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January 2014

01/01/2014Wednesday

11.00 am

04/01/2014Saturday

5.00 pm

08/01/2014Wednesday

7.00 pm

10/01/2014Friday

7.00 pm

11/01/2014Saturday

5.00 pm

15/01/2014Wednesday

7.00 pm

19/01/2014Sunday

Arrival of Geshe Jampa Lobsang & 7 Lamas from India

24/01/2014Friday

7.00 pm

25/01/2014Saturday

7 pm to

9 pm

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26/01/2014Sunday

11.00 am

30/01/2014Thursday

New Year Eve

11 pm

to

12.30 midnight

31/01/2014Friday

9 am to

9 pm

February 2014

01/02/2014Saturday

9 am - 11 am

3 pm - 5 pm

02/02/2014Sunday

10 am to

12 noon

07/02/2014Friday

7.00 pm

09/02/2014Sunday

9 am to

1 pm

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11/02/2014Wednesday

Day 1

(Those who wish to bring your existing wealth vase for blessing

you may bring to the centre 2 days before the puja) (Kindly write

your name and tel. no. on the wealth vase)

9 am - 11 am

3 pm - 5 pm

12/02/2014Wednesday

Day 2

(Final)

9 am - 11 am

3 pm - 5 pm

5.30 pm to

6.30 pm

14/02/2014Friday

10 am

7 pm

15/02/2014Saturday

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16/02/2014Sunday

11.00 am

21/02/2014Friday

7.00 pm

22/02/2014Saturday

*Those who wish to recharge their existing Ruel, kindly bring before the puja starts. Thank you.

3 pm - 5 pm

23/02/2014Sunday (Tibetan - Kharbama)

10 am - 12 pm

3 pm - 5 pm

24/02/2014Monday

7.00 pm

28/02/2014Friday

7.00 pm

March 2014

01/03/2014Saturday

5.00 pm

02/03/2014Sunday (Tibetan New Year)

10.00 am

07/03/2014Friday

7.00 pm

08/03/2014Saturday

11 am - 1 pm

3 pm - 5 pm

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09/03/2014Sunday

10 am - 12 pm

11/03/2014Tuesday

7.00 pm

26/03/2014Wednesday

7.00 pm

29/03/2014Saturday

5.00 pm

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New Year Programme Highlight & Puja Explanation

Grand Naga Wealth Vase Offering @ Marina South Pier on 9th February 2014

Sakyamuni Dharma Centre is organizing Grand Naga Wealth Vase Offering Puja on 9th February 2014 (Sunday).

Venerable Geshe Jampa Lobsang together with 7 lamas and the members will go on board the ferry to conduct this Grand Naga Wealth Vase offering Puja.

We welcome all members and friends to join us this Auspicious Offering and accumulate of infinite merit.

The Naga Wealth Vase is available for sponsorship at $68 each.

Boat Fee - $20 per person (Limited to 120 seats, please register early)

Free transportation will be provided to and fro to Marina South Pier.

(If you are interested for sponsoring the Naga Wealth Vase, kindly contact us at Tel-6745-5900 or 9833-3303)

Strictly Vegetarian Diet on the Actual Day

What is Naga?

Naga belongs to animal realm. There are 2 types of animals, one type is capable of harming us while the other is not capable of harming us back when agitated. Domestic animals like cow, chicken are the second type. Naga belongs to the first type. If we accidentally or intentionally harm the Naga, it will cause us sickness and creates obstacles.

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If human digs the earth, canal or well, we may accidentally hurt the Nagas. This may cause us sickness. The Naga who is harmed is sick and we also in turn become sick. Unless the Naga gets well, otherwise we will remain sick and even seeing doctor may not cure.

When Naga harms us, we should not return with harm but we should return Nagas with loving kindness and offer them torma, milk and other offerings. This is aligned to Buddhist teaching of loving kindness and generating universal compassion to all beings, especially those in hell, animal or hungry ghost realm, we should generate loving kindness and compassion towards them.

