5326 E. Pima Street, Tucson, AZ 85712
Tel: 520-441-1617
Offering to the Spiritual Guide prayers
Monthly on the 10th & 25th;
times vary check calendar
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Chanted prayers with tsog offering (special food offering) on the 10th and 25th of each month. Open to everyone. (1:45 hours)
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The practice of relying upon a Spiritual Guide, or ‘Guru Yoga’, is the root of the spiritual path and the foundation of all spiritual attainments. In Kadampa Buddhism, Guru Yoga is practiced in association with Je Tsongkhapa, an emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.
Offering to the Spiritual Guide prayers were compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chökyi Gyaltsän, as a preliminary practice for Vajrayana Mahamudra. Although the main practice is reliance upon the Spiritual Guide, it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and training the mind (Lojong), as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra.
Guru yoga is a special method for receiving the blessings of our Spiritual Guide. Our Spiritual Guide is any spiritual Teacher who sincerely leads us into spiritual paths by giving correct instructions.