 Final group shot of Green Tara retreat with Venerable Lama Drubgyu Tenpa in Dag Shang Kagyu with Tsering Dordye and other Sangha and staff members.  Teachings of Lama Drubgyu about Green Tara meditation during the retreat.  Dusum Sangtong with venerable Lama Drubgyu Tenpa in the last day of Green Tara retreat at Dag Shang Kagyu temple. Photo by Jesús Artal (@el_sambeta)
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 Guru Rinpoche statue made by Venerable Lama Sonam Wangchuk at Dag Shang Kagyu center, Panillo, Spain Padmasambhava (པདྨ་སཾཆྱོ་བ) means “The Lotus-born”. According to tradition, he was miraculously born in a lake on what is now the border of India and Pakistan. He was invited to Tibet by King Trisong Detsen to help establish Buddhism and overcome spiritual obstacles associated with the local religions. He is considered a second Buddha, especially in the Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal), and is credited with concealing termas (hidden teachings) to be revealed in future times at the appropriate moments. An enlightened master, revealer of teachings that transform the mind and dispel obstacles.  Namo Buddhaya Minimal Chill I've been wanting to experiment with electronic beats in my compositions for a while now. Many ideas come to mind for trying out new rhythms, sounds, and musical arrangements of electronic music combined with Tibetan Buddhist mantras and prayers. When I was recording Namo Buddhaya, Namo Dharmaya, Namo Sanghaya, I was already particularly keen to do this. While listening to it, I could already feel the chill-out vibe. Now, I've finally decided to start a new series within Dusum Sangtong's musical productions to experiment with creating electronic tracks, beginning with three relaxing chill-lounge versions of Namo Buddhaya, Namo Dharmaya, Namo Sanghaya, which I'll be releasing over the next few months. I hope you enjoy them!  Dusum Sangtong's home studio A few days ago, Ander, a music production teacher specializing in Ableton Live DAW, contacted me. I had taken some classes with him in Barcelona a few years ago. He mentioned that they were offering online training and that it was a great opportunity. Since I wanted to incorporate new sonic elements into my songs and stay up-to-date with new recording technologies, I signed up, and I'm truly enjoying and benefiting from it. I feel very grateful and eager to apply everything I've learned in my home studio and share the results with you in the form of new musical pieces featuring mantras and prayers from Tibetan Buddhism. You'll be able to hear them soon in the music I'll be releasing! I hope these new songs will be beneficial, inspiring, and useful for relaxation, calming the mind, opening the heart, and expanding consciousness ✨🎵
 The Three Jewels "Namo" in Sanskrit means "homage" or "I pay homage." Therefore, "Namo Buddhaya, Namo Dharmaya, Namo Sanghaya" is a way of showing respect to the Three Jewels and taking refuge in them. Despite the differences between the various branches of Buddhism, the same three fundamental pillars, known as the Three Jewels, always remain:
When a person wishes to integrate Buddhist philosophy into their life, they say, "I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the Dharma, I take refuge in the Sangha." This is known as taking refuge. The Dharma, the Buddha's teachings, is based on the Four Noble Truths, symbolized by the wheel. Originally, the Sangha was the monastic community, and later it expanded to include all those who follow the Buddhist path. The first jewel is the Buddha. Taking refuge in the Buddha does not mean hiding behind the security of a powerful being. In this case, taking refuge involves adopting a new perspective, a new awareness of the potential that resides within each of us. By taking refuge in the Buddha, we align ourselves with the capacity to become a Buddha ourselves, to seek the capacity to awaken to what the Buddha experienced. This precious jewel reminds us to find our own Buddha-nature. The Dharma is the path that follows the Buddha's teachings and ultimately leads to awakening. The Dharma teaches us compassion for ourselves and others through understanding the Four Noble Truths and liberates us from fear and ignorance. The path involves embracing the Buddha's teachings and applying that understanding to daily life. The Dharma is called the second jewel. The Sangha is made up of those who gather in groups of any size to study, reflect, and practice meditation with the desire to help and be helped by the group. The Buddha considered interaction with others on the path essential to the practice. He believed this was important for both ordained monks and the wider community. The Sangha is the third precious jewel. In the original teachings and in present-day Theravada communities, the Sangha refers only to monks, nuns, and other ordained teachers. In many Mahayana and Western groups, the concept of Sangha is interpreted more broadly to include all those who embrace the Dharma as a community.   Chenrezig (Tibetan) / Avalokiteshvara (Sanskrit) The sacred month of Saga Dawa is traditionally held in high regard for the practice of dharma and meritorious deeds. The merit of any good deed performed during this special month is considered to be multiplied a million times.
