At the home altar, one enters sacred space and time, communes with the Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha, pays homage to the benevolent spiritual forces in the universe, and remembers one’s ancestors and deceased relatives. We should never view our lives as isolated or separate from other beings, whether living or deceased, human or otherwise. Though it may be easy to assume that we are separate and to lose ourselves in the lower worlds, when we chant Namu Myoho Renge Kyo and recite the Lotus Sutra, we renew our connection to the Buddha, to our families, and to all beings. In this simple practice, we are able to personally participate in the Ceremony in the Air of the Lotus Sutra every morning and evening.