Law of Attraction and Nichiren Buddhism

Relating Law of Attraction to Nichiren Buddhism
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[@traceowl2539]

Thank you so much for this explanation...i chant as often as I breathe and i always feel a calm ,happy and positive .

[@GenieHermoso]

Amazing!

[@Mystique7]

It's the same thing like you said esho funi. When you change, your environment reflects it. It's really you who changes & you will know that by how you respond to the same problems. When you have a different response, you'll know you changed. ✌🏻❤️

[@medir-acao]

Thank you very much for sharing it! I do not know how KZbin took so long to suggest this beautiful experience. I wish you all the best, and hopefully, we are all chanting together soon. Before that, we need to learn something about the current situation so that can be avoided in the future.

[@GenieHermoso]

Thank you very much!

[@SummerMonae]

I chant and a believer of law of attraction. im so thankful to have found you

[@GenieHermoso]

Summer Monae' Thanks. It talks about same principles really. Will post another video linking LOA to NB. Thanks for watching :-)

[@mikedee1771]

Very helpful, thankyou. Outside of Buddhism I have found this same idea of the law of attraction being called "mental magnetism"

[@GenieHermoso]

It is the same... but it is not just mental. Most of it is unconscious.

[@andreianifourcault2245]

Thank you so much your explanation is clear and precise!!!

[@GenieHermoso]

Thank you so much!

[@LiteraryWindWhispers]

very nice I just started my buddhism practice and I my first thought was that it was really related to the LOA, like chanting uplift you! an buddhism believes that you are the creator of your own destiny same way as LOA i think they are super link and I love them both

[@GenieHermoso]

Natalie Osorio Hi Law of Attraction only talking about the principle of oneness of self an environment.... Nichiren Buddhism calls this principle Esho Funi.......

[@GenieHermoso]

Natalie Osorio Law of Attraction talks about principles only but does not provide a practice where you can actualize what you intend. Chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo allows you to actualize your desires but it is more than that. It is about changing yourself from the inside out.

[@podcastwithbhiku]

Thank you to meet a Buddha like you

[@Raja-ut3ep]

Lovely and meaningful video🙏

[@homeofgenie3939]

Thank you!

[@raheemsoofi5157]

Amazing mantra thank you so much

[@homeofgenie3939]

Thanks for watching.

[@meiritheenfpslytherin1594]

Very helpful! Thanks

[@margaretek5350]

🙏💜❤️🧡💙Thank you for this explanation! 💚💖

[@GenieHermoso]

You are so welcome

[@asteroid2691]

Hello, in what ways has your life improved? Can you name exactly what and how your life changed?

[@zdoll12]

Thank you so much!

[@GenieHermoso]

Thanks too!

[@vijaygedam6369]

Thank u Thank u Thank u

[@douglieberman6406]

Thank you 🙏 😊

[@LadyMusse]

Great video sis ✨🧡

[@GenieHermoso]

Thanks.

[@Hurricane828]

Wow! I have been practicing for 24 years and you just gave the best definition of Ichinen Sanzen I have ever heard. (for those new to Buddhism) I will use it from now on. :)

[@marumarusensei1]

Hurricane828 She has no idea what Ichinen Sanzen. SGI has denied the actual Ichinen Sanzen.

[@exposeevil5492]

@@marumarusensei1 You guys are both lost this is Satanism. Satanism is just Kabbalah spirit travel. Or being a spiritual medium

[@marumarusensei1]

@@exposeevil5492 You, too. 😂

[@marumarusensei1]

@@exposeevil5492 Your comment is conspicuously manifesting your shallow spirituality. I will return what you told me. You are so irresponsible. You have no idea what I am talking about. As a courtesy of all human kinds, will you refrain from telling us your egotistical self centered nonsense?

[@exposeevil5492]

@@marumarusensei1 It is Sad how you can't see. All our "spiritual" practices worldwide are the same No matter where we are from. The reason is clear cuz they all come from Babylon. All you did was try and insult me. I forgive you.

[@jerin_pearl]

Thank you for the video ..u are so lovely ❤️

[@omagnifico1952]

Daimoku (NAM MYOHO RENGUE KYO) é o título do SUTRA DE LÓTUS em forma de oração. É místico e maravilhoso!

[@PartnerWithAngela]

I agree with you 100%

[@GenieHermoso]

Thanks!

[@tawanawilliams9618]

Thankyou

[@kiransharma7848]

Very well explained. Good job.ive subscribed your channel 👍❤🙏🌹🙏thank u

[@GenieHermoso]

Kiran Sharma Thank You. Will try to add more Buddhism related views in the upcoming weeks.

[@kiransharma7848]

@@GenieHermoso thankyou sweetheart. Do some video o n what s fundamental darkness

[@GenieHermoso]

Kiran Sharma I was already thinking of frequently asked questions. I could include that. Topic. Thanks for input!

[@kiransharma7848]

@@GenieHermoso o thankyou genie. Nam- myoho- renge- kyo. Where do u live

[@GenieHermoso]

Kiran Sharma USA

[@snehadamle5138]

I chant daily morning and evening but why my prayers are not answered

[@arm.wrestling_world]

I am also a bsg member

[@pratimaparida2056]

How to focus on solutions if u do not know the solution of your problem? Sometimes if you feel you are traped by the situation,then in that case what to do?