Saga Dawa is one of the four major annual Buddhist festivals. It commemorates three important events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni: his birth, enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana, according to Tibetan traditions. Saga Dawa falls on the fourth month of the Tibetan lunar year, and its fifteenth day is considered especially auspicious within this sacred month. The full moon of Taurus, also known as the Wesak Festival or Vesak (from Sanskrit), or Saga Dawa in Tibetan, is one of the most significant celebrations within the Buddhist and spiritual calendar in general. This date, which varies each year according to the lunar calendar, coincides with the full moon of May, when the Sun is in the sign of Taurus and the Moon in Scorpio. What is commemorated during the Wesak Festival? Birth of Buddha It commemorates the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became Buddha. According to tradition, he was born in the Lumbini forest (present-day Nepal) under a full moon. Buddha's Enlightenment It also celebrates the day Siddhartha attained enlightenment under the fig tree (Bodhi), becoming Buddha, the "Awakened One," who achieved complete understanding of the nature of life, suffering, and liberation. Buddha's Death or Parinirvana It commemorates his entry into Parinirvana, the final state of total liberation after his physical death. Spiritual and Symbolic Significance Portal of Light and Blessings According to esoteric and Buddhist traditions, a portal of high-vibrational cosmic energies opens during the full moon of Taurus. The Buddha is said to descend spiritually into the Himalayan valley, showering blessings upon the Earth and all humanity, assisted by Christ (in an ecumenical context). Spiritual Renewal and Service to the World It is an opportunity for group meditation, service, and the invocation of light, love, and goodwill for all humanity. Many spiritual groups conduct meditations to anchor these energies in the collective human consciousness. Union of East and West Wesak is also seen as a time of fusion of Buddhist (wisdom) and Christian (love) energies, seeking to inspire humanity toward a life of greater compassion, cooperation, and peace. Important Wesak Symbols Water Blessed by the Buddha It is believed that during the Wesak ceremony, the waters are charged with spiritual energy and blessed, then shared as a symbol of purification and healing. Global Group Meditation Across the planet, millions of people join in synchronous meditations, generating a collective field of spiritual elevation. In the Tibetan tradition, it is customary to accumulate a large number of recitations of the mantra of immeasurable love and compassion, called the Chenrezig mantra, for the benefit of all beings. This mantra is Om Mani Padme Hung (pronounced Om Mani Peme Hung by Tibetans), also known as the mani mantra. Participate in the global merit accumulation by recording your manis from May 27 to June 25, 2025, at this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKBUKlt9Dp9is78t7o8dH2bD0Gk2kw-yi4u2qA4YAsWLc2vA/viewform?usp=send_form  hI have wanted to record the mantra of Sangye Menla, the Medicine Buddha, for a long time, and today is perfect because according to the Tibetan calendar tomorrow is the day of the Medicine Buddha and Tara. Through the recitation of this mantra and the practice of the meditation of Sangye Menla, may all beings be freed from physical and mental illnesses (the root of physical illnesses) and from the fundamental root of all suffering: ignorance.
This is the healing mantra of Sangye Menla, medicine Buddha: Tayata om bekhadze bekhadze maha bekhadze radza samungate soha : 👉 https://music.dusumsangtong.com/medicine_Buddha_Menla_mantra You can recite the mantra for a while visualizing that healing rays of light from the Menla Buddha reach the people you know who are sick or suffering from pain or difficulties and they are free from all suffering. You can also meditate on the Medicine Buddha when you are sick and visualize that the rays of light from the Buddha cleanse and free the affected areas of your body or any illness that you or the beings you visualize have.  Tibetan prayer flags, or prayer flags, are pieces of cloth in 5 different colours with mantras, symbols and sutras printed on them, and are used to promote good fortune, compassion and harmony.
