Lee Kane
Lee Kane is the editor of Buddha Weekly, since 2007. His main focuses as a writer are mindfulness techniques, meditation, Dharma and Sutra commentaries, Buddhist practices, international perspectives and traditions, Vajrayana, Mahayana, Zen. He also covers various events.
Lee also contributes as a writer to various other online magazines and blogs.
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Simahanada Avalokiteshvara: Becoming the Fearless Dharma Hero–Awaken to the Lion’s Roar
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Simhanada Avalokiteshvara: Lion's Roar Chenrezig Which of the 108 forms of the great Compassionate Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara is famous for healing disease, and equally well-known for protection from all harm and danger? Which special Avalokiteśvara practice and mantra ensure ...
A Bee’s View of Buddha Dharma: “caring for bees” is a noble karmic act of the Pāramitā (Perfection) of Metta (loving kindness)
Buddhist Living
From a "bee's point of view" conservation of the earth is clearly Buddha Dharma practice. Saving bees — and our earth — is a practice of the Paramita of Metta, or loving-kindness. The discipline needed, to accomplish conservation ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Dhritarastra Mantra: Heavenly King of the East — Sanskrit Mantra for Creativity and Harmony
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Dhritarashtra is the Heavenly King of the East in Buddhism, the King of Creativity and Harmony in the World. His mantra is especially inspiring for creative artists, writers, architects, designs af Sanskrit Mantra: oṃ dhṛtarāṣṭra ralāpravādhana svāhā Video: ...
Sacred Statue Support (pictorial): “More than a venerable object” — Nepal’s Best Statues, 3rd Generation Bhim Pathak on the Dharma craft of metal statue art
Buddhist Living
Although we often feature Dharma artists and craftspeople on Buddha Weekly, we remain in awe of the master quality of the precious sacred statues from the 3rd generation of statue artisans at Nepal's Best Statues. You could say ...
Supporting Member MP3: Ksitigarbha Gizo Mantra (Kshitigarbha)
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As a special thank you to our supporting members, please enjoy this downloadable MP3 of our original recording of Medicine Buddha Long Dharani in Sanskrit, beautifully chanted and composed by our precious volunteers at Buddha Weekly. Kshitigarbha (Gizo) ...
Supporting Member MP3: Om Mani Padme Hum Mantra
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As a special thank you to our supporting members, please enjoy this downloadable MP3 of our original recording of Medicine Buddha Long Dharani in Sanskrit, beautifully chanted and composed by our precious volunteers at Buddha Weekly. Om Mani ...
Supporting Members MP3: Manjushri Mantra
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As a special thank you to our supporting members, please enjoy this downloadable MP3 of our original recording of Medicine Buddha Long Dharani in Sanskrit, beautifully chanted and composed by our precious volunteers at Buddha Weekly. Manjushri Mantra ...
Supporting Members MP3: Green Tara Mantra
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As a special thank you to our supporting members, please enjoy this downloadable MP3 of our original recording of Medicine Buddha Long Dharani in Sanskrit, beautifully chanted and composed by our precious volunteers at Buddha Weekly. Green Tara ...
Supporting Members MP3: Vajrapani Mantra
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As a special thank you to our supporting members, please enjoy this downloadable MP3 of our original recording of Medicine Buddha Long Dharani in Sanskrit, beautifully chanted and composed by our precious volunteers at Buddha Weekly. Vajrapani Mantra ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Buddhist Practices for Pacifying War: Tārā and Hayagrīva by Siddhi Tangtong Gyelpo
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Pacifying War with Tara and Hayagriva Practice Thumbnail How can Mahayana Buddhist practices help pacify war? Why is the combined practice of Hayagriva and Tārā so effective in averting fear and strife of war? If these practices work, ...
Member MP3: Medicine Buddha Long Dharani
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As a special thank you to our supporting members, please enjoy this downloadable MP3 of our original recording of Medicine Buddha Long Dharani in Sanskrit, beautifully chanted and composed by our precious volunteers at Buddha Weekly. Medicine Buddha ...
HAPPY BUDDHA’s FIRST TEACHING DAY! (July 28, 2025) Buddha’s First Teaching at Deer Park (short video)
Buddha
TODAY we celebrate Chokhor Duchen (depending on timezone, it's July 28, the 4th day of the 6th lunar month). #ChokhorDuchen Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo91k4N8W98 Editor Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly, celebrates with a podcast (video) visualizing in 2 minutes, ...
NEW MP3 MANTRA MUSIC DOWNLOADS: for our Supporting Members
Mantra
Supporting Member Portal showing the area for MP3 Downlaods. Supporting members have a new section on their content panel with Buddha Weekly's popular mantra music downloads for personal use (Sanskrit series). To date there are four of the ...
