{"id":873,"date":"2024-12-19T10:31:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T10:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kopannunnery.udithaharshana.com\/?page_id=873"},"modified":"2026-02-12T04:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T04:43:03","slug":"prayers-practices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kopanmonastery.org\/prayers-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayers &#038; Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"873\" class=\"elementor elementor-873\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-0461e84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"24019\" data-id=\"0461e84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-763a0cd e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"68233\" data-id=\"763a0cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-0f7b501 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"57425\" data-id=\"0f7b501\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e92b0f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"3414\" data-id=\"e92b0f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65aac22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65aac22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prayers &amp; 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our own and of those we love.<\/p><p class=\"o_default_snippet_text\">The knowledge that there is indeed something we can do for those we love, who are sick or dying, can be especially comforting during a time when we may feel helpless.<\/p><p class=\"o_default_snippet_text\">Also at a time when we ourselves experience suffering, sickness, depression, anxiety, praying with a pure and sincere motivation can ease the unhappy mind and the sick body.<\/p><p class=\"o_default_snippet_text\">There are many prayers and practices which you can easily perform yourself at home, such as daily recitations of mantras, pujas such as Medicine Buddha Puja.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f9347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6f9347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You can download the following prayers or practices for your private use<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d495fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d495fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For the most up-to-date version, please visit <b> <a href=\"https:\/\/fpmt.org\/education\/prayers-and-practice-materials\/full-catalogue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #aa2100;text-decoration: none;font-weight: bold\">\n   FPMT Full Catalogue of Prayers and Practices\n<\/a> <\/b><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d038a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84d038a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"o_default_snippet_text\">Prayer and Practices: Download here<\/p><ul class=\"o_default_snippet_text\"><li>Medicine Buddha Practice<\/li><li>King of Prayers<\/li><li>Incense puja<\/li><li>Heart sutra (shortest form of the Prajnaparamita text)<\/li><li>Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche for those facing a surgical procedure<\/li><li>Light Offering Prayer<\/li><li>The Meaning of the Short Chenrezig Mantra<\/li><li>Gyasltsen Temo Pungyen\u00a0 recitation to remove obstacles<\/li><li>Ksitigharba short practice<\/li><li>Guru Rinpoche Prayer Short Tendel Nyesel<\/li><li>Short Tashi Tsekpa \u2013 Auspicious beginnings<\/li><li>Praises to the 21 Taras (English)<\/li><li>Long Life Sutra<\/li><li>16 Arhat puja<\/li><li>Very long mantra of Medicine Buddha<\/li><li>Confession of Moral Downfall to the 35 Buddhas (English\/Tibetan)<\/li><li>Padmasambhava Barche Lamsel Prayer<\/li><li>Benefits of recitation of the Kangyur and Tengyur<\/li><li>Remembering the Kindness \u2013 a special long life prayer for His Holiness.<\/li><li>Chanting the names of Manjushri<\/li><li>Practices You Can Do At The Stupa<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ca30553 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"56420\" data-id=\"ca30553\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prayers &amp; 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