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🙏The Gateway of Merit: Why Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels Matters Most
🙏Why Light Offerings & Taking Refuge Are Buddhism's Most Powerful Practice
🙏Renew Your Refuge & Precepts on Buddha Days — 10 Million times Merit (Full Chant)

Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels is considered the most important — and most powerful — practice in all of Buddhism. In this 20-minute video, we explore why Refuge is the "Gateway of Merit," why light offerings appear in nearly every Buddhist ritual, and what practice to do on special merit Buddha Days. Then we recite the full Refuge and Precepts ceremony together in Pali, Sanskrit, and English.

In this video:
Why Taking Refuge is the foundation of every Buddhist tradition — Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana
The three mechanisms of merit: intention (Bodhichitta), karma (activity), and devotion
Why offerings of light are the most symbolic Refuge offering
How merit multiplies 10 million times (up to 100 million) on major Buddha Days and extra merit days (full moon, first quarter, new moon)
The story of Angulimala: purifying even the heaviest karma through Refuge
A simple step-by-step guide to renewing Refuge at home: confession, prostration, chanting, and dedication
Full chants in Pali, Sanskrit, and English — chant along with subtitles!
Whether you're new to Buddhism or renewing a daily practice, this video is a complete Refuge ceremony you can follow at home. As Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche said, "Devotion is the essence of the path."

⏱️ Timecodes:
00:00 Why Refuge is Buddhism's most important practice
06:48 Making an Offering
07:48 Special Merit on Major Buddha Days
08:24 Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche “Devotion is essence…”
09:18 Refuge Purifies even the Heaviest Negative Karma (Story of Angulimala)
10:14 Step-by-step: how to renew Refuge at home
11:07 How to do Prostrations
12:52 Pali recitation
14:14 Sanskrit recitation
15:38 English recitation
17:03 Dedication of merit

PALI
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa.
Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dutiyampi Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dutiyampi Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dutiyampi Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Tatiyampi Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Tatiyampi Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Tatiyampi Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
Adinnādānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
Kāmesu micchācārā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
Musāvādā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
Surāmeraya-majja-pamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
Iminā puññena, sabba-sattānaṃ hitāya, Buddha-bhūmiṃ pāpuṇeyyaṃ.

SACRED SANSKRIT
Namo bhagavate arhate samyaksaṃbuddhāya.
Buddhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Saṅghaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dvitīyampi Buddhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dvitīyampi Dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dvitīyampi Saṅghaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Tṛtīyampi Buddhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Tṛtīyampi Dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Tṛtīyampi Saṅghaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Prāṇātipātāt prativiratiṃ śikṣāpadaṃ samādade.
Adattādānāt prativiratiṃ śikṣāpadaṃ samādade.
Kāmamithyācārāt prativiratiṃ śikṣāpadaṃ samādade.
Mṛṣāvādāt prativiratiṃ śikṣāpadaṃ samādade.
Surā-maireya-madya-pramāda-sthānāt prativiratiṃ śikṣāpadaṃ samādade.
Anena puṇyena, sarva-sattvānāṃ hitāya, buddhatvaṃ prāpnuyām.

ENGLISH (Translated)
Homage to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One.
I take refuge in the Buddha.
I take refuge in the Dharma.
I take refuge in the Sangha.
For the second time, I take refuge in the Buddha.
For the second time, I take refuge in the Dharma.
For the second time, I take refuge in the Sangha.
For the third time, I take refuge in the Buddha.
For the third time, I take refuge in the Dharma.
For the third time, I take refuge in the Sangha.
I undertake the training rule to refrain from taking life.
I undertake the training rule to refrain from taking what is not given.
I undertake the training rule to refrain from sexual misconduct.
I undertake the training rule to refrain from false speech.
I undertake the training rule to refrain from intoxicants that cause heedlessness.
By this merit, for the benefit of all sentient beings, may I attain Buddhahood.

