Lately, I have been feeling quite out of control in my life, especially with regard to a situationship that I’ve found myself in. A Buddhist leader visited me yesterday and told me “To have faith is to decide, and to decide is to not be swayed. How do you not get swayed? By chanting with clear determination on what you want and not settling for anything else.” I asked her- “how do I know if I’m being swayed or if something is right for me?” She responded by saying that “when it’s the right decision, you feel grounded and empowered, not weak and as if you have no control”. This cleared up a lot for me, and yet, I am unable to breakthrough completely. Chanting sincerely to feel that sense of anchor, control, and empowerment, so that I don’t get swayed.