Traditional Session Prayers
Practice Material
Traditional prayers, refuge, bodhicitta, dedication, for opening and closing daily meditation sessions
Niguma – The Magic of Faith
Practice Material
A union with teacher (or guru yoga) practice based on Niguma, the originator of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition.
Four Immeasurables – practice
Practice Material
Verses for the practice of the four immeasurables (or the four brahmaviharas). These verses incorporate elements from Theravada, Mahayana, and Dzogchen approaches to the four immeasurables.
Five-Step Mindfulness Practice
Practice Material
This five-step mindfulness practice developed by Thich Naht Hanh is based on the Anapanisati Sutra.
Five Elements
Practice Material
Pairs of verses for each of the five elements. The first verse in each pair describes the elemental reaction chain and the second one the transformation of reaction into the corresponding aspect of timeless awareness.
Contemporary Session Prayers
Practice Material
Goodness comes from this practice now done.
Let me not hold it just in me.
Let it spread to all that is known
And awaken good throughout the world.