Windhorse Tara Practice: Tara, the Wind of Life; Tara, Goddess of Wind, Buddha of Activity, Karma Mother
Tara
Windhorse Tara thumbnail for the Wish Fulfilling Practice Video. Why is the special wish-fulfilling practice of Windhorse Tara so treasured among Tara practitioners in Tibetan Buddhism? Why is it so well-known for helping us fulfill our wishes and ...
Vajra Armor Mantra Sanskrit Music Video — Instant Protection (Chanted Sanskrit + Cham Dance Vibe) Your Musical Shield
Mantra, Mantra Videos
Vajra Armor Mantra Music Video Chanted Sanskrit Video Thumbnail ⚡ A fiery musical journey blending ancient Sanskrit mantra with Tibetan cham dance energy—featuring swirling cham dancers, powerful Sanskrit syllables, driving beat, and the unstoppable power of Vajrapani’s vajra Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8UwIBtZm1Q Mantra: Hum vajra ...
Dharma Hero! Becoming a Fearless Buddhist: Overcoming Five Fears — Lessons from King Gesar and other Buddhist Champions
Buddhist Practices, Sutras & Sutta, What the Teachers Say
Gesar of Ling on his magical horse Kyang Go Karkar, was a king in 1027. In his great Buddhist Epic of a million verses, we learn how to overcome our obstacles, including fear. His allegorical tale is treasured ...
Buddhist Practices for Pacifying War, including Hayagriva and Tara — the “pacifiers of war”
Buddhist Living
How can Buddhist practices help pacify war? Which practices are useful? Why are Haygariva and Tara practices, especially combined, so effective in averting fear and strife of war? If these practices work, why is there still war? What ...
Vasudhara Buddhist Dharani Sutra with the Dharani: Buddha Teaches the Prosperity Mantras
Dharma, Mahayana, Sutras & Sutta
Vasudhara in her most popular form in Tibet, with Two arms, Golden Yellow holding a sheef of corn. She is an aspect of Tara, called Yellow Tara (11th Tara in the Nyingma 21 Taras Lineage), and she is ...
SUPPORTING MEMBERS VIDEO: VAJRA ARMOR MANTRA: Instant Protection (Chanted Sanskrit + Cham Dance Vibe) Your Musical Shield
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Vajra Armor Mantra Music Video Chanted Sanskrit Video Thumbnail ⚡ A fiery musical journey blending ancient Sanskrit Vajra Armor mantra of Vajrapani with Tibetan cham dance energy—featuring swirling cham dancers, powerful Sanskrit syllables, driving beat, and the unstoppable power ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Tara Windhorse – Buddhist Wish-Fulfilling Practice: the Mother of all Mantras, Chi, Wind and Prana
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Windhorse Tara thumbnail for the Wish Fulfilling Practice Video. Why is the special wish-fulfilling practice of Windhorse Tārā so treasured among Tara practitioners in Tibetan Buddhism? Why is it so well-known for helping us fulfill our wishes and ...
Guru Rinpoche is ready to answer and grant wishes: “Repeat this prayer continuously” for the granting of wishes
Buddhist Practices, Guru Rinpoche, Vajrayana
Guru Rinpoche "The Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal had a vision in which she saw a manifestation of Guru Rinpoche called Immense Vajra Ocean in the direction to the east. Each of the pores in his body held one billion ...
VIDEO: Vajrapani Vajra Armor Mantra: Supreme Protection of Dorje Godrab Vajrakavaca from Padmasambhava
Bodhisattvas, Vajrayana
Thumbnail of VajraPani Vajra Armor Mantra In Buddhism, why is the Vajrapani Vajra Armor Mantra, the kavacha or armor of Padmasambhava, famous for helping remedy 404 types of diseases? In what way can it provide protection from violence, ...
Buddhist body mandala practice in Vajrayana Buddhism — and riding the winds of the inner body “The prana goes where the mind goes.””
Buddhist Practices, Tantra, Vajrayana
A Buddhist body mandala from a Tangkha acquired from a San Francisco museum. We see the Yogi (with the long hair) with a body mandala of deities on the charkas of his body. Surrounding him are various deities ...
Member MP3: Great Compassion Heart Dharani of Avalokiteśvara-ekadaśamukha
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Chant along with the great Dharani of the compassionate savior Bodhisattva, whose 1000-loving arms reach out with boundless love and compassion (video is hard-subbed for convenience for chant-along). DOWNLOAD AT THIS LINK: DOWNLOAD MP3: Great Compassion Dharani of ...
Members MP3 Download: 21 Tara Praise in English Chanted by Buddha Weekly
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As a special thank you to our supporting members, please enjoy this downloadable MP3 of our original recording of 21 Tara Praise in English, beautifully chanted and composed by our precious volunteers at Buddha Weekly. Members MP3: 21 ...
