Purification before Losar: cleaning the home and the mind in the final days of the Tibetan year6/2/2026  Closing the year in the Tibetan tradition In the Tibetan tradition, the final days of the year are not meant for moving forward, but for closing. It is a natural time of withdrawal, when energy settles and outward activity is gently reduced. This is not a moment for mental review or future planning, but for pausing. Allowing what has accumulated throughout the year—experiences, emotions, habits—to settle and come to an end. For this reason, it is not a time to begin new projects or make major decisions. It is a time to finish, release, and empty, letting the cycle close without force. Inner and outer purification before the Tibetan New Year Purification before Losar is not merely symbolic. It encompasses both the physical space and the inner space. The home is understood as an extension of the mind: outer disorder reflects inner accumulation, and cleaning the environment supports mental clarity and lightness. In the same way, reviewing habits, rhythms, and daily ways of living is part of this process. Not through judgment, but through observation: what no longer serves, what weighs, what can be released. Purification is not about removal for its own sake, but about making space for what is essential. The Meaning of the Mahakala Drubchen In this tradition, this period culminates with the Mahakala drubchen, an intensive, multi-day practice designed to:
The Mahakala practice helps to cut off at the root:
Conscious cleaning as a daily spiritual practice Beyond ritual, cleaning can become a simple and profound practice. Cleaning slowly, without haste or distraction, transforms an everyday action into an act of presence. It is not about achieving a perfect result, but about bringing attention to the gesture: breathing, observing, acknowledging what is released. This way of cleaning does not seek control or perfection, but rather lightens our relationship with objects, with time, and with ourselves. Silence is also cultivated in ordinary actions. Preparing the space to receive Losar (February 18) On February 18, Losar, the Tibetan New Year, begins.
But this transition does not happen abruptly: it requires a space that has already been cleared. The days before Losar form a threshold, a passage between what is ending and what has not yet begun. Preparing the space—both outer and inner—allows the new cycle to arrive without resistance. Not from expectation, but from availability. When space is clear and the mind more settled, the new year can begin with greater stability, simplicity, and presence.
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 In the Tibetan language, the term Dakini is Khandroma (mkha’-‘gro-ma), which means “she who traverses the sky” or “she who moves through space”; it is also referred to as “sky dancer” or “sky walker.”
Iconographically, their bodies are depicted in sinuous, dancing postures. It is worth noting that although Dakinis are always represented as naked and beautiful, they are not primarily seen as sexual symbols, but rather as symbols of the naked nature of the mind, free from all obscurations. The movements of their dance represent the movements and thoughts of consciousness in the flow of the mind and the Dharmakaya as the spontaneous blossoming of the Buddha Mind, or Rigpa. Inhabitants of the sky, the Dakinis preserve the words of Padmasambhava and deliver them at the opportune moment to whomever is meant to hear them. It is said that on the tenth day after the full moon they are especially present among us.  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. In Tibetan Buddhism, the lama (from the Tibetan བླ་མ་, teacher or spiritual guide) is an "authority on doctrine," a spiritual teacher, someone capable of showing others the unequivocal path to liberation and enlightenment.
"Lama" is a title for a teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan word "Lama" means "highest principle", and less literally "highest mother" or "highest parent" to show close relationship between teacher and student. “Khyenno” means “please think of me”. With this, we remember the lama again and again, constantly keeping in mind the positive qualities of the lama and praying to him or her. This video is a precious gem to listen, reflect on and meditate: teachings by Kyabje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche Karma Rangjung Khunkhyab 🙏  Get inspired by new age music with warm blessed healing sounds.
Concentrate and pacify the mind by reconnecting with your true nature. Relax, expand your mind and open your heart to bring peace to the world. Music to focus and calm down. Start your inner journey! Listen & share here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/62EYov1T22orJny4xJZyXW?si=b8a004eaa83b4b1cit. "In general, the mantras are in Sanskrit. Sanskrit is considered not a human language, but a divine one. If we think about it, each language comes from the energy of each country (German is impregnated with German energy, Italian with Italian energy, etc). But Sanskrit came from this other energy, a divine, or enlightened energy. So when you recite the mantras, when you make the sounds of the mantra, for example "Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha", there is a blessing just in those sounds: the Sanskrit alphabet is a mantra.
Green Tara and Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha mantra. The meaning of divinity in Tibetan Buddhism25/2/2023  Tara statue at Dag Shang Kagyu buddhist center in Panillo, Spain. Green Tara mantra OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SOHA was the first mantra I learned. The psychotherapist who helped me a few years ago taught me. He recommended reciting him everything I could between the sessions, and since I wanted to be better, I thought: "I have nothing to lose, let's give it a try". I recited it as I traveled by subway, while showering and whenever I could.
"🔸In Tibetan Buddhism, the divinity is not an external, worldly deity, but a divinity that arises within us, it comes from our interior because it is our true nature, the state of Buddha, and therefore establishing a connection with it is of great benefit . By reciting the mantra Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha we create a connection with Tara, which is our true nature, thus pacifying afflictive emotions and obstacles that we have. Purifying negativities the last day of the Tibetan year with Vajrasattva 100 syllables mantra21/2/2023 Last night, before Losar day (Tibetan new year), music came to my mind while singing 100 syllabes of Dorje Sempa mantra (Vajrasattva mantra) with some rhythm inspired by the sound of the mantra.
I decided to record it before going to bed. I thought: "It seems a good idea to work on this today, so I can purify obscurations singing the Vajrasattva mantra in the last day of the Tibetan year 2149, and start tomorrow the new year 'very clean'". Why not?  LOSAR Tibetan New Year 2150 ☸ WATER HARE
LOSAR TASHI DELEK "Losar" means: new year; and "Tashi Delek": may all signs in this environment be auspicious. "Losar Tashi Delek" is the usual way in which the new year is congratulated in Tibetan Buddhism. |
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