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Daily Meditation Recordings, with Martin Aylward – Week of Sept 13, 2021

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Martin Aylward

We’re fortunate that Martin Aylward has generously offered to lead our daily meditation sessions for Europe and the UK. To find out more about Martin, and to view his other contributions to Sangha Live, click here.

 

Recordings are posted 24 – 36 hours after the live session runs.

Uncertainty about health

September 13, 2021

Uncertainty of the heart

September 14, 2021

Uncertainty and views

September 15, 2021

Uncertainty of reality

September 16, 2021

Uncertainty and the Bodhisattva vows (with chanting)

September 17, 2021

Today’s chant:

Countless are living Beings – I vow to row them all to the further shore

Countless are the poisons – I vow to purify them all

Countless are the teachings – I vow to understand them all

Countless are the blessings – I vow to bow my heart to them all

And though the road is endless, I vow to walk it to the very end

Yes though the road is endless, I vow to walk it to the very end

AUM Ah Hung Vajra Guru Pemé Siddhi Hung (x3)

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