EDITORIAL: Practices, chants for wealth, happiness, peace

True Religion is to care for the FATHERLESS!

Is it really possible to repeat chants that make you happy, wealthy or at peace.
More Jamaicans are subscribing to Buddhism.
I read recently where it said that an enlightened person is referred to as a Bhudda. This did not alarm me half as much as the man who told me that a woman came on tv to say she amassed wealth after chanting a special phrase.
It peaked my curiosity.

The phrase is “Nam-myoho-renge-kyo”. Quite a number of persons claim that became wealthy.
I personally believe that principles from a number of parallel religions combined gives the real way of life.
The combination of all aspects of life – no separation as the Muslims do is a great start. That minimises the need for becoming false, superficial or pretenders.
The business approach by Jews could really channel one to wealth. Christians do tithe, but the way of the Jews to give a literal one tenth at the end of the year, well in Jamaica is brilliant.
In the Christian bible it simply tells us that “True Religion is to take care of the fatherless– which is beyond those without fathers.

So here comes Bhuddism ‘to save the world from financial depression, we wonder:
Tina Turner and others claim getting what they needed by chanting “Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo”.
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Here are ten things they claim they achieve by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and some say the Lotus Sutra (the Practice of Gongyo:
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1. Use the Ultimate Law of the Universe for Your Real Happiness (a.k.a., Enlightenment or Buddhahood)

2. 2. Get Rid of Bad Karma and Build Good Karma. Change Defeat into Victory; Loss into Gain; Poison into Medicine.

3. Overcome Your Fears, Painful Memories and Phobias.

4. Understand Your Life Condition With an Enlightened Mind.

5. Relate to People in Your Environment on the Highest Level.

6. Control the Lower Four Worlds of Hell, Hunger, Dominant/Submissive Attitudes and Anger.

7. Find and Keep Actual Love.

8. Understand and Get What You Really Need for Your Happiness. (What Do I want out of life?)

8. Increase the Span of Your Life;

9. Overcome the Sufferings of Birth, Old Age, Sickness, Death and Re-birth.

10. Get Stuff You May Want, Including Freedom, Wealth, Love, Friends, Work Satisfaction and Joy By Buddhafying Yourself.

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