Practices and Prayers for World Peace

GREETINGS

Today we invite you all to join us in ongoing

Practices and Prayers for World Peace.

Although we are a Buddhist group, these events are for everyone wishing to pray for World Peace in whatever way you prefer, for as long as you wish. We acknowledge that there are many other groups of people, such as the United Nations, religious and community groups also dedicating prayers and practices for world peace.

We simply dedicate our practices and prayers for World Peace.

We will join together in spirit on the 21st day of every month with the option of joining on Zoom from 4-6pm Pacific Time.

We will do our Practice and Prayers wherever we are at that time.

Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of Gaden for the West, recommends that we each start with saying the PRAISES to 21 TARAs twice, followed by the other practices you wish to do.

You can read, contemplate and visualize one of the following texts including its respective mantra.

If you prefer, you may do only the Praises to 21 Taras.

TEXTS

Chenresig          Medicine Buddha        Praise to the 21 Taras

may be found at: Gaden for the West website:  gadenforthewest.org

MANTRAS

PRAISES TO TARA

Buddha of compassion in action, she will come whenever called.

OM TARE TUTARE TURE SOHA

(Om ta ray tue ta ray tue ray soe ha)

CHENRESIG

Blessing the jewel in the lotus heart.

OM MANI PADME HUM

(Om ma nee pad may hume)

MEDICINE BUDDHA

There are seven Medicine Buddhas.

They vow to heal any afflictions that exist.

OM BEKANDZE BEKANDZE MAHA BEKANDZE

BEKANDZE RANZA SAMU GATE SOHA

(Om bay kand zay bay kand zay ma ha bay kand zay

bay kand zay ran za sa mue gat ay so ha)

ZOOM

For those who would like a sense of community while you practice, you may join others on Zoom at the link below from 4-6pm Pacific Time.

The link will be muted. There will be no communication from participants or from the folks hosting the event. Join the link and set the view on gallery in order to see the others doing prayers. You may come and go during this time. There is no need to join other than your desire for a sense of participation with others coming together for World Peace.

How to Connect: Zoom
Audience: All Are Welcome
How to Join the Session: Contact Sharon (email below)
Scheduled Day: See practice days and times below
Scheduled Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Time Zone: Pacific Time Zone (North America)
Duration: 1 Hour
Contact Person: Sharon Gretzinger & Jennifer Tett
Contact email address: tenzing.one@gmail.com & jatett1@gmail.com

Please click the link for full details of event: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UUBfLv6j-tuvmGKxkYciKYryHQLpp7Jc?usp=sharing