Members Mantra MP3 Download: 21 Tara Dharani Praise in Sanskrit by Buddha Weekly
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As a special thank you to our supporting members, please enjoy this downloadable MP3 of our original recording of 21 Tara Dharani Praise in Sanskrit, beautifully chanted and composed by our precious volunteers at Buddha Weekly. We’ve worked ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Why Yidams Are the Ultimate Means of Accomplishment; the Lightning Path to Enlightenment
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Yidam Lightning Path video thumbnail. In Buddhism, why is the word Yidam often misunderstood to mean deity? If Yidam is not deity, what does it mean and why is it important? Why do we normally only have one ...
Yidam Lightning Path: Yidam is “Method of Accomplishment”; 48 Yidam Practices
Deities, Mahayana, Vajrayana
Collection of Deities in front of meditator Buddha Weekly In Buddhism, why is the word Yidam often misunderstood to mean deity? If Yidam is not deity, what does it mean and why is it important? Why do we ...
Virudhaka Heavenly King Mantra — Wisdom, Growth and Protection, the “He Who Causes to Grow”
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Virudhaka Mantra Video Thumbnail. Heavenly King of the South, Virūḍhaka, is one of the Four Heavenly Kings, sworn to uphold the Buddha Dharma. He is also the protector most often turned to by business people, farmers, and even ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: 8 Powers of 8 Bodhisattvas in 8 Minutes: Concise Daily Merit Practice with 8 Mantras
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8 Bodhisattvas Daily Practice with 8 Mantras Video Thumbnail. Today, with war, sickness, and economic devastation — and the inevitable hunger and suffering that follow such disasters — we take refuge in the 8 compassionate Bodhisattva saviors. Video: ...
Wrathful Compassion of Hayagriva, the Heruka emanation of Amitabha Buddha — an important Buddhist practice in modern, difficult times.
Avalokiteshvara, Buddha, Deities, Vajrayana
Hayagriva devotional statue in front of a Hayagriva Sangdrup thangka. Statue painted as a devotional practice by Kam Wai Yu, of Buddha Weekly. "Whoever, including even the insects, has heard the name and mantra of Hayagriva only one ...
Offering Light for Saga Dawa Duchen and the Month of Merits: Buddha’s Birthday, Enlightenment and Paranirvana 100 Million Merit Day
Dharma
Join us in celebrating the most important day of the year for Vajrayana and many Mahayana Buddhists -- Saga Dawa Duchen, or "the Great Occassion." In this lunar month, all merit is multiplied extensively, and on the day ...
Video Practice: Shakyamuni Buddha Sadhana: Purify Aeons of Karma; 12-Minute Practice (Do this daily!)
Buddha, Videos
Thumbnail "Purify Aeons of Karma: 12-Minute Shakyamuni Buddha Practice" (Do this daily!) MERIT MULTIPLIED MILLIONS OF TIMES ON BUDDHA DAYS such a SAGA DAWA, LOSAR and other BUDDHA DAYS. Supreme Merit and Purification practice, purifying even heinous negative ...
Buddhist Six Session Nidra Sleep Yoga – Protection for Sleeping Mind in a Concise Pratice
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices, Vajrayana
Nidra Sleep Yoga in Vajrayana tradition makes sleeping time a practice. Why is sleep yoga considered indispensable in Buddhism -- and also to non-Buddhists? What is Six Session Yoga Nidra? Why do 30 percent of adults suffer from ...
Who is my Enlightened Life Protector Based on Tibetan Animal Sign Zodiac in Buddhism? According to Mewa, Mahayana tradition and Kalachakra-based astrology (with Mantra Videos!)
Dharma, Mahayana, Vajrayana, Zen • Chan • Seon
Who is my birth year Enlightened Buddha protector in my journey through this lifetime according to Vajrayana Buddhism? Which Enlightened protector is at my side constantly according to Birth Mewa? Who is our Zodiac protector according to Kalachakra ...
Yidam Enneagram: Which Buddha Are You? 15 Questions to Unlock Your Buddha Nature?
Buddhist Practices, Videos
Buddha Family Enneagram Video Thumbnail 15 Multiple Choice Questions: Unlock Enlightenment with Your Yidam Key! Which of the 25 Buddha Types are you? Why is your biggest emotional flaw also the key to your ultimate Enlightenment? What ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Buddhist Six Session Nidra Sleep Yoga – Concise Protection to help you Sleep Like a Yogi
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Why is sleep yoga considered indispensable in Buddhism -- and also to non-Buddhists? What is Six Session Yoga Nidra? Why do 30 percent of adults suffer from insomnia, according to WHO data? Why is sleep time considered the ...
Buddha’s Enlightened Journey: An In-Depth Illustrated Timeline of Shakyamuni Gautama’s Life from 563 BCE to 483 BCE
Buddha
Buddha attains Enlightenment. 2500 years ago, a child was born who shook the world, literally, and influenced history for the next 25 centuries. Over five centuries before the Common Era, Siddartha Gautama was born, a world-changing event that ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Shakyamuni Buddha Sadhana: Purify Aeons of Karma; 12-Minute Practice (Do this daily!)
