Study leads to prayer and prayer leads to action. This is what chanting the Odaimoku is all about. It is not enough to sit and chant. One must get up and do something. The water never boils unless placed in a pot and the pot placed above a fire. No matter how much I may know about the theory of boiling water, it is useless without action. Expressing joy and devotion to Myoho Renge Kyo by chanting needs to be followed with Myoho Renge Kyo being manifest in our devotion to saving, teaching, and bringing benefit to our entire environment.