[@GenieHermoso]

pratima parida Hi when we chant we are able to access a different level of mind... when we chant we access theta state when we do not chant we are in Beta state which is limited...before you chant you can intend what would it take for this problem to be solved or you can intend for the outcome you desire or be open to something better. Intend first, trust then chant....

[@GenieHermoso]

Also, when you chant to Gohonzon, set an intention of what you can do to change the situation. Usually, I get insights.

[@uniquekaushik5096]

chant for the right path. daimoku will show the right path to you.❣️ Nam myoho renge kyo

[@MrGuidomuse]

This is very encouraging.

[@marumarusensei1]

Margo Cavoli Show me the evidence! I don't subscribe to your point of view with your emotional testimony. Is there any Buddhism document exists to prove that SGI is a legitimate Buddism not a CULT.

[@IsacBorgert]

Have you read the book Paradise of Jesus and Nirvana of Buddha? Based on the teachings of the law of attraction, the ebook is on Amazon, is very good, liberator.

[@GenieHermoso]

Hi I hope they have an audiobook... I travel a lot and listen to audiobooks more.

[@IsacBorgert]

@@GenieHermoso They don't have it yet, but the book is small, it's a fluid reading.

[@mariacristinapiccarolo5738]

Grazie

[@abirsblog9469]

I am the new commenter in this channel

[@GenieHermoso]

Thanks!

[@erikanthony8412]

Awesome video, your an extremely interesting and knowledgeable person. Thanks for sharing. I have chanted for 10 years, but I have always also been into Metaphysics, just a lot in the last year. I do affirmations in my head while I chant Namyo at the same time. Most people don’t realize they use the law of attraction everyday. They expect the same and that’s what they get. But It is a double side coin I am learning though: To have my Ideals manifested, I must first be willing be a channel through which the Ideals of others are manifested. Thanks for sharing, maybe my daughter will watch. She is third generation and a bit stubborn. :)

[@marumarusensei1]

Erik Anthony Your comment manifests that how much you know nothing but the poisoning you release in the world.Chanting for 10 years??? Wow, what you have been studying? Because you are destroying the intention of the Buddha, now I can't forgive your ignorance. I will refute all the way. Since you haven't given me any answers, you have already got defeated. You must know that. Who is your leader? I will challenge him or her in Oregon. Stop chanting SGI fake manta and burn a SGI manifactured paper scroll the cult members call honzon. That paper is the home of the devils according to the Buddhism. Wake up Erik. This woman has no idea what the Daishonin Buddhism is. Without knowing, she is spreading the worst poisoning into the world. She is a victim of SGI cult but if she keeps spreading this incorrect information, I must refute this woman as well.

[@marumarusensei1]

Erik Anthony You made your daughtet make involved this cult? Poor thing. Let her choose her religion. How come you can feed the worst poisoning to your daughter? Your shallow knowledge even does not let you answer who is the true Buddha! Reply here if you know the answer.Daisaku aburatanuki Ikeda?

[@marumarusensei1]

Erik Anthony I have no negativity self declared pope. If you feel that as if I had some negativity? That is because you are ignorant about Buddhism and doing the 14 slanders. Reply my responses. Or are you afraid of knowing that your ignorance? Who is the Buddha of the true cause for all other Buddhas. As a courtesy for humanities, would you refrain from making your daughter involved Daisaku "aburatanuki" Ikeda cult? For you, is Ikeda as the true Buddha? Who is the Buddha of the true cause? Don't keep running away from the truth.

[@marumarusensei1]

Erik Anthony Show me the evidence! I don't subscribe to your point of view with your emotional testimony. Is there any Buddhism document exists to prove that SGI is a legitimate Buddism not a CULT.

[@genevievehermoso5577]

Hi there is an SGi member in Germany also on the same path....into metaphysics and brain waves, energy study.....She had a boom out on amazon.com and it is titled Nichiren 3.0. I loved it she explained effect of chanting in altering our brain wave pattersn from beta to alpha-theta....It would be helpful for ppl like us who just love to learn more about the practice :-)

[@tawanawilliams9618]

Do you have a email I chant and follow Abraham Hicks law of attraction love like minded people

[@GenieHermoso]

Tawana Williams [e-mail]

[@GenieHermoso]

Tawana Williams hi I follow the principles. Once you understand the principles what the other spiritual teachers have been sharing are universal truths. I try to feel good as Esther Hicks recommends and the way I do that is by chanting to elevate my vibration or life condition.

[@adrianataffuri8507]

Me too!

[@madhusmitamallick7136]

Mam how can our desire manifest by chant dimoku in present or future thoughts???

[@GenieHermoso]

Hi, when we chant daimoku, it creates an inner change in our consciousness. What I do is I write down my goals, visualize and just chant.

[@belasgirl6]

I live in Hades

[@romankotas448]

You have WiFi down there?

[@lifechoices6643]

I can personally attest to the law of esho funi in Buddhism-except that its results have come slowly and late.

