Ho-On (the Sound of the Dharma) means “the sound of itself” if you vocally chant it, as with “Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō.” Because of this we say this is the “focus of the mind” with the voice of ” Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō.” We position our mind on the sound of “Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō.” We should chant with mind, voice, and Gassho posture being in a complete state of oneness. We should also, after all, chant wholeheartedly. It is with our heart and our soul that we chant the Odaimoku. Bishop Yukawa told us “chant in the mouth, chant in the heart, chant in the abdomen, and chant in the head.”

Do not think about being grateful or the meaning of the Odaimoku when you chant. Instead, recite the Odaimoku wholeheartedly, listen to that Odaimoku and be attuned with others. Don’t merely chant: devote yourself to it, and become of one mind, of like mind.