Chanted Meditation

During term time we also offer chanted meditation (Heart Jewel, Wishfulfilling Jewel, 35 Confession Buddhas and Offering to the Spiritual Guide) at Compassion Centre, South Gosforth. This is an opportunity to engage with others in a traditional Tibetan Buddhist practise. All sessions are free of charge. See this week’s chanted prayers at Compassion KBC.

The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector

Heart Jewel (condensed version) and Wishfulfilling Jewel both include 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. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we will naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we will attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

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. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugdän sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we will easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

These two practices are the very essence of the New Kadampa Tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. If we practise them regularly and sincerely, we will reap a rich harvest of pure Dharma realizations, and eventually come to experience the supreme joy of full enlightenment.

An extensive explanation of this sadhana can be found in the book Heart Jewel, by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Offering to the Spiritual Guide.

10th and 25th of each month – Times may vary for this puja.

Offering to the Spiritual Guide is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chökyi Gyaltsän, as a preliminary practice for Vajrayana Mahamudra. The main practice is relying upon the Spiritual Guide, but it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and training the mind (Lojong), as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra.

The essence of Guru yoga is to develop a strong conviction that our Spiritual Guide is a Buddha, to make prostrations, offerings, and sincere requests to him or her, and then to receive his or her profound blessings. According to the Guru yoga of Offering to the Spiritual Guide, we develop conviction that our Spiritual Guide is the same nature as Je Tsongkhapa, who is an emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

By relying upon Je Tsongkhapa, our compassion, wisdom, and spiritual power naturally increase. In particular, because Je Tsongkhapa is an emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri, his faithful followers never experience difficulty in increasing their wisdom. There are many other benefits from practising Offering to the Spiritual Guide. These are explained in the book Great Treasury of Merit, which contains a complete commentary to the practice.

35 Confession Buddhas – The Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps

Monday to Thursday 5:30 – 5:45pm and Saturday 8:30 – 8:45

The purification practice of the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps

In our previous lives, while under the influence of deluded minds, we created a great deal of negative karma, and we also transgressed our commitments and incurred root and secondary downfalls. As a result we now experience difficulties in developing faith and conviction in Dharma, and in making progress on the stages of the path to enlightenment. Moreover, if we do not purify all this negativity while we have the chance we shall have to experience great suffering in the future.

Any living being, even a worm or an insect, can commit negative actions, but only humans have the fortune to be able to purify them. We have been accumulating non-virtuous actions and experiencing their suffering results since beginningless time, but we now have the opportunity to purify them completely. We should make use of this precious opportunity to purify our negative karma, not to create more! Since purification is the root of future happiness and spiritual realisations we should strive to cleanse our mind of delusions and negative karma.

One of the best methods for purifying negativities and downfalls is the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, otherwise known as The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls, or the Bodhisattva Mahayana Confession Sutra.

This sadhana contains the root text of the Sutra and a short explanation of the practice.

A more detailed explanation of this practice can be found in the book, The Bodhisattva Vow.