[@tamilian9679]

Hi.. What u mean it came slowly? But it came.. Can u share..

[@lifechoices6643]

@@tamilian9679 It is only in the 20th year of my practice that I understood what 'buddhahood' means.Since then, my life is more transformed.

[@themantrawomankey8514]

This is great but Law of Attraction and Buddhism always go hand in hand regardless of the type of Buddhism that one follows. LOA brought up in your life to change you into the better, through meditation and chanting.

[@lucylouwho2876]

an indigo?? Isn't that a bit arrogant?

[@themantrawomankey8514]

@@lucylouwho2876 bro i said that like a year ago 😬😂 don't even remember what the topic was. ✌

[@IsacBorgert]

Have you read the book Paradise of Jesus and Nirvana of Buddha? Based on the teachings of the law of attraction, the ebook is on Amazon, is very good, liberator.

[@sarangkulkarni4541]

Plz tell me mam can i chant during sleep time in mind, without loudly, I m very confused about this, I hearty want to change my life, plz relply, I request, it's very helpful to mi

[@GenieHermoso]

Hi, you have to do this awake and verbalize it. It's the sound of your own voice that activates the chant.

[@jerin_pearl]

It's a great video thanks for posting the video it's very informative ...I started chanting and I always believe in Loa ..please suggest me a good book on nichiren Buddhism 🙏

[@GenieHermoso]

Yukio Matsudo and 1 more Change your Brainwaves, Change your Karma: Nichiren Buddhism 3.1

[@GenieHermoso]

That book is informative

[@jerin_pearl]

@@GenieHermoso thank you so much 🙏

[@laela6289]

So this is where these new age ideas of “if you putt things into the universe it’ll come back to” is coming from. I have a few bones to pick here and there, as I think some things are purely out of your control, but overall a lot of it is true for most cases. Chaotic people cause chaos, angry people create angered situations, peaceful people know how to navigate to make peace in any situation.

[@marciesalkowski8139]

Kæla Brown agreed

[@BubblyViolin11]

Buddhism is actually more about letting go of control and directing your energy towards YOUR growth and self actualization. You can’t control what comes to you, but you CAN control how you respond. Buddhism is a practice that’s geared towards your internal work being reflected externally rather than trying to change the outside world to fit you, if that makes sense? So you do the practice and the work not because you want your circumstances to change, but because inner growth is the goal. As you grow, your external circumstances will change along with you as a byproduct of your actualization.

[@lifechoices6643]

Nichirn Buddhism is unique.Yet the fact is that even though the gohonzon is complete,most members' lives do not adequately reflect this fact.The only solution I have discovered is to keep on renewing my determination and keep on doing self-reflection.

[@silvinanavarro3123]

Don t forget that each person have their own karma from their past existence too, that s why many people used to take more time to reach their goals. Good and bad karma determine your immediate and longer future.

[@GenieHermoso]

True, determination and self reflection is key along w consistent practice.

[@lucylouwho2876]

Members lives reflect their own practice and life condition not the teaching.

[@pawansur7205]

Hi i am ur new subscriber.. would u teach me how to start meditation and what mantra should b chanted in budhism.i dont have any guru but i wann to start

[@GenieHermoso]

Pawan Sur hi I chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.... You can go to www.sgi-usa.org or www. sgi.org there are centers in 195 countries around the world.

[@GenieHermoso]

Hi there is no guru. The chant is easy to learn.

[@pawansur7205]

Genie Hermoso thanks for ur reply.. i will do definitely..thnks for showing me the right path

[@adrianataffuri8507]

Nam myoho renge kyo Its amazing

[@corinechuah747]

Can i only listen without singing it loudly.

[@GenieHermoso]

You have to chant the phrase for it to work. It is power of sound.

[@abhisheiksharma1202]

Can i win a jackpot lottery if i chant with determination to win?

[@GenieHermoso]

Abhisheik Sharma it depends if that will make u happy and u have no subconscious resistance to winning. I had chanted for a job and money and got it. It did not necessarily made me happy but I was happy in the knowldge that I can make things go in the direction I desire.

[@abhisheiksharma1202]

@@GenieHermoso so what do i need to do? What should be my state of mind when chanting for the jackpot?

[@brujo_millonario]

I had very poor results with this practice, is it because I didn't pass through some sort of initiation?

[@GenieHermoso]

Radiólogo Millonario Hi consistency is key. Sincerity and willingness to learn more about process is key. Trusting the process is key. If this chant did not work, I will not chant consistently for 12 years. It will just be a waste of my time. But why would I and millions more chant this mantra daily if there is no effect? It works when you allow it to. Or it may not be the path for you. I started with 5 mins for a month then 10 mins then more..... It does not mean I have no problems. It means when I have problems I have that extra strength to surmount it. Everyone can tap into their highest level of mind but it takes work and it takes discipine. A seed cannot grow into a full grown tree if you water it today and not the next. It works when you put in the work. You do not have to believe me because you have free will and judgment. But just ask yourself, why would people continue to chant 12, 20,30,40,50 years daily if there were no benefits? Think about it:-)

[@iamhere7629]

@@GenieHermoso Hello. So what do you think about all the other Nichiren Sects here in Japan. Nichiren Shu ect.? Japan.🤗🙍

[@iamhere7629]

@@GenieHermoso And i hope you just answer me .🤗Japan.

