Prayers and Practices
Buddhist prayers and ritual practices to steer our thoughts and actions in a beneficial direction.
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Nubpa Rigdzin Drak Freedom from the Four Fixations
English translation of the root text containing instructions on freedom from the four fixations by…
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Parting from the Four Attachments
English translation of the root text containing instructions on parting from the four attachments by…
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Vasubandhu The Ten Great Vows by Vasubandhu
The Ten Great Vows, based on great compassion, were written by Vasubandhu in the 4th…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chinese New Year Tsog motivation
A brief motivation given before a ceremony on Chinese New Year's day in honor of…
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Sorrow and Hope
A prayer to Kuan Yin, a female manifestation of the Buddha of Compassion, in light…
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Purification: What it is, why we need it and how to ...
What purification practice is, why it's important and how to use the four opponent powers…
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Twenty-Verse Prayer from Nagarjuna’s “Precious...
Twenty verses that Nagarjuna encourages us to recite three times a day to accumulate the…
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics 
A Song to Mummy Tara in These Dire Times
At the request of Venerable Lobsang Tenpa and Friends of Sravasti Abbey Russia, Venerable Chodron…
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Drakpa Gyaltsen - Jun 8, 2015
Drakpa Gyaltsen Parting from the Four Clingings
Verses describing what to practice and what to abandon along the path to awakening.
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The privilege of making offerings
How to think while making offerings and the meaning of making the eight offerings to…
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Dagmo Kusho Sakya The King of Prayers: Verses 29-63
Prayer of aspiration summarizing the extraordinary activities of bodhisattvas.
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