'47 Words of God' Shinto Prayer Audio
A wonderful meditation outlined in the Shinto Tradition of Japan, involves chanting the ‘47 words of God’.
The chant is:
Hi Fumi --- Yo I Mu Na Ya --- Kotomo Chi Lo Lane
Shi Ki Lu --- Yu I Tsu Wanu --- So O Ta Ha Kumeka
U O E --- Nisali Hete --- Nomasu A Se E Holeke
This practice was introduced to the West by Shinto Priest Hideo Izumoto. In his telling of the process he says:
This is a audio file of 5 minutes and 50 seconds of Hideo Izumoto singing the chant 3 times. Included is a short PDF of how to pronounce the chant as well as a guidelines to the practice.