Chanted Meditations
The Buddhist chanted meditations at Nagarjuna Buddhist Centre Leicester, known as ‘pujas’, help us to develop and maintain a positive mind, and are a powerful preparation for meditation. They are special methods for purifying negativity, accumulating merit and receiving blessings.
Everyone is welcome to attend all the pujas. There is no need to book, and no fee.
Weekly Puja Schedule
Descriptions of individual pujas are presented below this schedule.
| Day | Time | Puja | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5.15pm - 6.00pm | Heart Jewel with silent meditation | |
| Tue | 5.15pm - 6.00pm | Heart Jewel with silent meditation | |
| Wed | 5.15pm - 6.00pm | Heart Jewel with silent meditation | |
| Thu | 5.00pm - 6.00pm | Wishfullfilling Jewel with tsog | |
| Fri | 5.15pm - 6.00pm | Heart Jewel with silent meditation | |
| Sat | 6.00pm - 6.45pm | Heart Jewel with silent meditation | |
| Sun | 6.00pm - 6.45pm | Heart Jewel with silent meditation |
Please note: times may change when other events take place.
Please contact the centre to attend on weekends also before attending in the week if you will be arriving after 5pm so we can make sure the door is open.
Heart Jewel
A Guru yoga practice combined with meditation on the path to enlightenment (Lamrim) and prayers to our Dharma Protector. These prayers include a 10 minute silence for meditation.
Prayers for World Peace
Wishfulfilling Jewel prayers (with tsog offering) dedicated to world peace. A Guru yoga practice and prayers to the Dharma Protector. This puja is also a tsog offering puja (see below)
Powa Ceremony
A practice of transference of consciousness on behalf of those who have recently died, to transfer their conscsiousness to the Pure Land of a Buddha. Usually done on the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm.
Dakini Yoga
A Guru Yoga practice combined with brief meditations specially arranged for those who have received a Vajrayogini Empowerment.
Yoga of Buddha Heruka
A Guru Yoga practice combined with brief meditations specially arranged for those who have received a Vajrayogini and Heruka Empowerment.
Offering to the Spiritual Guide (with Tsog offering)
A special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa that is related to Highest Yoga Tantra, and forms a preliminary practice for Vajrayana Mahamudra. This is held at the centre once a month either usually on the 10th or 25th, please contact the centre for details.
Tsog offering pujas are ceremonies that involve making food offerings to the Buddhas in conjunction with prayers and meditation. They are an excellent method for accumulating merit, purifying negativity and receiving blessings.
Tara Chanting
Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. Each of the Twenty-one Taras is a manifestation of the principal Tara, Green Tara. Tara is also known as the `Mother of the Conquerors'.
In this Puja we make special requests to the Twenty-one Taras for help and guidance on the spiritual path. This is held at the centre once a month on the 8th of each month, please contact the centre for further details.
Melodious DrumThis extensive puja is called Kangso in Tibetan, which means Fulfilling and Restoring Ritual, and it is usually performed once a month in Dharma Centres, on or around the 29th of the month. During this puja we make extensive offerings and perform other practices related to our Dharma Protector.