Meditation Practice - at Mahasiddha Buddhist Centre Sydney

Chanted Meditation Timetable - see below

Precepts - click here

Chanted Meditations at Mahasiddha Buddhist Centre
We hold regular chanted meditations at the centre. These are beautiful chanted prayers sung in English which help us to receive inspiration and increase peace throughout the world. By drawing close to the enlightened beings we develop a calm, balanced mind and awaken our own potential for enlightenment. There is no charge for these sessions.

May
Wed	14	Wishfulfilling Jewel	5.00pm - 6.00pm
Thu	15	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	7.30pm - 8.45pm
Fri	16	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	8.30am - 9.45am
Sat	17	Manjushri Puja	9.30am - 10.30am
		Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	4.15pm - 5.30pm
Sun	18	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog #	2.00pm - 3.15pm
Mon	19	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	8.00am - 9.15am
Tue	20	Wishfulfilling Jewel	3.00pm - 4.00pm
Wed	21	Wishfulfilling Jewel	5.00pm - 6.00pm
Thu	22	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	7.30pm - 8.45pm
Fri	23	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	8.30am - 9.45am
Sat	24	Vajrapani Puja ^	9.30am - 10.30am
		Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog #	7.30pm - 8.45pm
Sun	25	Offering to the Spiritual Guide #	9.15am - 11.15am
Mon	26	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	8.00am - 9.15am
Tue	27	Wishfulfilling Jewel	3.00pm - 4.00pm
Wed	28	Wishfulfilling Jewel	5.00pm - 6.00pm
Thu	29	Melodious Drum #	2.00pm - 5.15pm
Fri	30	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	8.30am - 9.45am
Sat	31	Tara Puja	9.30am - 10.30am
		Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	7.30pm - 8.45pm

June
Sun	1	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog #	2.00pm - 3.15pm
Mon	2	Lamrim Retreat (click here for more details)
Tue	3	Lamrim Retreat (click here for more details)
Wed	4	Lamrim Retreat (click here for more details)
		Offering to the Spiritual Guide #	4.30pm - 6.30pm
		(Buddha's Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day)
Thu	5	Lamrim Retreat (click here for more details)
Fri	6	Lamrim Retreat (click here for more details)
Sat	7	Lamrim Retreat (click here for more details)
Sun	8	Lamrim Retreat (click here for more details)
		Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog #	2.00pm - 3.15pm
Mon	9	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	8.00am - 9.15am
Tue	10	Offering to the Spiritual Guide #	9.30am - 11.30am
Wed	11	Wishfulfilling Jewel	To be confirmed
Thu	12	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	To be confirmed
Fri	13	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	To be confirmed
Sat	14	Wishfulfilling Jewel	To be confirmed
Sun	15	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog #	To be confirmed
Mon	16	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	8.00am - 9.15am
Tue	17	Wishfulfilling Jewel	3.00pm - 4.00pm
Wed	18	Wishfulfilling Jewel	5.00pm - 6.00pm
Thu	19	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	7.30pm - 8.45pm
Fri	20	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	8.30am - 9.45am
Sat	21	Avalokiteshvara Puja	9.30am - 10.30am
		Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	4.30pm - 5.45pm
Sun	22	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog #	2.00pm - 3.15pm
Mon	23	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	8.00am - 9.15am
Tue	24	Wishfulfilling Jewel	3.00pm - 4.00pm
Wed	25	Offering to the Spiritual Guide #	4.00pm - 6.00pm
Thu	26	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	7.30pm - 8.45pm
Fri	27	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	8.30am - 9.45am
Sat	28	Medicine Buddha Puja	9.30am - 10.30am
		Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog #	7.30pm - 8.45pm
Sun	29	Melodious Drum #	9.15am - 12.30pm
Mon	30	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation *	8.00am - 9.15am
^ These pujas are only for those who have received a Vajrapani Empowerment. # These chanted meditations include special food offering (tsog).You are welcome to bring an offering if you wish such as fruit or cakes. Please feel free to stay for the tsog party afterwards. * In these sessions there is a 15 minute period of silence for engaging in meditation. You may like to meditate on one of the stages of the path to enlightenment (Lamrim) which are explained in the New Meditation Handbook (library copies available).

Chanted Meditation Descriptions

	Wishfulfilling Jewel Puja Prayers to uplift and strengthen the mind Heart Jewel Condensed prayers for wisdom, compassion and Spiritual Power Tara Puja Prayers for protection and swift compassion Avalokiteshvara Puja Prayers to increase compassion and world peace Amitayus Prayers for long life, good fortune and wisdom Offering to the Spiritual Guide Prayers for spiritual guidance and inspiration Medicine Buddha Prayers for healing our body and mind Manjushri Prayers for increasing wisdom
Manjushri		Avalokiteshvara

Dorje Shugden		Je Tsongkhapa

Tara		Buddha Shakyamuni

Amitayus		Medicine Buddha

There is no cost for these pujas. No need to book, just drop in. Beginners are welcome. Please arrive on time.

A Pure Life - A Special Practice of keeping the Eight Mahayana Precepts

The practice of taking and keeping the eight Mahayana Precepts is a special practice of moral discipline that is performed with bodhichitta motivation.

The essence of the practice is to take eight precepts and keep them purely for a period of twenty four hours. On this special day we take vows to abandon killing, stealing, sexual activity, lying, taking intoxicants, sitting on a high or luxurious throne or seat, wearing jewellery or perfume, singing or dancing and eating more than one special meal at 12.30pm.

There are many benefits to practising moral discipline in this way. It helps us solve our day to day problems and creates good karma to take us to a fortunate rebirth in the future. It is a powerful method both for purifying negative karma and accumulating merit or good fortune and brings us closer to the happiness of Enlightenment.

You can take Precepts at the Centre, 6.30am - 7.15am on these dates:

Thursday 15 May
Friday 13 June
Tuesday 15 July

Meditation and Buddhism in Sydney - Mahasiddha Buddhist Centre
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