Daily Meditation Prayers (Pujas)
The Center holds regular sessions of chanted prayers, or pujas, which are often combined with meditation, visualization and mantra recitation (see the weekly calendar for details).
Below is a list of all the practices performed at the KMC. Click on a practice for more information about it.
Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls
Drop of Essential Nectar (fasting retreat)
Essence of Good Fortune (Buddha Shakyamuni)
The Great Mother (Prajnaparamita)
Meditation and Recitation of Solitary Vajrasattva
Melodious Drum (Long Protector Puja)
Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Treasury of Wisdom (Manjushri)
Wishfulfilling Jewel (Je Tsongkhapa & Dorje Shugden)
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| 2011 | |
Open House |
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26 February
1:30 PM − 2:45 PM |
Wishfulfilling Jewel Prayers (w/ Offerings)Everyone is welcome to participate in this practice which is the main daily practice of Kadampa Buddhism. 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. 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. There will also be time for silent meditation on Lamrim, the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, which is the condensation of all of Buddha's teachings. |
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23 February
5:00 PM − 6:15 PM |
WFJ med |
Dharma Movie |
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26 February
7:30 AM − 8:30 AM |
Dakini Yoga (HYT Only Sunday) |
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23 February
7:00 AM − 9:00 AM |
Quick Path (HYT only M-F)Vajrayogini self-generation sadhana The 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 bookGuide 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. |
| 2012 | |
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25 February
7:00 PM − 9:00 PM |
Offering to the Spiritual Guide (25) |
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29 January
6:00 PM − 9:30 PM |
LP Tsog |
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28 February
9:30 AM − 10:30 AM |
Sojong ** (Ordained only) |
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17 March
7:00 PM − 8:00 PM |
Medicine Buddha |
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3 March
8:00 AM − 9:15 AM |
WFJThe Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector |
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29 February
8:00 AM − 11:30 AM |
Long Protector (4 hours) |
