Pattanumodana, and all, if you start cultivating Pure Land, please make sure your cultivating all necessary elements: - Buddha-name recitation, as mindful as possible. Try to have no other thoughts in mind during the practice. - At least two times daily vow to be reborn in Amitabha Buddha's Pure Land - At least two times daily dedication of the merit of your virtuous practices to the Pure Land - Uphold as good as you can the precepts, and the vegetarian diet. The better you can do, the better your rebirth in the Pure Land will be. Namu Amida Butsu