Is There Any Right Way to Chant?

In this vlog we will discuss questions about the right way to chant .

[@margaretblaine5367]

You can chant without a time limit. Part of having faith is trusting that the universe will come through even though your circumstances don't show it yet.

[@margaretblaine5367]

The Gohonzon is a visual representation of our relationship to the Gohonzon and is a reminder of who we are, one with that infinite mind.

[@margaretblaine5367]

From Italy. What a lovely country. It would be wonderful if those of us in the international community could meet in person.

[@barbeblanche1919]

Here's big Belgium gratefully looking at you :)

[@margaretblaine5367]

Just keep on keeping on. You will get through it. Sometimes when we are just starting to chant, our lives are like a hose blocked by the dirt from the winter rains. When we first start to flush out the hose, the dirt comes out first. But this will pass. Stay close to your district and get support.

[@maismith3341]

Thanks so much 😘 I been practicing 3 years and I love it it change my life ❤️

[@margaretblaine5367]

I love it too.

[@sanghamitrapatra3922]

i have been chanting since past 1 year. trying hard to change winter into spring. facing problem since 1921. thank you for your guidence. its a big help

[@margaretblainelifecoach1321]

I'm glad.

[@agathapoirot5373]

Thank you Margaret. I find your talks extremely inspiring and easy to follow. (Easy but not easy; like easy to start but difficult to continue)No chanting is ever wasted. I hear that all the time. Also, no effort is ever wasted in Buddhism (I've heard this in SGI)

[@margaretblaine5367]

I hope they'll be useful.

[@onam9415]

Its been for three days now , am praying chanting for my brother who is influence in wrong stuff. I hope he recovers 🙏🙏🙏 I have faith ....

[@imdcoolest1685]

Hi has your brother been able to recover? How has your experience been?

[@margaretblaine5367]

No, it's not harmful and you're right, no chanting is ever wasted. I just wouldn't let it replace your chanting in front of your Gohonzon. Let it be in addition.

[@440SPN]

Margaret thank you for reply.

[@thehealerishere732]

OMG! The universe has landed me to this, to attain more faith in him. Truly grateful to you nanny for such beautiful explanation. Thank you thank you thank you.

[@JARZEBINA]

I think OMG is not the right use for buddists??we don't believe in God

[@sashavictoria2405]

God is not a him

[@kellyhoh444]

Thank you very much, Margaret!

[@davidnewsome6237]

Love your videos!..very inspirational and motivating!.. Thank you! Nam Myoho Renge Kyo🙏

[@anupammasharmma845]

Thanks for the clarity and brace.🙏

[@kierredestiny2]

Great guidance! I will apply this🙏🏾📿

[@roberta6795]

I estimate you so much Margaret. I'd love to know you personally one day. A big hug from Italy. And thank you again for the time you dedicate us to prepare this helpful and beautiful videos. This is the lovely kosen rufu.

[@Jamie5633]

Thank u very much from Australia 🇦🇺 35 year member I know shifts happen yet it can be so hard when taking time to get that break through thanks for inspiring me 💕

[@margaretblaine5367]

Glad it was helpful.

[@auntyyoohoo5481]

I have been asking this question my entire life! Thank you!!!

[@rhythmfield]

Thank you from the great city of New York! Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo

[@mngmojo2]

Thanks for helping so many of us ., In fact I can vouch that the practice works I had a similar job experience in terms of drop date🙏

[@pavankumargautam5067]

Thank you grandma for clearing some basic concepts...

[@chihuahuapixieprincess2482]

Thank you so much for explaining the fundamentals of actual physical chanting, I was running out of breath simply because it seems like one long chant - this has really helped. Thank you X

[@margaretblaine5367]

Good.

[@margaretblaine5367]

Hi Pooja, It sounds as though you have a lot going on. Remember leaders are just volunteers like all of us and are doing the best they can. It's a good time to do your human revolution. I discovered that when I was upset with a leader once who wasn't doing what I thought she should be. I chanted about it. Altho I had been very tempted not to support her and let her fail, after chanting about it I decided to support her. Sometime later I learned how hard it was for her to reach out to other people to organize things, her major life challenge. My heart went out to her and I saw my lack of compassion. I suggest you chant about it.

[@ajnum2]

Thank you Margaret...I'm from India. You have motivated me. Thank you

[@CLEOPATRANTOINE]

From India too although not Indian, you motivated me also. Thank you.

[@tatianar.421]

Thank you Margaret, im so happy I found this

[@margaretblaine5367]

I'm happy it's helpful.

[@susmitasen2364]

Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us. Your guidance is also very helpful.Love and best wishes go your way. From India.

[@ronbocanegra2662]

AMAZING! Thanks MARGARET

[@margaretblaine5367]

My pleasure.

[@ankitaraturi5618]

Love and support to you from India 🇮🇳

[@seemasami0429]

Love your videos it’s very helpful and inspiring! Thanks a lot again and again

[@margaretblaine5367]

You're so welcome.

[@margaretblaine5367]

Thank you.

