By the power of my having made offerings and respectful requests to you, holy and venerable Gurus, supreme field of positive potential, inspire me, protectors and root of well-being and bliss, to come under your joyful care. Realizing how this body of liberties and endowments is found but once, is difficult to obtain and is …
Having taken refuge, a safe and sound direction, in the Three Jewels – Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha – it is advantageous to follow certain guidelines for practice in order to make progress along the path to enlightenment. ++ In analogy to taking refuge in the Buddha, commit yourself whole-heartedly to a qualified spiritual master. ++ …
Spiritual mentors, Buddhas and bodhisattvas who abide throughout infinite space, please pay attention to me. From beginningless time until the present, in my attempt to find happiness, I have been taking refuge; but the things I have relied upon have not been able to bring the lasting state of peace and joy that I seek. …
A translation for Dharma Friendship Foundation on the occasion of Geshe Yeshe Tobden’s teachings on the text I bow down to the Great Compassionate One. I bow down to the lamas. I bow down to the devotional deities. 1 Abandon all doubt, And earnestly apply yourself to practice. Abandon laziness, dullness and drowsiness, And always cultivate …
I take refuge in all magnificent pure gurus, who are the nature embodying all the Buddhas, the source of all the pure Dharma of transmission and realization, and the principal among all the arya Sangha. Please bless me so that my mind becomes Dharma, the Dharma becomes the path, and the path is free of …
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Anne Moon “The Six Root Delusions” is from a series of student-led teachings and meditations. This is a meditation on the six root delusions of samsaric existence within the context of our Vajrasattva practice (Pearl of Wisdom, Book II, page 41). Begin by sitting and rejoicing: We are alive, here today, we have not died, …
Various Mantras It is good to recite the following mantras in the morning, to prepare for the day’s activities: Multiplying mantra om sambhara sambhara bimana sara maha dzawa hung/ om mara mara bimana kara maha dzawa hung The parinata-cakra-sutra says that if this is recited seven times, whatever virtuous actions one does that day will …
There are two levels in the development of bodhicitta – the mind (or heart) dedicated to attaining enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. These are the aspiring and engaging bodhicitta. Whereas a person with the aspiring dedicated heart wants to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings, he/she is not yet …
Prior to the first meditation session of the day, it is good to do the six preparatory practices: Sweep and clean the room and arrange the altar. Make offerings on the altar, e.g. light, food, incense, water bowls, etc. Sit in a comfortable position and examine your mind. If there is much distraction, do some …
When Zopa Rinpoche stayed in Singapore in May, l988, he stayed at the home of a happy and very devoted family. Before leaving, Rinpoche, with his great compassion dictated the following to me to compile for the Lim family, especially the mother, to practice. He suggested it also be included in this book, so that …
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