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Here’s today’s question: Do I have to believe in Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for it to work?
This is a question nearly every person who starts to chant has in the back of their mind in the beginning. Unless spirituality or a chanting-like practice has already been part of your life for a while, it can feel very new and hard to believe in.
But this is also why I love Buddhism’s answer to this question. We want to approach it from a few angles but first, the answer point blank: no, when you first start chanting, you do not have to believe in it or understand it for it to work.