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**carreraboyracer** · 07-29-2011, 09:45 PM

Forgot to mention that I had spoken to a guy back in the mid 80s and if I remember correctly, I think he had said that if you chant those words as many times as you can you will get whatever it is you're seeking, be it a job, something material or whatever. Christianity has similar specific prayers for this, I just wonder if those things are true or if it makes sense to do this?

Yeah, Sokka Gakkai has been described as "prosperity Buddhism" because members chant for stuff like a big car, nice house, and so on.

I had tried it briefly back then when I was first introduced to it back then, after having attended one prayer meeting with a few people but it did not do anything for me that I could see. One of my closest friends believes in Hare Krishna and he goes to the mountains to meditate and have shared some of his knowledge with me and I hear him chanting sometimes but looking at his failed marriage and other family problems I wonder which puzzles me. This is one of THE best human beings I know who never did anything wrong purposely in his life and has always been doing good so this raises the question, if life is about about cause and effect then why do a lot of people who only do good have bad things happen to them?

I don't know the situation, obviously -- based on the details you provided, though, it seems to me your friend's story actually demonstrates cause and effect. Having a successful marriage requires things like practical skills, a steady job, and a willingness to stay home instead of trekking off to the mountains to meditate. If he was busy chanting Hare Krishna, who got stuck with all the mundane stuff like paying the bills and repainting the porch?

If ya plant radishes, don't be surprised if ya get radishes...

07-29-2011, 09:45 PM	#29
carreraboyracer Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	Forgot to mention that I had spoken to a guy back in the mid 80s and if I remember correctly, I think he had said that if you chant those words as many times as you can you will get whatever it is you're seeking, be it a job, something material or whatever. Christianity has similar specific prayers for this, I just wonder if those things are true or if it makes sense to do this? Yeah, Sokka Gakkai has been described as "prosperity Buddhism" because members chant for stuff like a big car, nice house, and so on. I had tried it briefly back then when I was first introduced to it back then, after having attended one prayer meeting with a few people but it did not do anything for me that I could see. One of my closest friends believes in Hare Krishna and he goes to the mountains to meditate and have shared some of his knowledge with me and I hear him chanting sometimes but looking at his failed marriage and other family problems I wonder which puzzles me. This is one of THE best human beings I know who never did anything wrong purposely in his life and has always been doing good so this raises the question, if life is about about cause and effect then why do a lot of people who only do good have bad things happen to them? I don't know the situation, obviously -- based on the details you provided, though, it seems to me your friend's story actually demonstrates cause and effect. Having a successful marriage requires things like practical skills, a steady job, and a willingness to stay home instead of trekking off to the mountains to meditate. If he was busy chanting Hare Krishna, who got stuck with all the mundane stuff like paying the bills and repainting the porch? If ya plant radishes, don't be surprised if ya get radishes...
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