Guided meditation on the Medicine Buddha
Part of a series of talks given during the Medicine Buddha Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Washington, USA, in October 2000.
- Medicine Buddha practice
2000 Medicine Buddha Retreat 02: Guided meditation (download)
Mantra recitation
- Short mantra: (Tayata) om bhekandze bhekandze maha bhekandze randza samungate soha
2000 Medicine Buddha Retreat 03: Alternate mantra (download)
A better quality recording of the guided meditation can be found here.
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.