Meaning of Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo

Ya know that thing that Tina (Turner) does…

NAM = DEVOTION

MYOHO = MYSTIC LAW; MYO=TO REVIVE /RETURN TO LIFE/TO OPEN/TO ENDOW; HO=DEATH

RENGE = LOTUS FLOWER*, SIMULTANEITY OF CAUSE AND EFFECT

KYO = SOUND, VIBRATION, TEACHING, SUTRA

Essentially when one chants nam-myoho-renge-kyo, one is basically making the determination of devoting one’s life to the mystic law of cause and effect. Also, “Myoho Renge Kyo” is the Japanese translation of the the Sanskrit and Chinese title for the “Lotus Sutra.”

Chanting nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the key to unlocking our highest potential as noted on the SGI-USA website, SGI USA

The key for me is to know that my life is nam-myoho-renge-kyo and from my fifteen years of practice to realize that chanting has brought me back to life.

For the newbies and all of us, when chanting to the Gohonzon (the mandela we chant to as an object of focus; “go”-’worthy of honor’ and “honzon”-’object of fundamental respect’.

*An important note re: the symbol of the ‘lotus flower’–it is the only plant known to man that seeds and blossoms at the same time while being in a murky muddy pond.  Thus, it’s meaning in our personal lives brings on a whole new dimension that each time we chant nam-myoho-renge-kyo (NMRK), we are breaking through our own personal muck in transforming our lives.