nam-myoho-renge-kyo. .has this chant worked for anyone?

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I've started to get really interested in buddhism and have read about this particular chant ( think it's the SGI school of buddhism)
If you practise it regularly it's supposed to really help you spiritually and through-out your life with v good results.

Has anyone practised this? And discovered good results?

hi, i used to do this chant quite a bit when i was 15, although i didnt really feel like i knew what i was doing.

i heard it from a good friend of mine who felt very inspiring to be around, so from that perspective i would say yes it did seem to have good results!

im glad to have spotted your post, have become interested agin in buddhism and been thinking about chanting on and off for a while- i keep forgetting, but i would like to give this a go though.

would be very interested to hear how it has been for you?

hi there just read your posts.

I just took up nichiren buddhism recently and although I still lapse into my depressive modes sometimes, it is absolutely fantastically life altering and so amazing!

I had one of my local SGI group copy the liturgy on a cd so I can do the extended chant at least once a day I don't do it on a work day as I chant en route in the car but on my days off (I work only 3 days or 2 days weekly) I do it twice a day as it takes 15 mins so a bit of a commitment.

It is GREAT! Second after sex!! Seriously.

Think the whole world should try it the shift in global perspective would be absolutely amazing!! It just fills you up with wellbeing like nothing else. I am a trained reiki master and was simply blown away how quick the results are against reiki healing which I have been doing for 5 years but I would say this particular type of chanting is much quicker route to spiritual wellbeing!

Night

equinox x

hi

my friend is firmly entraced with nichiren buddhism and it seems to be working for her very well....

if you are drawn to it, then give it a walnut whirl.....

I can't say I've heard anything good about SGI. I used to live in Japan and they are considered to be VERY dodgy over there. I also used to have a "friend" who was a member and the organisation seemed to me to be a bit cult like.

yes it works

my partner has practiced nichiren buddhism for several years now. he was introduced by an ex-girlfriend who subsequently dumped him.

when i met him a few years ago he was jobless and about to become homeless. he is now still jobless, but is living with me and being totally provided for by me.

so yes, i guess you could say it has worked for him. personally it seems more like a cult to me.

actually I have been trying this for a few months and I definitely think chanting it gives a sense of well being and positivity I never encountered before.

It's a cult. google: SGI CUlt TAx Evasion ... So many scandals. Whiteara is right. This isn't buddhism. I doubt the originial OP is still a member. I was for 3 years.

The phrase/mantra itself isn't a cult. I love it. YouTube video of Tina Turner repeating the mantra. Fantastic woman. This thread is ancient but as you brought it back up again.

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo – Mantra Meaning. Nam comes from the Sanskrit namas, meaning to devote or dedicate oneself. Myo can be translated as mystic or wonderful, and ho means law. This law is called mystic because it is difficult to comprehend. Renge means lotus blossom.

Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō is the central mantra chanted within all forms of Nichiren Buddhism.

I am happy to say I am Buddhist. I came across Nichiren Buddhism through a friend of mine. It took me a little while to grasp the chanting (I used to get headaches and thought it was utterly ridiculous). Chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo has kept me sane, has helped me to focus, become patient and more lucid. It can be evangelical but it is up to you how involved you want to get. As with most organisations, we need money to keep it going, I have never contributed money but like to buy incense sticks, books and so on in the shop at the centre.

It is up to you or how long you want to chant and how much you want to read and study.

What I have found mind blowing is the people I have met through the practice, people of different background, colour and creed. We have a once monthly discussion meeting ---We get together at someone's house, we chant for 1/2 hour and an hour to discuss anything and everything. Kids stuff, challenges we face at work, we discuss how the practice helps us on a daily basis.

Personally the practice has helped me to get through a painful divorce, it has helped me to feel grateful and feel no hatred for a man who has physically and mentally abused me for 14 years.

Nichiren Buddhism is all about gratitude. We all have the potential for Buddhahood. I quote "when chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo the Buddha state quite naturally emerges from within, enabling us to draw on our limitless inner resources and actively contribute to a creative and peaceful society"

That has got to be a good thing!

The people I have met are my network support and my friends.

www.sgi-uk.org