Prayer and Rituals

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Constructive Actions in the Beginning, Middle & End
A prayer by Tsongkhapa to be able to engage in constructive actions at the beginning, middle and end of the path to enlightenment.
in Prayers
A Balanced Approach to Buddhism
Learn how to balance the intellectual, the emotional and the devotional approach we have toward the Dharma.
in The Three Scopes
Kriya Tantra Practice
Kriya tantra (ritual tantra) is found in the Nyingma and Sarma classification schemes. It’s a practice with deity visualization that emphasizes cleanliness, vegetarianism and purification.
in Tantra: Advanced
Manjushri Prayer: Praise to the Intelligent One
Everyday practice of praise and prostration, sutra recitation, and dedication.
in Prayers
Commentary on “The Mahamudra Prayer” – Beru Khyentse Rinpoche
An explanation of the terse and profound verses of the Third Karmapa’s “Mahamudra Prayer.”
in Mahamudra: Advanced
Shambhala Prayer
A prayer to the reborn in Shambhala at the dawn of the golden age and to make the best progress there on the path to enlightenment.
in Prayers
Kalachakra Guru-Yoga
A guru-yoga practice for seeing our guru as inseparable from Kalachakra and for making requests to him for inspiration to develop the various realizations along the Kalachakra path to enlightenment.
in Tantric Practices
What Is Prayer in Buddhism?
The purpose of prayer in Buddhism.
in What Is ...
Prayer for Teachings to Flow in the West
A short prayer by Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche for the Dharma to flourish in the West.
in Prayers
Alternative Kalachakra
Alternative Kalachakra deals with the methods for overcoming being under the influence of the external and internal cycles of time. The Kalachakra Tantra presents these methods in its third, fourth and fifth chapters. The third chapter deals with the empowerment, the...
in Kalachakra: Advanced
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