What are the rules for dressing when worshipping Buddha? Can chanting Buddha help you calm down?

When we worship Buddha, we should put our hands together like a lotus, indicating that our heart is like the lotus, pure and untainted by the mud. Not only the gestures are important, but we also need to pay attention to our clothing when we worship Buddha. So what are the requirements for dressing when worshiping Buddha?

What are the rules for dressing when worshipping Buddha?

1. When you go to worship Buddha, do not wear brightly colored clothes, such as bright red, colorful, or gaudy clothes. Try to wear clothes in light colors, such as gray, black, blue, cyan, etc.
2. Do not wear shorts, short skirts, tight clothes or pants when you go to worship Buddha.
3. Do not wear too much gold and silver jewelry when you go to worship Buddha.
4. Do not dress too sloppily, such as clothes with many stains, messy hair, etc. These are all disrespectful to the Buddha.
5. Avoid wearing lace, low-cut, or transparent clothes. In summer, when wearing thin clothes, be sure not to reveal the color of your underwear. This is a very disrespectful behavior for burning incense and worshiping Buddha in a temple. You must not do it.

Can chanting Buddha calm your mind?

Chanting Buddha can calm your mind

1. Recite quietly with your mouth: A-Mi-Tu-Fo - your ears will hear: A-Mi-Tu-Fo - your heart will follow: A-Mi-Tu-Fo - keep repeating: A-Mi-Tu-Fo. The longer the time is, the purer your mind will be. The purer your mind is, the fewer delusions and distracting thoughts you will have. The fewer delusions and distracting thoughts you have, the more inaction will gradually emerge from the depths of your heart. You will naturally enter into concentration and gradually enter into a radiant and bright state.

2. If you are very busy at work and cannot spare time for morning and evening classes, a Buddhist monk told us a method of chanting Buddha’s name: the “Ten Recitations Method”. The "Ten Recitation Method" is to recite the name of Amitabha Buddha ten times, nine times a day. After getting up in the morning and washing your face, if there is a Buddha statue at home, face the statue; if there is no Buddha statue, face the west and recite "Amitabha" ten times. The time was very short, one sentence after another, ten sentences without interruption. Then, recite the Buddha's name ten times before meals, before and after get off work in the morning, before and after get off work in the afternoon, and before going to bed, a total of nine times. It doesn’t get in the way and doesn’t waste time. You can finish reciting ten Buddhist mantras in one minute. Do it every day, without missing a single day, and you will have pure thoughts one after another. Many Buddhists practice according to this method and it is very effective.