[@dentaleducorner2737]

Can I chant it for welfare of my family members please tell me

[@GenieHermoso]

Yes you can chant for anything. Be specific though. What exactly is it that you want? Thanks!

[@dentaleducorner2737]

I want to chant it for my brother s health and for his job / career

[@dentaleducorner2737]

Please let me know how I should chant for him? what I have to visualise while chanting for him? Thanks in advance

[@GenieHermoso]

@@dentaleducorner2737 you can visualize that you congratulated him on the success of his career☺️.

[@worldpeacenews267]

hello i am ANANDA from India(bodhgaya) i am practiceing nichiren Buddhism before two years but still i am waiting for victory. what should i do?

[@GenieHermoso]

Hi, if you belong to a district or group. I suggest you invite someone to chant with you. Right now, I also chant together with a new member. When you chant with someone else, you get the encouragement and life force to overcome your problem. Also, do not give up. There is a solution to your problem or your issue. Attend discussion meetings or group meetings, usually I find the answer to my questions from members....

[@GenieHermoso]

Hi, sometimes our intention and determination during chanting makes a huge difference....chant to overcome your problem ASAP.....

[@worldpeacenews267]

Genevieve Claire Hermoso i have a friend,i had introduced him about nichiren Buddhism and he was practiceing and he got one by suffering first of all his girlfriend left him , his father got cancer and his ear wall got rapture and he is still waiting for a job and practiceing this nichiren Buddhism and i am also suffering financial conditions and relationship conditions both are suffering we were better before we attend all discussion meeting and gosho meeting????

[@marumarusensei1]

world peace news What you must do for the victory is quitting from SGI which has nothing to do with Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism. I have studied Budgism for over 60 years. I am telling you a fact not my opinion like many SGI members tell you mere their opinon without any documented proofs and thier advices go against the Buddha. Please quit SGI and ged rid of SGI make paper scroll that is the home of devils.

[@marumarusensei1]

Genevieve Claire Hermoso Do not show the way he or she could produce a huge negative karma. I hope you can reconize a wrong picture of SGI that has nothing to do with Buddhism. Who is the Buddha of true cause? If you know it, follow the law not a person.

[@marikitmarquez2850]

are you based in philippines?

[@GenieHermoso]

No.

[@niteshzarkar-qf6yg]

Nam myoho renge kyo can heal my bad karma ?

[@GenieHermoso]

Not heal but overcome. We always receive effects of the causes we created in the past whether knowingly or unknowingly, that is the law. But when you determine that from now on, you change your karma, you can create better circumstances.

[@niteshzarkar-qf6yg]

@@GenieHermoso thank you.i can heal my broken relationship this chanting

[@theduchess5284]

Since I had started chanting I have been attracting Asian people around me. In the past I attracted many span ISH people. So I finally began to realize that I was giving power to that which I spoke and focused on into EXISTENCE. Therefore I can no longer practice ANY religion, tradition or custom outside of my own. But thanks anyway. Their still coming around me even though I stopped chanting...

[@jackshreve2309]

If there was anything at all to your magic chant, the entire world would see it in the prosperity and advancement of all the SGI members around us. But we don't, do we?

[@sylviababajide7660]

Due to your Fundamental Darkness you don't unless you Do Chant to discover your own Buddha nature.

[@kiransharma7848]

@@sylviababajide7660 well said

[@sylviababajide7660]

No your Internal Evil and fundamental darkness in this Evil Degenerate Age is why the majority of people do not Chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo its an internal Philosophy practiced religiously and therefore A Voluntary Act Nam Myoho Renge.

[@oo12345]

Nam myoho renge kyo is good

[@GenieHermoso]

Yes.

[@karlbryant5706]

She is a Filipina

[@GenieHermoso]

Yup.

[@searchsupportshare7205]

Only chant

[@GenieHermoso]

Yes.

[@Hurricane828]

p.s. great video. subbed!

[@KevZen2000]

Buddhism doesn't have a law of attraction. Karma is the closest thing.

[@phanasahansantiporn9799]

