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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.

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March
Mon 1 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 7.45am - 9.00am
Tue 2 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 7.45am - 9.00am
Wed 3 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Thu 4 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Fri 5 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 7.45am - 9.00am
Sat 6 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 9.30am - 10.30am
Sun 7 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog# 2.00pm - 3.15pm
Mon 8 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 7.45am - 9.00am
Tue 9 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 7.45am - 9.00am
Wed 10 Offering to the Spiritual Guide# 4.00pm - 6.00pm
Thu 11 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Fri 12 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 7.45am - 9.00am
Sat 13 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 9.30am - 10.30am
Sun 14 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog# 2.00pm - 3.15pm
Mon 15 Refuge Retreat see special events for session times
Tue 16 Refuge Retreat see special events for session times
Wed 17 Refuge Retreat see special events for session times
Thu 18 Refuge Retreat see special events for session times
Fri 19 Refuge Retreat see special events for session times
Sat 20 Refuge Retreat see special events for session times
Sun 21 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog# 2.00pm - 3.15pm
Mon 22 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 7.45am - 9.00am
Tue 23 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 7.45am - 9.00am
Wed 24 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Thu 25 Offering to the Spiritual Guide# 7.30am - 9.15am
Fri 26 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 7.45am - 9.00am
Sat 27 Tara Puja 9.30am - 10.15am
    Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Sun 28 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog# 2.00pm - 3.15pm
Mon 29 Melodius Drum# 9.00am - 12.15pm
Tue 30 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 7.45am - 9.00am
Wed 31 Wishfulfilling Jewel with Lamrim meditation* 5.00pm - 6.00pm
       

# These chanted meditations include a special food offering (tsog).You are welcome to bring an offering if you wish such as fruit or cake. Please feel free to stay for the tsog party afterwards when we enjoy the food ourselves.

* In these sessions there is up to 20 minutes 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 are available).

 

Chanted Meditation Descriptions

Wishfulfilling Jewel
Prayers for Spiritual Protection

Vajrapani
Prayers for Spiritual Power

Avalokiteshvara
Prayers to increase compassion and world peace

Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Prayers for spiritual guidance and inspiration

Amitayus
Prayers for long life, good fortune and wisdom

Medicine Buddha
Prayers to heal our body and mind

Manjushri
Prayers for increasing wisdom

Tara
Prayers for protection and swift compassion

Melodius Drum
Extensive prayers for spiritual protection

Heart Jewel
Condensed prayers for wisdom, compassion and Spiritual Power
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:

Monday 15 March

Saturday 17 April*

Sunday 18 April*

Thursday 13 May

*Part of Nyungne Purification Retreat

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