Introduction/Back Story: I recently decided to do a “test” and see what happens if I chant “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” more instead of just doing my Buddhist practice without verbalizing this specific mantra. I have been consciously chanting and paying attention to any external signs or results. The following occured during this middle of this experiment. Coincidence or not? I'll let you decide.
I got a new car recently and thought it would be fun to get one of those personalized license plates. I wanted something clever or Buddhist or both, but everything I thought of was either already taken or voted down by my kids. I decided to save the money (personalized plates come with an annual fee) and just settle for whatever the California Department of Motor Vehicles sent me.
At the very least, I wanted the letters and numbers to be easy to remember, so I could pick my Toyota out of all the others in a crowded parking lot. At the very most, I hoped for something that might somehow feel a bit “personalized.” “Wouldn’t it be cool if I ended up with something that had some Buddhist meaning?” I said to my kids, knowing the odds of that were one in ten zillion.
Well, today I got my new license plate in the mail.
It has four numbers. And just three letters.
The letters are, in perfect order: NMR.
Good thing there isn’t a K at the end, or I just might have fainted. I mean, actual proof is one thing. Overkill is another.