I read some guidance that said  "When you chant you should  take a vacation from your troubles."  Great idea...

24 th January 2014 IN any place, and at any time, voices chanting sincere daimoku with faith in the Gohonzon will be heard by the...

Good morning. It's early on Sunday morning and I'm heading off downtown to the Tozo going on now. At the Chicago Buddhist Cent...

The following is a Passage from Julia Landis' and Jamie Lee Silver's upcoming book, The BuddhaZone, PowerPrayers for Chanting Your ...

From a reader from India who now lives in the US: I started this practice in 2005. I moved to the US from India in 2003 all a...

"Strength is happiness. Strength is itself victory.  In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness.  When you wage a struggle,  ...

Yes This is a great visual of human revolution. Inside all of us is incredible power. When we chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo facing the Goh...

Sunrise from the Ship Today I am really looking forward to chanting in appreciation this morning.  It is so easy to blame our env...

This picture is the sunrise today in Panama, taken by my childhood friend Axel Koch This post is great for newcomers, and may have some...

As many of you know, the Gosho are the letters that Nichiren Daishonin wrote to his followers encouraging them. Each one of these contains ...

Welcome to the Blog Chantforhappiness! I am Jamie Lee Silver and I live in the Western suburbs of the Chicago area. I'm about to cele...

I am receiving mail from many of you who are lacking in hope and finding it hard to chant. Pleas read this post and consider it as persona...

Daisaku Ikeda's writings in "My Dear Friends in America, Collected U.S. Addresses 1990-96" is a book full of essays that appe...

I hope you were able to go to this month's Gosho Study in your area. Ours was wonderful! It is always so great to be with other SGI mem...

I just got back from chanting several hours of daimoku with a group of people. (called a TOZO) I was roaring like a lion - just like I ta...