Daily chanting is a basic and important prayer as a Nichiren Buddhist. It is called Gongyo, Shingyo or Otsutome. It means to chant every morning to the Buddha and Nichiren Shonin for your family’s security, peace for your ancestors and for the happiness of other people, and to chant every evening to express thanks to the Buddha and Nichiren Shonin for your family’s safety and peace that day. The feeling after Otsutome is so peaceful, and brings to our mind hopes for tomorrow. It is also a valuable time to meditate on one’s own daily life, and to reflect on our past life. Otsutome is an important daily event, as well as a practice for approaching enlightenment.