Chanted Meditations

If you enjoy meditating with others, chanted meditations are a great opportunity for you to engage in group meditation. These chanted meditations are also known in Sanskrit as "pujas", meaning "offering", or as "sadhanas", which means "method for receiving attainments".

Using ancient prayers translated into English, we receive the blessings, protection and guidance of the holy beings. We can make requests for ourselves or for others who need help or protection. These spiritual practices create a strong connection with the Buddhas, and help us purify our negativity and fill our mind with positive, healing energy. These meditations are open to everyone, though you might want to try one of the shorter ones first! People sit on chairs or on cushions on the floor.

Please check the calendars for all dates, times, and locations.

Pujas are open to everyone. However, we recommend that you attend an introductory meditation class before attending these pujas.

Heart Jewel / Wishfulfilling Jewel	Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog
In this practice we combine the practice of one of the 21 Lamrim (Stages of the Path) meditations with Heart Jewel or Wishfulfilling Jewel sadhana. This is the very essence of the New Kadampa Tradition of Mahayana Buddhism.	Auspicious practise of the Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector to remove obstacles and fulfill our wishes every week.
Offering to the Spiritual Guide	Melodious Drum
Special chanted prayers with making prostrations, offerings, and sincere requests to our glorious Spiritual Guide to increase our compassion, wisdom and spiritual power.	By chanting a long prayer and making offerings, we request our Dharama Protectors in order to purify our transgression of downfalls, remove obstacles, fulfill our wishes and attain Dharma realisations at the end of every month.
Yoga of Amitayus	Medicine Buddha puja
This yoga is a special method for increasing our merit, lifespan and wisdom.	By making prayers to the Medicine Buddha sincerely, we can be cured of heavy physical and mental disease, and find release from the internal pain of the three poisons.
Avalokiteshvara puja	Manjushri puja - Treasure of Wisdom
A very blessed sadhana of the Buddha of Compassion - Avalokiteshvara, for improving the realization of the stage of the path, especially our realization of great compassion.	A practice to get closer to the Wisdom Buddha - Manjushri, for increasing our wisdom.
Green Tara puja - Praises and Request to the 21 Taras	Yoga of White Tara
Special chanted prayers to female Buddha, Arya Tara, for spiritual guidance and protection.	By relying upon white tara with faith, she will protect us from contagious diseases, the dangers of fire and other disasters.
Meditation & Recitation of Solitary Vajrasattva
Since purification is the root of future happiness and spiritual realisations, we should strive to cleanse our mind of delusion and negative karma by practising this sadhana. This is a very powerful method of purification.