BUDDHISM?

Ok.... now buddhism i LOVE... HOWEVER 

i would not say it is a religion but instead a way to live life?. 

When chanting Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō  (Please watch the video below for examples of Chanting/Meditation) & you do say what they call a pray. It is not a pray, but instead saying thank you to persons like Nichiren Shōshū who spent his life trying to make us realise we are all equal and negative can be turned into positive.i.e  Your never lost but instead finding a new way to get to that place. (Although i wish the pray was translated in English so i could say it easier). Please buddhists remember what he said especially about "do not pray to a buddha statue" chant, meditate & before you know it problems begin to find resolution. My friend in LA took me to Buddhism meetings at a lovely ladies house & where a different person each week would tell how they overcome adversity so we all had another idea how to overcome any of our own. HOWEVER.. when i suggested to my friend we chant in the park or outside rather than always inside sitting beside, earth, water and fire, he got angry & said it must be home in front of his Buddhist objects? Hmmmmm if we chanted "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" in the park, and of course still said thank you to Nichiren by saying the buddhist pray then wouldn't we attract more people to think like he did and then help achieve what he originally set out to do?

Also, sorry to say, but the fat little Buddha that everyone knows & seen was one of Nichiren Shōshin's students that was a Sumo Wrestler & tried to promote buddhism the best he could. Kinda like product endorsement. He is not Buddha's God! Nichiren spent most of his life in jail as he tried to teach us we are all equal... whereas the Sumo wrestler being famous managed to get more people to realise they are equal as they listened to him because of his fame. Nichiren was glad either way the message got out there & change started & since the Sumo Wrestler was one of his students more than proud of his achievments. 

Please note Buddhist’s if you find yourself tingling & getting goosebumps when your thinking about something I would say that is actually “enlightenment” at its highest… maybe your thinking is right on that occasion! 

Daimoku - Nam Myoko Renge Kyo Thanks to Mediatime Network for posting at Youtube.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsJ_ndX9MKprtGcD0glG_pg