Daily Practice - Chanting for safety during the Olympics

Guidance for Sunday 29th July Peace and security daimoku proposal ELA'12: 


Buddhism teaches the principle of "the Buddha nature manifesting itself from within and bringing forth protection from without." When our Buddha nature emerges internally, it also activates the Buddha nature in the lives of others, which then manifests in the form of external protection. Protection received from the positive forces of the universe, therefore, is dependent on us first bringing forth our Buddha nature. Or put another way, it is our determination in faith that sets these protective functions into motion. Our Buddha nature manifests the moment we break through our inner darkness or ignorance based on our strong conviction in faith. NL8272