A Simple Daily Practice for a New Student

A Simple Daily Practice for a New Student

Date Posted:
November 2009

Rinpoche sent the following advice to a very new student, with a poster of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha.

Make a small altar and use the picture of the Buddha in Bodhgaya. Make offerings, take strong refuge, then do the Guru Shakyamuni daily meditation (use the booklet I put together), and recite the Shakyamuni mantra. Add a lamrim prayer (you can choose which one).

When you go to bed, take strong refuge, pray to Guru Shakyamuni Buddha, and recite one mala of the mantra. Think your life is in the Buddha’s hands, and you are completely protected.