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Thumbnail Shakyamuni Buddha's 12-Minute Karma Purifying practice. Do this daily. MERIT MULTIPLIED MILLIONS OF TIMES ON BUDDHA DAYS such a SAGA DAWA, LOSAR and other BUDDHA DAYS. Supreme Merit and Purification practice, purifying even heinous negative karma. Here ...
Video: 100 Million Merit Day – Saga Dawa: Holiest Day in Buddhism on June 11 and the Month of Merits
Buddhist Living, Dharma, Vajrayana, Videos
100 Million Merit Day Saga Dawa Buddha Day thumbnail Saga Dawa 2025 honoring Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Paranirvana: PRACTICE June 11: 100Mx Merit Day. The entire month is extra merit month May 28 to June 25 (new moon ...
SUPPORTING MEMBERS VIDEO: 100 Million Merit Day Saga Dawa: Holiest Day in Buddhism
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100 Million Merit Day Saga Dawa Buddha Day thumbnail What if one day of practice, generosity and devotion could multiply your karmic merit 100 million times? That day is Saga Dawa Duchen — celebrating Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, ...
Mewa Number: Who is my Enlightened Buddha Protector based on year of birth
Buddhist Living
Who is my birth year Enlightened Buddha protector in my journey through this lifetime according to Vajrayana Buddhism? Full feature is here>> Below are the Date charts only. Scroll down the list for the date of birth. Remember ...
SUPPORTING MEMBERS: Who are my Enlightened Buddhist Protectors According to Mewa, Lunar Zodiac and Kalachakra?
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Thumbnail Who Are My Enlightened Protectors video. Who is my birth year Enlightened Buddha protector in my journey through this lifetime according to Vajrayana Buddhism? Which Enlightened protector is at my side constantly according to Birth Mewa? Who ...
SUPPORTING MEMBERS VIDEO: Heavenly King Vaisravana Mantra: Prosperity, Good Fortune, Luck, Growth Vaishravana 闻天王 Namtoshe
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Vaisravana Mantra Video Thumbnail. PROSPERITY AND GOOD FORTUNE HEAVENLY KING MANTRA: oṃ vaiśravaṇaye svāhā Chanted beautifully in Sanskrit! Video: https://vimeo.com/1086932695?share=copy#t=0 Leading the Four Heavenly Kings who "Watch the World" and Protect the Dharma, is none other than the ...
NEW MUSIC ALBUM! Four Heavenly Kings: Mantras Chanted in Sanskrit for Good Fortune, Protection, Harmony and Wisdom
Buddha Weekly Music Releases, Mantra
Four Heavenly Kings Mantra Album Cover Buddha Weekly's band released a new mini-album of four tracks featuring the 4 Heavenly Kings, the Watchers of the World in Buddhism. Led by Vaisravana, the Chief of the Four Heavenly Kings, ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Unlock 21 Taras’ Power! Wish-Granting Sanskrit Dharani: Health, Wealth, Protection, Wisdom
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Thumbnail " Unlock 21 Taras Power! Chanting the 21 Praises in Sanskrit. According to Tara Herself, chanting her 21 Taras’ Sanskrit Dharani Praiseonly two, three or seven times will fulfil Wishes and remove obstacles and dangers. In ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO! Yidam Enneagram: Which Buddha Are You? 15 Questions to Unlock Your Buddha Nature?
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Thumbnail Take the Quiz: Which Buddha Are You? 15 Multiple Choice Questions: Unlock Enlightenment with Your Yidam Key! Which of the 25 Buddha Types are you? Why is your biggest emotional flaw also the key to your ultimate ...
4 Guardians of the World and Dharma: the Watchers of the World: the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhism, Their Mantras and Practice
Buddhist Practices, Mahayana, Mantra
When you visit a Mahayana Buddhist Temple, the towering and magnificent presence of the "Watchers of the World" or "Guardians of the World" -- a translation of Locapala (लोकपाल ) -- or the Four Heavenly Kings, is often ...
Samantabhadra’s The King of Prayers is the ultimate Buddhist practice how-to and itself a complete practice
Bodhisattvas, Sutras & Sutta
Why is the King of Prayers, the king? This prayer, recommended by many Mahayana teachers, is also translated as "The Extraordinary Aspiration of the Practice of Samantabhadra." Samantabhadra, Universal Good Bodhisattva, offers us the entire path to becoming ...
TRAILER: NEXT VIDEO! Yidam Enneagram: Which Buddha Are You? 15 Questions to Unlock Enlightenment
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15 Multiple Choice Questions: Unlock Enlightenment with Your Yidam Key! Which of the 25 Buddha Types are you? Why is your biggest emotional flaw also the key to your ultimate Enlightenment? What does this have to do with ...
