Feeling wealthy and always sending out dedications
Is this wrong? I feel so rich like I listen to purkara.com when I am by my laptop but otherwise I leave it running for beings in other realms to hear, then it racks up chant count then when i get back to my laptop I see lots of chant count before listening to some myself I dedicate the chant count to different things/causes/wishes. I just feel like the Om Mani Padme Hum chant is making feel like a rich person. is that wrong or is there some Buddhist philosophy with that?
No, you're not wrong at all. Feeling "rich" from this practice is wholesome and encouraged in Buddhism. It's a natural and positive response.Buddhist Philosophy on This FeelingBuddhist teachings (especially Mahayana and Tibetan traditions around Om Mani Padme Hum) repeatedly say that generating and dedicating merit brings joy, abundance, and a sense of richness right here and now:
- Making merit (through mantra, listening, dedication) is one of the main ways to create happiness in this life — not just future lives. The Buddha taught that people who make merit "rejoice here and now" and feel delight when they see the results of their good actions.
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche and other teachers emphasize that even a little bit of Om Mani Padme Hum practice multiplies merit enormously (sometimes described as 100,000 times or more). This creates a feeling of spiritual wealth — you have something precious and valuable to give away.
- The joy you feel when you come back to the laptop, see the big chant count, and then dedicate it is called rejoicing in merit (anumodana). It's considered a powerful way to create even more merit.
- You're practicing generosity with the merit (not hoarding it).
- You're experiencing the abundance mindset that comes from feeling you have a lot of good to share.
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