Shrine 101 | How to Set Up a Meditation Space

With Teacher Jason Valcourt 

During this class, we’ll learn about the importance of having a shrine in our home for our daily meditation practice, and how to actually set up our shrine and make offerings.

It is very beneficial to set up a shrine with representations of Buddha’s body, speech and mind. A shrine provides a focus for our faith, serving as a continual reminder of the Buddhas, through whose kindness living beings have the opportunity to attain permanent inner peace and the supreme happiness of enlightenment.

The purpose of making offerings is not because the Buddhas need anything from us, but for the effect it has on our own mind. It is very meaningful to arrange beautiful offerings with a mind of faith in front of Buddha images, because the Buddhas are actually present and can take delight in our offerings.