General Articles/Audio

• Retreat Daily Schedule (html format)
  

Chenresig

• Chenresig Sadhana/Practice:
  English version (Word format) | Spanish version (pdf)
  
  
• Introduction to Chenresig Practice
  [37:36 min] : Download mp3 file
  At the 2006 Chenresig retreat, Venerable Chodron gave an introduction to the Chenresig practice, explaining the practice and the Chenresig image. (Recorded at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Washington, USA, 10 June 2006)
  
  
• 1000-Armed Chenresig Meditation
  [38:11 min] : Download mp3 file
  At the 2006 Chenresig retreat, Venerable Chodron leads the meditation. (Recorded at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Washington, USA, 10 June 2006).
  
  
• Chenresig Retreat - Winter 2007. Audio(mp3) & Transcripts.
  
  
• Teachings from the Chenresig Retreat at Menla, Apr 2007. Audio(mp3).
  
  
• One Hundred and Eight Verses Praising Great Compassion. Teachings from
  - June 2006 Chenresig Retreat at Cloud Mountain
  - June 2007 Chenresig Retreat at Cloud Mountain
  - Fall 2008 Chenresig Retreat at Cloud Mountain

Manjushri

• Manjushri Sadhana and Commentary. Teachings given by Venerable Chodron at DFF in 2000 (in mp3 format).
  
  
  
• Introduction to Manjushri practice
  
  Manjushri's appearance; conventional and ultimate truths; poor me; the perfection of wisdom; our attachment to the body (recorded at Cloud Mountain, Washington, USA, 9 Sept 2004)
  [29 minutes] : Download | Listen (RealAudio)
  
  
  For those who have received the Manjushri initiation In Word format
  Visualizations to Do During the Recitation of Manjushri’s Mantra In Word format
  
  
  For those who have not received the Manjushri initiation.
  In Word format
  
  Explanation of the Manjushri Sadhana
  2 October 2008
  [26 minutes] : Download mp3 file
  Venerable Chodron gives a step-by-step explanation of the Manjushri front generation practice.
  
  Manjushri Guided Sadhana
  2 October 2008
  [45 minutes] : Download mp3 file
  Download transcript (Word format)
  Venerable Chodron leads a guided meditation of the Manjushri front generation sadhana for those who have not received the initiation.
  
  Manjushri Guided Sadhana with a Meditation on Emptiness
  31 October 2008
  [65 minutes] : Download mp3 file
  Download transcript (Word format)
  Venerable Chodron begins this front generation Manjushri meditation with an extended meditation on emptiness.
  

Manjushri Retreat 2008-2009

Teachings from the winter retreat at Sravasti Abbey are now available: click here.

Medicine Buddha

• Medicine Buddha Sadhana. In Word format.
  
  
• Guided Meditation on the Medicine Buddha Practice for the Deceased. Yr 2000. Audio (RealAudio format).
  
  
• Medicine Buddha Retreat - October 2000. Audio(mp3).
  
  
• Explanation and Guided Meditation, Oct 2001. Audio (RealAudio format) .
  
  
• Medicine Buddha Sadhana, 30 August 2007
  Venerable Chodron leads the Medicine Buddha practice. After the practice she gives instruction on the long and short mantra recitation.
  [29 minutes] : Download mp3 file
  
  
• Medicine Buddha Self-generation Sadhana, 30 August 2007
  Ven. Chodron leads a guided practice for those who have received the initation and want to do the self-generation practice. After the practice there is instruction on the long and short mantra recitation.
  [35 minutes] : Download mp3 file
  
  
• Medicine Buddha Retreat 2 November - 2 December 2007
  Audio and transscript teachings from the 2007 retreat

Green Tara

• Tara Mantra
  in mp3 format
  A Song Longing for Tara
  
  
• Homage to the 21 Taras - Images in PowerPoint
  • download file (12MB)
    
    
• Winter 2009-2010 Retreat at Sravasti Abbey
  Audio Teachings and Transcripts

• Arya Tara - A Star by Which to Navigate
  In html format (English).
• Aria Tara: Una estrella con la que se puede navegar
  In html format (Español).

• Praises and Requests to the Twenty-one Taras
  In Word format (English).
• Alabanzas y Peticiones a las Veintiún Taras
  In Word format (Español).
  
  
• Guided Meditation on Tara (including purification with the four opponent powers).
  [30 min] : Download mp3 file
  
  
• Workshop: How to Free Your Mind – Tara the Liberator. Audio(mp3).
  
  
• A Song of Longing for Tara, the Infallible
  in pdf format (English)
• Un Canto de Anhelo por Tara, la Infalible
  in pdf format (Español)
  
  
• Tara Meditation (Front Generation) for those who have not received Tara initiation
  • in pdf format (English)
  • Audio [38 min] Download mp3 file: Venerable Chodron leads the guided meditation on Green Tara for those who have not received the initiation. This sadhana will be used in the 2009-10 winter retreat from afar.
    Recorded 1 Oct 2009.
• Meditación en Tara (generación enfrente)
  • in pdf format (Español)
    
    
• Meditation on Arya Tara (Self-generation) for those who have received Tara initiation
  in pdf format (English)
• Meditación en Aria Tara (para las personas que ya recibieron la iniciación de Tara)
  in pdf format (Español)
  
  
• Painting of the Twenty-one Taras
  [in jpg format]
  
  

White Tara

• White Tara Retreat 2010. Teachings from the retreat.
• White Tara Meditation. In Word format.
  (Espanol)
  
• Guided Meditation on White Tara [26 min] : Download mp3 file
  
• Notes On White Tara Recording (wordformat)
  (Espanol)
  
  
• White Tara Mantra
  Who is White Tara? (Word format)(Espanol)
  Audio: recorded at Sravasti Abbey (mp3 format)
  Audio (slow): recorded at Sravasti Abbey (mp3 format)

Vajrasattva

• Vajrasattva meditation and recitation by Lati Rinpoche. In pdf format.
  
  
• Vajrasattva Sadhana:
  [in Word format] [in pdf format]
  
  
• Preparing for retreat (recording from Vajrasattva Retreat - Winter 2005)
  [31 min] : Download mp3 file
  
  
• Guided Meditation on the Vajrasattva practice
  (Note: this has been adapted for the Vajrasattva Retreat - Winter 2005)
  [30 min] : Download mp3 file
  
  
• Vajrasattva Retreat - Winter 2005. Audio(mp3) & Transcripts.
  
  
• Vajrasattva Retreat - Winter 2006. Audio(mp3) & Transcripts.
  
  
• Workshop: Vajrasattva Practice - The Path of Purification - Apr 2006. Audio(mp3) & Transcripts.
  
  
• Vajrasattva Purification Retreat at Vajrapani -
  Dec 2010-Jan2011. Audio(mp3)
  
  
• Vajrasattva Retreat at Sravasti Abbey -
  Dec 2011-Mar 2012. Audio(mp3)
  
  
• Vajrasattva Reflections by Ken Matthews
  espanol
  
  
  Espanol
  Preparativos para el retiro
  Meditación y recitación de Vajrasattva
  Purificación de Vajrasattva
  vajrasattva_2-est20_30-sp-mp3
  motivation-sp-mp3
  mantra_pronunciation-sp-mp3