Yes, Buddhism did say so 2600 years ago. Buddha said "whoever have or share the similar or same level of nature like decency, civility, nobility, virtue, idea, propensity , either good or bad, do attract the same kind since in Buddhism' words : Posessing the Equal Sila or the same level of Virtue means that they are on the same par or match or deserve to be acquainted. For example, if you are the drug-addicted, It's hardly that you would associate with the sober, clean and ambitious ones who seek to achieve professionally. Contrarily, they attract unwittingly, the same kind. The opposite is always true. Therefore if you want to change to be a new and better person. You must introspect porously what and why the causes brought you here. Hence, why you want to leave it behind, what you next goal is and how to attain your wishes by taking an upheaved actions and ones must need inner peace, gaining light and strength to take a bold actions of their lives. After making sheer decisions, ones will gradually change themselves as to get their goal and a while thereafter the completion of a turnaround. You will attract the same positive kind as a new you. Therefore, we, buddhists, are always aware of thinking, action and speech. All three must ideally and positively (negatively) be in syc for the best (worst and detrimental) and most powerful results and vice versa. This is all clearly elaborated in Buddhism's main teachings or Tripitika, being put in short here or "Law of Attraction" other than "Law of Karma" or 'Cause & Effect' = "You reap what you saw". No deity giving. All everything is down on our own continuous and relentless efforts until coming to fruition. Buddhism is a rationale based, science proven, truth and inner happiness seeking, peace encouraging, compassion and empathy as well as wisdom-advocated religion. Recommending that we better all be reading Tripitaka. It tells us what're going on in the beings' cycle of life, all in the mental, physical and spiritual plane not only for this world but also for the universe :)) I am Thai Theravada Buddhist.

[@Gaurav.P0]

@@phanasahansantiporn9799 Powerful words. Thank you 😊

[@phanasahansantiporn9799]

@@Gaurav.P0 Thank you so much 😊.

[@ganithagataluketikarama3454]

Good

[@GenieHermoso]

Thanks

[@jasonfella265]

The "Law" of attraction is so easy to disprove, I can't believe people still place so much credence in it. When I was 21, I was the happiest I'd yet been in my life, focusing on my future, and what steps I would take next, then BAM I got cancer. NEVER gave cancer a thought up until then, certainly not that I would ever get it. Or how about women who get raped? I guarantee you they aren't sitting there thinking about being raped every day, drawing that into their lives. There are MANY factors that affect our lives and our destinies, for lack of a better word, and to think that human consciousness is the only one, or even the main one, that can change things in our lives is ludicrous. I'm a Buddhist, and although we do place a lot of importance on thoughts, we certainly don't take it to the level of the laughable "Law" of attraction, which really isn't a law at all. I've heard physicists talk about how quantum mechanics has been hijacked by new-age people who want to peddle their books or create their own little spirituality, but they say the way human consciousness has been linked to this "Law" is completely without any scientific foundation.

[@rishikarajadhyaksha4848]

I agree, the LoA preachers say that the universe is always working for you and that the universe loves you and also that we create our own reality. However no plausible explanation can be offered for the bad things that happen to people in what is claimed to be a benovelent universe. Nichiren Buddhism however requires you to take responsibility for your actions and does not claim that bad things will not happen. Instead it says that through practice one can overcome obstacles in one's life but that first involves an inner change. It also does not claim to be a magical practice as one is required to be rational and exercise caution

[@GenieHermoso]

True. As Nichiren Buddhists, we can change anything perceved as negative into something positive. But the Law of Attraction is really just talking about Oneness of Self and Environment. It's just that some practitioners of that focus on positive thinking. Positive thinking is just an approach.

[@MsJainankur]

If somebody cheats you but you are honest does it mean you are cheater that’s why u being cheated ???? I see lots of honest people getting cheated . Are they are bad people ???? You said you attract what you are . My father who was very honest man was cheated by his friends . So what you said is not right for me .

[@IAmRobertPersson]

This is really not correct. The "law of attraction" doesn't teach the oneness of self and environment. Unlike in Buddhism, they remain two separate things. Therefore the relationship between the self and the environment remains somewhat contractual. Also, "vibration" and "frequency" have nothing to do with Buddhism or with ichinen sanzen. They are pseudoscientific ideas. From what I see, it looks like the "law of attraction" is just an elaborate variant of "positive thinking", which is essentially superficial. The Lotus Sutra and Nichiren Buddhism are about profound changes in perception. Essential to this is the vow of the Buddha to lead all beings to enlightenment. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is fundamentally an expression of this vow. Only when we make this vow do we truly see things clearly - that our lives and those of all beings are boundless - and find the courage and the wisdom to fulfil it. This is the core of Buddhism, but the "law of attraction" has nothing to say about it. The fact that the "law of attraction" is itself marketed as a commodity for profit shows that it is incapable of challenging the philosophical assumptions, often demeaning and exploitative, on which our late capitalist society is based.

[@GenieHermoso]

Actually vibration could also mean an altered state....Read Yukio Matsudo’s Nichiren Buddhism 3.0 and 3.1 where a Nichiren Buddhist studied brain waves and altered states of consciousness. He studied people who were chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo and took measurements using EEGs and other machines. We do go into theta state w focused chanting. Such altered states we access different aspects of our mind. And also, purpose of this video is to attract people to try out chanting... I relate it to a language people who know LOA can relate to because I got into Buddhism because of the Law of Attraction.....

[@IAmRobertPersson]

@@GenieHermoso Yukio Matsudo's ideas seem rather strange and are certainly at odds with the kind of very simple and down-to-earth Buddhism that the SGI promotes. While it is not exactly wrong if you chant and end up in an altered brain state, it most certainly is not the purpose of Nichiren's practice. The purpose is to have the same state of life as the Buddha, which means having the same conviction and intent as the Buddha. This is about courage, sincerity, deep empathy. These are all straightforward human qualities. This is what it means when the Lotus Sutra teaches that we are already Buddhas. It is our noble qualities at ordinary human beings that are the treasure that Buddhism promises us. When we look for "enlightenment" in exotic brain states or other esoteric experiences, what that really means is that we don't truly believe that the Buddha is the ordinary person that we are now. Buddhism is fundamentally about having unshakable confidence about who we are and about what ordinary people - both ourselves and others - are capable of. If we seek enlightenment in exotic experiences, that really means that we don't have confidence in ourselves.

