Chanted Meditation
The purpose of chanted meditation is to increase our good fortune,
receive blessings and purify negative karma. Through this we create
perfect conditions for finding happiness and peace through successful spiritual practice.
Please email or call (718) 496 5514 to confirm dates and times.
Heart Jewel
In the first part of this practice we meditate upon the guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa - the wisdom Buddha - to receive his powerful blessings. Through this we can develop our wisdom, and find inspiration and success in all our spiritual activities. In the second part of this practice we rely upon the great Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Dorje Shugden overcomes obstacles and creates perfect conditions for our spiritual practice to flourish.
Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays 7:30am
Offering to the Spiritual Guide
In this practice we emphasize reliying upon our Spiritual Guide, making offerings to him and all the Buddhas, and receiving their blessings. Through this we greatly increase our good fortune and our potential to gain the realizations of all Buddha's Teachings.
Takes place on the 10th and 25th of each month.
Melodious Drum - Long Protector Puja
This is a special extended version of Wishfulfilling Jewel - a very powerful way to remove obstacles to our spiritual practice and create all good conditions for success in our Dharma practice.
Takes place on the 29th of each month.
Powa Ceremony - Transference of Consciousness
We engage in this practice for the benefit of someone who has died. With our compassion for them, together with the blessings of the Buddha of compassion - Avalokiteshvara, we can remove obstacles and create the causes for them to take a fortunate rebirth in Buddha's pure land.
Quick Path to Great Bliss
For those who have received Buddha Vajrayogini empowerment. Practising Quick Path to Great Bliss enables us to come under the care of the female Buddha of wisdom and bliss - Vajrayogini. Through this we will be able to transform all our daily activities into a dynamic path to enlightenment. In particular Buddha Vajrayogini helps us to transform ordinary death intermediate state and rebirth into the three bodies of a Buddha.
For Highest Yoga Tantra Practitioners Only.
Thursdays, 7:30am
Liberation from Sorrow
Buddha Tara is the female Buddha of Loving Kindness, As a manifestation of the purified wind element Buddha Tara is renowned for the speed with which she can help us with our spiritual pracitce. This an especially precious practice for developing our loving kindness and helping others.
Thursday, November 8th Tara Day - 7:30am at
Vajradhara Center in Brooklyn
Friday, November 9th - 6pm at
Vajradhara Center in Queens
A Pure Life
We recite the pure life prayers at dawn on full moon days and then spend the rest of the day keeping very pure moral discipline. This practice purifies vast amounts of negative karma, increases our good fortune and greatly improves our concentration.
The 15th of each month at 7:30am.
Medicine Buddha Sadhana
In this practice we rely upon Medicine Buddha to help us heal our own and others inner and outer sickness. Held every other Friday at 6pm during term times, Vajradhara Center in Queens.
