Shr33m, my reason for stating that some of the members of the Nichiren sect of SGI tend to buy into a kind of magical thinking belief is because many of them rely exclusively on chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as a way of attaining what they want. In many cases I have not seen the results that they claim this sacred mantra is capable of producing. If all a person does is chant but has poor skills in constructing an action plan and does not take action, I believe the chances of achieving the desired goal is very slim. I definitely agree that having money can be an asset in living a spiritual life. There is nothing wrong with being wealthy. Maybe I'm a cynic but I think that relying exclusively on chanting to become financially successful is even worse than playing the Lotto every week and believing this will get you to become a millionaire one day. Just my opinion.
