Greetings fellow members!
We are joined across the miles like never before!
We are meeting by internet,
meeting on the phone
and meeting in our hearts.
THIS is the time we were born for.
THIS is our collective CRUCIAL MOMENT!
NOW we can show actual proof more than ever.
We can do what we do best ~ chant for ourselves, chant for our neighbors, friends, family and everyone in the world, and show actual proof !
How do we show actual proof now? How do we become truly happy?
We rejoice in the fact that we are collectively experiencing a HUGE OBSTACLE, and we can determine to have a HUGE BENEFIT...for ourselves and for the planet. I'll never forget when I met one of the wonderful Japanese friends who came over to encourage us in San Francisco. He said, "Jamie, when I get a huge problem I am soooo happy, because I know I'll have a huge benefit!"
What a great way to look at our lives right now: poison into benefit. That's the attitude I took when Ben died and look at me now. Living on the beach, helping people live happier lives. Awesome.
How do we show actual proof?
We keep our heads up (I mean that literally! Keeping our heads up affects our moods and demeanor)
We chant as much as we can.
We raise our life condition as we raise the life condition of the planet and the universe.
We keep smiling and encouraging others.
We can do more shakubuku than ever because we can connect via phone and via the internet to share our experiences.
AND we do not HAVE TO BE PERFECT. We are human beings. It's okay for us to experience emotions, and to be our authentic selves.
How do we do this? How do we generate the lion's roar when we may not feel it every moment?
Does anyone remember the story of the mudslide in South or Central America? I don't remember the details, but I do know the family inside the house was chanting Daimoku and the mudslide went entirely around the house. The power of our daimoku - Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is STRONG. It is our own life force joined with the life force of the universe. And now is our time to shine and help others.
Here's your
PowerPrayer to
Get our Daimoku ROARING!
Copywrite Jamie Lee Silver LLC
ChantforHappiness.com, ChantforHappiness@gmail.com
Life!
I got this!
This is my crucial moment!
This is the World's Crucial Moment!
Even though I might be scared,
In my heart, I know we got this!
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like THE ROAR OF THE LION!
And I'm roaring right now.
Shoten Zenjin, get behind me and have my back!
Make every Nam-myoho-renge-kyo I chant have a million times more impact than ever.
As I chant I picture the world healthy and glowing.
I picture my family, myself, and everything around me raising in vibration.
I will not give in to despair.
I will not give in to fear.
I am determined to_________________________
(add your determination here - it can be whatever you want, a daimoku goal, a lifestyle goal. You can chant for others and yourself)
I will SHOW ACTUAL PROOF THROUGH MY LIFE MORE THAN EVER!
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
Go get 'em lions!
Hello beloved readers! Greetings from St. Pete Beach, Florida!
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.
I was just at the grocery store, and yes, I was stocking up on food. Canned goods...pasta...maybe you are doing the same. And the thing is, everyone was moving around like zombies, and while I was shopping I felt like I was in a trance too. Except, I smiled at people. And, when I got to the check out counter I greeted the workers and asked them how they were doing and we had a nice laugh about these crazy times.
No matter what we are going through we have the option to let our Buddhahood shine through. I'm smiling at everyone. I'm letting cars in, I'm making sure I let pedestrians go past 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!!!
