PRACTICE VIDEO: 8-Minute Karma Repair Practice: 5 Buddha Vows, Bodhisattva Vow and Refuge
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 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 Families so empowering? We answer these questions, and end with a beautiful, short recitation of the Concise Bodhisattva Vow and 5 Bonding Vows which purifies all negative karma and downfalls.
Video:
CONTENTS
00:00-01:24 What short practice can purify all negative karmas?
01:24-02:56 3 Short Practices: Refuge, Bodhisattva Vow, 5 Buddhas’ Vow
02:56-03:15 Refuge in the Three Jewels: Rely
03:15-04:22 Bodhisattva Vow: Regret, Remedy
04:22-06:50 5 Bonding Vows of the 5 Buddha Families: Refrain
06:50-08:53 Four Rs of Purifying Karma: Rely, Regret, Remedy, Refrain
08:53-09:49 Five Aspirations to Five Buddha Families
09:49-11:19 Five Buddha Families’ Mandala
11:19-12:15 Supporting Practices of the 5 Buddha Families
12:15-13:11 Refuge and Bodhisattva Vow
13:12-13:52 5 Buddha Families Bonding Vow
13:52-16:13 Vow to the Buddha Family Vairochana and Akasha Dhatvisvari
14:02-14:13 Vow to the Vajra Family Akshoabhya and Lochana
14:13-14:22 Vow to the Jewel Family Ratnasambhava and Mamaki
14:22-14:38 Vow to the Lotus Family Amitabha and Pandaravashini
14:38-14:52 Vow to Karma Family Amoghasiddhi and Tara
14:52-15:16 Generating Bodhichitta to Benefit all Beings
15:16-15:36 Four Immeasurables
15:36-16:07 Bodhichitta Dedication of Merit
FOR FULL SADHANA or PUJAs and TSOG REPEAT FROM 12:15 to the end THREE TIMES. For daily practice, often once is fine.
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Three short daily practices help us purify our negative downfalls and karmas daily. These recitations are encouraged for most Buddhists, and required for those who have taken the commitments. The first, Refuge in the Three Jewels, is for all Buddhists. The second, the Bodhisattva commitment and vow to help all beings, is a must for Mahayana Buddhists of the Great Vehicle. The third, the 5 Bonding Vows of the 5 Buddha Families is for most Vajrayana Buddhists, and necessary for anyone with Higher Initiations.
Together, and separately, these three very short daily recitations, purify all our downfalls and negative karmas and remove our obstacles, both external and internal, and renew our aspiration. They are normally recited aloud, in a short format.
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Lee Kane
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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.