There are 8 kinds of naga Kings: i) Galwo ii) Nyegalwo iii) Kun Galwo iv) Tsuna Richen v) Taye vi) Dhung Kyong vii) Norgye viii) Zichen. These eight are powerful Naga kings. The other types of Nagas are snakes, tortoise, fish, frogs which are also considered a form of Naga.

Naga has two races white and black. Black is fiercest and won’t help us. The white Naga will help us whether we offer to them or not.

Where do Naga reside?

They stay in sea, under sea, water fall, lake, underground, clouds and trees. In animal realm, one type stays on ground while Naga stays underwater. The Naga King’s upper body looks like Deva and lower half is the look of snake.

When should we offer to Naga?

We do Naga Puja to make offerings to Nagas. This ritual should be done on “Naga days.” Naga days fall on once or twice a month. If Naga Puja is not done on the “Naga days,” it will not bring benefits.

What do we do in a Naga Puja?

When we offer to Nagas, we have the intention to cure the Naga and we also regret the harm or disturbances we created for them. We offer flowers, five-colored cloth, in turn we also gain wealth, we look brighter and we also gain results and siddhis.

Naga can cause lots of sickness and obstacles. Normally we will know when we dream of snake or through prediction.

If there is serious Naga sickness, you need to perform Singhanada “lions roar ritual.” It involves making the Naga a celestial mansion and offer to Naga in the sea. And request them to go away and not create harm to sentient beings.

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Conclusion

We can make offerings and generate loving kindness to the Nagas but we cannot take refuge in them, because they are also ordinary beings. They belong to animal realm. Individually if we offer them, we can gain tremendous merit. If we make offerings through love and compassion even the place will have happiness and prosperity. Rain in time is free from sickness and full of happiness. For example; when we do in Singapore, it will bloom with flowers, fruits and prosperity.

Benefit of Offering Naga Wealth Vase

Nagas (snakes, water dragons) can be wisdom holders, and can also cause skin diseases, depletion of

life force energy and other obstacles. It is wise to make offerings to Nagas, when disturbing the earth for

any reason. It is believed that one's present wealth, fame, health, confidence, merits will improve,

obstacles and sickness will be eliminated, one will always meet good friends and masters, has a happy

harmonious family with pleasant looking and intelligent children, there will be fine weather in the region

with sufficient rainfall, good harvest, and the country will enjoy peace and harmony, last but not least one

will accomplish one's practices.

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Grand Heart Sutra Obstacles – Clearing Puja(Discard Negativities and Clear Obstacles in the past year and bring good fortune and prosperity for the New Year)

This Grand Heart Sutra Obstacles-Clearing Puja is one of the most effective and largest scale pujas in

Tibetan Buddhism. It is performed by chanting the Heart Sutra, eliminating all negative forces and

hindrances which may arise from our negative actions.

The Heart Sutra is the essence of Buddha’s teachings. Due to the ignorance which leads them into

committing acts of greed, sentient being is trapped within the cyclic existence of samsara. To rid

ignorance and gain liberation, one must contemplate on emptiness. The scriptures mentioned – if one is

able to contemplate and chant prayers on emptiness, it will be the most effective way to clear obstacles.

All participants should obtain a substitute figurine, which takes upon all of our obstacles, and then send it

away. Through participating in the Heart Sutra Obstacles – Clearing Puja, we are able to purify

negativities in the past year, and is a powerful ritual to swiftly eradicate any on-coming major obstacles for

us in the New Year.

“During the puja, visualize all your obstacles & negativity of your past & present lives are being taken away by the

substitute figurine. Throw away your shirt which takes away your physical pain, and generate in your mind infinite

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food and money offerings to offer to all your debtors. Once the substitute is being sent out, think you have no more

relationship with all these supernatural beings, and all your obstacles are ceased.”

Note: Interested participants, kindly bring along a worn and unwashed shirt for participation in the

puja, it will be disposed off as part of the puja to clear away negativities and obstacles. Thank you.

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Protector Setrap Puja

This is an effective puja whereby offering tormas to Protector Setrap, specifically requesting blessings for

special protection against black magic and evil spells, guarding and guiding us in all lifetimes until we

attain Enlightenment.

