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Findingmywaytoday
Thank you to everyone else for their support and interesting posts.
The idea of the 6 beat chant being calming to the body is interesting. I feel it is brainwashing on the SGI's part to say why people feel so good is because of the SGI. I have tried other forms of spirituality where chanting takes place and feel it has an effect as well. I appreciate reading everyone's contribution on this very much.
I believe praying itself, and chanting can be very useful and it doesn't have to be Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. I feel angry that the SGI also lead me to believe that my happy feelings were because of the SGI.
I consider myself spiritual, and feel some resentment to the SGI as well because there is only room in their eyes for just one religious practice.
It's the way they use to manipulate people into joining and staying with SGI. And don't ever believe it from anybody when they say, "We have the only truth, we have the only method that works.
That's why I like it when I get a self-help book and it says something like: "Go and try it and see if it works for you, and if it doesn't work, find more books, more information until you find something that is for you!"
I believe chanting can makes us feel better because it takes our mind away from the constant chattering in our thoughts, but so does meditation, yoga, going for a walk, daydreaming, etc. We just have to find what makes sense for us individually. We need to stay away from any kind of manipulation or brainwashing, because most probably they are looking for their own benefit and not ours!
This is one of my favorite quotes and interestingly enough is from Buddha:
“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who had said it, not even if I had said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
I'm so thankful to all of you because thanks to these posts I opened my eyes to what SGI is really about!!!!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/13/2010 06:00AM by Awaken7.