Helping a Child Connect With the Dharma

Question:

I want to help my child form a closer connection to the dharma, so I take him to Buddhist prayer ceremonies and to meet lamas. May I ask whether this will help?

Answer:

Yes, it will be helpful to take your child to the prayers and to dharma teachings, but these are not the best way. Better would be for you as his mother to practise the dharma well and come to have a better mind. If you have a dharma way of thinking, a kind mind, as well as a good understanding of the dharma, you definitely will have a positive influence on your child; it will certainly help them to have a stronger connection to the dharma.

Excerpts from Mind Training teaching in HwaYue Foundation, Taiwan, 2015