Anyone heard of this chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo?

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Permalink Reply by Smiley :) on August 3, 2008 at 1:25pm

Hi Mary,

I havent heard of this chant but I did a search on the net and found some info..I'm glad to know that most of your wishes came true but I cannot understand why things are going wrong now..I hope everything is sorted out soon for you and wishing you well....lots of peace and happiness.

I would love to learn more about this mantra..as I have been in the process of learning the benefits of various mantras past few months but there has been a small gap where I havent done much work on this..

:)

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Permalink Reply by amy on August 3, 2008 at 10:16pm

I thought it was a Buddhist chant. Anyway did you ever see the movie " What Does Love Got to Do With It"? The movie about Tina Turner? Well in that movie when she was leaving Ike and trying to center and gather all her strength, she chanted it. ( I think thats how it went if I remember correctly.)

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Permalink Reply by Leeanne on August 4, 2008 at 1:29pm

That's EXACTLY what I thought of when I read the title of the post. "Hey, wasn't that in What's Love Got To Do With It?"

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Permalink Reply by Mary Diamond on August 4, 2008 at 5:51pm

Yeah, you guys are right this is a Buddhist chant and Tina Turner sure lives by it and she is also a devoted Buddhist (I think) for many years. She did this chanting on Larry King a couple of years ago (check You Tube) that's mind-blowing. Larry was in awe! Anyway, without becoming a Buddhist, people have seen results and as I mentioned that in less than two weeks I thought I made a breakthrough and I couldn't think of anything else but this chanting. So what seemed like didn't work out in the end, may turn out to be a temporary thing that things will work out but it may not be the time and I may need to clear more bad karmas. It's just that everything was going so well, then poof! Now everything has come to standstill and I don't even know if my desire is being handled by the Creator in the background or what?

I do the chanting with a video on You Tube (replaying a few times for 20 mins or so). So it gives me the feel of being with other people and also chanting the right way. If anyone interested, I thought it also burns a lot of calories because I get so hungry at times. LOL!

Happy chanting whoever is interested!

Love,

Mary

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on August 4, 2008 at 7:31pm

The first time I heard this chant, it was on an episode of The Monkees! Micky used it during the show. I'd be very interested in learning more...

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Permalink Reply by Mary Diamond on August 4, 2008 at 9:10pm

Hi Tammy,

Here are some links to more information. I myself do not know much and I do not belong to any organization. This is not me. I am just trying out the chanting. I think it has certain power. If nothing, you may find peace. It releases stress and eventually negative thoughts. I have been chanting for that more than anything else. They say you can chant for something particular as well. I also read that you may go through a period of highs and lows. It's the cleansing process. So no need for alarm if that happens. After all, it's just a mantra which has good intentions. It can't kill anyone. But there are all those organizations who are using this as business like tons of people out there making big business with LOA after Secret came out? LOL!

http://members.freezone.co.uk/sunspark/nmhrk/whatis.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sqrtj9p7ZU
http://www.sgi-usa.org/newmembers/resources/faqs/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOsr_ZOi-Jo

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Permalink Reply by Reveal on August 9, 2008 at 11:29pm

I love this post, Thanks for sharing it.

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Permalink Reply by janet bratter on August 10, 2008 at 12:12am

To all who are interested in the teachings of the Buddha and the "later-day" twelve-century Japanese Buddhist monk, Nicheran Daishonen, who perceived the "lotus sutra" to be the most all-encompasing of the Buddha's teachings: there are regular gatherings of those who chant the entire lotus sutra twice daily on their own and together in group settings. Nam myoho renge kyo as I understand it is basically a metaphoric statement referring to the lotus plant which blooms and produces seed simultaneously. Since the entire sutra (teaching) is chanted in Japanese and you don't have to know what it translates to, the power of it comes from the chanting itself. You can find groups doing this if you want to try it.

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Permalink Reply by Reveal on August 10, 2008 at 12:52am

Thank you Janet

I will look into it

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Permalink Reply by Celebrate Small Changes on August 14, 2008 at 11:02pm

Wow thank you so much for this post. When my sister was dieing she had a care giver who chanted this chant. She used the chant to bring her many good things like peace, health ,trips whatever My sister and I chanted it and it was very calming. I went with the care giver to a meeting where everybody was chanting. Very nice

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Permalink Reply by Mary Diamond on August 15, 2008 at 12:29pm

Hi Celebrate,

How long did you normally chant? I have been doing it regularly for over the month 15 mins twice daily as I get exhausted. LOL! I do the chanting usually with some monk on You Tube so I get into a rhythm and also making sure I am sounding right. It is also very pleasing to chant with the monks. But some people who told me how they chanted for something in particular, they would chant for hours only stopping for food now and then. So more you do it better? I have been doing it for resolution to something and of course along the way find my peace. I thought in the beginning I made a break through with some very powerful things happening. Then everything came to standstill again like before. Also I go through on and off mood. Some days I find myself crying and some days I feel great. I read in one book that since this is a cleansing process, one may go through various stages before reaching the bliss. I don't know but after trying everything else, when someone suggested this I was so happy and as I said some absolute miracles started happening that didn't happen in so many years of trying to come to a resolution of something that I desire. I wish I could understand it more, but when I ask people who belong to groups and chant, they don't seem to know much. They just chant and would ask me to chant. I do it anyway without anyone else.

If you know more about how it works or worked for you, I would be most grateful to know more about it. Thanks

Love,

Mary

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Permalink Reply by Happy on August 14, 2008 at 11:18pm

Its a very old mantra and its excellent. You can find some cool versions of monks chanting it on Youtube. Even better if you chant it yurself. Even just reading it is excellent. The best reason to chant it is for the benefit all beings.:)

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