Chanting nam-myoho-renge-kyo<\/strong><\/h3>\nAs you all know by now, chanting nam myoho renge kyo<\/strong><\/em> is my practice of choice. If you haven’t found a practice\u00a0that resonates deeply with you yet,\u00a0I would encourage you all to give it\u00a0a try! It seriously changed my life.<\/a><\/p>\nI have already written about\u00a0how chanting works<\/a> and how I think the practice enhances your connection\u00a0with that universal energy, giving you more and more creative power in the way you engage with the Law of Attraction.\u00a0If you chant daily, you keep that connection strong. If you drop your practice for a few days here and there,\u00a0your vibrational frequency drops,\u00a0along with your mood, and your conscious engagement with the LOA.\u00a0Just as you would exercise regularly to keep your physical self in shape, so too should you\u00a0exercise your spiritual muscles regularly and consistently.<\/p>\nAnd so I continue to chant.\u00a0Every. Single. Day.<\/p>\n
I know that it can be hard to build up a new daily habit, no matter what it is. BUT I can tell you\u00a0that the effort it takes to regularly\u00a0set aside time\u00a0to practice is totally worth it. First of all, as you build the habit, it gets easier and easier to just sit down and chant without thinking too much about it. And best of all, when you start doing this consistently, your mood and general state of being just flies higher and higher. You feel better.\u00a0Lighter.\u00a0Happier. Life starts to just go\u00a0your way.<\/p>\n
7 easy ways to chant nam-myoho-renge-kyo<\/strong><\/h3>\nFirst of all, if you don’t know the mantra yet,\u00a0here is a 24-minute recording<\/a>\u00a0(right-click and “Save link as…” to download MP3 file). It’s sometimes nice to chant along with the recording, especially when you’re just getting started with the practice.<\/p>\nWhether you use the recording or prefer to chant on your own, here are some of the easy ways you can fit chanting into your everyday life!<\/p>\n
<\/a>1.\u00a0Make the time and space at home<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"My](\"https:\/\/happychanter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2015-06-16-15.02.50-262x300.jpg\")
<\/a>My spiritual “altar” in London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou can chant at home!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0For\u00a0any practice like this, it would be ideal\u00a0if you can take the time to sit down in a special place. Making a space in your home for spiritual practice is not only comfortable and rewarding, but seeing and walking by that place every day serves as a reminder for you to just sit down and do it. When I was living in London, I had a special table (right) – just a cheap Ikea desk – that I covered with a pretty scarf\u00a0and decorated with items that were either spiritual in nature or in some way meaningful for me and that made me happy to look at them. The Buddha statue I picked up on my first visit to Thailand. The little plastic flower pot I bought in Amsterdam. The candle gifted to me by a good friend. The smoke-free Ka-fuh Hinoki Cypress incense<\/a>![\"\"](\"http:\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=happchan-21&l=as2&o=2&a=B000PXYDIW\")
\u00a0that never fails to get me into a calm and contemplative mood when I burn it.<\/p>\nNow that I’m travelling I can’t set up such an altar everywhere I go. If you can, I would highly recommend it. But if you can’t or don’t want to, don’t let that\u00a0stop you from the practice itself! These days, when chanting at home,\u00a0I simply sit on the side of my bed and gaze out the back window of my bungalow, which looks out onto trees and greenery – nature itself is enough of an altar for me. The important thing is to pick somewhere quiet and comfortable to really devote yourself to those few minutes of chanting.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0Immerse your Self in nature<\/strong><\/h4>\nYou can chant outside!<\/strong><\/em> My favourite place to chant these days is in the ocean or on the beautiful beach I am lucky enough to live beside in Ko Lanta. Wherever you are, there is somewhere you can go to enhance your connection to All-That-Is\u00a0by directly<\/em> connecting with Nature.\u00a0Go for a stroll around your nearest park or seafront. Take your shoes off, sit down in the grass, lean up against a tree. You can always find a quiet spot to sit, rest your gaze on something beautiful, and chant.\u00a0It doesn’t really matter if anyone hears you but remember, you can just say the words quietly, there’s no need to shout them out.