DHARMA CALENDAR on BUDDHA WEEKLY (Multi Tradition): https://buddhaweekly.com/dharma-calendar/
FULL GUIDE TO TAKING REFUGE (Comprehensive) on Buddha Weekly: https://buddhaweekly.com/taking-refuge/
BUDDHA DAYS PLAYLIST on BUDDHA WEEKLY YOUTUBE (Special Buddha Days Practices): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8d71VyWOwkF5pp05T3PkCQWE1xYHdX0k
BEAUTIFULLY CHANTED BUDDHA DAYS PRACTICES IN PALI and SANSKRIT on @3GemsBand : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXseTAxtdIkdJSIp4jhJEodKuXuVjYXrI

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Taking Refuge: Buddhism's Most Important Practice — With Pali, Sanskrit & English Chants

Why Every Buddhist Practice Begins With the Śuddha Mantra

Oṃ svabhāva śuddhāḥ sarvadharmāḥ svabhāva śuddho 'haṃ.
Why does almost every formal Buddhist sadhana begin with this one ancient Sanskrit chant? And why did Lama Thubten Yeshe call it the "Universal Love Mantra”? What are the 7 Benefits of this powerful mantra?

In this video, we explore the Śuddha Mantra (the Purity Essence Mantra) — what it means, how to recite it, and why affirming that all phenomena are pure can settle the mind, clear obscurations, and anchor us in the present moment.
We break down the Sanskrit word by word, share Lama Yeshe's teaching on adventitious stains, and look at how this ancient insight resonates with modern physics — where atoms are 99.999999% empty space, yet that space is fertile, alive, and interconnected.
You don't practice to become pure. You practice from the powerful
platform of your innate purity.

🎵 Listen to the companion music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNGo2DE6N_g

In this video:
00:00 Why every sadhana starts with this chant
01:00 Rethinking Purity (Ego Traps): You were never Impure01:50 The mantra and its meaning (Mantra 3 times)02:35 Mantra Meaning
02:47 Sunya Mudra
03:20 When to Chant: 7 Benefits of the Mantra
04:20 Mantra translation word-by-word
05:38 Gelek Rimpoche on the Mantra06:37 Lama Yeshe on purity (The sun behind the clouds)
07:45 How to practice with it (mudra, visualization, daily uses)08:36 Purity, emptiness, and modern physics
10:04 Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh: “Oneness, not Nothiness”11:03 Resting in Oneness and Visualization

Oṃ svabhāva śuddhāḥ sarvadharmāḥ svabhāva śuddho 'haṃ.
All dharmas in their own-being are pure; in my own-being I too am pure.

BENEFITS
Because this is, perhaps, the most powerful of all Buddhist affirmations due to it’s simple essence, its practical application in our everyday lives is vast.

We chant it at the beginning of every formal meditation, sadhana, or mantra accumulation after taking Refuge to establish our pure ground.

We use it to bless and purify our mala beads, vajra, bell, and altar offerings.

We chant it over our food and water to purify its essence before eating.

We recite it upon waking or after nightmares to ground our body and mind in tranquility.

We chant it to clear negative energy in a space, a so-called haunted space.
We use it to comfort a sick person.
We can also use this to reassure those who are passing away, reminding their consciousness of their ultimate, unstained nature.

We dedicate the merit of this presentation to the benefit of all sentient beings.

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You Are Never Alone; You were Never Impure: The Meaning of the Śuddha Mantra. Power of Chants

Quick Mantra Fix: 10th Red Tara When You Feel Powerless or Helpless Emergency Time Out

🙏 Enlightened Odyssey of Bodhisattva Hero Avalokitesvara: Adventures in the Six Poison Realms DON'T MISS THIS ODYSSEY ADVENTURE (with exciting animations or jump to chapters and scenes below if you want to visit only one of the six locations!) 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

☠️ The Six Poison Realms — and the Bodhisattva Captain who sails us through them, pacifying the 6 Obstacles and Afflictions.
Why does Buddhism talk about poison? Because the hell realms, hungry ghosts, animals, humans, demigods, and gods aren't just places on a map — they're the six poisons of your own mind: anger, greed, ignorance, desire, jealousy, and pride.

