cried in front of the Gohonzon is a diamond in your life."
Chanting and crying is fine.
Grab some tissues and go for it!
Just keep forging ahead like the Buddha You ARE.
GO Buddha GO!!!
