Daily Practice

  1. Take refuge in the Triple Gem
  2. Recite the Five Precepts
  3. Recice the Five Remembrances
  4. Chant or read a Sutra
  5. Meditation
  6. Dedicate Merits of Practice

The Triple Gem

  • I take refuge in the Buddha
  • I take refuge in the Dharma
  • I take refuge in the Sangha

The Five Precepts

  • I will refrain from taking life
  • I will refrain from stealing or taking what is not freely given
  • I will refrain from sexual misconduct
  • I will refrain from false speech
  • I will refrain from consuming intoxicants

The Five Remembrances

  • I am subject to aging. There is no way to avoid aging.
  • I am subject to ill health. There is no way to avoid illness.
  • I am going to die. There is no way to avoid death.
  • Everyone and everything that I love will change, and I will be separated from them.
  • My only true possessions are my actions, and I cannot escape their consequences.

List of Sutras