On our behalf, the Lamas will request Protector Setrap to purify the negativity & obstacles of all puja

participants and all people in our nation. As puja participants, we will need to sincerely confess all our

negative and non-virtuous deeds, and request to Protectors for their blessings and protection, for our

obstacles to be cleared so that we may in turn benefit other sentient beings. Through the practice of

Protectors, we will be able to neutralize all our inner and outer obstacles, and will be very beneficial for us

in the path of practicing the Dharma and ensuring a smooth-sailing 2014 ahead.

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Raising of Tibetan Prayer Flags(To overcome obstacles and purified negative karma, increase luck, wealth, lifespan and good health for the New Year)

Raising Prayer flags is one of the easiest and most convenient methods to overcome obstacles and

purified negative karma, increase luck, wealth, lifespan and good health for the New Year. The prayer

flags are also raised in the event of interferences, or illness, in order to avert misfortunes.

Tibetan prayer flags consist of 5 colors, namely, blue, white, red, green, and yellow. These colours

symbolize the sky, clouds, fire, water, and earth respectively. If we relate these colors to the physical

elements then the blue symbolizes water, green symbolizes wood, red fire, and white iron. There is also a

tradition of flying flags which represent the elements of your own body.

The prayer flags bear dharma prints, and after special blessing by the Guru, they are hung up high. The

wind which passes over the surface of the flag purifies the air and carries the prayers to all directions, thus

blessing all sentient beings. As all sentient beings benefit from this ritual, the sponsor who hangs the flags

accumulates bountiful merits as well. Negative karma gets purified as the flags weather under the sun

and rain. With the powerful blessings of the flags, the sponsor avoids any sufferings and calamites of the

earth, water, wind and fire.

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Immaculate Smoke Incense Offering Puja

Sometimes in our daily lives, we may have unknowingly done something which has incurred the wrath of

these worldly gods; and because these beings are unenlightened, they may cause us hindrances as a

form of punishment. Through this puja, we make incense and smoke offerings to deities, gods and

Protectors; so that we purify all such negativities and obstacles. They rejoice in our smoke offerings, and

will assist us to accomplish all our wishes and work, so it is very helpful to participate in this puja.

Participating in this puja improves one’s good luck, especially for businesses. It is also particularly helpful

when one requires blessings for an upcoming project to go smoothly, or blessings to smoothly achieve a

goal/target.

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Grand Wealth Vase Puja (Special wealth ritual to invite luck, wealth and prosperity for the New Year)

The Grand Wealth Vase Puja summons immense positive wealth energies upon the puja participants, and

is a very effective method to invoke positive wealth energy of the universe and its inhabitants. Though

getting rich is a result of one’s past actions, participating in such wealth-congregating pujas play a

significant role in its own way to change the course of one’s financial situation. With a sincere motivation

to accumulate merit, purify our negative karma, as well as make prayers for all sentient beings to be freed

from all poverty and all sufferings. (Those who own wealth vase, you may bring them to the centre for re-energizing of wealth blessings 2 days before

the puja.)(Kindly write your name and tel. no. on the wealth vase)

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Leng Chag Torma Puja

(To repay debts of previous lives)

Since beginningless time, we have been trapped within this uncontrolled cyclic existence, and have

undergone countless times of reincarnations. Although we are unable to recall our past lives, we can be

certain that we are unable to attain liberation due to our acts of greed and hatred committed out of

ignorance. In previous lifetimes, we would have been indebted to many others, ie. we could have owed

them a sum of money, or even a mere sack of rice. The debts accumulated over the lifetimes are

countless.

Through the performance of this Leng Chag Torma Puja - by offering torma (ritual cake offerings) to the

Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Protectors, we are able to clear all these debts incurred. Hence, participating

in this puja will purify the negative karma that we have accumulated over the reincarnations.