Video: Buddhist Exorcism: Kshitigarbha’s Instruction: Demon Hunters Part 2 with Dharanis and Mantras
Bodhisattvas, Buddhist Practices, Videos
Buddhist Exorcism Part 2 Mahayana Methods and Kshitigarbha's Instructions Video Thumbnail Why is the Bodhisattva practice of Kṣitigarbha (क्षितिगर्भ, 地藏, 지장, ས་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ་, Địa Tạng) the most profound for conquering spirits of all classes and what is his Dharani ...
SUPPORTING MEMBERS VIDEO: Buddhist Exorcism: Kshitigarbha’s Instruction: Demon Hunters Part 2 with Dharanis and Mantras
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Buddhist Exorcism Part 2 Video Thumbnail Why is the Bodhisattva practice of Kṣitigarbha (क्षितिगर्भ, 地藏, 지장, ས་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ་, Địa Tạng) the most profound for conquering spirits of all classes and what is his Dharani and Mantra? What are the ...
Subtle body as the path to Enlightenment and lighting the inner fire— the five chakras, three channels and two drops of Tantric Buddhism and their practice
Buddhist Practices, Tantra, Vajrayana
"In my teaching I emphasize that Enlightenment is found in the body. This draws on Dzogchen, where you are told that when you put your awareness in the body in the right way, you encounter your awakened state. ...
5 Mother Mantras in 9 Minutes: Conquers Anger, Greed, Attachment, Ignorance and Jealousy
Mahayana, Tara, Vajrayana, Videos
Thumbnail Mother Mandala Mantras 5 Wisdom Mothers in 9 Minutes MANTRAS OF THE FIVE WISDOM MOTHERS, 7 TIMES EACH, fully animated! A DAILY PRACTICE OF WISDOM and ACTIVITY of the BUDDHAS. Practicing the 5 Mother Mantras with Mindfulness ...
Tsa Lung Trul Khor, Yantra Yoga and Qigong — supercharging Buddhist meditation (8 videos)
Buddhist Practices, Tantra, Vajrayana
Tsa Lung Trul Khor demonstration by Akarpa Rinpoche. Tsa Lung Trul Khor is an ancient practice with a 4,000-year lineage that works with the “breath” and the energetic subtle body. With similar benefits to health as Chi ...
SUPPORTING MEMBERS VIDEO: Mother Mandala Mantras: 5 Wisdom Mothers in 9 Minutes Chanted in Sanskrit
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Thumbnail Mother Mandala Mantras 5 Wisdom Mothers in 9 Minutes MANTRAS OF THE FIVE WISDOM MOTHERS, 7 TIMES EACH, fully animated! A DAILY PRACTICE OF WISDOM and ACTIVITY of the BUDDHAS. TURN ON CC to CHANT ALONG! ...
Black Tara’s Ultimate Protection Ritual: 15-Minute Practice for times of Global Uncertainty
Protection Practices, Tara, Vajrayana, Videos
Black Tara Ultimate Protection Practice Video Thumbnail. Recitation of the concise, but complete, protection and merit practice (15 Minutes) of Black Tara, Vadi Pramardani Tara, for crushing the harm-doers of the eight classes. This practice supresses all evil ...
SUPPORTING MEMBERS VIDEO: Black Tara’s Ultimate Protection Ritual: Complete 15-Minute Practice for Times of Global Uncertainty
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Black Tara Ultimate Protection Ritual Thumbnail Here begins the concise, but complete, protection and merit practice (15 Minutes) of Black Tara, Vadi Pramardani Tara, for crushing the harm-doers of the eight classes. This practice supresses all evil intentions, ...
Video: Buddhist Exorcism: Spirit-Handlers Guide — the Paritta Protection from Demons, Ghosts, Curses
Dharma, Vajrayana, Videos
Thumbnail of video Buddhist Exorcism: A Spirit-Handlers Guide If demons, ghosts and spirits are beings, and Buddhists cherish all sentient beings, how do we exorcise those who create obstacles in our life? Why did Guru Rinpoche convert angry ...
MANTRA TIME OUT: Anger Quick Fix – Buddhist Mantra Practice: 5-Minute Vajra Dharani to Put out the Fire of Anger
Mahayana, Mantra, Vajrayana
Anger Quick Fix Video Thumbnail: Buddhist Mantra 5 Minute Practice Welcome to our Buddha Weekly Mantra Time-Outs, a new series of short practices for quick “time-outs” when we have emergency situations. These short Buddhist practices are useful whenever ...
PRACTICE VIDEO: 8-Minute Karma Repair Practice: 5 Buddha Vows, Bodhisattva Vow and Refuge
Mahayana, Vajrayana, Videos
8-Minute Karma Repair: Five Buddha Vows Thumbnail What short daily recitation practice can reverse all our negative karmas and downfalls? Why should it be recited every day, or at least on the 10th, 15th (full moon) and ...