[@GenieHermoso]

It actually put the practice more grounded in this reality. It's not an exotic state, it's physiological. When people meditate including chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo... we are able to access other levels of our minds. The theta state has been linked to ability to access intuition, wisdom, healing. Everybody can access this altered states through meditation which includes chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. Since we live in this reality, we have to use reference points in this reality. A Buddha is someone who is aware of the inner workings of life and of reality. I am a healthcare worker and I always relate the practice to science. I find that it is amazing because Shakyamuni and Nichiren already knew about this 2,000 and 700 years ago respectively. If anything, science has verified that chanting and meditating actually has a physical effect/physiological effect on our brains. As Nichiren Buddhists, we should rejoice that science has confirmed this. As Nichiren Buddhists, we should investigate things on or own. The superiority of any teaching is that it will withstand scrutiny. Josei Toda has mentioned this. I find it so amazing too that 2,000 years ago, Shakyamuni already knew about the subconscious mind. Western Science has only started investigating this and have been studying this for just over 100 years. Think about it, we are verifying Shakyamuni and Nichiren's teachings using observation, using science, using facts! These men were way beyond their years. And also, I have more respect for people who follow a different spiritual path..... I have friends that are non-Buddhists but are very spiritual and I have so much deep respect for them. The path may be different but the destination is the same-- Enlightenment. As Nichiren Buddhists, we should be more open-minded. We should study, we should investigate. We should never take things at face value. We should always seek out the truth.

[@IAmRobertPersson]

@@GenieHermoso Genie, reading your comment makes me feel sad because you seem to be missing out on so much. I don't know if you have heard of Procrustes. In Greek mythology he was a blacksmith who used to cut off people's legs to make them fit into an iron bed. That is what you are doing with Buddhism. You are deeply attached to this law of attraction stuff and as a result you try to reduce Buddhism to fit and end up completely missing the point. [NEW PARAGRAPH] Nichiren writes: "The purpose of the appearance in this world of Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, lies in his behavior as a human being." The scholar Hajime Nakajima, in his biography of Shakyamuni, "Gotama Buddha", writes that in his manner of interacting with people he was "welcoming and hospitable, friendly in speech, happy to see others, always pleasant and bright, and eager to greet others before they greet him". In other words Nichiren says that this manner of behaviour on the part of Shakyamuni was the essence of being a Buddha and not just a side-effect. It has nothing to do with theta waves and everything to do with sincerity, a basic human quality. You speak of the principle of ichinen sanzen, or three thousand worlds in a single moment of life. This behaviour of Shakyamuni is ichinen sanzen in action as it applies to manifesting the state of life of a Buddha. The inner experience, the earnest intent, and the outward behaviour are all inseparable and are all essential aspects of the state of Buddha. You seem to think that Buddhahood is an altered state of consciousness that we experience when we chant, but what Nichiren is saying is that our actions that express our respect for others and our confidence that they are inherently Buddhas are also Buddha. The state of Buddha that we manifest when we chant with earnest and (at least in some very basic way) "correct" faith is no different to the state of Buddha we manifest when we take action in society as Buddhas. And what is crucial in these social interactions are things like sincerity, courage, empathy and so on. Not theta waves. And the same applies when we chant. If we chant with those qualities in our hearts, expressing them as clear prayers or determinations (which from the point of view of Nichiren Buddhism are the same thing), then we advance. If we chant thinking that it is a kind of mind-altering drug, we simply won't find those qualities. In part this is because, if we do that, we are just trying to look after ourselves and deferring thinking about others for a later time. [NEW PARAGRAPH] You talk about Buddhism according with science, but that is useless if our ideas on such a relationship are philosophically flawed. You talk about intuition, but intuition means many different kinds of experience. It requires intuition to understand something even as seemingly simple as Euclid's first axiom: that if two things are each equal to a third thing, then those two things equal to each other. I personally agree with the mathematical physicist Roger Penrose that intuition is a function of consciousness and that a new physics, a physics that will change our understanding of reality as profoundly as special relativity did early in the last century, a physics that has not yet been developed, will be needed for us to be able to get to grips scientifically with the question of consciousness and the powers of intuition it gives us. Buddhism is based on some extraordinarily bold intuitive claims. Saying that these are caused by certain kinds of brainwaves seems really reductive and out of step with where science and philosophy of mind are heading. But more than that, you seem to have completely missed the most important intuition related to the practice of Buddhism, that of the oneness of mentor and disciple united, even if physically or temporally separated, by a shared vow to enable all people to become Buddhas. Again, this connection is about a meeting of minds on a very human level. [NEW PARAGRAPH] My impression is that you have paid more attention to your reading about the law of attraction and the pseudoscience of that man you mentioned in your previous comment than you have to studying the writings of Nichiren and of Daisaku Ikeda with the intention of truly understanding what drives them and making their spirit your own. In other words your understanding of Buddhism, as well as being skewed, is basically theoretical. I should also point out the ridiculousness of that man's attempt to syncretise the mutually incompatible doctrines and attitudes of the various Nichiren schools. For instance most Nichiren schools say that the eternal Buddha who appears in the Lotus Sutra is either the person Shakyamuni or the person Nichiren, thus making that person a special being. The SGI, on the other hand, says that the eternal Buddha is the ordinary human being. So which view is true to Nichiren's intent? Nichiren says: "A common mortal is an entity of the three bodies, and a true Buddha. A Buddha is a function of the three bodies, and a provisional Buddha." It's pretty obvious. Those schools that say that Shakyamuni is a special being demean the ordinary human being, and this becomes obvious when you look at the social and financial relationships of the laity and clergy of such schools. [NEW PARAGRAPH] At some point in your life when you meet a truly daunting and formidable challenge, you will find that that theoretical framework of understanding won't be enough. It is the people for whom the oneness of mentor and disciple is a clear and present reality in their own lives who win through in such circumstances. So just to repeat the quote I started with: "The purpose of the appearance in this world of Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, lies in his behavior as a human being." I strongly urge you to study and to ask for help from your local SGI leaders so that you can understand and engrave this one sentence in the depths of your life. If you do that you will come to experience ever more strongly a happiness in your life that you never even dreamed of before.

