Wednesday, June 12, 2013
VICTORY! The Sansho Shima PowerPrayer Works!
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ROAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!
WOW is all I can say.
Yesterday morning I chanted the very same sansho shima PowerPrayer I posted for you in the morning.
There was a particular obstacle I was determined to overcome regarding the set up of my new website. I had been worrying about this problem for more than a month.
On Monday, when Julia and I were writing the PowerPrayer for Sansho Shima, and using the quote from President Ikeda about obstacles losing their power when they are recognized for what they are, I realized this website problem was really nothing but an obstacle, and I determined to blow it away through my daimoku.
So in my morning power hour of daimoku I chanted the PowerPrayer I posted for you yesterday
(and am reprinting today for you at the bottom of this post)
and chanted "NO WAY SANSHO SHIMA! I MUST ADVANCE!"
And later in the afternoon, in the middle of a flash thunderstorm the problem was resolved. It was literally as if the very heavens had come to wash away my obstacle!
Sometimes, If we really want to overcome something, we just have to get to the point that we are DONE with it, and blast daimoku from the depths of our lives. When I was chanting I was literally sweating from the release of energy. And when I was finished chanting, I KNEW my daimoku had worked. The minute we make the cause, we also make the effect.
Is there something you have been putting up with and think is a problem that will not go away?
Is there something that's been on your mind that you are ready to blast with daimoku?
If you can recognize it for the sansho shima (obstacle) that it is, you can elevate the problem and blast it out of your life.
I would love to hear from you when you accomplish this.
If I can do it you can do it!
Send me emails of your victories! I am including your comments in my book as testimonials. Before I print I will ask if you want to be identified or would rather remain anonymous. It's up to you. Email me your results to me at my new email: Jamie@chantforhappiness.com~
Here's the PowerPrayer that generated immediate results.
Go for it!
Sansho Shima PowerPrayer:
Hello, Sansho Shima,
I was expecting you.
I recognize you for what you are.
Sansho Shima, I see you for what you are!
No way!
Not this time
not any more.
I'm in charge now.
I AM Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
I am roaring like a lion.
You are not real, you have no power here.
On the contrary,
I take your pure energy now, and though my Daimoku I make you my ally, instead.
Shoten Zenjin!
Support me in every single action I take towards my goal.
I am doing the Buddha's work on earth.
Support me in every way!
This_______________(fill in the blank)
is going to change immediately!
I now use this obstacle to fuel my determination.
Sansho Shima (obstacles), I am now turning you into Shoten Zenjin (protective forces of the universe)!
You are now the cause
for victory in the lives of those I will
encourage by sharing this story.
You are now part of a powerful
and inspirational story of victory.
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
When We Feel Lost ~ A Quote from Sensei
"There may be times
when life seems gloomy and dull.
When we feel stuck in some situation or other,
when we are negative toward everything,
when we feel lost and bewildered,
not sure which way to turn ---
at such times we must transform our passive mind-set
and determine,
"I will proceed along this path,"
"I will pursue my mission today."
When we do so a genuine spring-time arrives in our hearts, and flowers start to blossom."
Daisaku Ikeda
PowerPrayer for Defeating Obstacles (Sansho Shima)
As you know, Julia and I are working on a book of PowerPrayers for you. Well today I have a sneak peek for you. I'm giving you a PowerPrayer we wrote together just yesterday.
As you know, in any worthy endeavor obstacles HAVE to arise. That is a a natural function of life. But the important question is this : Can we see them for what they are, necessary obstacles to FUEL our determination and make us chant HARDER? Or are we FOOLED by them into thinking "Oh well, I guess I wasn't supposed to do this anyway" and then give up? It is up to each of us to either determine to win, or just succumb to losing.
The first step is recognizing them for what they are:
"When devilish functions are recognized for what they are, they lose their power."
Daisaku Ikeda, June 2013, Living Buddhism page 23.
Yesterday Julia and I made a fierce determination to win over the obstacles that have arisen for us in pursuit of our worthy goal of writing and getting this book into your hands so that it can help you and your friends become truly happy.
I share the prayer we are both chanting. This morning I just finished an hour of chanting this prayer. Nothing will stop me. Nothing can stop you!!
Sansho Shima PowerPrayer:
Hello, Sansho Shima,
I was expecting you.
I recognize you for what you are.
Sansho Shima, I see you for what you are!
No way!
Not this time
not any more.
I'm in charge now.
I AM Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
I am roaring like a lion.
You are not real, you have no power here.
