What time of day should you use to memorize the Sutra? You can recite the Sutra in your mind when you're dressing or washing up in the morning; and in the evening, when you're in bed with your head on the pillow; and also during the day, when you're walking or working. If you can study like this incessantly, you'll be able to memorize the Sutra very soon.

读书方法有「三到」──眼到、口到、心到。你的眼睛、口、心都应该专心一致于书本上。又有「三上」──路上、枕上、厕上，在这三上，正好背经。你们谁愿意用这种方法，就能把经背得很熟。各位可以试一试！

The method of studying involves three faculties: the eyes, the mouth, and the mind. Your eyes, mouth, and mind should all be focused on the book. There are also three good places for studying: on the road, on the pillow, and on the toilet. The time when you are in these three places is the time to memorize the Sutra. Anyone who wants to use this method will be able to memorize the Sutra well. Try it!

宣化上人

一九八三年五月廿六日晚开示

于万佛圣城

A talk given on the evening of May 26, 1983,

at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas