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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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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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Video: Vajrasattva 100 Syllable Sanskrit Mantra: 2 Hours of Purification; Removes Bad Luck and Obstacles
Sweeping away the obstacles, bad karma, bad luck and negativities of the old year, going into a new year with a purified “clean slate”, is an important lunar New Year practice in Buddhism. It’s also an important practice before formal retreats, important ventures and dedications, or any important “launch” of something new. Or, just anytime. […]
Supporting Members Ad-Free Video: Vajrasattva 100 Syllable Sanskrit Mantra: 2 Hours of Purification; Removes Bad Luck and Obstacles
Sweeping away the obstacles, bad karma, bad luck and negativities of the old year, going into a new year with a purified “clean slate”, is an important lunar New Year practice in Buddhism. It’s also an important practice before formal retreats, important ventures and dedications, or any important “launch” of something new. Or, just anytime. […]
Video: Ushnisha Vijaya Namgyelma Mantra 1 hour Vitality Mantra for Long Life; Heals and Removes Suffering
Ushnisha Vijaya or Namgyema’s mantra is a treasure in Buddhism. It’s uplifting, life-affirming mantra transforms the person who hears it. It is so joyful and uplifting, just hearing it is already a healing practice. Chanting the mantra is especially powerful as a healing and vitality mantra for long life — not only in this life, […]
Video: Shakyamuni Buddha Mantra 1 Hour in Sanskrit: Blessings and Vast Merit Accumulation & Auspiciousness
The Sacred Sanskrit Syllables of Shakyamuni Gautama Buddha’s mantra bring “skies of merit” to any who chant them according to several teaching lineages. LAMA ZOPA RINPOCHE taught, based on the Vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic, that this mantra’s “karmic results are multiplied one hundred million times on Buddha Days” such as Losar (this […]
Supporting Members Video: Protection from Every Danger: Green Tara Mantra 2 hours Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha
Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha is the ultimate activity mantra of the Activity of all the Buddhas. It is a powerful supplication to save us from the 8 fears and dangers to Mother Tara, who is the swift and heroic champion of suffering beings. Tara, the Swift Mother, is known as the fastest protection and […]
Supporting Members Ad-Free Video: Tara’s 4 Activities Sanskrit Dharani 2 Full Hours of: Peace, Magnetizing, Enriching, Wrath
Lord Atisha transmitted teachings he received directly from Tara. The short Dharani, otherwise called the “mantra praise” invokes the White pacifying, Red enchanting, Yellow enriching and Black wrathful activities of the 21 Taras. Here, in this video, we present this cycle for 2 hours, the equivalent of reciting the 21 Taras Dharani 400 times (4 […]
Intention and Supplication Mantras in Buddhism: Why are Activity Mantras different from Praise Mantras, Citing Longchenpa and Lord Atisha
Why are supplication mantras, such as the activity mantras of the 21 Taras more effective for problems than general praise mantras? How do we actually make a specific supplication to a Buddha or our Yidam or Guru? In this feature, we’ll explain how supplication mantras work, and why, with teachings from the great Longchenpa, Lord […]
Video: White Tara Mantra 2 Hour in Sanskrit: Healing, Long Life, Blessing, Auspiciousness
“White Arya Tara, from among the 21 Taras, frees practitioners from untimely death. It is truly possible to extend the span of one’s life by practicing White Tara and this will be very beneficial for one’s Dharma practice.” wrote Venerable Lama Phuntsock. Video: The practice can be as simple as chanting her mantra, while […]
Video: 21 Taras Five Activities Dharani Praise in Sanskrit 1 Hour: Pacifying, Enriching, Magnetizing, Wrath
Tara emanates in 21, 108 and 1008 Forms — suited to each individual’s needs, obstacles, problems and dangers. Even within the 21 Taras, there are four big systems of Taras, of which Surya Gupta is the most exotic and active. Tara appears in the five colors — White for Pacifying Black for Wrathful or Destroying […]
Video: Supplicating Activity Mantras and 21 Taras Mantras: as Taught by Longchenpa and Padmasambhava
Why are supplication mantras, such as the activity mantras of the 21 Taras more effective for problems than general praise mantras? How do we actually make a specific supplication to a Buddha or our Yidam or Guru? We’ll explain how supplication mantras work, and why. We’ll demonstrate with teachings from the great Longchenpa and Guru […]
Supporting Members Ad-Free Video: White Tara Mantra 2 Hour in Sanskrit: Healing, Long Life, Blessing, Auspiciousness
According to Venerable Lama Phuntsock:”White Arya Tara, from among the 21 Taras, frees practitioners from untimely death. It is truly possible to extend the span of one’s life by practicing White Tara and this will be very beneficial for one’s Dharma practice.”The practice can be as simple as chanting her mantra, while visualizing healing energy […]
Supporting Member Ad-Free Video: Supreme Healing Dharani 1 Hour Medicine Buddha Long Sutra Dharani in Sanskrit beautifully chanted
The Sutra-delivered Dharani of Medicine Buddha, transmitted directly by Buddha, is famous for healing, especially when chanted in the original Sutra Sanskrit. The Dharani (transliterated and in Devangari) is: Namo bhagavate bhaiṣajyaguru vaiḍūryaprabharājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya tadyathā oṃ bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajye mahābhaiṣajya samudgate svāhā नमो भगवते भैषज्यगुरु वैडूर्यप्रभराजाय तथागताय अर्हते सम्यक्सम्बुद्धाय तद्यथा ओं भैषज्ये भैषज्ये महाभैषज्यसमुद्गते […]