<\/p>\n3.\u00a0Cleanse your body, cleanse your soul<\/strong><\/h4>\nYou can chant in the shower!<\/strong> <\/em>This was my go-to when I first started my chanting practice. I\u00a0have never been much of a morning person, and was in a 9-to-5 office job at the time, so by the time I dragged myself out of bed after a few snooze cycles, there was\u00a0hardly any time to eat breakfast, let alone sit down to chant for even 10 minutes. So I decided to make use of the time when my mind wasn’t all that occupied anyway. Showering is an automatic process for most of us – water on, wash, rinse, repeat.\u00a0It’s the perfect opportunity to squeeze in some chanting time!<\/p>\n4.\u00a0Clear your clutter, inside and out<\/strong><\/h4>\nYou can chant while you’re doing your housework!<\/strong> <\/em>Whether you need to wash the dishes, vacuum the floor, or dust down those bookshelves, doing housework is another great chance to\u00a0chant.\u00a0As you’re cleaning up your physical home, you can do a double whammy and get some chanting done at the same time to clean up your spiritual clutter!<\/p>\n5.\u00a0On the road to happiness<\/strong><\/h4>\nYou can chant in the car!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Maybe this one is best left until you have at least mastered the words and don’t need to think too much about it. Always concentrate on the road! But after\u00a0you’ve chanted a bit and become familiar with the words, you don’t really need to think too much about it as you’re doing it. Once you’re comfortable with the mantra, you can take advantage of those long drives to work, or to visit friends and family. Setting out on a drive (even on my scooter here in Thailand)\u00a0has always been\u00a0one of my favourite times to chant. Just switch off the radio and chant to yourself while you’re driving.<\/p>\nYou can even chant silently…<\/strong><\/h5>\nI\u00a0believe that the\u00a0act of\u00a0reciting the words out loud is important. The universe is a bundle of energy and vibration, and I think that the physical vibration achieved by chanting out loud creates a stronger connection to that energy. However, silent mantra meditation can be a great way to focus and calm your mind. Your thoughts\u00a0alone also have creative and energetic power, so there is still benefit in focusing your mind on the mantra, even without giving it voice. If you can’t find a place to comfortably chant aloud, try listening along with the recording above, or just reciting it silently to yourself.<\/p>\n
6.\u00a0Planes, trains and automobiles<\/strong><\/h4>\n
I have already written about\u00a0how chanting works<\/a> and how I think the practice enhances your connection\u00a0with that universal energy, giving you more and more creative power in the way you engage with the Law of Attraction.\u00a0If you chant daily, you keep that connection strong. If you drop your practice for a few days here and there,\u00a0your vibrational frequency drops,\u00a0along with your mood, and your conscious engagement with the LOA.\u00a0Just as you would exercise regularly to keep your physical self in shape, so too should you\u00a0exercise your spiritual muscles regularly and consistently.<\/p>\n And so I continue to chant.\u00a0Every. Single. Day.<\/p>\n I know that it can be hard to build up a new daily habit, no matter what it is. BUT I can tell you\u00a0that the effort it takes to regularly\u00a0set aside time\u00a0to practice is totally worth it. First of all, as you build the habit, it gets easier and easier to just sit down and chant without thinking too much about it. And best of all, when you start doing this consistently, your mood and general state of being just flies higher and higher. You feel better.\u00a0Lighter.\u00a0Happier. Life starts to just go\u00a0your way.<\/p>\n First of all, if you don’t know the mantra yet,\u00a0here is a 24-minute recording<\/a>\u00a0(right-click and “Save link as…” to download MP3 file). It’s sometimes nice to chant along with the recording, especially when you’re just getting started with the practice.<\/p>\n Whether you use the recording or prefer to chant on your own, here are some of the easy ways you can fit chanting into your everyday life!<\/p>\n You can chant at home!