Chanted Prayers in Massapequa

Pujas

All of our prayers and meditation practices are recited in English with CD accompaniment. These chanted prayer practices are open to all and free of charge. They are suitable for beginners as well as more advanced practitioners.

Heart Jewel

The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector and a short meditation on Lamrim, the stages of the path to enlightenment.

EVERY THURSDAY  11AM-12PM

Green Tara Prayers

Green Tara is a female Buddha, whose name means Rescuer. She is the embodiment of swift compassion. If we rely upon Tara sincerely and with strong faith, she will protect us from all obstacles and fulfill all our wishes.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8 at 2PM

Dakini Yoga

The middling self-generation practice of Vajrayogini, the female Buddha who is the manifestation of the wisdom of all Buddhas. The practice contains the Bodhisattva Vows and is open to all those with Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerments.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 AT 10AM AND SATURDAY, MARCH 28 AT 10AM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Offering to the Spiritual Guide

This special chanted prayer practice, known as Lama Chopa in Tibetan, is done in our centers and temples all over the world on the 10th and 25th of every month. This puja is an opportunity to make many offerings from our heart and request inspiration and insight from our Spiritual Guide so that we can attain realizations of all the stages of the path, the six perfections, and generation and completion stage Tantra. It expresses our wish to become a Buddha ourselves so we can help everyone attain the state of freedom and happiness.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10 AT 4PM; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 – TBD

 

 

Powa Prayers for the Dying and Deceased

Powa Ceremony is a beautiful and powerful ritual practice drawn from the Buddhist tantras which enables us to benefit the deceased by coming together as a group and making prayers and offerings on their behalf. Then, through the power of our compassionate intention, strong prayers, and concentration on the practice, we transfer the consciousness of the deceased to the Pure Land of the Buddha of Compassion so that they will experience a pure and lasting peace and finally be freed from the painful cycle of suffering and its causes.

MONTHLY PRACTICE
SUNDAY, MARCH 15 AT 2PM