I was signed up for my special scroll for chanting to today. It's the first really big step I've taken to commiting properly to this practice. It also means I'm serious about making chanting an enduring part of my life. Gulp.
But then I'm not really gulping that much. It's an honour to be approved for this very special representation in writing and paper of Nichiren's Buddhism. In receiving the scroll with the beautiful flowing characters inscribed on it, you are recognising and accepting the whole package. In effect.So it's like being offered an invite to the party of the year, but with no strings attrached and just the offer of a fantastically life-changing time ahead.
The scroll is typically the focal point for a Buddhist to sit and chant at. Twice a day, one should be on one's knees (or seated however most comfy short of slumped supine) belting out a good ol' session for all one's worth. Roaring like a lion as I mentioned before. What a beautiful analogy that is. For me, it conveys all the majestic power and energy of the king of beasts, and all focussed on lifting our lives and happiness by just our voices alone.
Naturally I'm itching to get equipped. One's very own Gohonzon, as the scroll is called in it's proper terminology, is said to function very much as as a spiritual mirror. Which means one can clearly see what one needs at any moment. It's a surefire way of getting to the nub of one's problems and perplextities, and seeing the best way through them. As those in the know say "Sitting in front of the Gohonzon and chanting, a person is able to recognize and reveal his or her own Buddha nature, the creative essence of life."
My home and heart are awaiting it's arrival with glee.
Nam myoho renge kyo
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