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Soka Gakkai members chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and recite excerpts from the Lotus Sutra to attain Buddhahood, characterized by wisdom, courage, compassion and empowerment. They chant facing the Gohonzon enshrined in their homes. The Gohonzon is a scroll with Nam-myoho-renge-kyo written down the centre. Chanting involves sitting upright, putting hands together, and focusing on hopes and prayers while concentrating on the sound of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.

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Soka Gakkai members chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and recite excerpts from the Lotus Sutra to attain Buddhahood, characterized by wisdom, courage, compassion and empowerment. They chant facing the Gohonzon enshrined in their homes. The Gohonzon is a scroll with Nam-myoho-renge-kyo written down the centre. Chanting involves sitting upright, putting hands together, and focusing on hopes and prayers while concentrating on the sound of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.

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Soka Gakkai members chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and recite excerpts from

the Lotus Sutra in order to bring forth from within their lives the highest state of
life known as Buddhahood. Buddhahood is characterized by abundant wisdom,
courage and compassion and a sense of empowerment.
Soka Gakkai members strive to chant in the morning and evening facing
the Gohonzon enshrined in an altar in their homes.
The Gohonzon is a scroll with Nam-myoho-renge-kyo written down the centre.
To begin chanting, if you haven’t already set up an altar, sit upright facing a
blank wall or something that won’t distract you. You can sit on the floor or in a
chair in whichever position is most comfortable for you.
Put your hands together in front of you
Start by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo on one note. Make sure to keep your
eyes open.
There’s no need to visualize particular images or to empty your mind. Just be
yourself and focus on your hopes and prayers and then simply concentrate on
the sound of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
When you first begin chanting even just a few minutes every day is great. Of
course, at first, it may take a while to get used to the pronunciation, so you can
start off slowly like this:
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo . . .
The phrase Nam-myoho-renge-kyo means “I dedicate my life to the wonderful
law of cause and effect” that leads to Buddhahood.
“Nam” means dedication and “myoho” means mystic or wonderful law—an
expression of the dharma or underlying principle inherent in all life.
“Myo,” in particular signifies the unseen essence of life as well as its potential to
revive and open while “ho” refers to life’s manifestations.
“Renge” means lotus flower. The lotus produces flowers and fruit at the same
time and therefore symbolizes the simultaneity of cause and effect. Just as the
pure lotus flower blooms in a muddy pond, our inherent Buddha nature comes
to shine amidst the harsh realities of life.
“Kyo” is voice or teaching of the Buddha.

I would also like to share an example from my own life:

“If you are neglecting things, you should be doing, forgetting your purpose in
life, because of relationship you are in, then you are in, then you are on the
wrong path. A healthy relationship is one in which two people encourage each
other to reach their respective goals while sharing each other’s hopes and
dreams. A relationship should be a source if inspiration, invigoration and hope.”
I am chanting since may 2018, whenever I chant, my heart is connected to the
Gohonzon and I automatically focus on relationship Karma. But still I have not
reached my human revolution. We know we are bound to them through our
karmic ties, we cannot escape from our reality then what should we do?

“Nicherin Diashonin writes there are two lands pure and impure in themselves.
The difference lies solely in the good or evil of our own minds. It is Important
for us to look at our situation from the perspective of Buddhism, “whether our
home and family relationship move in the direction of harmony become a pure
land or end up more strained and unpleasant becoming on “impure land” all
depend on our own inner determination “.

Just like how Shin’Ichi Yamamoto have persevered even after so much of
struggling and never gave up, I too will earnestly chant and do my own human
revolution. I know that eventhough my prayers haven’t been answered now but
my heart is connected with gohonzon and I will keep chanting and ding kosen
rufu.

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