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Yamantaka Ruel Puja Unforeseen factors influence and affect many individuals’ life at every level in society. Some of these

influences do not arise out of natural causes. Their remedies also appear to be beyond human control. A

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great number of people face these difficulties. The Yamantaka Ruel and its puja is an effective, reliable

antidote to many of these paranormal disturbances in life. Amongst Tibetans, the Yamantaka Ruel is

considered to be the most powerful protection against black magic too. Prepared through authentic,

prevailing traditions by the thousand over Sangha members at Gaden Sharste Monastery, the Yamantaka

Ruel renders protection against ailments ranging from serious breakdowns to recurrent bouts of failure or

quarrels resulting out of paranormal, negative actions of others.

*Those who wish to recharge their existing Ruel, kindly bring before the puja starts. Thank you.

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Offering Puja to the Queen of Hungry Ghosts Among all other puja rituals, this puja is specifically performed to clear obstacles in most effective and

efficient way. This is a cross-thread ritual based on the teachings and mantra conferred by Buddha

Shakyamuni Himself.

During Buddha’s time, many negative forces which harmed sentient beings prevailed. Even though all

fruition we face in this life is attributable to our own karma (accumulated from previous lifetimes), negative

forces are inevitably catalysts which will bring about obstacles for us more quickly.

In order to subdue them, Buddha prescribed the mantra and procedures of this ritual. This ritual helps to

disassociate us from negativity such as misfortunes, epidemic diseases, bad omens, victimizations,

misguidance as well as mental and physical disturbances.

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Sixteen Arhats Puja Through performance of this ritual offering puja, we offer obeisance to the Sixteen Arhats whom Buddha

Shakyamuni entrusted His doctrines to, hence, accumulating great merit, as well as luck for fortune. At the

same time, we also request for all Lamas and Masters who holds the lineage to Buddha’s teachings to live

long, so that the pure holy Dharma can prevail throughout aeons in the world.

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Dorje Namjom Cleansing Puja Vajravidaran (Dorje Namjom) is a major meditational deity of highest yoga Tantra. Tantra in the circle of

Tibetan esoteric Buddhism, it is practiced and relied over by thousands of great yogis and practitioners for

thousand years to purify their body speech and mind. Many unseen factors control the life of human

beings; consequently mysterious illness and disease are prevalent even in today's modern world.

Advancement of medical science and technology are helpless to encounter such challenges. The only

way to encounter these unseen and unknown factor is to rely on the transcendent wisdom of Buddha and

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saints of past. The practice of Vajravidaran has been effectively used throughout the history of esoteric

Buddhism to cure such illness and disease.

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Three Deities in One – Recitation Prayer

(Lion-Faced Dakini, White Umbrella & Heart Sutra)The Lion-faced Dakini (Tibetan: Sangdongma) is a wrathful deity, who manifests fierce looks with the aim

of subduing the four demons in our minds. Chanting the mantra of Lion-faced Dakini can help prevent the

attack of evil spirits or inauspiciousness to befall upon us, as well as prevent obstacles caused by our foes.

This practice can also prevent the influence of any charms or black magic, avert natural calamities, or

even the attack of terrorism and spread of plague. The mantra of the Lion-faced Dakini is highly powerful

and should only be chanted silently.

The White Umbrella Goddess is an intrepid and fearless deity. Through the practice of this Goddess, one

can prevent the influence of any evil magic or spirits, as well as the attack or harassment of the formless,

and help increase fortune, wisdom and longevity. One will be freed of obstacles if he makes consistent

and sincere requests to the Goddess, and wear a White Umbrella Khorlo all the time. Within the Khorlo is

a piece of White Umbrella mantra, as well as the secret mandala of the deity.The Khorlo has been blessed

by a thousand over monks of the Gaden Shartse Monastery, and possesses unimaginable blessings.

Those who hold strong and unwavering faith in the Khorlo will accumulate inconceivable merits. Putting

the Khorlo in the room will protect you from any curses or charms, and you can be safe and free from

accidents if hung in the car.