And here's the twist: you don't need to be reborn to visit them. You live in all six every day.

Join us on an Enlightened Odyssey — a heroic voyage through the Six Poison Realms, guided by the Captain of our ship of Enlightenment, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, in his six powerful forms.

🌟 FOR A FULL WRITTEN FEATURE WILL MANY SHOLARLY CITATIONS SEE OUR ORIGINAL STORY ON BUDDHAWEEKLY.com: https://buddhaweekly.com/6-avalokitesvara-heroes/

The Buddha is our Great Navigator.
The Dharma is our Map.
And the sacred Six Syllable Mantra — Om Mani Padme Hum — is our compass.

🛶 The Great Voyage: Buddha's Map to the Far Shore
First taught by the 6th-century Tiantai patriarch Zhiyi in his Mohe Zhiguan, this ancient metaphor maps Avalokiteshvara's six forms onto the six realms of Samsara — and onto the six poisons that keep us trapped. In Vajrayana, the same teaching is called "closing the gates." Same truth, different maps.
One by one, we face each poison — and watch our Captain transform to pacify it:

🔴 Poison of Anger & Hate — Naraka-loka (Hell Realm)Fire, demons, and rage. Avalokiteshvara appears in his peaceful two-armed form, his serenity cooling the flames. Seed syllable: Hum.

👻 Poison of Greed — Preta-loka (Hungry Ghost Realm)Never-satisfied ghosts with pot bellies and pin-mouths. Our Captain expands into his awe-inspiring 1000-Armed form, Sahasrabhuja āvalokiteśvara radiating golden light. Seed syllable: Me

🐾 Poison of Ignorance — Triyak-loka (Animal Realm)A wild jungle where every creature devours another. Hayagrīva, Hayagrīva āvalokiteśvara, the horse-headed form, stills the beasts with his neighing, granting mirror-like wisdom. Seed syllable: Pad

🏙️ Poison of Desire — Manushya-loka (Human Realm)Towering cities, endless cravings, no stars in the sky. The eighteen-armed Great Chundi appears, Cundī āvalokiteśvara, snatching away our attachments, granting discriminating wisdom. Seed syllable: Ni

⚔️ Poison of Jealousy — Asura-loka (Demi-God Realm)Storm-tossed seas, warring giants, envy of the gods. The eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara, Ekādaśamukha āvalokiteśvara towers over the waves, calming the Asuras with golden light. Seed syllable: Ma

🌸 Poison of Pride — Deva-loka (God Realm)Divine music, jewelled trees, a beautiful unmoving dream. Chintamani Chakra Avalokiteshvara, Cintāmaṇicakra āvalokiteśvara holds the wish-fulfilling jewel — the Om itself — dissolving even divine delusion into Space-Like Wisdom. Seed syllable Om

📖 NOTE: The six seed syllables of the Om Mani Padme Hum are the syllables of each of the six Avalokitesvaras, from Deva Realm (Om) to Asura realm (Ma), to Human Realm (Ni) to Animal realm (Pad) to Hungry Ghost realm (Me) to Naraka Loka (Hum).

🌟 The Antidote Is the Journey

📖 Chapters:
00:00 — The Six Poisons: Why Buddhism Talks About Poison
00:50 — Buddha the Great Navigator, Dharma the Map
01:18 — Avalokiteshvara: Captain of the Ship of Enlightenment
02:02 — Om Mani Padme Hum: The Six Gates, The Six Poisons
02:50 — Zhiyi's Mohe Zhiguan & The Six Kannon Tradition
04:05 — Poison #1: Anger — Naraka-loka (Hell Realm)
06:16 — Poison #2: Greed — Preta-loka (Hungry Ghosts)
07:36 — Poison #3: Ignorance — Triyak-loka (Animal Realm)
09:01 — Poison #4: Desire — Manushya-loka (Human Realm)
10:21 — Poison #5: Jealousy — Asura-loka (Demi-God Realm)
11:23 — Poison #6: Pride — Deva-loka (God Realm)
13:43 — Return to the Center: The Antidote Was the Journey
14:08 — Becoming the Captain: The Bodhisattva's New Odyssey
14:49 — Dedication of Merit

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6 Avalokitesvara Heroes Overcoming 6 Poisons withOm Ma Ni Pad Me Hum: Enlightened Odyssey

Chintamani Chakra Avalokiteshvara Wish-Fulfilling Mantra Buddha Weekly Band MV w Hrishikesh Sonar

🙏🙏🙏 Key Takeaway: The grief attack is not a system failure. It is the murky, beautiful, painful reality of love persisting through transformation. The wave will pass, but the connection remains, if we remain anchored. In this episode we discuss these anchors.

This is available now as audio podcast (below) and will be available as a Video Podcast in the near future. Available in video now for Supporting Members or on Patreon.com/BuddhaWeekly

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✨✨✨Is This Episode Right for You?
Is this podcast for you? Yes, if you:

🌿 Have experienced a panic attack triggered by grief, loss, or the fear of loss
🌿 Are supporting someone who is dying or grieving
🌿 Have lost a beloved pet and feel disenfranchised in your grief
🌿 Want both biological tools (breath, vagus nerve) and philosophical frameworks (emptiness, non-fabrication, transformation)
🌿 Are curious how 8th-century Tibetan wisdom and modern palliative care converge on the same practical advice
🌿 Appreciate a blend of neuroscience, Buddhist psychology, and heart-centered storytelling

💬 Maybe skip if you:
Are looking for a short, surface-level overview (this is nearly 50 minutes, quite in-depth)
Prefer purely secular content without Buddhist framework (though the episode explicitly addresses secular listeners)

✅ ALWAYS SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP FOR SERIOUS ISSUES

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⚡Top Points for Listeners

A grief attack is a full-body nervous system event — not just sadness. It mimics the physical process of dying: crushing chest pressure, dry mouth, cold sweats, gasping breath. The body believes it is dying because the mind believes it is dying.
✅ The pain is real, but the permanence is an illusion. Like a phantom limb, the agony is 100% real, but the source is empty. The panic is not your identity — it is an impermanent weather pattern caused by attachment (raga) and aversion (dvesha).
✅ Don’t feed the innate demon. The initial wave is unavoidable, but the secondary reaction — I’m going to die, this will never end, I can’t survive this — is optional.
✅ Three anchors for the acute phase (from Guru Rinpoche):
Body: Drop your shoulders, unclench your hands. Short-circuit the biofeedback loop.
Speech: Stop talking. Rest like a mute. Cut off the verbal fuel.
Mind: Refuse to fabricate future storylines. Stay in the current millisecond.
✅ One breath is enough. The Maranasati Sutta says the truly heedful person lives within the interval of a single in-breath or out-breath. You don’t have to survive the rest of your life without them — just this one breath. This plunges you into the “deathless” present, where time — and therefore grief — cannot exist.
✅ Slow the breath to hack the mind. Deep, slow exhaling stimulates the vagus nerve, activating the parasympathetic nervous system and chemically signaling the fight-or-flight response to stand down.
You are not alone. Kisagotami’s story reveals that every house has known death. Your grief is not a unique curse — it is the shared burden of all humanity. This realization breaks the isolation.
✅ A cloud never dies. Thich Nhat Hanh’s teaching: matter and energy cannot be destroyed, only transformed. You aren’t grieving your loved one’s destruction — you’re grieving their transformation.
✅ Eat the poison (metaphorically). The peacock transmutes venom into radiant feathers. Acceptance rather than aversion transmutes your personal agony into deep universal compassion. The grief doesn’t disappear — it becomes purpose.
✅ Ritual replaces helplessness with love in motion. Whether guiding words, gentle touch, or chanted mantra, devotional practices give the grieving person a focal point of supreme compassion — a final, beautiful, actionable gift to the dying.
✅ Einstein’s comfort: The distinction between past, present, and future is a stubbornly persistent illusion. Your loved one is woven permanently into the fabric of the cosmos — and into your very being. The separation you feel is just the mind struggling to comprehend the scale of transformation.
The wave will pass. The connection remains. Keep breathing.