Mantra: Ākāśadhātvīśvarī आकाशधात्वीश्वरी White Tara Chanted Mantra Sovereign Mother of Space
Mantra, Tara, Videos
Video thumbnail of mantra chanting Sanskrit of Ākāśadhātvīśvarī White Tara Ākāśa Dhātvīśvarī (आकाशधात्वीश्वरी) is the Prajna Wisdom Mother of the Buddha Family (Akasha Datvishvari) in the center of the mandala of Five Buddha Families. She is an emanation ...
Phurba or Kila: the most potent of wrathful ritual implements in Vajrayana Buddhism, symbolizes the Karma activity of the Buddhas
Buddhist Practices, Symbols, Vajrayana
The 6th of 21 Taras is Red Tara who Controls Three Worlds. Symbolizing this, her implement is the Sacred Phurba, three edged blade. The Purbha is probably the most exotically evocative of Vajrayana Buddhist symbols. Unlike the well-known ...
7-Minute Prosperity and Auspiciousness Practice of the Four Heavenly Kings!
Vajrayana, Videos
FOR PROTECTOR PUJA DAY or ANY DAY when you need a little auspicious blessing. Protector Puja Day is the 29th of each lunar month (day before the New Moon). Actual full Puja offerings, praise and supplication for prosperity, ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Buddhist Exorcism: Spirit-Handlers Guide — the Paritta Protection from Demons, Ghosts, Curses
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Video Thumbnail: Buddhist Exorcism: A Spirit Handler's Guide to Protection from Demons, Ghosts and Black Magic. If demons, ghosts and spirits are beings, and Buddhists cherish all sentient beings, how do we exorcise those who create obstacles in ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Anger Quick Fix – Buddhist Mantra Practice: 5-Minute Vajra Dharani to Put out the Fire of Anger
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Anger Quick Fix Video Thumbnail: Buddhist Mantra 5 Minute Practice Welcome to our Buddha Weekly Mantra Time-Outs, a new series of short practices for quick “time-outs” when we have emergency situations. These short Buddhist practices are useful whenever ...
Bodhisattva Vow and the Bonding Aspiration of the 5 Buddha Families: Reversing Dharma Downfalls, Purifying Karma, and Restoring Commitments
Dharma
Dharmachakra (left) was a Bodhisattva monk who took 48 vows before the Buddha of his time Lokesvara. Because of these great vows, he attained full Enlightenment and become Amitabha Buddha. We take the same vows today, with the ...
Supporting Member Video: Ākāśadhātvīśvarī White TaraChanted Sanskrit Mantra Sovereign Mother of Space – Chanted Sanskrit
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Video thumbnail of mantra chanting Sanskrit of Ākāśadhātvīśvarī White Tara Ākāśa Dhātvīśvarī is the Prajna Wisdom Mother of the Buddha Family in the center of the mandala of Five Buddha Families. She brings Ultimate Wisdom and overcomes the ...
Mantra: Pāṇḍaravāsinī Chanted Mantra of the Lotus Mother: Power, Attraction, Purification
Mantra, Vajrayana, Videos
Pandaravasini Mantra Video Thumbnail. Beautifully chanted Sanskrit mantra of Pāṇḍaravāsinī (पाण्डरवासिनी) Padma Lotus Mother, Gökarmo BENEFITS include: Power, Attraction, Magnetizing, Purification, Discerning Wisdom. Chanted 27 times with visualizations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3qU_s8Vc2g Her mantra is oṃ padma devi puṣpa devi ...
Video: Six Muni Buddhas of the 6 Realms: 6 Wisdoms, 6 Practices, 6 Mantras for 6 Poisons
Buddha, Vajrayana
Video Thumbnail: Sacred Six: 6 Munis, 6 Mantras, 6 Realms, 6 Poisons, 6 Ripenings, 6 Wisdoms, 6 Paramitas Who are the six Munis or the six Sages, and what do they represent? In what way are they related ...
Supporting Member Video: Prosperity & Auspiciousness 7-Minute Recitation Four Heavenly Kings
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Thumbnail of 7 Minute Recitation of the Four Heavenly Kings Prosperity and Auspiciousness practice. A beautiful 7-Minute Puja practice of the Four Heavenly Kings with Refuge, 7 Practices of the Bodhisattva, offerings, merit accumulation with four mantras and ...
Supporting Member Video: Pāṇḍaravāsinī Chanted Mantra of the Lotus Mother: Power, Attraction, Purification
Member Videos
Pandaravasini Mantra Video Thumbnail. Beautifully chanted Sanskrit mantra of Pāṇḍaravāsinī (पाण्डरवासिनी) Padma Lotus Mother, Gökarmo BENEFITS include: Power, Attraction, Magnetizing, Purification, Discerning Wisdom. Chanted 27 times with visualizations. Her mantra is oṃ padma devi puṣpa devi paṃ svāhā ...
Supporting Member Video: 8-Minute Karma Repair: 5 Buddha Vows; Purifying Karma with 5 Bonding Vows
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8-Minute Karma Repair: Five Buddha Vows Thumbnail What short daily recitation practice can reverse all our negative karmas and downfalls? Why should it be recited every day, or at least on the 10th and the 25th of each ...
