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Chanted prayers at Heruka Centre |
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The chanted
prayers at Heruka Centre, known as ‘pujas’,
follow a range of Buddhist prayer booklets prepared by Geshe Kelsang
Gyatso and published by Tharpa Publications. These prayer booklets,
known as sadhanas, can also be used for individual practice and
are available from tharpa.co.uk. |
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| merit and receiving blessings. It helps us to develop and maintain a positive mind, and is a powerful preparation for meditation. Everyone is welcome to attend all the pujas apart from Highest Yoga Tantra pujas, which are for practitioners only. There is no need to book, and no fee. |
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Weekly puja schedule |
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* If there is an event on Friday evening, please call the Centre to check the alternative time of the WFJ puja - 020 8455 7563. ** WFJ with Tsog offering (see schedule below for description of tsog pujas) Please note: times may change when other events take place. Please contact the centre before attending - 020 8455 7563. Read explanations of the Pujas  EOGF: Essence of Good FortunePrayers for the six preparatory practices of the stages of the path to enlightenment. The supreme method for accumulating merit, purifying negativities and receiving the blessings of the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Spiritual Guides. WFJ: Wishfulfilling JewelA Guru yoga practice combined with meditation on the path to enlightenment (Lamrim) and prayers to the Dharma Protector. These two practices are the very essence of the New Kadampa Tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. If we practise them regularly and sincerely, we shall reap a rich harvest of pure Dharma realizations, and eventually come to experience the supreme joy of full enlightenment. PWP: Prayers for World PeaceThese short prayers, dedicated to World Peace, are chanted from a different sadhana each week, emphasising different practices such as increasing our wisdom, or spiritual power. Held most Sundays, please contact the centre before attending - 020 8455 7563. For a schedule, please see the Prayers for World Peace timetable below. QP: Vajrayogini Quick PathA Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Vajrayogini, containing all the essential practices of Secret Mantra. Open only to those who have received the appropriate empowerment. |
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Prayers for World Peace |
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These beautiful prayers are dedicated to World Peace and follow a different sadhana each week. While different with respect to the Buddha each relates to, each sadhana helps us to engage in the essential practices of accumulating merit and wisdom, purifying negativity and receiving the blessings of the holy beings. Dates for each puja will be available in Feb 2008. Everybody is welcome.
Please call Heruka Centre to cinfirm that these pujas are taking place as sometimes they are postponed or rescheduled. Read explanations of the Pujas Wishfulfilling Jewel with tsog pujaA Guru yoga practice combined with meditation on the path to enlightenment (Lamrim) and prayers to the Dharma Protector. These two practices are the very essence of the New Kadampa Tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. If we practise them regularly and sincerely, we shall reap a rich harvest of pure Dharma realizations, and eventually come to experience the supreme joy of full enlightenment. Avalokiteshvara pujaAvalokiteshvara is an enlightened being who is a manifestation of all Buddhas' compassion. If we rely sincerely upon Avalokiteshvara and recite his mantra with strong faith, temporarily we will improve our realizations of the stages of the path, especially our realization of great compassion, and ultimately we will attain supreme Buddhahood in Avalokiteshvara's Pure Land, the Pure Land of Bliss. Tara pujaTara is a female Buddha, a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. If we rely upon Mother Tara sincerely and with strong faith she will protect us from all obstacles and fulfil all our wishes. If we recite the twenty-one verses of praise we shall receive inconceivable benefits. Powa pujaIn general, transference of consciousness, or powa, involves the mind leaving the body and going to a higher state through the force of meditation. This special powa practice has the same function as Vajrayogini’s uncommon yoga of inconceivability; through this training we can attain a Buddha’s Pure Land such as Pure Dakini Land without abandoning this human body. Medicine Buddha pujaMedicine Buddha is a Buddha Doctor whose function is to release living beings from outer and inner sickness by bestowing blessings upon them. By practising the sadhana of Medicine Buddha sincerely, we receive a special power of body, speech, and mind, which we can then use to help others through healing actions. Therefore, we should practise this sadhana purely and sincerely. |
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Tsog puja schedule |
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Tsog offering pujas are ceremonies that involve making offerings of food and drink to the Buddhas in conjunction with prayers and meditation. They are an excellent method for accumulating merit, purifying negativity and receiving blessings.
* For Highest Yoga Tantra Practitioners only Read explanations of the Pujas Offering to the Spiritual Guide (OTSG)A special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa that is related to Highest Yoga Tantra, and forms a preliminary practice for Vajrayana Mahamudra. Vajrayogini Quick PathA special Tantric ceremony for people who have received the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerment of Vajrayogini. Vajrayogini Self-IinitiationA special Tantric ceremony for people who have received the Highest Tantra empowerment of Vajrayogini and completed a close retreat. Melodious Drum (long protector puja)A ceremony for fulfilling and restoring the commitments of the Dharma Protector, open to all. Wishfulfilling Jewel (WFJ)A Guru yoga practice combined with meditation on the path to enlightenment (Lamrim) and prayers to the Dharma Protector. These two practices are the very essence of the New Kadampa Tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. If we practise them regularly and sincerely, we shall reap a rich harvest of pure Dharma realizations, and eventually come to experience the supreme joy of full enlightenment. Wishfulfilling Jewel pujas on other days of the week take place without a Tsog offering. |
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Precepts days |
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Here is the schedule for forthcoming precept days - please contact us before attending the Centre to confirm the event is being held:
Precept days are special days to purify negative karma and emphasize keeping pure moral discipline. If you would like to know more about this special one-day practice, please contact us at Heruka Centre by emailing us at info@meditateinlondon.com or calling us on 020 8455 7563.
"The practice of taking and keeping the eight Mahayana precepts is a special practice of moral discipline that is performed with bodhichitta motivation. The essence of the practice is to keep them purely for a period of twenty four-hours. By doing this practice over and over again we acquaint ourself with the practice of moral discipline and thereby make our human life meaningful."A Pure Life sadhana, published by Tharpa publications |
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