{"id":753,"date":"2025-10-04T14:18:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T19:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/?page_id=753"},"modified":"2025-10-04T14:19:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T19:19:41","slug":"beginning-a-daily-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/index.php\/beginning-a-daily-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginning a Daily Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1-890x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-755\" style=\"width:665px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1-890x1024.png 890w, https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1-261x300.png 261w, https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1-768x884.png 768w, https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1-743x855.png 743w, https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1.png 1194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage you to work with your Teacher to establish a daily practice at home. If you are exploring on your own, the following practices can help provide a solid foundation for practicing with the Buddha&#8217;s teachings, cultivating wisdom and compassion: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recite a bell gatha and ring the bell.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deerparkmonastery.org\/audio\/practicing-with-the-bell\/\">Click here for an example from Deer Park Monastery<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recite a Mindfulness Training. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dharmateacherorder.org\/practice\/the-five-wonderful-precepts\/\">Click here for a version commonly used at our temple<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plumvillage.org\/mindfulness\/the-5-mindfulness-trainings\">Click here for the current version from Plum Village<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read a selection from a Dharma book or listen to a Dharma talk. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Many books are available online, such as those from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abhayagiri.org\/books\"> Abhayagiri Monastery<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Similarly, many audio and video recordings are available, such as those by <a href=\"https:\/\/plumvillage.org\/library\/dharma-talks\">Plum Village<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/dharmaseed.org\/talks\/\">Dharma Seed<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meditate for a set amount of time.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You may use a guided meditation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLHB1Zqu9mBt-8jMLX_DUmYfr2ORuOKONC\">such as those provided by Plum Village<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many resources (donations welcome) are available for learning how to meditate, such as audio\/video provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audiodharma.org\/series\/introduction\">Gil Fronsdal<\/a> or books by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abhayagiri.org\/books\/459-meditation-a-way-of-awakening\">Ajahn Sucitto<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abhayagiri.org\/books\/426-finding-the-missing-peace\">Ajahn Amaro<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedicate the merit.\u00a0\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.plumvillage.app\/item\/joyfully-sharing-the-merit-chant\">Click here for an example from Plum Village<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-720x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-754\" style=\"width:65px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-720x1024.png 720w, https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-768x1092.png 768w, https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1080x1536.png 1080w, https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-601x855.png 601w, https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You are welcome to use any of the practices we use at our weekly services, many of which are found in our service book (<a href=\"https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2022-05-Updated-Service-Book-ALL-SERVICES-FINAL.pdf\">PDF here<\/a>). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many reflection questions and practices are offered in our collection of Dharma reflections, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/dinhquangtemple.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/now-is-the-time-to-practice-is-now-available\/\">Now is the Time to Practice<\/a><\/em>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Nam M\u00f4 A Di \u0110\u00e0 Ph\u1eadt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We encourage you to work with your Teacher to establish a daily practice at home. 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