Guru Puja (Lama Chöpa)

Ven. Losang Gendun: Mon Oct 5, 7-9pm EDT 
Ven Angie Muir: Thu Nov 19, 7-9pm EST
IN-PERSON & ONLINE 

Guru Puja lays the whole path to enlightenment on the mindstream, connects us more strongly to our teachers, accumulate merit, and purify negative karma. The practice consists of making offerings to and requesting inspiration from the spiritual teacher (whether or not the teacher us physically present), seen as the embodiment of the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha), preparing our minds to achieve realizations.

Spiritual vows and commitments that have degenerated are also restored through this practice. We unite our minds with the holy mind of the spiritual teacher, considered the root and life force of the spiritual path.

Join us for this meritorious practice. Offering of sweets, fruits, or flowers for the altar are warmly encouraged to generate merit (positive potential).

Teachings, Retreats & Puja with Ven. Gendun, In-person & Online

Join us for an enlightening month, Sep 8-Oct 5, of teachings, meditations and retreat with Ven. Losang Gendun. Shantideva Center will be hosting and co-hosting with All Souls NYC & Tibet House US. For more information, click here.

Teachings and Pujas with Ven. Angie Muir, In-person & Online

Ultimate Healing: Introduction to Retreat
Fri Nov 20, 7-8:30pm
This talk unites Medicine Buddha’s healing with the Four Seals of the Dharma to reveal the path to lasting peace. Medicine Buddha purifies illness and emotional pain.

Ultimate Healing: Medicine Buddha Retreat
Sat-Sun, Nov 21-22, 10:30am-4:30pm
Looking for freedom from stress and suffering? Join us for an accessible introductory talk that pairs the deep physical and emotional healing of Medicine Buddha with the timeless wisdom of the Four Seals of the Dharma.

Cittamani Tara Puja
Tue Nov 17, 7–8:15pm
Join in this powerful practice to quickly remove obstacles, generate positive potential, develop wisdom, progress on the path to enlightenment, and dedicate the merit to others in need.

Guru Puja (Lama Chöpa)
Thu Nov 19, 7-9pm 
Guru Puja lays the whole path to enlightenment onto our mindstream, connects us more strongly to our teachers, and allows us to quickly and effectively accumulate merit and purify negative karma.

Important Note

This is an in-person and online event. For online, the events will be administered using Zoom.

After registering, the system automatically sends a confirmation email (if opted in) and/or a receipt email that contains the Zoom meeting link and/or other instructions. Some email domains like Yahoo, AOL are rejecting the auto emails. If you don’t immediately receive the system email(s) or you have any other questions, please contact us at registration@shantidevanyc.org.

Sadhana for Practice

Sadhana and center prayers are usually screen-shared or projected during practice. (We also sometimes recite Calling the Guru from Afar.) If the session allows for in-person attendance, you are encouraged to download them onto your device, or to bring a printed copy if preferred.

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Registration / Schedule

Open donation: free, $5, $10, $21, $35, $50, $108

Your generosity makes it possible for us to share the Dharma and continue working together for the benefit of all sentient beings.

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Oct 5: Time zone: US Eastern Daylight Time (GMT/UTC-4) Nov 19: Time zone: US Eastern Standard Time (GMT/UTC-5)

For questions regarding registration, please email registration@shantidevanyc.org for assistance.

Prayer Requests

If you would like to request a dedication for yourself or someone else who might benefit from this practice, please email prayers@shantidevanyc.org and provide basic information including the person’s name, city of residence, dedication message, etc. Please provide a 24-hour notice for prayer requests.  

Puja Sponsorship

You are welcome to sponsor all or part of the puja. Great merit is created by your contribution. Sponsorship is processed through registering above, even if you will not be attending the puja. Please make sure to email prayers@shantidevanyc.org with your prayer request. We are grateful for your generosity!

“If someone offers a small flower or rice to a Buddha statue, a stupa or scripture then the benefit extends from then up to Enlightenment. Amazing, amazing. It is said in the sutra Piled Flowers, on top of that benefit, you achieve ultimate happiness – liberation from the causes of delusion and karma and on top of that full Enlightenment – all the realizations and omniscient mind.” —Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Recording

About the Puja Leaders

Venerable Losang Gendun has spent nearly four decades in Buddhist practice, and has been living as a fully ordained gelong in the Tibetan tradition for the past twenty years. His training spans ten years of monastic study across France, India, Nepal, and Myanmar, and more than four years in solitary retreat in the Tibetan Mahayana and the Burmese Theravāda traditions.

For the past eighteen years he has taught Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and meditation worldwide within FPMT, serving the vision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. In 2023, as a gesture of gratitude to his teachers, he founded The Buddha Project (TBP), offering long-term guidance for serious meditators. TBP webpages serve as the online learning platform for its core programs, the FPMT In-Depth Meditation Training and the FPMT Ngondro Lamrim Training.

Born in Scotland in 1970, Venerable Angie obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in 1992. Disillusioned with her prospective career path, she left Scotland and spent three years traveling and working in Asia. In 1995, she felt called to India to explore meditation and seek her life path.

Within a few months, she discovered Tibetan Buddhism, met her main spiritual teacher, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and became ordained. For nearly 30 years, she has followed Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s wishes, serving at his personal residences in the US for over 13 years, working at FPMT centers such as Vajrapani Institute and Thubten Norbu Ling, and undertaking personal retreats. She also spent several years in Scotland, teaching and leading meditation retreats.

In 2023, after Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s passing, Venerable Angie was invited to Vajrapani Institute in California, where she now serves as teacher in residence. She currently teaches the FPMT program Discovering Buddhism and offers classes, meditations, and retreats at other centers in North America.

Venerable Angie has a deep love of ritual and helps students integrate mantra and ritual into daily practice. She regularly offers online pujas to enhance positive energy and clear obstacles, and has helped lead pilgrimages to Lawudo Retreat Center in Nepal. She plans to lead more pilgrimages in the future to help others experience the transformative power of sacred places.