Chanted Meditations (pujas)
Compassion Buddhist Centre, 27 Fairleigh Ave, Mt Albert
Chanted Meditation Timetable - see below
We hold regular chanted meditations at the centre. These 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. There is no charge for these sessions.
DECEMBER
Sun 6 2.30pm - 3.45pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog#
Thu 10 7.30am - 9.30am Offering to the Spiritual Guide#
# These chanted meditations include special food offering (tsog). You are welcome to bring an offering if you wish such as fruit or cakes.
* In these sessions there is a 15 minute period of silence for engaging in meditation. You may like to meditate on one of the stages of the path to enlightenment (Lamrim) which are explained in the New Meditation Handbook.
^(only open to those with Highest Yoga Tantra empowerment)
Precepts
A Pure Life - A Special Practice of keeping 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.
You can take Precepts at the Centre, 6.30am - 7.15am on these dates:
TBA