Setting Up a Simple Home Shrine
How to set up a simple Buddhist home shrine — placing the Buddha image, the meaning of flowers, light, incense and water, and a…
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Category: Buddhist Life
Bringing the Dhamma into everyday life: Poya days, generosity, chanting, mindfulness and a home shrine.
Mindfulness in Daily Life: Bringing Sati into Every Moment
Practical ways to bring mindfulness (sati) and clear comprehension into eating, work, speech and phone use, with small anchors to return to throughout the…
Chanting and Paritta: Protective Verses in Daily Practice
Why Theravāda Buddhists chant, what paritta and pirit ceremonies are, and how to begin a short daily chanting practice with the homage and Three…
Dāna: The Joy and Practice of Generosity
Why generosity is the first of the ten perfections, how to give with joy before, during and after, and why the gift of Dhamma…
Observing a Poya Day: The Eight Precepts and the Uposatha
How to observe a Poya (Uposatha) day — taking the eight precepts, visiting the temple, wearing white, and keeping a quiet day of practice…