Chanted Meditations (Pujas)
Chanted meditations, or pujas, are beautiful chanted prayers sung in English which help us to receive inspiration and increase peace throughout the world. By drawing close to the enlightened beings we develop a calm, balanced mind and awaken our own potential for enlightenment.
In pujas with Lamrim we pause for 15 minutes of silent meditation on one of the stages of the path to enlightenment. Copies of the New Meditation Handbook, in which all 21 Lamrim meditations are explained, will be provided in the meditation room.
July
| Thursday 8th | Tara Puja | 9.00 - 10.00am |
| Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 11.30am - 12.30pm | |
| Friday 9th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 9.30 - 10.30am |
| Saturday 10th | Offering to the Spiritual Guide* | 9.00 - 11.00am |
| Sunday 11th | Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog* | 3.00 - 4.15pm |
| Monday 12th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 12.00 - 1.00pm |
| Tuesday 13th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 10.00 - 11.00am |
| Wednesday 14th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 12.00 - 1.00pm |
| Thursday 15th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 11.30am - 12.30pm |
| Friday 16th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 9.30 - 10.30am |
| Saturday 17th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 8.00 - 9.00am |
| Sunday 18th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 3.00 - 4.00pm |
| Monday 19th | Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog* | 12.00 - 1.15pm |
| Tuesday 20th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 10.00 - 11.00am |
| Wednesday 21st | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 12.00 - 1.00pm |
| Thursday 22nd | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 11.30am - 12.30pm |
| Friday 23rd | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 9.30 - 10.30am |
| Saturday 24th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 10.00 - 11.00am |
| Sunday 25th | Offering to the Spiritual Guide* | 9.00 - 11.00am |
| Monday 26th | Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog* | 12.00 - 1.15pm |
| Tuesday 27th | Melodious Drum (Kangso)* | 10.00am - 1.45pm |
| Wednesday 28th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 12.00 - 1.00pm |
| Thursday 29th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 11.30am - 12.30pm |
| Friday 30th | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 9.30 - 10.30am |
| Saturday 31st | Heart Jewel with Lamrim | 10.00 - 11.00am |
* These meditations include a special ‘tsog’ or food offering. You are welcome to bring an offering if you wish such as fruit or cake. Please feel free to stay for the tsog party afterwards when we enjoy the food ourselves.
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Heart Jewel & Wishfulfilling Jewel Offering to the Spiritual Guide |
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Dorje Shugden |
Lama Losang Tubwang Dorjechang |
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Tara Puja Melodious Drum (Kangso) |
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Arya Tara |
Dorje Shugden |
A Pure Life - The Eight Mahayana Precepts
The practice of taking and keeping the eight Mahayana Precepts is a special practice of moral discipline that is performed with bodhichitta motivation. The essence of the practice is to take eight precepts and keep them purely for a period of twenty four hours. On this special day we take vows to abandon killing, stealing, sexual activity, lying, taking intoxicants, sitting on a high or luxurious throne or seat, wearing jewellery or perfume, singing or dancing and eating more than one special meal at 12.30pm. 
There are many benefits to practising moral discipline in this way. It helps us solve our day to day problems and creates good karma to take us to a fortunate rebirth in the future. It is a powerful method both for purifying negative karma and accumulating merit or good fortune and brings us closer to the happiness of enlightenment.
Tuesday 15 June 6.30 - 7.15am
Monday 16 August 6.30 - 7.15am
Friday 15 October 6.30 - 7.15am
