Practice preventive self-care by avoiding excessive coffee, getting enough sleep, and exercising to significantly reduce the likelihood of panic attacks.
Quit cocaine use to prevent or significantly reduce panic attacks, as it can be a major exacerbating factor.
Chant ‘Nam-myoho-renge-kyo’ aloud every morning and evening, for 15 minutes to an hour or longer, ideally with a gohonzon (mandala), to develop vocal control, overcome performance anxiety, and foster hope and creative energy.
Actively sit down and practice spiritual disciplines, rather than just intellectually studying them, to experience powerful, life-changing effects on your karma, mission, and destiny.
Chant for longer durations, such as an hour, to achieve a more intense effect compared to shorter periods, potentially leading to increased hopefulness, creative energy, and excitement for future possibilities.
Utilize chanting practice as a method to focus on how to create value in the world, for yourself, your environment, and society, especially when pursuing artistic or professional goals.
Approach personal desires (e.g., for drugs, money, sex) by observing them calmly, kindly, compassionately, and non-judgmentally, aiming to understand their origin and allowing them to pass.
Engage in consistent spiritual practice to embody a ’never give up’ spirit, which can help overcome internal blocks and fulfill your inherent potential.
Through consistent spiritual practice, allow your desires to become clearer, helping you identify and pursue the things that genuinely bring you happiness, such as creating art that deeply affects others.
Engage in rhythmic chanting to positively impact physiological functions, including breathing, and improve the relationship between your brain, heart, and circulatory system.
Join group spiritual practices, such as chanting with others, to experience a unique potency and a ‘cool experience’ that individual practice might not offer.
When facing intense personal challenges like rehab, view them as opportunities to return to and intensify your personal spiritual practice, even if traditional recovery methods don’t align with your beliefs.
Intentionally schedule dedicated time off from demanding commitments to engage in ‘pure’ creative pursuits, allowing for artistic expression free from the pressures of ‘homework’ or external obligations.
Incorporate meditation into your routine as a significant part of your creative process to support and enhance your artistic endeavors.