Repeat this exercise with each breath for ten breaths. The most important requirement for practicing this method is to do your recitations both in the morning and in the evening, every day. Face a portrait of Buddha if you have one, and try to face west as you recite. Ingredients for Success in Buddha Recitation Recitation and Good Behavior. Reciting Buddha's name is the main ingredient for success in Buddha recitation.
Good behaviors are the supplemental ingredients.
Both are necessary to assure full benefits and success in practicing Buddhism. Many people cannot distinguish good behaviors from evil ones. The following is a list of ten bad behaviors , as presented in the Sutra on the Ten Paths of Good Karma . If you do not practice any one of these ten bad behaviors, your behavior is good. Evil talk .