[@Mr.Miller9]

Vibration is part of Buddhism . In every sect of Buddhism . The Law of Attraction is a subset of the Subconscious Mind. A study of how you attract what you focus on hence this brings in the idea of vibration and magnetism. Blessings

[@marumarusensei1]

Genevieve Why you call him as Nichiren? You must call him Nichiren Daishonin. Otherwise, it is slandering.

[@BuddhaBae35]

marumarusensei1 it doesn't matter how she says his name. It is the same meaning at the end of the day and people who are Nichiren Buddhists will know who she is talking about. Have a seat sir

[@marumarusensei1]

Nicole Williams It does matter. You are so arrogant. I think you have no faith to the true Buddha! Is Nichiren Daishonin just a monk to you? If you are a SGI member and if you feel you can call him as you want, no wonder that SGI has been excommunicated. How she calls his name is slandering. Who is Nichiren Daishonin? A monk or the true buddha and master of all other historical Buddha?

[@marumarusensei1]

Or both of you don't know who Nichiren Daishonin has been.

[@marumarusensei1]

Nicole Williams Please call Nichiren Daishonin. Will you please refrain from calling him Nichiren? I know you are doing this ignorantly not with a bad intention. But calling him without Daishonin, it is your manifestation of fourteen evil causes: that contains (1) arrogance, (2) negligence, (3) wrong views of the self, (4) shallow understanding, (5) attachment toearthly desires, (6) not understanding, (7) not believing, (8) scowling with knitted brows, (9) harboring doubts, (10) slandering, (11) despising, (12) hating, (13) envying, and (14) bearing grudges. Few of them apply to you and SGI.

[@chistayachistaya]

marumarusensei1 l think if you concentrate more on the teachings of buddha and less on criticizing others would be a better option

[@marumarusensei1]

Ms. Hermoso Please call Nichiren Daishonin. Will you please refrain from calling him Nichiren? I know you are doing this ignorantly not with a bad intention. But calling him without Daishonin, it is your manifestation of fourteen evil causes: that contains (1) arrogance, (2) negligence, (3) wrong views of the self, (4) shallow understanding, (5) attachment toearthly desires, (6) not understanding, (7) not believing, (8) scowling with knitted brows, (9) harboring doubts, (10) slandering, (11) despising, (12) hating, (13) envying, and (14) bearing grudges. Few of them apply to you.

[@pooobrain]

TROLL IS NOT HAPPY WITH POSITIVITY!

[@marumarusensei1]

Pooja Hegde You replied to me as "TROLL IS NOT HAPPY WITH POSITIVITY!" I must say that I am NOT trolling, but I have tried to tell my admonition. Please distinguish between troll and admonition. What I have said here is the facts from Nichiren Daishonin. What I said here is thay please refrain from calling Nichiren. But call him Nichiren Daishonin. Do you know who he was? And his ture identity and his advent in the entire Buddhism? I wish SGI organization correctly teaches the basic importance, so that all SGI members would not slander the Dharma and stop accumulating a negative karma by the deviation from the doctrine of Nichiren Daishonin. Thank you.

[@marumarusensei1]

Pooja Hegde No reply? In that case, I will take it as you understand my intention. Thank you.