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Feb 6, '12 Confession Buddhas 5:30 pm-5:45 pm- Date: February 6, 2012 Confession Buddhas Throughout our many lives, we have committed many negative actions, all of which we shall experience the consequences of. If we purify these negative actions, we can prevent ourselves from experiencing these consequences. The practice explained in The Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, or Prostration practice, provides just such an opportunity to purify our negativities. A more detailed explanation of this practice can be found in the book, The Bodhisattva Vow. Time: 5:30 pm - 5:45 pm Lead by: NA Location: South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Compassion KBC, 2 Station Road South Gosforth NE3 1QD Map to South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Download as iCal Heart Jewel 5:45 pm-6:45 pm- Date: February 6, 2012 Heart Jewel This is the Guru Yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa, combined with a condensed practice of his Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Included is 20 minutes of silence, so that you may engage in your own private meditation practice. An extensive explanation of this sadhana can be found in the book Heart Jewel, by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Time: 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Lead by: NA Location: South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Compassion KBC, 2 Station Road South Gosforth NE3 1QD Map to South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Download as iCal	Feb 7, '12 Confession Buddhas 5:30 pm-5:45 pm- Date: February 7, 2012 Confession Buddhas Throughout our many lives, we have committed many negative actions, all of which we shall experience the consequences of. If we purify these negative actions, we can prevent ourselves from experiencing these consequences. The practice explained in The Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, or Prostration practice, provides just such an opportunity to purify our negativities. A more detailed explanation of this practice can be found in the book, The Bodhisattva Vow. Time: 5:30 pm - 5:45 pm Lead by: NA Location: South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Compassion KBC, 2 Station Road South Gosforth NE3 1QD Map to South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Download as iCal Heart Jewel 5:45 pm-6:45 pm- Date: February 7, 2012 Heart Jewel This is the Guru Yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa, combined with a condensed practice of his Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Included is 20 minutes of silence, so that you may engage in your own private meditation practice. An extensive explanation of this sadhana can be found in the book Heart Jewel, by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Time: 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Lead by: NA Location: South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Compassion KBC, 2 Station Road South Gosforth NE3 1QD Map to South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Download as iCal	Feb 8, '12 Confession Buddhas 5:30 pm-5:45 pm- Date: February 8, 2012 Confession Buddhas Throughout our many lives, we have committed many negative actions, all of which we shall experience the consequences of. If we purify these negative actions, we can prevent ourselves from experiencing these consequences. The practice explained in The Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, or Prostration practice, provides just such an opportunity to purify our negativities. A more detailed explanation of this practice can be found in the book, The Bodhisattva Vow. Time: 5:30 pm - 5:45 pm Lead by: NA Location: South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Compassion KBC, 2 Station Road South Gosforth NE3 1QD Map to South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Download as iCal Heart Jewel 5:45 pm-6:45 pm- Date: February 8, 2012 Heart Jewel This is the Guru Yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa, combined with a condensed practice of his Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Included is 20 minutes of silence, so that you may engage in your own private meditation practice. An extensive explanation of this sadhana can be found in the book Heart Jewel, by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Time: 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Lead by: NA Location: South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Compassion KBC, 2 Station Road South Gosforth NE3 1QD Map to South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Download as iCal	Feb 9, '12 Confession Buddhas 5:30 pm-5:45 pm- Date: February 9, 2012 Confession Buddhas Throughout our many lives, we have committed many negative actions, all of which we shall experience the consequences of. If we purify these negative actions, we can prevent ourselves from experiencing these consequences. The practice explained in The Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, or Prostration practice, provides just such an opportunity to purify our negativities. A more detailed explanation of this practice can be found in the book, The Bodhisattva Vow. Time: 5:30 pm - 5:45 pm Lead by: NA Location: South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Compassion KBC, 2 Station Road South Gosforth NE3 1QD Map to South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Download as iCal Heart Jewel 5:45 pm-6:45 pm- Date: February 9, 2012 Heart Jewel This is the Guru Yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa, combined with a condensed practice of his Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Included is 20 minutes of silence, so that you may engage in your own private meditation practice. An extensive explanation of this sadhana can be found in the book Heart Jewel, by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Time: 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Lead by: NA Location: South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Compassion KBC, 2 Station Road South Gosforth NE3 1QD Map to South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Download as iCal	Feb 10, '12 Offering to the Spiritual Guide 5:30 pm-7:00 am- Date: February 10, 2012 Offering to the Spiritual Guide Offering to the Spiritual Guide is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chökyi Gyaltsän, as a preliminary practice for Vajrayana Mahamudra. The main practice is relying upon the Spiritual Guide, but it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and training the mind (Lojong), as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra. The essence of Guru yoga is to develop a strong conviction that our Spiritual Guide is a Buddha, to make prostrations, offerings, and sincere requests to him or her, and then to receive his or her profound blessings. According to the Guru yoga of Offering to the Spiritual Guide, we develop conviction that our Spiritual Guide is the same nature as Je Tsongkhapa, who is an emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. By relying upon Je Tsongkhapa, our compassion, wisdom, and spiritual power naturally increase. In particular, because Je Tsongkhapa is an emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri, his faithful followers never experience difficulty in increasing their wisdom. There are many other benefits from practising Offering to the Spiritual Guide. These are explained in the book Great Treasury of Merit, which contains a complete commentary to the practice. Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 am Lead by: NA Location: South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Compassion KBC, 2 Station Road South Gosforth NE3 1QD Map to South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Download as iCal	Feb 11, '12 Confession Buddhas 8:30 am-8:45 am- Date: February 11, 2012 Confession Buddhas Throughout our many lives, we have committed many negative actions, all of which we shall experience the consequences of. If we purify these negative actions, we can prevent ourselves from experiencing these consequences. The practice explained in The Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, or Prostration practice, provides just such an opportunity to purify our negativities. A more detailed explanation of this practice can be found in the book, The Bodhisattva Vow. Time: 8:30 am - 8:45 am Lead by: NA Location: South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Compassion KBC, 2 Station Road South Gosforth NE3 1QD Map to South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Download as iCal Wishfulfilling Jewel 11:30 am-12:30 pm- Date: February 11, 2012 Wishfulfilling Jewel This is the Guru Yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa, combined with a practice of his Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. An extensive explanation of this sadhana can be found in the book Heart Jewel, by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Lead by: NA Location: South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Compassion KBC, 2 Station Road South Gosforth NE3 1QD Map to South Gosforth (Compassion KBC) Download as iCal	Feb 12, '12

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