I know it is hard to believe, but this is actually a practice where you can chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
for anything you desire.
As Daisaku Ikeda states in Faith in Action, page 35:
"Buddhism teaches us
that the individual writes and performs the script
for his or her own life.
Neither chance nor a divine being
writes the script for us.
We write it, and we are the actors who play it.
This is an extremely positive psychology,
inherent in the teaching of 3,000 realms
in a single moment of life.
You are the author and the hero.
To perform your play well
it is important to pound the script into your head
so thoroughly
that you can see it vividly before your eyes.
You may need to rehearse in your mind.
Sometimes it helps to write down your goals,
copying them over and over
until they are inscribed in your heart."
I get emails asking if it's okay to chant for marriage, or money, or anything...and the answer is a resounding YES!
Chant for whatever you want.
Earthly desires are enlightenment.
Your desires will lead you exactly where you want to go ~ sometimes to the fulfillment of those exact desires ~ sometimes to even better desires you uncover as you chant. ~
Many of us know people who didn't chant for the most lofty goals when they first started chanting, but over time, through following their hearts, their goals turned more and more towards their happiness, and the happiness of others.
But you have to start somewhere, and that somewhere is exactly where you are now.
Please know that you are a noble child of the Buddha...in fact...YOU ARE THE BUDDHA and you deserve to chant for your desires. How can you believe in the power of the mystic law (chanting Nam myoho renge kyo) in your life if you do not see actual proof for yourself?
Chant to have the kind of benefit that will make you see the power of this law. you need to encourage yourself! Chant for anything. When you encourage yourself you can definitely encourage others.
Start with your own life and go from there. Your prayers will eventually turn to the happiness of others, and the best way to help others become happy is to become happy FIRST, then show by your example what is possible.
That is why we chant to show actual proof of the law in our lives. When we show actual proof in our lives and do our own Human Revolution, constantly improving ourselves, others will see our results and be inspired.
As I've said many times, there are people who decided to practice, people I deeply love, who decided to practice just by seeing the changes I made in my life. And my constant prayer has been to show actual vibrant proof of the power of chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo so that others can be inspired to tap into that same power and become happy themselves.
When you make the vow to be happy for the sake of others you are making the Buddha's vow.
You can do it. Chant for anything. Money, cars, job, friendship...anything.
Chant to show actual proof so you can inspire others.
When I chanted for my house I chanted for a house to show actual proof, and for a place where I could have meetings. When I chanted for a car I chanted for a car to drive members to meetings.
When you connect your prayer to the greater good it is that much more powerful.
Chant for your desires. You deserve them, and the world deserves your happiness. Your happiness is contagious, important and worthwhile. And you have the ultimate key to making it happen...Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. Go, you Buddha YOU.