They date back to the pre-Buddhist period of Tibet, during the existence of the animist Bön tradition, and they referred to the elements present in nature. When Buddhism came to Tibet through Padmasambhava, the different prayers and mantras were written down, as well as representations of the different Buddhist deities. A mantra is a prayer of several syllables and sounds that corresponds to a specific aspect of enlightenment. In addition to being recited, a mantra can be written down and will produce the same positive effect as if it were pronounced. Currently, the most commonly used are those that are hung horizontally and refer to Lung-Tha (the horse of the wind). They depict a horse, carrying on its back three flaming jewels that symbolize Buddha, Dharma and Shanga, all surrounded by mantras, sutras and prayers. Thus, it is said that when the wind shakes the flags, the horse Lung-Tha distributes its benefits and good fortune to all living beings. There are also vertical flags, called darchor, which are raised with the help of a pole. Its 5 colors represent the 5 elements of nature and at the same time the 5 families of Buddha (which personify the five wisdoms necessary to free ourselves from the five poisons that impede our spiritual progress). Their order and corresponding element is: • Blue – Space • White – Water • Red – Fire • Green – Wind / Air • Yellow – Earth They are found in the elevated parts of monasteries and stupas, on the summits or at the crossing points in the heights of the mountains of the Himalayas, or on the roofs and exterior windows of private houses. The important thing is that they are located in high places so that they do not touch the ground and in open spaces where the wind can shake them to spread the mantras and prayers. When they wear out or break over time, they remind us that life is perishable and everything is reborn, transmutes and evolves. And they have to be changed as a symbol of the beginning of a new life cycle. If old flags are removed, they must be burned as a symbol of respect. There are different auspicious dates throughout the year to renew the flags, but the main one is during the celebration of Losar, the Tibetan New Year (full moon of the month of February). - (Source: Himalayan Paradise, shop in Barcelona: https://himalayanparadise.es/es/blog/nuevas-entradas/banderas-oracion-tibetanas )  Siddharta Gautama was a human being who achieved enlightenment (or Awakening, or Buddhahood) through the practice of meditation with the aim of being able to help other beings free themselves from suffering by also reaching that awakened state of mind; from that time on he was known as Shakyamuni Buddha.
Its message of peace, omniscience, motivation and solidarity endures to this day, being the fourth month of the Tibetan lunar calendar, known as 'Saga Dawa' (in Tibetan) or 'Vesak' or 'Wesak' (in Sanskrit), very important in Buddhism: the birth, enlightenment and paranirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha is commemorated, and the result of all the actions we perform is considered to be greatly multiplied. That is why in this period the practice of Chenrezig is especially carried out and the mantra 'Om Ma Ni Pad Me Hung' is accumulated with the intention of accumulating a large amount of virtue for the benefit of all beings. If you want to join in reciting mantras in the great accumulation of Chenrezig Om Mani Padme Hung mantras during these days of Saga Dawa at the Dag Shang Kagyu Buddhist center (Panillo, Spain), this is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIKxphlxb3BUhY6T_PU71YrqvY_2Ydve934ZlIjgd3bbqWcA/viewform As the lamas always remember, it is a short mantra, very easy to remember, only 6 syllables, but very powerful, and very beneficial: Om Ma Ni Pe Me Hung Om Ma Ni Pe Me Hung Om Ma Ni Pe Me Hung... Listen and learn more about Chenrezig mantra here: https://www.dusumsangtong.com/chenrezig-meditation-mantra-om-mani-padme-hung-live.html  Hello! I am happy to announce that I am preparing new music - offerings with the Green Tara mantra Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha in the recording studio at home... very well accompanied, as you can see. I was thinking about how grateful I feel to have this precious opportunity to express myself through music, and also thanks to the encouragement that Lama Drubgyu always gave me to start recording and publishing music with the mantras and prayers, and to free myself from fears and limitations. when it comes to adding music to them and singing them in different ways. And of course also thanks to Lama Phuntsok, Lama Kelsang, Lama Orgyen, Sonam-la and all the other teachers and companions on the path. It was just a joke between Lama Phuntsok and Lama Drubgyu about what my name was (Joan Antón, Jantón, San Tóng) that Lama Drubgyu told me to use this name for the project, and so I did (Sangtong). Recording at home studio new music with #tara #mantra #omtaretuttareturesoha Feeling #grateful edit.   |
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