The Heart Sutra is the core of the Prajnaparamita, which encompasses the essence of Buddhism. Due to

the ignorance which leads them into committing acts of greed, sentient being are trapped within the cyclic

existence of samsara. We would be required to contemplate on Emptiness if we wish to be liberated from

such existence and subdue our afflictive emotions. It is mentioned in the scriptures that the most

expedient way of purifying negative karma and obstacles would be to contemplate and recite texts related

to the topic of Emptiness. This puja in particular, relies on the Heart Sutra to eradicate obstacles.

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Guru Puja

(Performed every month on the 10th and 25th of the Tibetan calendar) Guru Puja is a significant and profound practice to honour our spiritual masters and the Three Jewels. The

purpose of performing the Guru Puja is to actualise both the method and wisdom aspects of the path that

lead to becoming enlightened for the benefit of all sentient beings. This depends on the very root of the

path, relying correctly on the qualified guru. On this basis, one visualises the merit field and requests

blessings with heartfelt faith and devotion with the intent of generating the realisations of the path to

enlightenment.

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Tara Puja

(Performed every month on the 8th of the Tibetan calendar) Druing the dharma degenerating times, where the occurrence of various diseases and natural disasters

begins to frequent, the Green Tara practice is most beneficial for all sentient beings. The Green Tara

practice can help sentient beings avoid and avert such calamities and overcome these obstacles, and is

the most effective practice for all during this time.

Green Tara is a very swift and powerful deity of activity who clears our obstacles, and help us successfully

accomplish both temporal and ultimate happiness. She protects us from all internal and external dangers,

she provides us with all the necessary conditions for our spiritual training, and she guides us and inspires

us with her blessings as we progress along the spiritual path. If we rely upon Mother Tara sincerely and

with strong faith she will protect us from all obstacles and fulfill all our wishes. By engaging in her practice,

one will be able to dispel black magic, charms, & disturbances from the formless as well as prevent

diseases and harm to oneself. It can also boost one’s spiritual growth & other aspects - career & academic

studies.

DHARMA TEACHINGS

The systematic approach to practicing the Dharma is to first receive and listen to teachings;

secondly, to contemplate over the teachings, and finally – practice by integrating the essence of

the teachings into our daily lives. If we are able to cultivate such a practice accordingly, we will

hence be able to lessen our non-virtuous actions, purify our minds, and achieve bliss of the body

and mind. Listening to Dharma teachings not only allows us to understand the meaning and

essence of the Dharma; by the personal guidance of the teacher, we will also be able to receive

the blessings of the Guru and the lineage. This is certainly an important factor for one to

understand the Dharma, and also significantly helps us avoid the downfalls of misinterpretation of

the texts on our own.

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Date/Day January 2014 Programme Time

01/01/2014Wednesday

Protector Setrap Puja 11.00 am

04/01/2014Saturday

Group prayer – Sutra Recitation 5.00 pm

08/01/2014Wednesday

Tara Puja 7.00 pm

10/01/2014Friday

Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) 7.00 pm

11/01/2014Saturday

Three Deities in One – Recitation Prayer (Lion-Faced Dakini, White Umbrella & Heart Sutra)

5.00 pm

15/01/2014Wednesday

Full Prostration to 35 Buddhas & Vajrasattva Recitation 7.00 pm

19/01/2014Sunday

Arrival of Geshe Jampa Lobsang & 7 Lamas from India

24/01/2014Friday

Dharma Teaching - The correct method to begin your dharma practice

7.00 pm

25/01/2014Saturday

Lunar New Year Grand Puja

Grand Heart Sutra Obstacles – Clearing Puja

(Discard Negativities and Clear Obstacles in the past year and bring good fortune and prosperity for the coming

Lunar New Year 2014)

7 pm to

9 pm

26/01/2014Sunday

Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) 11.00 am

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30/01/2014Thursday

New Year Eve Lunar New Year Eve - Light Offering to Buddha

11 pm

to

12.30 midnight

31/01/2014Friday

Protector Setrap Puja &

Receiving New Year Blessing from Geshela

9 am to

9 pm

Date/Day February 2014 Programme Time

01/02/2014Saturday

Grand Naga Wealth Vase Puja(session 1)

Grand Naga Wealth Vase Puja(session 2)

