Prayers and Meditations
Daily Chanted Prayers and Self-Guided Meditations
Please call the Center at (512) 916-4444 to confirm, or consult the detailed monthly calendar.
Heart Jewel Puja with Self-Guided Lamrim Meditation
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
This practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa and make prayers and requests to purify negativity, accumulate merit and receive blessings. We then make prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugdän. Through this we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favorable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our pure Dharma realizations. Contained within is this practice is time for silent meditation.
Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog (Offerings)
Fridays 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Similar to Heart Jewel (Explained above), but with a food offering ceremony. Unwind after a week of work-come and enjoy chanted prayers, meditation, food, drink and good company! Bring an offering of food, drink or flowers, if you wish.
Offering to the Spiritual Guide
10th and 25th of every month (Please check Monthly Calendar):
Offering to the Spiritual Guide is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. The main practice is relying upon the Spiritual Guide, but it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and training the mind (Lojong), as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra.
Long Protector Puja (Melodious Drum)
29th of every month (Please check Monthly Calendar)
The extensive fulfilling and restoring ritual of the Dharma Protector, the great king Dorje Shugdän, in conjunction with Mahakala, Kalarupa, Kalindewi, and other Dharma Protectors.