The Five Strengths and Powers or pañcabalā in Buddhism — the qualities conducive to Enlightenment: faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom
Sutras & Sutta, Theravada
Siddartha leaves the palace. Buddha used the "Chariot" as a teaching metaphor for the Five Strengths. The Chariot is a vehicle, in the same way Mahayana Buddhism is the Great Vehicle. The Five Strengths are analogous to "faith" ...
Supporting Member Video: Sacred Six: 6 Munis, 6 Mantras, 6 Realms, 6 Poisons, 6 Ripenings, 6 Wisdoms, 6 Paramitas
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Video Thumbnail: Sacred Six: 6 Munis, 6 Mantras, 6 Realms, 6 Poisons, 6 Ripenings, 6 Wisdoms, 6 Paramitas Who are the six Munis or the six Sages, and what do they represent? In what way are they related ...
Transforming demons; “Get thee behind me Mara!”: how Buddhism exorcises demons; transformation but no destruction
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices, Symbols
Buddha sits unperturbed under the Bodhi tree, assailed by the demon hords of Mara. The demons can be seen as inner demons transformed by meditation, or can be seen in a more literal sense. Shakyamuni Buddha, raised among ...
Exploring the World of Monsters and Demons in Buddhism; Scary Fun with Our Darker Natures
Buddhist Living
Dharma Raja the Muni or Buddha of the Hell Realms who teaches those suffering in the hells of anger and hate. From a Buddha Weekly video on the Six Munis and Six Realms. Let’s face it — the ...
The Day of Miracles of Buddha — This Year Even More Auspicious with a Full Lunar Eclipse!
Buddha
Buddha Performing Miracles (15 Days of Miracles) in front of a lunar eclipse. The first moon of the New Year (Lunar) is Chotrul Duchen (Chunga Choepa) the Day celebrating Buddha’s Miracles — often celebrated with a butter ...
Sacred Six: Six Munis, Six Realms, Six Poisons, Six Ripenings, Six Wisdoms, Six Paramitas
Buddha, Buddhist Practices, Deities, Karma, Mahayana, Mantra, Tantra
The Six Munis are forms of Buddha who appeared in the Six Realms. Top left is Bramaraja, Sage of the Hell Realms; center top Indra Kaushika the Sage of the God Realm, top right is Jvalamukha, Sage of ...
Video: Secrets to Practicing Sadhanas
Vajrayana
Thumbnail Sadhana the Secrets Video Why are Sadhanas, or guided, written meditations, an indispensable part of Vajrayana Buddhist practice? What is the goal of each of the steps in a Sadhana or guided practice? Why are Sadhanas compared ...
Subscribing Members Video: Yidam Deities: How to Practice, Guru Rinpoche’s Teachings to Lady Yeshe Tsogyal
Member Videos
Thumbnail of the video Guru Rinpoche's teachings on How to Practice Yidam Deities. What is the Yidam Deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, and why is it important to practice? Should we practice one or many deities? Which meditational deity ...
Decoding the 21 Tara Activity Mantras: Which Tara Mantra is Best for Your Situatio
Tantra, Tara, Vajrayana, Videos
Video Thumbnail: Decoding the 21 Tara Mantras Which of the 21 Tara Mantras should I practice for specific requests? What do the mantras mean? Which activity do I need for my situation? Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMjPpWfyVEA CONTENTS 00:00-02:24 Decoding Tara’s ...
Book Excerpt from: Train Your Mind: Tibetan Exercises in Wisdom and Compassion
Book Excerpts and Reviews
Train Your Mind: Tibetan Exercises in Wisdom and Compassion by Dhirananda & Viryabodhi available in book stores here>> By Dhirananda & Viryabodhi Book Excerpt At This Crucial Time, Practise the Essentials The traditional Buddhist view is that ...
Supporting Member Video: Decoding the 21 Taras Mantras: Which Tara and Activity is Effective for Your Situation?
Member Videos
Video Thumbnail: Decoding the 21 Tara Mantras Decoding the 21 Taras: Which Tara Mantra and Activity is for Your Situation Which of the 21 Tara Mantras should I practice for specific requests? What do the mantras mean? Which ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Secrets to Practicing Sadhanas: Goals, How to Step-by-Step and Why We Recite Word-for-Word
Member Videos
Thumbnail Sadhana the Secrets Video Why are Sadhanas, or guided, written meditations, an indispensable part of Vajrayana Buddhist practice? What is the goal of each of the steps in a Sadhana or guided practice? Why are Sadhanas compared ...
SUPPORTING MEMBERS: Losar and 15 Miracles of Buddha: 15 Merit-Multiplied Days — Sacred Miracles of Shakyamuni Buddha
Member Videos
Losar and the 15 Days of Buddha's miracles thumbnail. Why are the first 15 Days of the Lunar Year considered the most sacred for Buddhist practice? Why is merit increased by 100 million times on these days? What ...