[@pooobrain]

marumarusensei1 I understand your intention; but I do not agree. I think you have misunderstood the SGI's intentions and are nitpicking. However, I don't think a KZbin comments section the correct forum to have a genuine discussion where we can see and evaluate eachother's points. It is not fair to either of us or the philosophy to debate it via comments on a video. We would have to meet in person for that. Until then, let's just agree to disagree. Respectfully, Pooja

[@marumarusensei1]

@@pooobrain Pooja Hegde Thank you for your reply. You stated that( "marumarusensei1 I understand your intention; but I do not agree. I think you have misunderstood the SGI's intentions and are nitpicking. However, I don't think a KZbin comments section the correct forum to have a genuine discussion where we can see and evaluate eachother's points. It is not fair to either of us or the philosophy to debate it via comments on a video. We would have to meet in person for that. Until then, let's just agree to disagree. Respectfully, Pooja") Even though I understand what you said 100%. I must not stop my admonition. I wish I agree with your suggestion. I am a reasonable man. If the difference between the true Buddhism and SGIism were like between Gold and silver, or Baseball and Soccer, I would respect your choice. However, the difference I have been talking about over 20years eveywhere is between Gold and poison. I care about this sincere lady who keeps taking a poison and accumulating a lot of negative karma. SGI said the same thing to Nichirenshu at Mt.Minobu when Josei Toda was alive. SGI is making the same colossal error in the same way as Mt. Minobu sect. Don't you or other SGI members know why Nichiren Daishonin was exiled to Sado Island? Because what you said is this "just let other people to practice as they want" I am 100% sure that Nichiren Daishonin would say the same thing as I said. You need studying the history of Nichiren Daishonin and his writings. I HAVE NOT said what I think, but only what Nichiren Daiahonin taught us. One question, would you ignore a kid when the kid is drinking a spoiled milk? I am sure that you would inform to the kid by saying "Don't drink it! It is spoiled milk and it will make you sick. But still the kid who keeps drinking it, you would make your action to stop the kid drinking it. I know you will do so based on our compassion. This is my analogy. The kid is SGI members. The spoiled milk is incantation of SGI and a paper scroll. I will continue to let as many people are possible these facts. If you or any SGI members think SGI is correct and not deviating from the Buddha, please inform me with the doctrine of Nichiren Daishonin. That will be a good start for every SGI members to see many contradictions between the SGI doctrine and the Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism. Thank you very much. Sincerely yours,

[@sunset9969]

Dont.cut.my.mesage. No.more.buddihm. In.s.g.i.go..to.shousu.

[@marumarusensei1]

Genevieve, You sound as if you have a lot of explicit knowledge. But unfortunately the sources come from SGI. I considet that you are one of the victims of this cult. You could spread the worst poisoning in the Buddhism history. Please stop doing this. If you have any evidence and documented proofs that could support your saying, please indicate me here. My intention is pure and based on my compassion. I hope I am wrong but SGI let you drink a spoiled milk and now you are becoming a distributor of that poisonous milk. You may refute all the way. I am not making fan Of any SGI members but I do care the members who sincerely believe what you practice is the Buddhism, but it is NOT. SGI is spreading Dasaku Ikeda doctrine which has nothing to do with Nichiren Daishonin.

[@user-oh9zd5ee1b]

Buddhism is all about understanding and getting free from desires..what non sense you are taking ..it’s nothing but spiritual materialism

[@GenieHermoso]

There is no difference between our physical reality and our sprituality. As Nichiren Buddhists, everything is related. Physical and spiritual, they are aspects of life and of existence and are interconnected. Mental stress can cause physical symptoms and sickness. Physical sickness can cause mental issues such as depression. When one cannot survive because of too much debt or has no job, it can cause mental stress, anxiety or depression. Everything is interconnected.

[@marumarusensei1]

Don't call Nichiren! Call Nichiren Daishonin. It is insult!

[@BuddhaBae35]

marumarusensei1 you just contradicted yourself. You claim that you have been studied Buddhism for 60 years and yet you call her out on not saying Nichiren Daishonins name completely. I thought that you said that SGI was not a part of Buddhism but yet you know the name of the person who created Nichiren Buddhism 🙄🙄😒😒

[@ichi8017]

You ole bat shit close your rotten mouth. That's the problem with those of you who love to be legalistic with spiritual matters. No such thing a an insult you would not even know TRULY if it is or not. You just make sure YOU are speaking it right FOR YOU you old OLD BAG OF DINOSAUR BONES.

[@iamhere7629]

@@ichi8017 Hello. I dont think Marumarusensei said anything wrong. You are damm rude yourself. Then similar as well. Japan.🤗🙍

[@marumarusensei1]

Genevieve, Please refrain from teaching your shallow understandings under the name of Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism. At least indicate the sources you are talking about so that I can discuss fairly to point your mistake out. I have studied Buddhism for 60 years, but I do not know SGIism. But I know SGI is NOT the teachings of the Buddha but a cult leader called Daisaku Ikeda. SGI has nothing to do with Buddhism. As you said here the law of attraction?What is it ? DO NOT mix something else with Nichiren Daishonin. It is extremely dangerous. Please quit SGI as soon as possible. Ladis and gentlemen, SGI is not Buddhism. Please wake up. Keep doing what you do with SGI manufactured paper scroll, you will go to the hell and destroy the peace on this planet. I will keep fighting with SGI.Nothing persoal but strictly the matter of my faith to the Buddha.

[@pooobrain]

TROLL ALERT!