Daily practices

Every day, without exception, we perform three pujas with different purposes: Guru puja, the Four Mandalas of Tara Chittamani, and Kangso.

The Guru puja and the Four Mandalas of Tara Chittamani happens second to Friday of 7:00 AM to the 9:00 AM; Saturdays and Sundays of 9:00 AM to the 11:00 On Sundays, we have the joy of having the presence and precious teachings of His Eminence the Venerable Kalden Tulku Rinpoche no Lama Chöpa. O Guru puja It is open to everyone; to participate, contact us via WhatsApp at +55 11 95078-1580.

The Kangso, The Melodious Drums of Victory This event takes place daily and is exclusive to practitioners who have completed their high-level tantra yoga classes. To sponsor, contact us via WhatsApp at +55 11 95078-1580.

Guru puja

The Guru puja or Lama Chöpa Guru puja is a practice of guru yoga focused on developing our enlightened qualities and benefiting all sentient beings. Guru puja strengthens our deepest causes toward enlightenment. From the perspective of a rigorous, more experienced practitioner, Guru puja is one of the most perfect and complete activities, containing all the stages of the Mahayana and Vajrayana paths. Within Lama Chöpa we perform the offering of Tsog or Ganochakra In this part of the ritual, we present to the Guru, to all Buddhas and sentient beings, a collection of offerings that please the senses to benefit all beings, without exception. Tsog It is also the best instrument for reaffirming our commitments, vows, and promises to sacred beings. By making these offerings to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, we accumulate virtues and receive the blessings of sacred beings to continue progressing on our spiritual path. Furthermore, Guru puja, by bringing together all Buddhist skills and qualities, is a practice for all types of practitioners with their different needs, deepens the faith of those seeking an object of devotion, removes internal, external, and secret obstacles, and exposes all the teachings of the sutra and tantra to all sentient beings.

Four mandalas of Tara Chittamani

The practice of the Four Mandalas of Tara Chittamani fosters the roots of positive karma accumulation and stops the endless uncontrolled negative maturation. The Supreme Tara Chittamani, of boundless compassion and with a perfect collection of skills, cares for each and every sentient being as if they were her only child and guides them through all stages of enlightenment. Tara Chittamani uses the daily experience of each being to keep us on the path to liberation, accompanies us to face and overcome the Eight Fears, the Eight worldly dharmas, and comforts us in the pains of impermanence. The Four Mandalas of Tara Chittamani are practiced because they are an infallible method for improving the causes and conditions in this and future lives.

The Tara mandalas are known as the mandalas of liberation, and practicing them opposes all 404 root causes of illness. During this practice, we invoke the Supreme Tara and her retinue of twenty-one Taras, who manifest different activities and implements to help us in each particular situation of our lives. Therefore, traditionally, the Four Mandalas are used for everyday issues: romantic relationships, family matters, financial difficulties, professional challenges, and situations beyond our control. As the spiritual path is inseparable from worldly experience, daily life becomes a direct object of our practice.

Thus, the Four Mandalas are also used for the development of practitioners who are at different stages of Bodhichitta concentration, enhancing their power and elevating them to a higher state, marked by compassion for all sentient beings. Practicing the Four Mandalas of Tara Chittamani with the correct motivation inevitably leads to the realization of Bodhichitta in a single lifetime.

Kangso – The Melodious Drums of Victory

The Melodious Drums of Victory, the Kangso, bring glory and joy to practitioners. Kangso is one of the most profound activities of Guru Yoga, intended exclusively for practitioners who have completed their high yoga tantra classes. Kangso is structured in four parts: we invoke the Dharma protectors in our presence; with deep sincerity we confess and purify our negative conduct and actions that destroy the causes of enlightenment; we perfectly offer the offerings and elements that compose the Protector's Mandala; and in return, the Dharma Protectors, through the promise to protect practitioners on the Dharma path, commit to fulfilling our desires and guiding us in practice. Performed daily, Kangso is also dedicated to all sponsors who seek the help of the protectors for their difficulties, personal, spiritual, or professional challenges. Participation in the puja is exclusive to practitioners who have completed their high yoga tantra classes.