The Sevenfold Puja: Rejoicing in Merits

The sixth talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, Rejoicing in Merits Delivered on 22nd February 2010 by Buddhashanti Includes Ratnaguna rejoicing in Buddhashanti’s merits, and questions and answers The Sevenfold Puja The Sevenfold Puja is used as a collective devotional practice and derives from a Mahayana Buddhist text by Shantideva called the Bodhicaryavatara – a kind of manual for aspiring Bodhisattvas. It takes one through seven spiritual moods ultimately designed to arouse the Bodhicitta, the will to Enlightenment. 1. Worship 2. Salutation 3. Going For Refuge Followed by the refuges and precepts 4. Confession of faults 5. Rejoicing in Merits 6. Entreaty and Supplication 7. Transference of Merit and Self-surrender The post The Sevenfold Puja: Rejoicing in Merits appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.