Weekly Practice Schedule (According to Chinese Lunar Calendar)

Friday (8.30pm - 9.30pm)

1. Noble Prayer To The Eight Holders of Prosperity

The Supreme Victorious One Declares:
"Recite this prayer when you get up & your desires will be released throughout day. Recite this when you go to bed, your dreams will be excellent. Recite this before fighting, you will be victorious. If you recite it daily, you can prolong your life, increase your glory & fortune, improve your luck & fulfill your wishes. All your negative activities & obscurations can also be purified. You will know the highest mundane & ultimate happiness. All your wishes will be accomplished."

2. Chenrezig Practice
Chenrezig represents the Great Compassion of all the Buddhas in the three times and ten directions. The practice of Chenrezig helps to generate the Impartial Compassion so required in attaining the ultimate Perfect Buddhahood. In Tibetan Buddhism, Chenrezig is depicted in male form, and he is one of the most prominent deities in all Buddhist traditions.


3. The Prayer Which Calls The Lama From Afar Dispelling The Heart's Darkness
composed by Pema Karpo, the 4th Gyalwang Drukpa.

4. Long Life Mantra of the Amitayus, Namgyalma & White Tara

Amitayus is another form of Amitabha. Amitayus is the Buddha of Boundless Life, who can help to prolong life-span by eliminating both mental & physical illness. Amitayus holds a vessel which contains the nectar of immortality - the antidote for short life, diseases and disasters.

 

Saturday (8.30pm - 9.30pm)

1. Ngondro
a. Prostration
b. Hundred Syllables Purification Mantra
c. Mandala Offering
d. Guru Yoga

2. The Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra

3. Yellow Zambala Practice
Zambala is a wealth deity and an emanation of Buddha Ratnasambhava. He has an increasing quality and is the essence of Generosity. His aspiration are to help the poor and those suffering from ill fortune. His benefits are to bring wealth, prosperity, success and fortune to sentient beings and to destroy obstacles. Zambala also increases spiritual wealth including luck, lon life and wisdom intelligence.

 

Sunday (11am - 12.30pm)

1. Green Tara Practice
The Wise who recite this with strong faith & perfect devotion to the Goddess in the evening & upon rising at dawn will be granted fearlessness by remembering her. Through the complete purification of all negativity, they will destroy all paths to the lower realms; they will swiftly be granted empowerment by seventy million Conquerors; they will gain greatness here & advance to the ultimate state of Buddhahood. Their violent & great poisons both stable & moving, & even those that they have eaten or drunk, will be thoroughly eliminated by remembering her. They will be able to prevent all sufferings that arise from spirits, diseases or poisons & be able to help others in the same way. If they recite these 2,3 & 7 times a day, those who wish for a son will attain a son & those who wish for wealth will attain wealth; all their wishes will be accomplished, no more obstacles will arise for them, & those that have already occurred will all be completely destroyed. - The 21 Homages to Tara was originated from a Tantra spoken by Buddha Vairocana.

2. Long Life Mantra of Amitayus, Namgyalma & White Tara
The Great and Unsurpassed Merits of Namgyalma Puja:
* Lengthening the life span * Destroy calamities and rescue those in difficulties *Ensure the safety of household * Harmonize husbands and wives * Heal sickness inflicted by ghosts and spirits

3. The Amitabha Long Mantra
This Amitabha Mantra if recited even only ONCE, has the ability to purify the veils of karma accumulated in 100,000 kalpas. Moreover, it has boundless benefits. This was spoken by Buddha Shakyamuni.

4. The Great Compassion Dharani
Those who recite and hold The Great Compassion Dharani will obtain fifteen of Good Birth and will not suffer fifteen kinds of Bad Death. - Excepts from The Dharani Sutra.