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Practices

2022-12-19

All our programs are open to anyone interested in deepening their understanding of Buddhism through theoretical studies and meditation practices, through which we provide a truly unique, integrative learning experience. The emphasis is on mind training, a practical way of applying skills to deal with all sorts of situations encountered in our daily life. There is a Tibetan proverb that goes like this: When things go the way you want, keep yourself low.  When things do not go the way you want, keep yourself high.

Meditation and Retreat

There are daily meditation sessions, quarterly retreats, and customizable retreats and courseses guided by our experienced in- structors.

Preliminary Practice

Preliminary practice consists of two parts, the external prelimina internal preliminaries. The former one is known as the four reminder of practice to bring the mind back to the spiritual path. The latte known as the inner five preliminary practices, consisting of taking three jewels,  generating bodhicitta, meditating and reciting on the Vajrasattva to cleanse all obstacles, offering the mandala to acc merit and wisdom, and guru yoga practice.

Mantra Recitation

Reciting mantra is an important daily practice here at the center emphasize on doing it with the mind of genuinely wanting to a Buddhahood so that one will be able to benefit all sentient beings. By so, it helps us to actualize the spiritual path, purify all  the defilements and obstacles accumulated since beginning-less time. It also he accumulate merits, which will be beneficial to spiritual development

Prostrations

Prostrations strongly influence the balance and harmony in ou Blocks in its energy channels gradually dissolve. This helps u diseases, lack of energy, and other problems. As a result, ou becomes clearer. We see things in a more comprehensive manner the obstacles,  hinder our spiritual development and leading life, is our egocentric arrogance. Prostrations with the correctly ge mind can help greatly minimize the effect of egocentric arro

Puja

Puja is an integral part of spiritual development at the center. Puja of practice in which we express our devotion and homage to jewelry by making offerings and chanting prayers with the b motivation. It helps us accumulate merit, the basis for achieve positive thing up to enlightenment.

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