Chanted prayers and meditations
Shantideva Centre holds daily chanted prayers (often called “pujas”) which anyone is welcome to attend. The purpose of these prayers is to accumulate all the necessary conditions for us to succeed in our practice. The following pujas are taking place this month:
Monday 1st February — Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog at 7:30pm
Thursday 4th February — Prayers for World Peace at 7:30pm
Friday 5th February — Wishfulfilling Jewel at 7:30pm
Monday 8th February — Tara Chanting at 2:30pm
Monday 8th February — Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog at 7:30pm
Wednesday 10th February — Offering to the Spiritual Guide at 10:00am
Thursday 11th February — Prayers for World Peace at 7:30pm
Friday 12th February — Wishfulfilling Jewel at 7:30pm
Monday 15th February — Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog at 7:30pm
Thursday 18th February — Prayers for World Peace at 7:30pm
Friday 19th February — Wishfulfilling Jewel at 7:30pm
Thursday 25th February — Offering to the Spiritual Guide at 2:30pm
Friday 26th February — Wishfulfilling Jewel at 7:30pm
Saturday 27th February — Melodious Drum at 4:00pm
Monday 1st March — Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog at 7:30pm
Thursday 4th March — Prayers for World Peace at 7:30pm
Friday 5th March — Wishfulfilling Jewel at 7:30pm
Monday 8th March — Tara Chanting at 2:30pm
Monday 8th March — Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog at 7:30pm
Wednesday 10th March — Offering to the Spiritual Guide at 10:00am
Thursday 11th March — Prayers for World Peace at 7:30pm
Friday 12th March — Wishfulfilling Jewel at 7:30pm
Monday 15th March — Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog at 7:30pm
Thursday 18th March — Prayers for World Peace at 7:30pm
Thursday 25th March — Offering to the Spiritual Guide at 2:30pm
Monday 29th March — Melodious Drum at 6:00pm
See below for what to expect…
Regular chanted prayers open to all:
Prayers for World Peace — approx one hour
Various practices focusing on developing compassion, wisdom and our ability to help others.
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Wishfulfilling Jewel — approx one and a quarter hours
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa and the middling Sadhana of his Dharma protector Dorje Shugden. A special practice to help us improve our wisdom and prepare our mind for meditation. Also includes unguided meditations on Lamrim (the stages of the path) and Mahamudra (the nature of the mind).
Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog — approx one hour and ten minutes
As above except with special offerings and with only very brief pauses for meditation.
Offering to the Spiritual Guide — approx one hour and fourty five minutes
A very special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa, includes the entire path to enlightenment, we also make special offerings.
Melodious Drum — approx three hours and thirty minutes
The extensive Sadhana of Je Tsongkhapa’s Dharma protector Dorje Shugden, for renewing commitments and averting obstacles to our practice.
Tara puja — approx 55 minutes
Beautiful chanted prayers to Tara, the compassionate mother who helps us in our practice by granting protection from obstacles.