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Prayers
Chanted prayers are free of charge and everyone is welcome.
INCREASE SPIRITUAL POWER
“It is very easy to say prayers, and if we say them with a good heart and strong concentration they are very powerful.”
- Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog
Tuesdays • 5:30 - 6:30pm (unless otherwise noted)
The Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa and a powerful practice for relying upon the Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. This practice includes a tsog (food) offering.
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In person • Free of charge • Drop ins welcome
Heart Jewel with Lamrim Meditation
Sundays • 9:15 - 10:00am • self-guided
The Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa and a powerful practice for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. This practice includes fifteen minutes of silence for personal Lamrim (Stages of the Path to Enlightenment) meditation.
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In person • Free of charge • Drop ins welcome
Offering to the Spiritual Guide
10th and 25th Days of the Month
(Please see our calendar for exact times)
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. This practice includes a tsog (food) offering.
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In person • Free of Charge • Drop ins welcome
Melodious Drum, Long Protector Prayer
29th Day of the Month
Time varies, see our calendar for specifics
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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 (food) offering (3.5 hours). Please see our calendar for exact times.
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In Person • Free of charge • Drop ins welcome
Liberation from Sorrow Prayers
8th day of the month
Time varies, see our calendar for specifics.
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Help the world by joining in prayers to Tara on the 8th of every month. In this powerful prayer, we recite sincere Prayers and Requests to the Assembly of 21 Taras and deeply request the Blessed Mother to bestow her blessings on all living beings so that all sickness and other obstacles are quickly removed.
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In Person • Free of Charge • Drop ins welcome
POWA: Prayers for the Recently Deceased
Monthly, towards the end of the month
Time & date vary, please see our calendar for specifics.
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Powa is a beautiful and powerful ritual practice drawn from the Buddhist tantras and enables us to benefit the deceased by coming together as a group and making prayers and offerings on their behalf.
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In Person • Free of Charge • Drop ins welcome
Add names of the deceased to the dedication prayer list HERE.
Mahayana Precepts
15th day of the month, 7:00 - 7:30am
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When we take precepts we have an opportunity to go inwards and focus on the practice of moral discipline, or non-harmfulness. This gentle practice is a way to cleanse our mind of negativity and fortify it through the practice of mindfulness. After we take precepts during the morning chanted prayers, we then practice fasting (we eat one meal only, for the day) and observe moral discipline throughout the day. Detailed instructions for this practice are provided in person, do not partake of any food in the morning before attending. Questions at: education@meditationinphiladelphia.org
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In Person • Free of Charge • Drop ins welcome