Just last Saturday myself and my partner Jon found ourselves in Waterstones. Browsing bookshops is personally one of my favourite pastimes, I find the energy of all that knowledge and adventure captured in the written word and recorded on the page for all time, an inspiration.
Both Jon and I have heaps of interesting books, and our thirst for knowledge and learning means that we have a shared love of reading.
As is usual for me I browsed the psychology, self- help and philosophy sections before moving on to the mind, body and spirit section. Two synchronistic moments occured...... earlier that day I had been scanning through the local paper to see an advert for a "Life club" which caught my eye, I thought briefly, that's an interesting concept..... As I moved ahead of Jon to the next section in Waterstones, he held up a brightly coloured book "The Life Book".... he flicked through it and said hold onto this one, I like the look of it!.... As I opened it up to have a little flick through it myself..... what did I see?.... you guessed it, it was written by the same woman (Nina Grunfeld) who was the founder of "Life clubs"!.... well we just had to have that book, afterall how much clearer could the universe be in spelling it out that we should???
Next as I walked towards the mind, body and spirit section, there right infront of me was "Cosmic energy" by Anne Jirsch, now I had recently struck up conversation with Anne on Twitter..... having no idea at that point that she was an author or that we shared such a similar view on cosmic energy.... so you guessed it that was my purchase of the day.... I did also see a book by another famous author I've breifly Twittered with too, but that one will wait until my next visit I think !
On getting back home, cup of tea in hand,Jon was already engrossed in"The Life Book" which is great I might add,I opened up "Cosmic energy"...... I have to say I couldn't put Anne's book down,some of the material is very similar to the topics that I teach myself, some ofthe exercises are new to me and some parts ofthe book have bought back to me things I had long since forgotten..... which leads me onto Nam-myoho-renge-kyo....
Loosely translated it means:
Nam - Devotion to the mystic law
Myoho - The mystic law - the law of life
Renge-Of the lotus -the lotus blossom representing Karma
Kyo- Sutra- the voice itself - the teaching of Buddha
The phrase NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO is taken from the title of the greatest teaching of the first historically recorded Buddha.This teaching, called the Lotus Sutra, declares that all living beings, regardless of gender or intelligence (that means everyone - including you and me!), have the potential to attain Buddhahood. In the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha teaches that inside each one of us a universal truth known as the Buddha nature. Basing our lives on this Buddha nature enables us to enjoy absolute happiness and to act with boundless compassion. Such a state of happiness is called enlightenment. It's simply waking up to the true nature of life, realising that all things are connected, and that there is such a close relationship between each of us and our surroundings that when we change ourselves, we change the world.
Imagine that for a moment........................ When we change ourselves, we change the World !
I must thank Anne for helping me to remember to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo , why not give it a try yourself? Imagine for a moment the positive effect of everyone connnecting with that inner knowing of total compassion, peace and connectedness..... just imagine what transformation can occur by the ripple effect of each one of us making a small and positive change today.... in turn how that would change our World!
So I urge you today to join me in making a positive change!
Let me know what happens when you chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo morning, noon and night....... what magic will enter your life and therefore mine too !
With love,
Lisa x
Both Jon and I have heaps of interesting books, and our thirst for knowledge and learning means that we have a shared love of reading.
As is usual for me I browsed the psychology, self- help and philosophy sections before moving on to the mind, body and spirit section. Two synchronistic moments occured...... earlier that day I had been scanning through the local paper to see an advert for a "Life club" which caught my eye, I thought briefly, that's an interesting concept..... As I moved ahead of Jon to the next section in Waterstones, he held up a brightly coloured book "The Life Book".... he flicked through it and said hold onto this one, I like the look of it!.... As I opened it up to have a little flick through it myself..... what did I see?.... you guessed it, it was written by the same woman (Nina Grunfeld) who was the founder of "Life clubs"!.... well we just had to have that book, afterall how much clearer could the universe be in spelling it out that we should???
Next as I walked towards the mind, body and spirit section, there right infront of me was "Cosmic energy" by Anne Jirsch, now I had recently struck up conversation with Anne on Twitter..... having no idea at that point that she was an author or that we shared such a similar view on cosmic energy.... so you guessed it that was my purchase of the day.... I did also see a book by another famous author I've breifly Twittered with too, but that one will wait until my next visit I think !
On getting back home, cup of tea in hand,Jon was already engrossed in"The Life Book" which is great I might add,I opened up "Cosmic energy"...... I have to say I couldn't put Anne's book down,some of the material is very similar to the topics that I teach myself, some ofthe exercises are new to me and some parts ofthe book have bought back to me things I had long since forgotten..... which leads me onto Nam-myoho-renge-kyo....
Loosely translated it means:
Nam - Devotion to the mystic law
Myoho - The mystic law - the law of life
Renge-Of the lotus -the lotus blossom representing Karma
Kyo- Sutra- the voice itself - the teaching of Buddha
The phrase NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO is taken from the title of the greatest teaching of the first historically recorded Buddha.This teaching, called the Lotus Sutra, declares that all living beings, regardless of gender or intelligence (that means everyone - including you and me!), have the potential to attain Buddhahood. In the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha teaches that inside each one of us a universal truth known as the Buddha nature. Basing our lives on this Buddha nature enables us to enjoy absolute happiness and to act with boundless compassion. Such a state of happiness is called enlightenment. It's simply waking up to the true nature of life, realising that all things are connected, and that there is such a close relationship between each of us and our surroundings that when we change ourselves, we change the world.
Imagine that for a moment........................ When we change ourselves, we change the World !
I must thank Anne for helping me to remember to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo , why not give it a try yourself? Imagine for a moment the positive effect of everyone connnecting with that inner knowing of total compassion, peace and connectedness..... just imagine what transformation can occur by the ripple effect of each one of us making a small and positive change today.... in turn how that would change our World!
So I urge you today to join me in making a positive change!
Let me know what happens when you chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo morning, noon and night....... what magic will enter your life and therefore mine too !
With love,
Lisa x
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