My good girlfriend just introduced me to this Buddhist chant. I have done Hindu chants/mantras, so I already know the science and philosophy behind them. And yeah they do work. It’s all about the sound as sound is the fundamental thing in the universe. It permeates your being, your chakras, subconscious, and essence and transforms your life. She gave an example on how this chant has helped her numerous times. When she first moved out to Los Angeles, she moved in with her boyfriend. That didn’t work out so she needed to live elsewhere. Well thru chanting, she eventually got a good place with another girl (which actually is my friend from college). Then her job came next, and her current employer, Honda, found her…so she didn’t even need to apply to them. And now she has a great new car when before she had to ride the bus for hours to get around. Really it’s an inspiring story.
I believe everything happens for a reason and the fact that she gave this to me especially at this point in my life where I’m seeking change is quite significant. And I found this chant on youtube with Tina Turner doing it. And boy was I blown away. I felt tingling on my body. Then when I finally did it myself, I felt its power. There’s definitely a divine energy within those sounds. Here’s a nice video chant of NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO.
I love sleep. I really do. More importantly, I love the dreams that we have when we sleep. I believe that dreams are more than just fancy imagery produced by the subconscious. In fact, they are images and stories loaded with significant meaning. I want to share with you a recent dream of mine. So I was climbing these rocks–a tall rocky hill. There were a bunch of people also climbing the hill. We started at the bottom and darted up the hill as if we were in a race. But we were all having fun, behaving like little children, jumping from rock to rock, and frolicking. I can hear the others laugh and chatter about around me. I kept climbing even though the climb started to become more difficult. I grabbed onto a rock to pull myself up even higher. As I kept ascending, the others’ voices diminished into the wind. However, I kept climbing and finally reached a plateau near the top. That’s when I turned around to look at the others. But to my surprise, there were no others. I was by myself on this high-most place. And boy, was the view spectacular! But then I turned my head to the left and right across my way at the same level as I, sat Barack Obama. Yes, our current President Obama. He was in a nice suit perched on a ledge, his knee propped with his arm leaning against it. Obama was looking at the vast space in front of him as if he were in a trance. It really looked like he was coming up with his next plan. What a true visionary I thought! Then moments later, my older sister appeared at the bottom of the rocky hill. She asked if I needed help. I told her I was definitely okay.
Now how can that not be full of meaning, symbolism, and any other literary device you can think of? I’m glad to have dreamt this because it reassures what I’m doing with my life and that no matter what I keep going to the top, despite the obstacles. And of course I was pleasantly surprised to see who else made it up there.
