Frequently I am asked how long should I chant? Sometimes this question is asked by folks who may have previously been told that they should chant an hour or more a day, or some other fixed goal. Consider this: you can scrub a floor as a free person or as a slave. It is fundamentally up to you. We all have activities we must engage in, some several times a day, some less frequently. You can cultivate in yourself your own sense of freedom or entrapment. Chanting the Odaimoku, Namu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo, can be much the same way. If we enslave ourselves to the Odaimoku then we are not cultivating happiness for ourselves.