Daily practice chants

Morning practice

Several chants and mantra are recited first thing in the morning after bowing to each other. Find more texts and explanation of these practices here.

Multiplying mantra

om sambhara sambhara bimana sara maha dzawa hung/ om mara mara bimana kara maha dzawa hung

Multiplying mantra chant (download)

Homage to the 21 Taras

• This text is chanted every day before breakfast, followed by recitation of the Green Tara mantra.
• The text of this chant can be found here.

Homage to the 21 Taras (download)

Tara mantra

om tare tuttare ture soha

Tara mantra (download)

Five contemplations before meals

• The text of this chant can be found here.

Five contemplations before meals (download)

Offering food (chant before lunch)

• Food offering is done before every meal, but an extended version is done before lunch.
• The text of this chant can be found here.

Verses offering food (download)

After lunch

• The text of this chant can be found here.

Verses after lunch (download)

Texts for chanting:

One of these texts is chanted each day:

Heart of Wisdom Sutra

• The text of this chant can be found here.

Heart sutra chant 2010 (download)

The Three Principal Aspects of the Path

• The text of this chant can be found here.

The three principal aspects of the path (download)

A Song of the Four Mindfulnesses

• The text of this chant can be found here.

Song of four mindfulnesses (download)

Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

• The text of this chant can be found here.

Eight verses of thought transformation (download)

The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas

• The text of this chant can be found here.

37 Practices of bodhisattvas (download)

Parting from the Four Clingings

• The text of this chant can be found here.

Evening chants

Explanations of these practices can be found here.

Paying homage and bowing to the Buddha

Na Mo Ben Shi Tsay Tya Mu Ni Fo

Fundamental Teacher Shakyamuni Buddha (download)

Praise to Amitabha Buddha

• The text of this chant can be found here.

Amitabha Buddha chant (download)

Amitabha Buddha

Namo Amitabha

Namo Amitabha chant (download)

Refuge and dedication

• The text of this chant can be found here.

Refuge chant (download)

Purification verse

Every harmful action I have done
With my body, speech, and mind
Overwhelmed by attachment, anger, and confusion,
All these I openly lay bare before you. (3x)

Purification verse (download)