[@JR-ol3hx]

Hi I just discovered your channel. I really appreciate the detailed advice. I just recently starting this practice with the SGI. I have not received my Gohonzon yet but I know it will happen soon. I was questioning if I was doing this right and I have been harboring some doubts. Your advice on your channel really lead me in the right direction and clarified my questions and doubts. Thank you for posting such detailed information. Sooo helpful.

[@margaretblaine5367]

I'm glad it was helpful.

[@pradnyaramteke2348]

Thank you thank you thank you very much dear🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@margaretblaine5367]

You're welcome.

[@shashisharma1584]

Hi lots of gratitude I follow you madam Wonderful

[@sylviababajide7660]

Helpful Guidance Nam myoho Renge kyo

[@margaretblaine5367]

Glad it was helpful.

[@ditisen4697]

Can you please guide me on how to chant to eradicate the karma of jealousy from others, that keeps coming my way? Many thanks for your wonderful guidances as well.

[@jerin_pearl]

I have been chanting from the last 6 months and have set time limits for my goals but it didn't manifested but I have full trust in the universe 🙏💕

[@margaretblaine5367]

Hi Jerin, How re you chanting? And, when doubts come up how are you handling them?

[@margaretblaine5367]

@@payelbanerjee6226 You just come to the gohonzon as you are. You might like my video, Is There Any R9ght Way to Chant? May 24, 2018

[@tawanawilliams9618]

Can you do something about financial karma.and change

[@chadwellclifford5658]

As I have been involved in working with people with complex needs I am really interested in the following question: Can a deaf and blind person effectively practice Nichiren Buddhism using Braille or Sign Language? If so what does this suggest about the need for verbal expression of the Daimoku and visual connection to the Gohonzon? If they are able to internally connect to their Buddha Nature and the Gohonzon that only exists within, is it really the chanting that does the work or the individuals intention and focus?

[@KEPoles]

Nice question. I hope you get an answer.

[@juliaescalante3373]

I need the answer to this!

[@440SPN]

Hi Margaret, as a beginner my question is, is it unnecessary or harmful to chant without using the Gohonzon as focal point? Not to intentionally replace chanting to Gohonzon, but in addition to it? I hear, in videos, that no chanting is ever wasted.

[@margaretek5350]

🙏🙏💕💕💕🙏🙏

[@rosrobinson165]

Thank you i need help with chanting i have mental health issues and i find it difficult to concentrate

[@deshdarpan580]

Why do we keep our eyes open while chanting?

[@scottjackson163]

I’m one of those who chants for either no goal or an ill-defined goal. I want chanting to be, for me, an end in itself.

[@margaretblaine5367]

You can do that. No chanting is ever wasted.

[@Gabialoha1]

Thank you Margaret! Could you post the links below your video for easier access?

[@margaretblaine5367]

If you go to my website, margaretblaine.com,I have a transcript download. Next time I will put the urls below the video.

[@Gabialoha1]

Thanks!!

[@kiransharma7848]

Thank you Margaret .brilliant videos .I love your explanations. So much clarity. Love you I love to hear you.Any topic is meaningful in Nichiren Buddhism. 🙏🌷🙏

[@scottjackson163]

I understand chanting, but I do not understand the concept of chanting FOR a thing. There is only Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. There is nothing about earning a bachelor’s degree or curing eczema contained in this phrase. As a procedural matter, where does one’s goal come in?

[@amrutapise8770]

Hi, your guidance is really appreciated. I just want to ask what is the meaning of Kosen rufu? Regards, Amruta India

[@DeepikaAgarwall]

World peace through individual happiness meaning propagating the Law

[@barbeblanche1919]

[@infinitystream5356]

I am chanting yet I feel stuck somewhere, no earning and I don't know what to do how to earn , can't go for full time job since my family needs me also they don't pay well in small town there is no part time job available here , start my own work or what I have no idea everything is so confusing and I feel caged and lost but I am chanting I will keep chanting I m good or not don't know I don't even want to know but I will keep chanting that's what I m sure about

[@margaretblaine5367]

Since you don't know which direction to go, I would chant for clarity.

[@infinitystream5356]

@@margaretblaine5367 thank you so much 🙏 my heart is aching scared and broke I feel I trust if I am here there has to be some light , thank you so much ma'am I really feel grateful to your guidence and wisdom ❤️

[@user-sl8yn2xi1r]

Please chant for me im struggling

[@angelandrews5105]

Margaret i started chanting and using a Tibetan singing bowl 3 days of chanting i felt totally lost and depressed so much i lost faith in chanting and stopped i fell upon your chanel today no coincidence as i think the universe is trying to tell me something my question is as chanting moves energy was this energy being unblocked hence the depression as iv had alot of unresolved trauma to deal with and if yes should i continue as I'd like to but i dont want to feel this way evetytime. Thank you I'd appreciate anyones thoughts if reading my comment.

[@440SPN]

Angel Andrews, i have found chanting to be helpful in moving out suppressed energy of depression, but this method may not be for everyone, just my opinion.

