Buddhists all know that chanting scriptures, and it is necessary to understand some tips for chanting scriptures. They can gain more perfect and extraordinary merits, and be blessed to open up wisdom.There are six steps to recite scriptures:No matter which scripture we recite, we must first visualize the place where we recite the scriptures as a place for Dharma meetings to talk about this scripture.Then we must clearly visualize our great teacher, Sakyamuni Buddha, the sages of the Dharma Assembly, and other sages.Visualize yourself in the Dharma Assembly. This visualization will make the chanter feel as if he is in the scene, so it will be easy to understand the meaning of the chanter. As mentioned earlier, after visualizing all Buddhas, sages, etc., we must start practicing offerings. At this time, we must visualize ourselves offering to the Buddha, the great bodhisattvas and Arhats with various seven treasures in our minds.The scripture says:The practitioner offers nothing to the Three Jewels, and can also gain the merit of offering truthfully by visualizing the intention and visualizing the offering. The merits of illusion and real offering are the same. Therefore, you can also practice offerings when reciting scriptures. If you cannot develop the ultimate mind to return to the Three Jewels when reciting the scriptures, you cannot correspond to the Dharma propagated by the Three Jewels. Therefore, you must practice refuge before chanting the scriptures. After we have made offerings to the holy people of the Dharma Assembly, we must immediately visualize ourselves and all sentient beings respectfully bowing to the Three Jewels and recite the verses of refuge in our hearts.To learn Mahayana Dharma, you must have a Mahayana mentality. What is Mahayana mentality? That is Bodhicitta.Therefore, when we read and recite the Mahayana sutras, we must have corresponding intentions. After we practice refuge, we must visualize ourselves making great vows in front of all Buddhas.Thinking in my heart:Compassionate Teacher Buddha! May you bless me, who is ignorant, enable me to open up the supreme wisdom, achieve perfect enlightenment, and perfectly save all sentient beings.After making this vow and visualizing yourself after making the vow, the Buddha happily released the pure treasure light from the five bodies and poured it into our heads to bless ourselves. Thanks to the Buddha's blessing, he purified his karma of listening to the Dharma.In the past, we have created many obstacles such as slandering the Dharma. Therefore, if we want to understand the Dharma quickly in this life, we must purify the obstacles that have been violated by the past.If you do not visualize and purify karma, you cannot quickly understand the Dharma. You must develop the Bodhicitta. This is very important. After the previous practice is complete, we must move into the right practice and recite the scriptures. When reciting the scriptures, we must calm our minds between the lines of the scriptures.While reciting, visualize the culture of these sutras becomes light and integrates into your heart. Do not pursue speed and quantity of sutras, but pay attention to the quality of sutras. It is best to recite scriptures clearly with clear words and sentences. After we recite the sutra, we visualize this sutra turning into light and blending into our own mind. Then respectfully make a vow to the Buddha before. Dedicate the merits of reciting scriptures to all sentient beings, and hope that all sentient beings can achieve supreme wisdom and ultimately escape from the sufferings of life and death.We can complete these six tips to recite scriptures, so that we can gain the awareness of reciting scriptures, and in this way we can understand the principles of scriptures well.You should know that if you want to escape from the sufferings of reincarnation, you must pay attention to the secrets and practical practices when listening to and pondering the teachings of the scriptures.