On the contrary,
I take your pure energy now, and though my Daimoku I make you my ally, instead.
Shoten Zenjin! Support me in every single action I take towards my goal. I am doing the Buddha's work on earth. Support me in every way!
I now use this obstacle to refuel my determination
and I will chant ______ number of hours
every day until until I have ultimate victory.
Sansho Shima, I am now turning you into Shoten Zenjin!
You are now the cause
for victory in the lives of those I will
encourage by sharing this story.
You are now part of a powerful
and inspirational story of victory.
You are not leaving me in a diminished condition
I am raising you to a high life condition
and purpose.
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
Monday, June 10, 2013
Scaling Mountain after Mountain
From President Ikeda:
Life is about scaling one mountain,
then facing the next one,
followed by the one after that.
Those who persevere
and finally succeed in conquering the highest mountain
are victors in life.
On the other hand,
those who avoid such challenges and take the easy route, descending into the valleys,
will end in defeat.
Daisaku Ikeda
PowerPrayer to Achieve Your Desires
Daisaku Ikeda states
in Ikedaquotes.org
under "Desires":
"The Buddha’s enlightenment
does not lie in “eradicating” earthly desires,
but in infusing them with compassion and wisdom.
It is a matter of transforming
the turbid river of earthly desires, karma, suffering
and negativity into a pure stream
of compassion and wisdom.
Those who achieve this
possess a perfectly tranquil and serene state of life
in that they are not troubled by earthly desires;
at the same time,
their lives have a vigorous dynamism.
Such a state of life is like the ocean.
No matter what turmoil there may be on the surface,
in its depths there is absolute calm and tranquility."
I get emails every day from people asking me how to chant for their desires and if they can chant for their desires. And the answer I glean from Daisaku Ikeda's writings is this: if you elevate your desires into the deep desire for the happiness of all mankind you will have the deepest prayer to enable you to achieve your desires, and you will be helping other people at the same time.
How do you do this?
This is what PowerPrayers are all about. With every desire you have, you can infuse it with the light of compassion for all.
Power Prayer infused with Compassion to Achieve Your Desires:
"Gohonzon! My Life! I desire ______________. It is my heart's desire! I am determined to achieve this to PROVE to my family, my friends and the world that chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo WORKS. I am determined to show this actual proof and help others learn to chant and become happy themselves!"
And then Take Action. Chant consistently. Take action towards your goal. Tell others about Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, study and attend meetings. You will see that you will develop peace about your goal.
enables us to make any hardship or
setback the source of our new advancement
and our treasure for the future.
Therefore, you don't have to be
afraid if making a mistake or encountering an obstacle.
In short, as long as you are devoted
to staying in the correct orbit of faith,
you won't ever cease to advance
toward your victory,
even if you may go through
some twists and turns in life." - Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Becoming Happy is Important in So Many Ways
"A Happy person makes a happy home.
A happy home promotes a happy neighborhood.
Such a a neighborhood affects a city
which in turn inspires a state.
A happy state touches a nation.
A happy nation helps create a happy world.
So being a happy person is the most important thing in the world."
So, not only do you DESERVE to be happy, but you owe it to yourself, and to others and to the world.
What are some of the techniques you can use to become happy? Your daily attention to your chanting and putting yourself first is a key part of becoming happy. I have written about this many times. What are some other ways?
Praise others. Look at what you can praise in others. Focus on the positive in others not the negative. Anyone can focus on the negative. it's so easy to do.
But YOU can be the one, the "Never disparaging Buddha" who raises above that and focuses on the good.
What you focus on increases!
Focus on what you want to see increase!
Think of all the people you see everyday. Imagine your words and your smile as flowers you are handing them. Don't hold back. Smile at people even if they do not smile at you!
A smile is a profound CAUSE for happiness.
Look up and smile. Did you know that smiling itself generates a happiness response in the body? And when you smile at others they get a 'happiness hit" from your smile. Your smile actually registers a happiness hormone in their brain. There are studies being done on the science of happiness right now, and they have proven, beyond a doubt that happiness is contagious.
Every morning make the sun of happiness rise in your heart and be an ambassador of happiness. This is something you can build for yourself and your loved ones. What a worthy endeavor.
Another way to become happy is to think of someone you are grateful for. Write a note expressing that gratitude and then bring it to them surprising them with your note. In Martin Seligman's book "Flourish" he says that this act of gratitude actually brings a glow of happiness to the letter writer that can last an entire month.
Try it! Chant to be happy and take action to be happy! You owe it to yourself and to the world.
Smile!
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