Chanted Prayers and Meditations
Chanted, or group prayers are held at the Center nearly every day. Concentrating on the meaning of the prayers allows us to connect with the Buddha's inspiring blessings, to accumulate a collection of positive energy, or merit, in our mind, and to remove obstacles to our spiritual growth. The power of these prayers is greater in a group, and joining in is a part of our practice of refuge - seeking protection in Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Everyone is welcome to join in and experience the power of these prayers.
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Heart Jewel with Meditation
Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
5:30 - 6:30pm
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Heart Jewel is a Kadampa practitioner's daily prayers that contain two essential practices of Kadampa Buddhism revealed by Wisdom Buddha Manjushri: a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa and a special method for relying upon the Dharma protector, Dorje Shugden. By engaging in these practices regularly and sincerely we will reap a rich harvest of pure Dharma realizations, and eventually, come to experience the supreme joy of full enlightenment.
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There is a 15 min pause between the two sets of prayers for silent self-guided meditation.
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Wishfulfilling Jewel w/ Tsog
Mondays, 5:30 - 6:30pm ​
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A special practice for developing compassion, wisdom, and spiritual strength by relying on the Wisdom Buddha Je Tsongkhapa, and for overcoming obstacles and difficulties on the spiritual path by relying on his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden.
​If you wish, bring a vegetarian food or drink offering with you.​
Offering to the Spiritual Guide​
On the 10th and 25th of every month
1.5 hours long
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The special Guru yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra, which also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path to enlightenment.
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This puja i​s done with food (tsog) offerings and is done every 10th and 25th of the month. ​If you wish, bring a vegetarian food or drink offering with you.
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Liberation From Sorrow
8th Day of every month
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Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. Her name means "Rescuer" because she rescues us from all outer and inner fears. Ultimately she rescues us from all suffering and guides us to full enlightenment. Like a mother she protects us from all internal and external dangers; she provides us with all the necessary conditions for our spiritual training, and guides us and inspires us with her blessings as we progress along the spiritual path. These prayers include praises to the twenty-one manifestations of Tara. Because these are Sutra, the actual words of Buddha, they are particularly powerful and blessed.​
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Powa - Prayers for the Deceased
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See online calendar for updated times. Through practicing transference of consciousness, known as ‘powa’ with faith, compassion and concentration we can transfer the consciousness of those recently deceased to a higher rebirth or to the Pure Land of a Buddha. The Powa Ceremony can be done either by a group of practitioners or individually on behalf of one or more deceased persons, or countless deceased beings. By engaging in this practice we also create a great collection of virtue, which will also lead us into the pathway to a Buddha’s Pure Land. This puja is held monthly.
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Please email Info@meditationInarizona.org with any names you would like added to the dedication list to be read out loud during the service.
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Please bring a vegetarian food or drink offering with you if you wish.
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Vajrayogini practice​
Wednesdays, 7 - 8am
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Dakini Yoga is a practice of prayers and meditations that contain the essence of the self-generation practice of Vajrayogini – the female enlightened Buddha Deity of Highest Yoga Tantra who is the manifestation of the wisdom of all Buddhas (Must have Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerments). It is also a six-session yoga – a simple but powerful daily practice for maintaining all Tantric commitments for those who have received a Highest Yoga Tantra empowerment – that has been specially arranged for those who have received the empowerment of Vajrayogini. Also included are lists of the Bodhisattva and Tantric vows and commitments, and an explanation of how the practice of Dakini Yoga fulfils these commitments.
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A Pure Life - The practice of taking and keeping the eight Mahayana precepts
Scheduled on the 15th of every month per request, email: epc@meditationinarizona.org
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This is a precious and powerful practice that purifies negative karma and produces positive karma, or good fortune for our future. It functions to improve our familiarity with the practice of moral discipline, deepen our compassion and make our human life meaningful. When we take the eight Mahayana precepts, we explicitly promise to abstain for twenty-four hours from eight actions:
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Killing
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Stealing
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Sexual activity
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Lying
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Taking intoxicants
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Eating after lunch
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Sitting on high or luxurious thrones or seats
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Wearing ornaments, perfume, etc., and singing and dancing, etc.
These eight, however, are merely symbolic, for we promise to abstain from all non-virtuous actions for twenty-four hours.
Taking and keeping these precepts is a special purification practice. Buddha realized that all living beings’ suffering comes from their previous negative karma, and so he taught special practices to purify it.
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Melodious Drum Victorious in all Directions
On the 29th of every month
3.5 hours long
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This is a monthly practice of making offerings and requesting the Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden, to remove obstacles and to gather all favorable conditions for our spiritual practice. This practice includes a tsog offering. For tsog pujas, we gather together to pray and make special offerings.
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Please bring a vegetarian food or drink offering with you if you wish.
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