Daily Practice of Tara, Vajrasattva and Ushnisha Vijaya with Chanted Mantras for Protection, Purification and Long Life
Dharma, Videos
Thumbnail of Tara Vajrasattva Ushnisha VIjaya practice. Arising from the Ushnisha, Namgyalma, destroying the Lord of Death ; Tara, who liberates the fears of Samsara; Lord of All Families, Vajrasattva; I bow to the wonderful and supreme deities. ...
Tashi Delek! Happy LOSAR! Tibetan Lunar New Year Feb 28, 2025, Year of the Wood Snake; how to prepare, how to celebrate to bring auspicious blessings
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices
TASHI DELEK, HAPPY LOSAR — YEAR OF THE WOOD SNAKE. In this feature we highlight ways to bring in the most auspicious dragon year possible. On the Tibetan Lunar Calendar, Losar — New Year! — falls ...
Buddha’s Days of Miracles: 15 Miracles in 15 Days – Extra Merit Practice Days from LOSAR New Year to the Day of Miracles
Buddha, Buddhist Practices, Mahayana, Vajrayana
Buddha's 12th miracle, light manifests compassion and love in the heart of all beings. The first 15 Days of the Lunar New Year in Vajrayana Buddhism are considered the most sacred for practice. (This year February 28, ...
Video: How to Bless Buddhist Dharma Objects with Purity Essence Mantra. Why purifying is important
Teaching Videos, Vajrayana, Videos
How to bless dharma objects and why its important: video thumbnail. Why is it important to purify and bless sacred Dharma objects we use in Buddhist practice? How do we purify and bless, if we are not able ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: How to Bless Buddhist Dharma Objects with Shunyata Mantra. Why purifying is important
Member Videos
Video thumbnail: How to Bless Dharma Objects Why is it important to purify and bless sacred Dharma objects we use in Buddhist practice? How do we purify and bless, if we are not able to ask our teacher ...
SUPPORTING MEMBERS VIDEO: Om Mani Padme Hum chanted in Sanskrit – Avalokiteshvara 6 Blessings Mantra and 10 Protections Mantra
Member Videos
Om Mani Padme Hum Video Thumbnail Om Mani Padme Hum, in six syllables, contains the essence of the Bodhisattva mission, the Compassion for all beings in all six realms and transforms the six poisons: pride, jealousy, desire, ignorance, ...
Why Buddha Nature is one of the most important understandings in Mahayana Buddhism and why Tathagatagarbha Buddha Nature is not the soul
Dharma, What the Teachers Say
“All beings are Buddhas, But obscured by incidental stains. When those have been removed, there is Buddhahood.” — Third Karmapa Rangjun Dorje [4] Buddha Nature (Buddha Dhatu) is one of the most important and inspirational foundation understandings in ...
VIDEO: Why do mantras work — and sometimes don’t! What are the 3 requirements for mantra use?
Dharma, Videos
Video thumbnail: Why Mantras Work -- and sometimes do not. Video below. Why do mantras sometimes seem to work and other times do not? What is the fuel that makes the mantra engine run? Why can’t I ...
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Why do mantras work — and sometimes don’t! What are the 3 requirements for mantra use?
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Video thumbnail: Why Mantras Work -- and sometimes do not. Why do mantras sometimes seem to work and other times do not? What is the fuel that makes the mantra engine run? Why can’t I use Buddhist mantras ...
The Purity Essence Mantra: Understanding and Practicing the Mantra OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHA SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM
Buddhist Practices, Vajrayana
A monk meditating on Oneness with the world and the Universe on top of a mountain. In Buddhism, most visualization meditation practices begin with the expression of Purity, called the Purity Essence Mantra: oṃ svabhāva śuddhāḥ sarvadharmāḥ svabhāva ...
Celebrating the Supreme Assembly, the Sangha: Maga Puga Day and Fourfold Assembly Day
Buddha
Youth give "dana" to monastic Sangha, a meritorious action. Magha Puja Day is also known as Sangha Day or Fourfold Assembly Day in especially in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia where it is a public holiday. It is celebrated ...
Video Chanting: Mamaki Mantra: Ratna Jewel Mother of Prosperity, Bounty and Generosity
Dharma, Mahayana, Mantra, Vajrayana
Mamaki Mantra video thumbnail. Māmakī is the wisdom partner of Ratnasambhava, sovereign of the element earth. Her symbol is the jewel and Her yellow-golden color, represents the richness of the earth and her role as bringer of prosperity, ...
Why do mantras sometimes seem to work and other times do not? What is the fuel that makes the mantra engine run?
Mahayana, Mantra, Vajrayana
Enlightenment Highway Puja Bus concept Why do mantras sometimes seem to work and other times do not? What is the fuel that makes the mantra engine run? Why can’t I use Buddhist mantras for negative intentions? What are ...