Category Archives: Practice Texts

Sadhanas and texts for recitation

Protection

Merciful Mother, Samaya Tara Yogini, dispeller of fear, grant me your protection! Sustain my practice with your Mighty Forms, that the pure stream of your force may flow within me in this world and the worlds to come.   Protect and … Continue reading

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Prayer for the Swift Rebirth of Penam Rinpoche

OM Reverence to the Guru, the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha! OM Reverence to the Bodhisattva Mahasattvas!   OM Reverence to You, Dharma King Padma Namgyal, Who unite the Three Jewels and Three Bodies, In one Supreme Form of … Continue reading

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Healing Prayers

Reverence to Amideva, Protector of all those without refuge, destroyer of all untimely death, Defender of precious human existence! May your nectar of long life make Dharma teachers live exceedingly long lives, and may their missions be accomplished! When I … Continue reading

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For the sake of all beings

Just as all the previous Sugatas, the Buddhas, Generated the mind of enlightenment And accomplished all the stages Of the Bodhisattva training, So will I too, for the sake of all beings, Generate the mind of enlightenment And accomplish all … Continue reading

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May all beings be happy

May all beings in this universe be happy. May all enjoy prosperity and welfare. May all experience peace.   May plenitude and fullness be unto all beings. May auspiciousness and blessedness be unto them.   May all be free from … Continue reading

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Settling the Three Minds on Birth in the Pure Land

The Buddhas teach unanimously and without reservation That the nature of all sentient beings is perfection. “There is nothing to add, and nothing to subtract.” However, since beginningless time, I have allowed the taint of ignorance —the cognitive and affective … Continue reading

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Eight Fears

E MA HO  In the naturally manifest Realm of Turquoise Petals, Dwells the noble savior, compassionate Jetsun Tara.  To you, Tara, I pray: Fill my mind with your blessings! Free me from the turmoil of the eight fears*!  * pride, … Continue reading

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By this truth

Whatever treasure there be either here or in the world beyond, whatever precious jewel there be in the heavenly worlds, there is naught comparable to the Tathagata, the perfect One. This precious jewel is the Buddha. By this truth, may … Continue reading

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Medicine Buddha Mantra

tayatha om bhekandze bhekandze maha-bhekandze radza samudgate so’ha  By the merit accrued through the recitation of the mantra of the Master of Healing, may all ten directions of cyclic existence abound in medicines, physicians, nurses, and full facilities of food … Continue reading

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Medicine Buddha Invocation

I prostrate to the King of Peaceful Radiance, the Master of Healing, the Perfectly Awakened! You benefit all living beings, protect us from the miseries of inferior realms, and dispel the three poisons and their resultant ailments by the power … Continue reading

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