9 am - 11 am

3 pm - 5 pm

02/02/2014Sunday

Raising of Tibetan Prayer Flags &

Immaculate Smoke Incense Offering Puja

10 am to

12 noon

07/02/2014Friday

Tara Puja 7.00 pm

09/02/2014Sunday

Grand Naga Wealth Vase Offering Puja& Guru Puja (Tsog Offering)

@ Marina South Pier

9 am to

1 pm

11/02/2014Tuesday

Day 1

Grand Wealth Vase Puja - (session 1)

Grand Wealth Vase Puja - (session 2)

(Those who wish to bring your existing wealth vase for

blessing you may bring to the centre 2 days before the

puja.)(Kindly write your name and tel. no. on the wealth vase)

9 am - 11 am

3 pm - 5 pm

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12/02/2014Wednesday

Day 2

Grand Wealth Vase Puja - (session 1)

Grand Wealth Vase Puja - (session 2)

Grand Wealth Vase Puja - (Final)

9 am - 11 am

3 pm - 5 pm

5.30 pm to

6.30 pm

14/02/2014Friday

Animal liberation

Dharma Teaching - Why take Refuge to Three Jewels

10 am

7 pm

15/02/2014Saturday

2014 Year of Horse Prosperity Lunar New Year Dinner@

No. 2 Allenby RoadFutsing Building #02 01

Singapore 209973

16/02/2014Sunday

Leng Chag Torma Puja 11.00 am

21/02/2014Friday Dharma Teaching - Guru Devotion 7.00 pm

22/02/2014Saturday

Yamantaka Ruel Puja

*Those who wish to recharge their existing Ruel, kindly bring before the puja starts. Thank you.

3 pm - 5 pm

23/02/2014Sunday

Offering Puja to the Queen of Hungry Ghosts (Tibetan - Kharbama)

10 am - 12 pm

3 pm - 5 pm

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24/02/2014Monday

Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) 7.00 pm

28/02/2014Friday

Dharma Teaching - How do we apply method and wisdom in our practice & dharma work

7.00 pm

Date/Day March 2014 Programme Time

01/03/2014Saturday

Dharma Teaching - The benefit of offering to Buddha, do prostration and puja

5.00 pm

02/03/2014Sunday

Protector Setrap Puja (Tibetan New Year)

10.00 am

07/03/2014Friday

Dharma Teaching - The Cause and Effect - Karma 7.00 pm

08/03/2014Saturday

Sixteen Arhats Puja

Dharma Teaching - Death, Intermediate Stage and Rebirth

11 am - 1 pm

3 pm - 5 pm

09/03/2014Sunday

Dorje Namjom Cleansing Puja & Tara Puja 10 am - 12 pm

11/03/2014Tuesday

Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) 7.00 pm

26/03/2014Wednesday

Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) 7.00 pm

29/03/2014Saturday

Group prayer – Sutra Recitation 5.00 pm

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Effective Participation in a Puja - 3 Simple Steps

1) First, generate a good motivation to participate in the puja.

2) Develop faith and confidence (towards the Three Jewels, the conducting Lamas and the power of the

puja itself) throughout the proceeding of the ritual. You may like to do some silent chanting of your own

mantra, or a particular mantra advised for the puja session. If possible, you should also visualize the

deity of the puja, and think that the deity is bestowing blessings upon you to help purify your negative

karma, which is the root to all your problems. At completion of the puja, generate strong confidence and

belief that the efficacy of the ritual has taken place, and you have now been purified of all obstacles and

downfalls. It is very important that the puja participants think this way.

3) Finally, do a good dedication for the merit which you have accumulated in the puja.

The success of the puja depends on the strength of one’s own karma. If the negative karma is very heavy and is supposed to result in a serious result, pujas can help to alleviate and lighten the problem. But if the negative karma is not so strong, and by the great merit of the doing the puja, the obstacle can be eradicated. In whichever case however, the puja still plants powerful imprints

and collect merits for avoidance of the similar obstacle in future.

No pujas are ever wasted. Even in cases where we do not see tangible results, pujas are always

very beneficial for us in the present and especially for our future lifetimes.