Pujas - Chanted Meditations |
Prayers For World Peace
Once a month we get together as a group to meditate and chant prayers to different Buddhas. Through these practices we can create many special causes and dedicate the merit to world peace. Bring something for a buffet lunch afterwards. Everybody is welcome. The following sadhanas will be included but check the monthly calendar for details:
Medicine Buddha Sadhana – By practicing this sadhana we receive a special power of body, speech and mind which we can then use to help others through healing actions.
Avalokieishvara Sadhana – Prayers and requests to the Buddha of Compassion.. By practicing this sadhana we will improve our realizations particularly our realization of compassion and ultimately we will attain the supreme Buddhahood in Avalokiteshvara’s Pure Land.
The Yoga of Amitayus – A special method for increasing life span, wisdom and merit.
Liberation From Sorrow
Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. If we rely upon Mother Tara we will be protected from inner and outer obstacles and fulfill our wishes swiftly. These prayers are recited on the 8th day of each month at 1.30 pm.
Wishfulfilling JewelThe Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector
This Sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.
The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugdän. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugdän sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.
These two practices are the very essence of the New Kadampa Tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. If we practise them regularly and sincerely, we shall reap a rich harvest of pure Dharma realizations, and eventually come to experience the supreme joy of full enlightenment.
An extensive explanation of this sadhana can be found in the book Heart Jewel, by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Normally at 6.00 pm weekdays and at 5.30 pm on weekends. Theses times may vary during retreats, please see our latest calendar for exact times. |
Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog
The same as above, but we also make food offerings.
Normally Saturdays at 2.30 pm but see our latest calendar for exact times.
See end of this Puja page for details on Tsog Pujas. |
Quick Path to Great BlissVajrayogini self-generation sadhana
For those with Highest Yoga Tantric Empowerments onlyThe instructions on the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Venerable Vajrayogini were taught by Buddha Vajradhara in the forty-seventh and forty-eighth chapters of the Condensed Root Tantra of Heruka. This particular lineage of instructions, the Narokhachö lineage, was passed directly from Vajrayogini to Naropa, and from him through an unbroken lineage of realized practitioners to the present-day Teachers.
After Buddha Vajradharma had taught the practice he left the mandalas of Heruka and Vajrayogini intact in twenty-four auspicious places in this world. Thus even to this day there are countless manifestations of Vajrayogini in this world who help sincere practitioners to gain realizations by blessing their mental continuum.
In many respects the practice of Vajrayogini is ideally suited to the present day. By relying upon this practice sincerely, with a good heart and a mind of faith, it is definitely possible to attain full enlightenment; but to accomplish such results we must practise the extensive sadhana regularly.
This particular sadhana, Quick Path to Great Bliss, was composed by the great Lama Phabongkha Rinpoche. Compared to other sadhanas it is not very long, but it contains all the essential practices of Secret Mantra. To practise the sadhana successfully we should first receive the empowerment of Vajrayogini, and then study authentic instructions on the practice such as those found in the book Guide to Dakini Land.
This sadhana is suitable both for our regular daily practice and for retreat; and we can practise it alone or in a group.
The two tenth days within this month are particularly special. The first, which is the twenty-fifth day of the eleventh month, is a special day of Vajrayogini, and the second, which is the tenth day of the twelfth month, is a special day of Heruka. It is particularly important to make special offerings on these two days. |
