About this section:

Prayers are ways of guiding our thoughts and energy in a certain direction; they are a technique in helping us transform our mind. By repeatedly thinking of the meaning of what we are saying or reading, we train and familiarize ourselves in a way of regarding and relating to ourselves and others. The testing ground that shows us which qualities are firm within us and which ones still need to be developed is our daily life with all its various activities. Thus for a person dedicated to developing his or her Buddha potential, prayers and the activities of daily life complement each other.

Text and Audio:
The following prayers and practices were recorded in April 2010 at Sravasti Abbey and are included here in high-quality mp3 format.

• Tara mantra
• White Tara mantra (2 versions)
• Homage to Shakyamuni Buddha*
• Homage to the Twenty-One Taras
• Heart of Wisdom Sutra*
• Mandala Offering*
• Offering Food*
• Various Mantras**
• Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
• The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas
• The Three Principal Aspects of the Path* (tambien en español)
• A Song of the Four Mindfulnesses as a Guide to the View of the Middle Way
• Dedication Verses*
• Long Life Prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Text only:

• Purifying Interferences*
• Homage to Manjushri*
• Morning Prayers*
• Meditation on the Buddha* (tambien en español)
• Extensive Offerings* (tambien en español)
• Explanation of the Extensive Offering Practice
• Abbreviated Recitations*
• Explanation of The Four Immeasurables
• The Foundation of All Good Qualities* (tambien en español)
• A Glance Meditation on All the Important Points of Lamrim
• Dedication from Guide to a Bodhisattva's Way of Life*
• Dedication for a Meaningful Life*
• The Eight Mahayana Precepts Ceremony*
• Practicing Dharma in Daily Life*
• The Six Preparatory Practices*
• Meditations on the Gradual Path to Enlightenment* (pdf file)
• Guidelines for the Practice of Refuge*
• Ceremony for Taking Refuge and Precepts
• The Extraordinary Aspiration of the Practice of Samantabhadra (The King of Prayers) **
• La Extraordinaria Aspiración de la Práctica de Samantabhadra (El Rey de las Plegarias)
• The Bodhisattva's Jewel Mala
• A Lamentation Requesting Blessings from the Great Compassionate One
• Nalanda Prayer: Illuminating the Threefold Faith
• Preliminary Practice (Ngondro)
• Aspiring and Engaging Bodhicitta**
• Instructions on How to Meditate & Setting Up a Daily Practice
• Deity Meditation Practices (Chenresig, Vajrasattva, etc.)
• 41 Prayers to Cultivate Bodhicitta
  Verse 1 Commentary
  (video commentary)
  
  
  Prostrations to the Thirty-five Buddhas

• Purification Practices*
• The Bodhisattva’ Confession of Ethical Downfalls
• Instructions on how to do: Prostrations to the Thirty-five Buddhas– The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Ethical Downfalls(pdf)
• General Confession
• 35 Buddha ppt by Stepehn Wainwright(3.5MB)
• 35 Buddha ppt widescreen by Stepehn Wainwright
  
  
  
  

Audio (teachings and other):

• Taking Refuge and the Five Lay Precepts
• Q&A on Taking Refuge and the 5 Precepts
• Q&A on Rituals & Chanting
• Workshop on the Four Immeasurables
• The Seven-Limb Practice: The King of Prayers
• Motivation for Taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts
  

On Video:

• Instruction videos on prostrations from Ven. Chodron (right click to download):
  1. Instructions (Windows Media - 16 MB)
  2. Demonstration (Windows Media - 29.8 MB)
  Prostrations from Afar - starting June 11 2006 :
  Join up with other practitioners to do '100,000' prostrations. Click here to read about joining in with others for support and community.
  Monthly Teleconferences with Venerable Chodron on the practice of Prostrations from Afar are available in mp3 audio.
  

*from Pearl of Wisdom Book I, 5th Edition, 2004
**from Pearl of Wisdom Book II 5th Edition, 2002