Daily meditation prayers (pujas)
The center holds regular sessions of chanted prayers, or pujas, which are often combined with meditation, visualization, and mantra recitation (see the weekly calendar for details).
Below is a list of all the practices performed at the KMC. Click on a practice for more information about it.
Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls
Drop of Essential Nectar (fasting retreat)
Essence of Good Fortune (Buddha Shakyamuni)
The Great Mother (Prajnaparamita)
Meditation and Recitation of Solitary Vajrasattva
Melodious Drum (Long Protector Puja)
Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Treasury of Wisdom (Manjushri)
Wishfulfilling Jewel (Je Tsongkhapa & Dorje Shugden)
| Date | Description |
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| 2010 | |
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15 March
6:30 AM − 7:15 AM |
Precepts |
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29 February
6:00 PM − 9:30 PM |
Melodious Drum (Long Protector Puja)The extensive fulfilling and restoring ritual of the Dharma Protector, the great king Dorje Shugdän, in conjunction with Mahakala, Kalarupa, Kalindewi, and other Dharma Protectors. This practice consists of five parts: Praise to Manjushri, the Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa, Self-generation as Heruka, the Fulfilling and Restoring Ritual of the General Protectors, and the Fulfilling and Restoring Ritual of the Great King Dorje Shugdän. Of these, the last is the principal practice. |
| 2011 | |
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10 March
7:00 PM − 9:00 PM |
Offering to the Spiritual Guide (10th)Offering to the Spiritual Guide is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chökyi Gyaltsän, as a preliminary practice for Vajra-yana Mahamudra. The main practice is relying upon the Spiritual Guide, but it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and training the mind (Lojong), as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra. |
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23 February
7:00 PM − 8:00 PM |
Wishfulfilling Jewel & Tsog Offering |
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25 February
7:00 PM − 9:00 PM |
Offering to the Spiritual Guide (25th) |
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22 February
7:30 AM − 8:40 AM |
Wishfulfilling Jewel |
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29 February
7:30 AM − 8:30 AM |
Dakini Yoga |
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26 February
5:00 PM − 6:00 PM |
Medicine Buddha |
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4 March
1:00 PM − 3:00 PM |
Quick Path to Great BlissHighest Yoga Tantric empowerment needed to attend. |
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8 March
7:00 PM − 8:00 PM |
Tara Puja |
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23 March
7:30 PM − 8:30 PM |
PowaPrayers for the deceased and dying. |
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1 March
9:30 AM − 11:00 AM |
SojongSpecial puja attended by ordained practioners |
| 2012 | |
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22 February
5:00 PM − 6:00 PM |
Dakini Yoga |