[@alamalumangai9289]

Ms Margaret Blaine from today I want to work on my human revolution. can you share the methods I can go about doing it.? specifically I want to build more compassion into my heart. I tend to get angry with my mother all the time with her impatience. anyway we can build a compassionate relationship? or is withdrawal better?

[@margaretblaine5367]

I would chant for her happiness as she doesn't sound as though she is happy. And chant for a harmonious family. Margaret

[@ahappygirl3007]

Hi I am learning how to say the chant correctly. Is it nam yo ho ringe kyo or nam myo ho renge kyo? Please guide me. Thank you.

[@ZoriVerse]

Nam myoho renge kyo - chant it just as you see it.

[@sambhavgupta7703]

You can search on youtube as well,chant along with it!

[@agathapoirot5373]

You can listen and repeat the way it is pronounced at the beginning of each of Margaret's video.

[@heenarathod7186]

While chanting for a new job, should we express gratitude for current job ?

[@margaretblaine5367]

Absolutely.. Gratitude is important and I don't think it is any accident that half of the prayers in the liturgy are prayers of gratitude. Your gratitude acknowledges the contribution of the universe.

[@heenarathod7186]

@@margaretblaine5367 thank you 😇

[@dharaatarang22]

Hi grandma I’m from India I started changing today Can I close my eyes while chanting?? Plz guide me 😅

[@margaretblaine5367]

Congratulations. You have begun a life long adventure.This is an eyes open practice. Set a focal point on the wall and sit in a comfortable chair. Are you in touch with the person who introduced you? You will need regular guidance from an experienced practitioner. The SGI in India can be reached through the following address. www.sokaglobal.org/contact-us/general-inquiries.html You might be interested in my book for newcomers Your Path to Unshakeable Happiness. It will show you how we use the practice and give you the basics.

[@asmishd]

What happened if we chant sleep position - laying on bed

[@agathapoirot5373]

I know this is a question for Margaret but I'll just share my experience. Two years ago I had the flu for over a week. I was by myself since everyone had gone to another state. I had fever and all the symptoms related to a bad case of influenza. I did Gongyo and chanted in bed because I had no energy to get up. I chant in my car when going somewhere if I'm alone, to get to a place safely. I chant anywhere and anytime I have a chance.

[@440SPN]

@@agathapoirot5373 Thanks for sharing your experience 😊

[@DeepikaAgarwall]

You can only chant while lying down only if you are sick otherwise it is adviced to sit down in front a blank wall/Gohonzon with your back straight, eyes open and hands folded while chanting. Have a respectful attitude while chanting as if Daishonin is sitting in front of you.

[@margaretblaine5367]

I'm not sure I understand the question. Is the jealousy aimed at you ?

[@nicolespiffi]

I’m so confused how do you chant

[@margaretblaine5367]

You set a goal, what you want and chant for it. See it as you want it when it is achieved. If doubts come up let them go and go back to chanting seeing your goal as accomplished.

[@parulsatija5570]

Hi Margaret, Thanks for the guidance as always. Wanted to understand : isn't setting a deadline equal to forcing the goal...won't the universe take care of our goal when the right time comes... To quote a phrase , ''In God's own time""- as we say... How different it is and how can we set a time limit? For me personally, setting a time limit feels like trying to control.... It might even make me anxious and disappointed as time draws near and the goal is still not reached. Kindly guide .

[@talasanishruthiireddy1521]

Can we chant internally in mind? Silently?

[@margaretblaine5367]

You can, but I wouldn't do it as your primary session. Gongyo and chanting consitute the basis of our faith, the basis for attain our human revolution and Buddhahood. Our attitude while chanting should be focused, earnest, sincere and respectful and with all of our attention. We want to challenge any problem we are dealing with in order to turn poison into medicine. The voice does the Buddha's work.

[@talasanishruthiireddy1521]

@@margaretblaine5367 mam Will you help me.....

[@margaretblaine5367]

What do you need help with Shruthi?

[@talasanishruthiireddy1521]

@@margaretblaine5367 Hi Mam..actuallyi want to become a spiritual healer... But first i have to be happy nd content with my life right mam.. Then only i can help others get out of their pains.. I want to get married to particular person.. But our relationship is damaged to extent that the person left me...i am chanting since many months.. but now its a do or die situation... Can u chant for me? Or ask ur group to chant for me.. Bcoz i read that if many people asks cosmos for a partical wish at the same time then that wish gathers so much energy and power that it manifests immediately... Pls help me Mam... I hv special purpose in life... I dont wana waste my life Mam...

[@margaretblaine5367]

When we chant in front of the Gohonzon, it is to change ourselves, so we can then change our environment. When we change our environment changes. You need to make a determination that you are going to chant whether you feel like it or not. Are you doing all the ways of practice? Are you going to meetings, supporting others, doing the daily practice, and studying something every day, even if it is just a paragraph from one of the encouragement books? If you are doing these things you will find that your life takes off in a positive direction. I will chant for you, but I hope you are in contact with your district, and they can support you and chant with you. We can't change someone else, only ourselves, but that shifts the whole situation.

[@eddykohlmann471]

No. Don't bother. Waste of time.