VIDEO PODCAST: “Surviving the Grief Wave”: BuddhaCast 5: Buddhist Anchors for Sudden Grief Attacks

Danger & Fear: Emergency Buddhist Protection Mantra Time Out! Instant Safety with Green Tara

Welcome to another Buddha Weekly Emergency Mantra Time-Out—your short, emergency sanctuary when life feels heavy, overwhelming, or unsafe.

Feeling Drained? Paranoia? Bad Luck?
Do you feel like you are under attack by "black magic," curses, or the hostile intentions of others? Whether you view this as an external spell or a heavy psychological obstruction (a storm of paranoia and dread), the suffering is real. It leaves you feeling isolated and waiting for the other shoe to drop.

In this emergency time-out, we turn to the ultimate protection: Black Tara (Vadi Pramardani Tara) . We also discuss other options, including the Parittas and Sitatapatra practices.

🛡️ Who is Black Tara?
She is the 7th of the 21 Taras, known as "Tara Who Crushes Adversaries." But as an enlightened Bodhisattva, she does not kill or create bad karma. Like a fierce mother elephant protecting her calf, she destroys the causes of black magic—the anger, jealousy, and ignorance in the mind of the harm-doer—and neutralizes their negative energy. She simultaneously purifies the fear and self-doubt within your own mindstream.

🧠 The Psychology of Protection
As the 11th-century yogini Machig Labdron taught: "As long as there is an ego, there are demons." A curse gains power when our fear gives it permission to take root. By visualizing Black Tara—a Jungian "shadow" empowered for good—we shatter paranoia and reclaim our personal power.

🙏 The Ultimate Refuge
Regardless of the form we visualize, our true refuge is the Three Jewels:

Buddha: The Enlightened form (Black Tara) we visualize.

Dharma: The sacred mantra we chant.

Sangha: Our connection to all sentient beings.
Against the Triple Gem, no evil or obstacle can prevail.

✨ What You Will Experience in This Video:

Guidance: Understanding how Buddhism meets the fear of black magic without judgment.

Visualization: A guided meditation on the radiant, dark-blue light of Black Tara.

The Mantra: Chanting the potent Sanskrit mantra for dissolving curses, with Hrishikesh Sonar and the Buddha Weekly Band.

The Shield: Visualizing an impenetrable sphere of wisdom fire that consumes all negativity before it reaches you.

🎵 Black Tara MANTA:
oṃ tāre tuttāre ture sarva vidyā avarṇā ye bhye phaṭ svahā

ओं तारे तुत्तारे तुरे सर्व विद्या अवर्णा ये भ्ये फट स्वहा ॥

🎵 The Mantra Translation:
"Homage to Tara, the saviouress from suffering and fear, whose wisdom cuts and transforms, dissolves or eliminates every obstacle, curse, and negativity."

⏱️ Timecodes:
0:00 – Introduction: Facing the Fear of Black Magic
2:22 – How Buddhism Views Curses & Psychic Attack
3:42 – Black Tara: The Undefeatable Protector
4:48 – The Psychology of Demons & The Ego
6:31 - True Refuge and Protection: the Three Jewels
8:07 – Guided Visualization: The Blue Light of Protection
12:15 – Chanting the Mantra (Hrishikesh Sonar with Buddha Weekly Band)

💡 Benefits of This Practice:

Dissolves Fear: Calms the "storm of paranoia" and unexplained dread.

Energetic Cleansing: Visualizing the blue light purifies negative imprints and bad karma.

Restores Boundaries: Provides a powerful archetype to shatter psychological vulnerability.

Connects to Sangha: Reminds you that you are not alone; you are connected to the life force of the Universe.

👤 Who Is This For?

Anyone feeling drained, isolated, or targeted by negativity.

Those experiencing "bad luck" or spiritual obstructions.

Practitioners seeking a swift, wrathful protection practice.

