7) 金剛持名

　　Diamond Recitation

　　If the m ind is agitated and the breath uneven, something is bothering you, or reciting the Buddha”s name either aloud or in a low voice is inconvenient, you should just move your lips, practicing silent recitation (Diamond Recitation). With this method, the number of recitations does not matter; the essential condition is that each word, each recitation should come from the mind.

　　若心氣不適或人地有礙，高聲低聲總覺不便，則只動口唇，用金剛持法不拘多少，總要字字從心裏過。

　　Commentary

　　The Diamond method differs from recitation in a low voice in that the lips move but no sound is heard. This method is useful when our sleeping or living quarters are close to someone else”s. In such circumstances, reciting in a loud or a low voice might disturb them. We should then just move our lips and practice Diamond recitation. The number of recitations does not matter as long as the Buddha”s name originates in the Self-Mind, moves the tip of the tongue and produces a sublime sound. Even though the sound is not audible, it reverberates throughout the Dharma realm (cosmos) while remaining part of the current recitation.