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Mindful Meditation with Khenpo Tenzin
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Lama Chöpa and Dharmapalas (Dharma Protectors)
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Sunday Dharma Teachings by Khenpo Tenzin
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Dharma Discussion Series - Khenpo Tenzin
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Arya Tara Practice for the Long Life of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche and All Beings
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Anniversary of Gar Mingyur Rinpoche's Parinirvana
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Mindful Meditation with Khenpo Tenzin
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White Tara Practice and Jangchok for Living
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Sunday Dharma Teachings by Khenpo Tenzin
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Arya Tara Practice for the Long Life of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche and All Beings
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Medicine Buddha Practice
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Mindful Meditation with Khenpo Tenzin
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White Tara Practice and Jangchok for Deceased
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Sunday Dharma Teachings by Khenpo Tenzin
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Dharma Discussion Series - Khenpo Tenzin
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Arya Tara Practice for the Long Life of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche and All Beings
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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4 Practices on Lunar Days: 5 Buddha’s Vow and Practicing Activity, Merit, Reflection, Renewal
Why are lunar days, such as the new moon and full moon, special in Buddhism? What are the four special practice days based on lunar phases that have extra merit for Dharma practice? Why is the New Moon on the last day of the lunar month, special for Purification practices and what are the four […]
PDF Dharma Practice Download: Confession and 5 Buddha Vows
Renewal of Your Bodhisattva and Commitment Vows Buddhist Practice includes Refuge in the Three Jewels or Three Roots. One way to ensure progress in your Buddhist practice, regardless of your Yidam or practices is to include the Four Rs of Refuge, Regret, Remedy and Refrain. Most practices already include Refuge in the Three Jewels and […]
14 Invincible Black Tara: Mantra Destroys 9 Types of Evil and 8 Types of Harm-Doers
The Fourteenth Tara is also called “Black Tara Who is Frowning Wrathfully” With her great pestle and mortar, she destroys, crushes, and transforms all harm-doers: any evil Maras, Yamas, Mamos, Rakshasa, Yakshas Kinnaras, Bimipatis, and Tsan. She also protects us from all of the 9 evils (see lists below). Any negative or black magic is […]
Video: 20th Saffron Red Tara Mantra 108 Times Sanskrit Mantra Dispels Epidemics and Disease
The 20th Tara is Saffron Red Tara (Orange-Red) — Red Tara, Remover of Disease — who helps magnetize the conditions necessary to eliminate epidemics and widespread pestilence. Her supplication mantra is: Om tare tuttare ture visharata svaha Tara is always the remover of disease, but “visharata” refers specifically to the story of Buddha entering Vaishali, […]
Supporting Members Video: 7th Wrathful Black Tara Mantra Crushes Enemies, Black Magic, War, Natural Disasters, Evil
Black Tara’s powerful mantra is the ultimate of protections, 7th Black Tara (of 21 Taras) chanted 108 times in Sanskrit with beautiful new images and animations: oṃ tāre tuttāre ture sarva vidyā avarṇā ye bhye phaṭ svahā ओं तारे तुत्तारे तुरे सर्व विद्या अवर्णा ये भ्ये फट स्वहा ॥ Video: https://vimeo.com/1021537104?share=copy#t=0 Symbols: Black […]
Ultimate Purity as a Practice: Vajrasattva – the only practice most people need and the most powerful healing and purification method in Vajrayana Buddhism
In Buddhism, all practice can be considered purification. Whether we are practicing the Eightfold Path taught by Shakyamuni Buddha, or the five transformations of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, or a Yidam meditation in personal practice, all of these are ultimately purification of the ten poisons, our skhandas, our past negative karmas. Healing is purification. Pacification […]
Supporting Members Video: 16 Red Tara Mantra: Tara Who Increases Wisdom and Overcomes Enemies, Evil Magic, Disaster
Red Blazing Tara is also known as “Red Tara Who Arises from the Hum of Intrinsic Awareness” and like all Red Tara’s her mantra magnetizes the powers we need to overcome obstacles — in this case, according to Lama Tsultrim of Tara Mandala her “power completely destroys enemies, evil spells, and Mara, lord of negative […]
Ganapuja (Gathering Offering) and Ganachakra (Gathering Circle) or Tsog (Tsok): What is it? Why is the Offering Important? When to Celebrate?
What is Ganapuja, Ganachakra or Tsog (Tsok) and why is it so precious and important? From the Heruka Root Tantra regarding Ganachakra: Quickly attempt to make offerings Every waxing and waning of each month do tsog. About Ganapuja from book of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – Ganapuja, Shang Shung Edizioni ‘…we call the Ganapuja tun cog. Tun is practice […]
Supporting Members Video: 20th Saffron Red Tara 108 Times Sanskrit Mantra Dispels Epidemics and Disease
Mantra: om tare tuttare ture visharata svaha ॐतरेतुत्तरेतुरेविसरतास्वहा Video: https://vimeo.com/1016596913?share=copy#t=0 This supplicates Saffron Red Tara (Orange-Red) — Red Tara, Remover of Disease — to magnetize the conditions necessary to eliminate epidemics and widespread pestilence. Tara is always the remover of disease, but “visharata” refers specifically to the story of Buddha entering Vaishali, as told in […]
Supporting Member Video: 4 Practices of Multiplied-Merit Lunar Days: Practicing Activity, Merit, Reflection, Renewal
Why are lunar days, such as the new moon and full moon special in Buddhism? What are the four special practice days based on lunar phases that have extra merit for Dharma practice? Why is the New Moon on the last day of the lunar month, special for Purification practices and what are the four […]
Supporting Members Video: 14 Invincible Black Tara: Mantra Destroys 9 Types of Evil and 8 Types of Harm-Doers
The Fourteenth Tara is also called “Black Tara Who is Frowning Wrathfully” With her great pestle and mortar, she destroys, crushes, and transforms all harm-doers: any evil Maras, Yamas, Mamos, Rakshasa, Yakshas Kinnaras, Bimipatis, and Tsan. She also protects us from all of the 9 evils (see lists below). Any negative or black magic is […]
Supporting Members Mantra Video: 12 Yellow Gold Tara Mantra of Auspiciousness: Endless Knot of Balance, Good Fortune, Blessings, Harvests, Growth, Balance
om tare tuttare ture mangalam svaha ॐ तरे तुत्तरे तुरे मङलम स्वहा This is a supplication for auspicious “mangalam” (Sanskrit for aupsiciousness or good fortune) circumstances in our life. In Sanskrit her name is: Tārā Maṅgalārthā (Tara of Auspiciousness.) Video: https://vimeo.com/1012082367?share=copy Tara 12 (of the 21 Taras) is Tara who brings auspiciousness, called Drolma Tashi […]