How long should we chant the Daimoku? This is a very difficult question to answer. As a matter of fact, there is no commandment to define how long we should chant the Daimoku. It depends on your internal urge as well as external circumstances. If you have some special wish - this is your internal urge, then you will chant the Daimoku as many times as you come to feel content at heart. If you have some particular problem - this is your external circumstances, again you will chant the Daimoku until you become convinced that your problem will be solved. In any event, nothing could be better for you than to chant as many Daimoku as you can. Nichiren Daishonin states in the Gosho: A single recitation of Daimoku is not insufficient; nor are a million Daimoku sufficient. This statement suggests that what counts most in Daimoku-chanting is your earnestness and sincerity. We should remember that the ultimate goal of our faith is to establish Buddhahood or absolute happiness in our own lives. From Lecture on Hoben & Juryo Chapters of the Lotus Sutra by SGI President Ikeda
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