Q: I have been attending a weekly group chanting regularly. On two mornings of these days, I heard the chanting just before I awoke. These were the days I decided to skip the chanting – as I found it hard to follow the chanting, which is different in tune to what I’m familiar...

I became serious in my Pureland practice after attending classes and doing in-depth research into the subject. For a couple of years now, 24/7, I will try my best to be mindful of Amitabha Buddha whenever I have any free moments. At first, my intention was to train my mind to response with...

A Dharma friend recounted the first time she stepped into a Chinese Buddhist temple out of interest to learn chanting. The chanting session was probably about to start, and there were rows of prayer cushions for kneeling. While navigating around, she straddled over a cushion with a Sutra...