Namu Amida Buddha?

I'm indebted to you.
While I was consulting here, I noticed something important, and I was taught by the monk who made me notice that I can calm down just by putting my hands together and chanting “Namu Amida Buddha,” and for the time being, I don't even understand the meaning.

As I chant to something every day, I was frustrated just by listening to my mother's voice on the phone, which is one of the causes of illness, and I was surprised that my condition, which had worsened, was different from what it used to be, and that there was a certain change.

At the beginning, my doctor advised me to “break ties with your family for yourself.” Recently, it has been said “try not to interact with each other as much as possible.” That's because my condition is going to get really bad. Sometimes I feel so stressed that I hurt myself.

Somehow I felt the way my mother was happy that I called her on the phone... “I'm happy... I'm glad..” This is the first time since the onset of the disease. Even after I hung up the phone, my condition didn't get any worse.

I don't think it will recover smoothly as it is, but is this the power of Namu Amida Buddha?
If that's the case, I think it would be amazing, but... I'm not sure.
What do the monks think of this change?

It's just that something like this has happened once...
It would be helpful if you let me know what you think.
Thank you for your support.

4 Zen Responses

The power of Namu Amida Buddha

It is said that if you call (say) Namu Amida Buddha and Nembutsu, you will be protected by the Buddha.

Also, I've heard that if it's a brain rhythm exercise, it has the effect of adjusting the condition of serotonin nerves.
As is the case with chanting Namu Amida Buddha at a fixed rhythm and breathing at a fixed rhythm during zazen meditation, it also seems that baseball players chew gum during a game also become a rhythmic exercise for the brain.
If you try chanting name-ami-dabu-nam-ami-dabu-even for a few minutes in a row, it calms down your mind quite a bit, doesn't it?

I don't need difficult logic.
I think there is a tendency for people to feel calmer when doing nembutsu.

Mysterious powers

Good evening!
Yes, that's right. When I'm frustrated and crunchy, Namu Amida Buddha
Strangely enough, when I chant it, they forgive me.
Both others and myself.
It's really strange!
By the way, the humble monk has so far
I've been extremely busy, and for about a week,
I couldn't answer at all.
I'm sorry.
It caught my eye right away,
I had the opportunity to respond.
Don't you think it's strange?
It's very strange.
Namu Amida Buddha has that kind of power
It's there.
May you stay calm,
I think so.
As it is now, in the current state,
Please walk through life full of happiness.
If it were Hikari, I could walk.
Namu Amida Buddha.

Relationship with Nembutsu

I read it.
Namu Amida, please be humble from the bottom of your heart and determine future generations, and please stay healthy and rich in mind and body for the rest of your life and every day. People you don't know are always saying nembutsu every day.
Let's spend a fulfilling day doing Nembutsu together.
That's because everyone is connected by Nembutsu. Thank you very much.

Will you be saved because you do nembutsu, or will you be saved because you are saved

There was an old woman who was visiting the temple to listen to the puja every time.

One day, after the missionary finished talking, the grandmother went to the missionary's side and said:

“Around this time, when I was listening to the teachings of Namu Amida Buddha and doing nembutsu, my personality calmed down and I became less frustrated. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.”

Then the missionary

“This liar! You listen to the story every time and you don't understand anything! I've been doing nembutsu tens of thousands of times, but it hasn't changed at all! You can often say that's ridiculous!”

I said that.

Grandma is sick

“What a missionary! I don't appreciate it at all. That's rude!”

I got angry.

Then the missionary said:

“Have you seen that? you're mad right now, aren't you? Now is the time for nenbutsu. Namu Amida Buddha Namu Amida Buddha”

The grandmother was so taken aback that she couldn't help but nembutsu.

I realized that my grandmother treated me as good, as if I had calmed down, and that she was suffering by deciding what was good and bad based on her own thoughts, taking my angry self as evil.
Now was the time to awaken to my true salvation.
Thanks for that awakening, the grandmother couldn't help but do nembutsu.

True faith always bears a name (Namu Amida Buddha). Names don't necessarily have faith in wishful power

Namu Amida Buddha Namu Amida Buddha

Gassho

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