Prayers
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Kurukulle is our ability to be entirely and effectively present. She is desire, the berry-rich flush of experience. When we need to bring people or objects into our lives, it is this power—wang-thang—that practicing Kurukulle cultivates within us. When by the sheer force of our presence, we subdue enemies and obstacles alike, this too, is…
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Magnetizing activities bring to us the experiences and objects we desire. While this commonly refers to getting others on board with your way, magnetizing energy can also manifest as an overwhelming personal presence. Prayers such as this one contribute to this energy, making this samsaric life a little sweeter, day by day. by Mipham Rinpoche
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The Buddha Said: Listen today, as I praise Earth Store Bodhisattva, Mahasattva, who displays an inconceivable awesome spiritual strength and compassionate power throughout the Ten Directions as he rescues and protects beings when things happen to them as they suffer.
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The Seven Verse Supplication to Tara is a fantastic prayer of protection, calling on the Celestial Mother Tara. Tara is a swift ally in all dangers. She is the giver of boons. Every praise that could conceivably be made is hers. Here I present a verse setting of seven of them.
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This text, the Riwo Sangchöd, is one of the most effective offering practices I have encountered. Throughout its sections, we make apologies for the wrongs we have committed against other beings, make offerings to repair those harms, and provide offerings and nourishment for many beings. We do this for three principle reasons:
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Obstacles arise on the path to enlightenment. Outer, gross obstacles are the easiest to spot: a shortage of money, a harmful person in our lives, the inability to bring about what we desire. Inner obstacles can be more subtle: the resentment we cling to, the ill-wishes that distract us, the joys that dull our fervor…
Amrta Offerings 