Anyone needing an "emergency" spiritual reset.

CREDITS: Illustrations by V.V. Sapar, Niels Petersen, Lasha Mutual, and Thangkha Nepal. Thank you!
Songwriter and Lead Singer: Hrishikesh Sonar
Band: Buddha Weekly Band
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⚠️ Important Caution:
While spiritual practice can provide immense comfort and psychological resilience, please always seek the help of qualified professionals (medical, first-responders, psychological, or legal) if you are in danger, experiencing severe mental health crises, or facing physical threats. Buddhism encourages taking practical refuge in the world as well as the spirit.

🙏 Dedication:
We dedicate the merit of this practice: May all negative energies, curses, and ill-will in the world be pacified. May all sentient beings be free from fear, free from harm, and abide in permanent peace and protection. Svaha!

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Under Attack? Instantly Banish Black Magic, Obstacles & Curses | Black Tara Mantra

Does grief ambush you? That sudden, crushing panic that makes it feel like you're in hell? This is a "Grief Attack," and this powerful "Quick Fix" practice is here to help.

🙏 Join us for a special session from Buddha Weekly, where we use the profound and compassionate practices of the Padma Family—centered on Amitabha Buddha, the Caregiver Buddha—to meet grief head-on. This isn't about suppressing your feelings, but transforming them.

❤ ❤❤What you'll experience in this video:
❤Understanding the Grief Attack: We'll look at the "Six Realms of Grief" from a Buddhist perspective, helping you recognize the different forms grief can take and understand it as a passing, impermanent condition.

Applying Immediate "Quick Fix" Anchors: Learn powerful, practical steps to calm the body's panic response, including:

🙏🙏🙏Taking Refuge: Finding support in the Three Jewels.

🙏 Physical Grounding: Using sensory anchors to stabilize your nervous system.

🙏🙏🙏 Guru Rinpoche's Triad of Non-Fabrication: A simple yet profound method to relax the body, speech, and mind.

🙏Visualization: The powerful imagery of Amitabha Buddha and the peacock, teaching us to transform our suffering into compassion.
Chanting for Peace and Transformation: We'll guide you through the sacred chants, including the Amitabha Heart Mantra (Om Ami Deva Hrih) and the Rebirth Dharani (Pureland Dharani). These ancient mantras are renowned for removing karmic obstacles, bringing immediate tranquility, and guiding us (and our loved ones) toward peace.

📌 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 – Introduction: What is a Grief Attack?

2:19 – Buddhist Perspective: Dukkha and Impermanence

5:16 – The Six Realms of Grief

10:15 – 1st Quick Fix Anchor: Taking Refuge

11:28 – 2nd Quick Fix Anchor: Meditating on Impermanence

12:29 – 3rd Quick Fix Anchor: Physical Grounding for Panic

14:45 – 4th Quick Fix Anchor: Guru Rinpoche's Triad of Non-Fabrication

17:00 – Visualization: Amitabha and the Peacock (Peacock representing your grief)

19:00 – Preparation for Chanting: Breathing and Visualization.

20:04 – Mantra Chanting Begins (Om Ami Deva Hrih and Pureland Dharani (see hard sub or below, 27x)

🙏Whether you are actively mourning or are suddenly struck by a lingering sadness, this practice provides a gentle, supportive, and powerful tool to help you through the storm. Remember, feelings are impermanent. As the great teacher Thich Nhat Hanh taught, a cloud never truly dies; it simply transforms.

To chant along, see hard subs in video or:
Namo ratnatrayāya
Nama āryāmitābhāya
tathāgatāyārhate saṃyaksaṃbuddhāya
Tadyathā:
oṃ amṛte amṛtodbhave amṛtasaṃbhave amṛtagarbhe
amṛtasiddhe amṛtateje amṛtavikrānte
amṛtavikrāntagāmini amṛtagaganakīrtikari
amṛtadun-dubhisvare sarvārthasādhani
sarvakarmakleśakṣayaṃkari svāhā
Aum, brum, hum

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