PRACTICE VIDEO: 8-Minute Karma Repair Practice: 5 Buddha Vows, Bodhisattva Vow and Refuge

What short daily recitation practice can reverse all our negative karmas and downfalls? Why should it be recited every day, or at least on the 10th, 15th (full moon) and the 25th of each lunar month? Why is the Bodhisattva Vow vitally important to reversing downfalls and purifying? Why are the five bonding aspirations of the 5 Buddha Families so empowering? We answer these questions, and end with a beautiful, short recitation of the Concise Bodhisattva Vow and 5 Bonding Vows which purifies all negative karma and downfalls.

Video:

CONTENTS

00:00-01:24 What short practice can purify all negative karmas?

01:24-02:56  3 Short Practices: Refuge, Bodhisattva Vow, 5 Buddhas’ Vow

02:56-03:15    Refuge in the Three Jewels: Rely

03:15-04:22   Bodhisattva Vow: Regret, Remedy

04:22-06:50 5 Bonding Vows of the 5 Buddha Families: Refrain

06:50-08:53    Four Rs of Purifying Karma: Rely, Regret, Remedy, Refrain

08:53-09:49   Five Aspirations to Five Buddha Families

09:49-11:19   Five Buddha Families’ Mandala

11:19-12:15   Supporting Practices of the 5 Buddha Families

12:15-13:11 Refuge and Bodhisattva Vow

13:12-13:52     5 Buddha Families Bonding Vow

13:52-16:13 Vow to the Buddha Family Vairochana and Akasha Dhatvisvari

14:02-14:13 Vow to the Vajra Family Akshoabhya and Lochana

14:13-14:22 Vow to the Jewel Family Ratnasambhava and Mamaki

14:22-14:38   Vow to the Lotus Family Amitabha and Pandaravashini

14:38-14:52  Vow to Karma Family Amoghasiddhi and Tara

14:52-15:16 Generating Bodhichitta to Benefit all Beings

15:16-15:36  Four Immeasurables

15:36-16:07  Bodhichitta Dedication of Merit

FOR FULL SADHANA or PUJAs and TSOG REPEAT FROM 12:15 to the end THREE TIMES. For daily practice, often once is fine.

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Three short daily practices help us purify our negative downfalls and karmas daily. These recitations are encouraged for most Buddhists, and required for those who have taken the commitments. The first, Refuge in the Three Jewels, is for all Buddhists. The second, the Bodhisattva commitment and vow to help all beings, is a must for Mahayana Buddhists of the Great Vehicle. The third, the 5 Bonding Vows of the 5 Buddha Families is for most Vajrayana Buddhists, and necessary for anyone with Higher Initiations.

Together, and separately, these three very short daily recitations, purify all our downfalls and negative karmas and remove our obstacles, both external and internal, and renew our aspiration. They are normally recited aloud, in a short format.

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