Chanted Meditations
The pujas at Amitabha Buddhist Centre are beautiful prayers with great meaning. They are sung in English and dedicated to the welfare of all living beings. There are different types of puja - regular pujas and special tsog pujas.
Pujas are a special method for receiving blessings, accumulating merit and purifying negativities. They help us to develop a positive mind and are the perfect preparation for meditation.
Everyone is welcome to attend any of the pujas,
there are no charges and no need to book.
Heart Jewel:
Heart Jewel chanted prayers are the daily practice for the New Kadampa Tradition. They are combined with meditations on the Lamrim, which is a special presentation of all the stages of the path to enlightenment. Everyone is welcome to attend these drop-in sessions.
Heart Jewel is held on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings @ 7:30 - 8:30 am and Thursday evenings 5.30 - 6.30pm.
Offering to the Spiritual Guide:
A ceremony to celebrate the kindness of our spiritual teacher, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. This puja includes a tsog offering.
Offering to the Spiritual Guide is held on the 10th and 25th of each month (please ph 06 355 3524 to check starting times which can vary each month).
Melodious Drum:
A ceremony for fulfilling and restoring the commitments of the wisdom Dharma Protector. This puja includes a tsog offering.
Melodious Drum is held on the 29th of each month.
What is a tsog offering? Tsog offering pujas provide an opportunity to make beautiful food offerings. Everyone is welcome to bring offerings and following the pujas we enjoy the offered food together.