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0For\u00a0any practice like this, it would be ideal\u00a0if you can take the time to sit down in a special place. Making a space in your home for spiritual practice is not only comfortable and rewarding, but seeing and walking by that place every day serves as a reminder for you to just sit down and do it. When I was living in London, I had a special table (right) – just a cheap Ikea desk – that I covered with a pretty scarf\u00a0and decorated with items that were either spiritual in nature or in some way meaningful for me and that made me happy to look at them. The Buddha statue I picked up on my first visit to Thailand. The little plastic flower pot I bought in Amsterdam. The candle gifted to me by a good friend. The smoke-free Ka-fuh Hinoki Cypress incense<\/a> Now that I’m travelling I can’t set up such an altar everywhere I go. If you can, I would highly recommend it. But if you can’t or don’t want to, don’t let that\u00a0stop you from the practice itself! These days, when chanting at home,\u00a0I simply sit on the side of my bed and gaze out the back window of my bungalow, which looks out onto trees and greenery – nature itself is enough of an altar for me. The important thing is to pick somewhere quiet and comfortable to really devote yourself to those few minutes of chanting.<\/p>\n You can chant outside!<\/strong><\/em> My favourite place to chant these days is in the ocean or on the beautiful beach I am lucky enough to live beside in Ko Lanta. Wherever you are, there is somewhere you can go to enhance your connection to All-That-Is\u00a0by directly<\/em> connecting with Nature.\u00a0Go for a stroll around your nearest park or seafront. Take your shoes off, sit down in the grass, lean up against a tree. You can always find a quiet spot to sit, rest your gaze on something beautiful, and chant.\u00a0It doesn’t really matter if anyone hears you but remember, you can just say the words quietly, there’s no need to shout them out.<\/p>\n You can chant in the shower!<\/strong> <\/em>This was my go-to when I first started my chanting practice. I\u00a0have never been much of a morning person, and was in a 9-to-5 office job at the time, so by the time I dragged myself out of bed after a few snooze cycles, there was\u00a0hardly any time to eat breakfast, let alone sit down to chant for even 10 minutes. So I decided to make use of the time when my mind wasn’t all that occupied anyway. Showering is an automatic process for most of us – water on, wash, rinse, repeat.\u00a0It’s the perfect opportunity to squeeze in some chanting time!<\/p>\n You can chant while you’re doing your housework!<\/strong> <\/em>Whether you need to wash the dishes, vacuum the floor, or dust down those bookshelves, doing housework is another great chance to\u00a0chant.\u00a0As you’re cleaning up your physical home, you can do a double whammy and get some chanting done at the same time to clean up your spiritual clutter!<\/p>\n You can chant in the car!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Maybe this one is best left until you have at least mastered the words and don’t need to think too much about it. Always concentrate on the road! But after\u00a0you’ve chanted a bit and become familiar with the words, you don’t really need to think too much about it as you’re doing it. Once you’re comfortable with the mantra, you can take advantage of those long drives to work, or to visit friends and family. Setting out on a drive (even on my scooter here in Thailand)\u00a0has always been\u00a0one of my favourite times to chant. Just switch off the radio and chant to yourself while you’re driving.<\/p>\n I\u00a0believe that the\u00a0act of\u00a0reciting the words out loud is important. The universe is a bundle of energy and vibration, and I think that the physical vibration achieved by chanting out loud creates a stronger connection to that energy. However, silent mantra meditation can be a great way to focus and calm your mind. Your thoughts\u00a0alone also have creative and energetic power, so there is still benefit in focusing your mind on the mantra, even without giving it voice. If you can’t find a place to comfortably chant aloud, try listening along with the recording above, or just reciting it silently to yourself.<\/p>\n7 easy ways to chant nam-myoho-renge-kyo<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a>1.\u00a0Make the time and space at home<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/a>2.\u00a0Immerse your Self in nature<\/strong><\/h4>\n
3.\u00a0Cleanse your body, cleanse your soul<\/strong><\/h4>\n
4.\u00a0Clear your clutter, inside and out<\/strong><\/h4>\n
5.\u00a0On the road to happiness<\/strong><\/h4>\n
You can even chant silently…<\/strong><\/h5>\n
6.\u00a0Planes, trains and automobiles<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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