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Mindful Meditation with Khenpo Tenzin
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Lama Chöpa and Dharmapalas (Dharma Protectors)
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Anger Quick Fix Video Thumbnail: Buddhist Mantra 5 Minute Practice

SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Anger Quick Fix – Buddhist Mantra Practice: 5-Minute Vajra Dharani to Put out the Fire of Anger

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 you need an 5-Minute Time-Out — at work, at home or anywhere you’re facing obstacles. Whether it is your anger — or anger directed at you by […]

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.

Bodhisattva Vow and the Bonding Aspiration of the 5 Buddha Families: Reversing Dharma Downfalls, Purifying Karma, and Restoring Commitments

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 lunar month? Why is the Bodhisattva Vow vitally important to reversing downfalls and purifying? Why are the five bonding aspirations of the 5 Buddhas […]

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Supporting Member Video: Ākāśadhātvīśvarī White TaraChanted Sanskrit Mantra Sovereign Mother of Space – Chanted Sanskrit

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 Poison of Delusion and Ignorance. Her mantra is: oṃ sarva buddha jñāna aṃ svāhā Video: https://vimeo.com/1072704495?share=copy#t=0 Her name translates as “Sovereign Mother of Space” (or sovereign queen). […]

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Mantra: Pāṇḍaravāsinī Chanted Mantra of the Lotus Mother: Power, Attraction, Purification

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 Pandaravasini(पाण्डरवासिनी) or Pāṇḍarā is the Wisdom Mother Co-Equal (prajna or wisdom consort) of Amitabha Buddha, Mother of the Western Pureland […]

Video Thumbnail: Sacred Six: 6 Munis, 6 Mantras, 6 Realms, 6 Poisons, 6 Ripenings, 6 Wisdoms, 6 Paramitas

Video: Six Muni Buddhas of the 6 Realms: 6 Wisdoms, 6 Practices, 6 Mantras for 6 Poisons

Who are the six Munis or the six Sages, and what do they represent? In what way are they related to the Ushnisha Vijaya Dharani? Which Buddha manifested as Nirmanakaya in each of the Six Realms? How do the Six Munis relate to the Six Dhyani Buddhas? How can these six predict the ripening of […]

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Supporting Member Video: Prosperity & Auspiciousness 7-Minute Recitation Four Heavenly Kings

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 dedication! 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 […]

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Supporting Member Video: Pāṇḍaravāsinī Chanted Mantra of the Lotus Mother: Power, Attraction, Purification

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 Pandaravasini(पाण्डरवासिनी) or Pāṇḍarā is the Wisdom Mother Co-Equal (prajna or wisdom consort) of Amitabha Buddha, Mother of the Western Pureland of […]

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Supporting Member Video: 8-Minute Karma Repair: 5 Buddha Vows; Purifying Karma with 5 Bonding Vows

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 lunar month? Why is the Bodhisattva Vow vitally important to reversing downfalls and purifying? Why are the five bonding aspirations of the 5 Buddha […]

Siddartha leaves the palace and sees the four sights: poverty, illness, old age and death.

The Five Strengths and Powers or pañcabalā in Buddhism — the qualities conducive to Enlightenment: faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom

The Chariot of Five Strengths (Sanskrit, Pali: pañcabalā) in Buddhism — critical to our progress on the path to enlightenment — are: faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. They are one of the seven sets of Bodhipakkhiyadhamma (“qualities conducive to enlightenment”). You may wonder why our feature image for pancabala is a monk creating an elaborate sand mandala […]

Ushnisha Vijaya Sutra and Dharani

Ushnisha Vijaya Sutra and Dharani

Eliminates 6 Types of Suffering in 6 Realms Dharani for the Six Types of Suffering The Dharani of Ushnisha Vijaya, taught by Shakyamuni Buddha, overcomes  Six Types of Suffering in the Six Realms, which are manifested in the poisons afflicting the Six Realms. It helps us overcome the six sufferings: The suffering of war, anger, […]

Video Thumbnail: Sacred Six: 6 Munis, 6 Mantras, 6 Realms, 6 Poisons, 6 Ripenings, 6 Wisdoms, 6 Paramitas

Supporting Member Video: 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 to the Ushnisha Vijaya Dharani? Which Buddha manifested as Nirmanakaya in each of the Six Realms? How do the Six Munis relate to the Six Dhyani Buddhas? How can these six predict the ripening of […]

To demonstrate Buddha's compassion and wisdom is for all classes of beings, even the Hungry Ghosts and ghosts have a "Muni" who is ready to teach them. Jvalamukhadeva, is Shakyamuni's emanation as the Muni of the Hungry Ghost Realm. You can view the Hungry Ghost realm as a metaphor for greed in humans, or a subjectively real. In dualistic Buddhist philosophy, both views are correct. (See Inset video below of the Six Munis if you're interested in Buddha's six muni forms that help all classes of beings.).

Transforming demons; “Get thee behind me Mara!”: how Buddhism exorcises demons; transformation but no destruction

Shakyamuni Buddha, raised among Brahmins (priests) and kings, left the palace behind and sat under the Bodhi Tree to face his inner demons. Of course, his mission wasn’t to exorcise devils and demons; it was the lofty goal of saving all sentient beings from Samsara, from suffering. The demons can be seen as symbols of […]

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