tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467466552105314472.post8728504572255408488..comments2023-04-24T08:22:01.715-07:00Comments on Amritayana Buddhism: Amida Buddha InvocationWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340539277090876795noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467466552105314472.post-12442481477058610012011-04-08T10:36:57.663-07:002011-04-08T10:36:57.663-07:00Footnote2: In Buddhism, there are "intention ...Footnote2: In Buddhism, there are "intention prayers" where we focus our volitional power through our thoughts to generate positive karma and burn away negative karma. Every thought we think creates a kind of energy that is called "vashana" or habit force. As one teacher said, "First we make our mind, then our mind makes us." Modern society does not believe in the power of prayer, but in some sense every thought is a prayer and every thought has a result. We are always chanting and manifesting through our thoughts and creating a corresponding life condition. Sometimes the chant is implied in the thoughts that are chanted (repeated) inside us. I sometimes think that Americans chant too often three non-sacred mantras: "Shit happens", "Life is unfair", and "Corrupt corporate conspiracies rule this world". This is different from "Everything is unfolding perfectly", "Karma balances everything", and "Every day is precious."Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340539277090876795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467466552105314472.post-6474231845204785842011-04-08T10:28:54.800-07:002011-04-08T10:28:54.800-07:00Footnote1: I am working on a video composition wit...Footnote1: I am working on a video composition with a "hreeh" chant. I wanted to start this composition with an invocation in English that embodies the meaning of the mantra "Om Namo Amida Buddha Hreeh". I decided to upload it here.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340539277090876795noreply@blogger.com