Prayers
Buddhist prayers are often referred to as 'sadhanas', which means 'ritual prayers for spiritual attainments'. A sadhana is practised by reciting the verses and deeply contemplating their meaning. Through regular practise a sadhana acts as a method for attaining realizations that enable us to progress along our spiritual path.
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Prayers for the Dying & Deceased - AudioAn audio recording of special methods for leading ourself and others to the Pure Land of a Buddha. Learn More
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Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche from his Faithful Disciples - Audio
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche is the root Spiritual Guide of all modern Kadampa Teachers and practitioners. By reciting and contemplating this prayer, faithful Kadampa practitioners can connect with his inspiration and guidance as they make their own progress on the path to enlightenment.
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Song to the Spiritual Guide - AudioAn audio recording of the special Guru yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra that also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path to enlightenment. Learn More
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Songs from the Joyful Land - Audio
An audio recording of the Wishfulfilling Jewel practice that protects us from obstacles and difficulties on the spiritual path through developing compassion, wisdom and inner strength.
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Songs of Good Fortune - Audio
An audio recording of short and middling length preparatory prayers for meditation, and the purification practice, The Bodhisattva's Confession of Moral Downfalls.
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Songs of Healing - Audio (Includes Medicine Buddha Sadhana and Medicine Buddha Prayer)Audio recordings of two special practices for accomplishing the attainments of Medicine Buddha and helping others through healing actions. Learn More
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Songs of Liberation - AudioAudio recordings of praises and requests to the Twenty-one Taras and a short self-generation meditation of Arya Tara. Learn More
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Songs of the Great Compassionate One - AudioAudio recordings of a special fasting and purification practice in conjunction with Eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara, and the practice of taking and keeping the eight Mahayana precepts. Learn More
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Songs of the Great Dakini - Audio
A complete audio recording of the Vajrayogini self-initiation practice, entitled Feast of Great Bliss.
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Songs of the Great Protector - AudioAn audio recording of extensive Buddhist prayers for spiritual protection. Learn More
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Songs of the Heroes - AudioAudio recordings of a brief essential practice of Heruka body mandala self-generation, and Heruka body mandala tsog offering. Learn More
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Songs of the Heroines - AudioAn audio recording of the self-generation practice of Vajrayogini in conjunction with six-session yoga, an essential daily practice for those who have received a Highest Yoga Tantra empowerment. Learn More
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Songs of the Vajra Father - AudioAn audio recording of the extensive self-generation meditation practice of the body mandala of Heruka, the Buddha of compassion in Highest Yoga Tantra. Learn More
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Statue Filling Instructions - Booklet & CDGeneral guidelines on how to fill both large and small statues and stupas according to the Kadampa tradition. The booklet also includes a CD with master copies of mantra sheets as well as videos showing how to roll mantras and how to fill large statues. Learn More
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Tantric Grounds and Paths - AudiobookA definitive manual for completing the spiritual path through the practice of Highest Yoga Tantra. Actual Tantra, also known as 'Secret Mantra' or 'Vajrayana', is a special method taught by Buddha to purify our world, our self, our enjoyments and our activities.
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Teaching Skills - BookletThis booklet gives beautiful and practical guidance for all those aspiring to benefit others by entering and completing the spiritual path. Learn More
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The Blissful Path - Audio
The condensed ritual prayer for spiritual attainment that contains the essence of the self-generation practice of Vajrayogini – the female enlightened Deity of Highest Yoga Tantra who is the manifestation of the wisdom of all Buddhas.
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The Bodhisattva Vow - AUDIOBOOK CDGuidelines on how to live a more compassionate way of life by becoming a Bodhisattva, which leads to ultimate happiness for ourselves and others. Learn More
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The Bodhisattva VowGuidelines on how to live a more compassionate way of life by becoming a Bodhisattva, which leads to ultimate happiness for ourselves and others. Learn More
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The Great Mother - Audio
An audio recording of a special method for overcoming problems and difficulties, as well as obstacles to our spiritual practice, by reciting and contemplating the Essence of Wisdom Sutra (the Heart Sutra).
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The Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land According to Highest Yoga Tantra - AudioComposed by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, and extracted from the Ganden Emanation Scripture, this sadhana, or ritual prayer for spiritual attainments, is a perfect preparation for Mahamudra meditation. Through engaging in this practice of Guru yoga – a special way of relying upon our Spiritual Guide – we can quickly receive the blessings of all the Buddhas. Learn More
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The Mirror of Dharma With Additions
This book, 'The Mirror of Dharma' - Dharma means the teachings of enlightened beings - gives practical advice on how we can solve our daily problems of uncontrolled desire, anger and ignorance, and how to make our human life meaningful.
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The New Eight Steps to HappinessBased on the famous Eight Verses of Training the Mind by the great Bodhisattva, Langri Tangpa, this inspiring book reveals essential methods for transforming all life's difficulties into valuable spiritual insights and for developing universal love and compassion, the source of true happiness for both self and others. Learn More
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The New Essence of Vajrayana - AudioThe special middling length self-generation sadhana, or ritual prayer for spiritual attainments, that distils the very essence of the body mandala practice of Heruka, the manifestation of the compassion of all Buddhas. This sadhana was composed by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche based on instructions from previous great scholars and lineage Gurus. Learn More
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The New Meditation HandbookAn explanation of twenty-one essential Buddhist meditations that guide us step-by-step towards enlightenment. Learn More
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The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra - English (2nd Ed) - AUDIOBOOK CD [ABRIDGED]Tharpa Publications is delighted to announce The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra Second Edition. In this special edition, Venerable Geshe-la has made numerous revisions and clarifications to guide the reader ever more confidently through the profound and world-transforming practice of Mahamudra – the very essence of Buddha’s teachings of Sutra and Tantra. This precious book reveals the uncommon practice of Tantric Mahamudra of the Ganden Oral Lineage, which the author received directly from his Spiritual Guide, Vajradhara Trijang Rinpoche. It explains clearly and concisely the entire spiritual path from the initial preliminary practices to the final completion stages of Highest Yoga Tantra that enable us to attain full enlightenment in this life. Check out the product description below for more details on this new edition. Learn More
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The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra - English (2nd Ed)Tharpa Publications is delighted to announce The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra Second Edition. In this special edition, Venerable Geshe-la has made numerous revisions and clarifications to guide the reader ever more confidently through the profound and world-transforming practice of Mahamudra – the very essence of Buddha’s teachings of Sutra and Tantra. This precious book reveals the uncommon practice of Tantric Mahamudra of the Ganden Oral Lineage, which the author received directly from his Spiritual Guide, Vajradhara Trijang Rinpoche. It explains clearly and concisely the entire spiritual path from the initial preliminary practices to the final completion stages of Highest Yoga Tantra that enable us to attain full enlightenment in this life. Check out the product description below for more details on this new edition. Learn More
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The Uncommon Yoga of Inconceivability - AudioAn audio recording of the sadhana or ritual prayer for the attainment of the Pure Land of Keajra through which we can attain the Pure Land of Keajra within this life. Learn More