Light Offering
If you offer light on a regular basis, it will enable you to accumulate inconceivable merit and will help to remove obstacles in your daily life, in terms of both worldly activities and spiritual practices.
Whatever your dedication is for……
The benefits
''By making light offerings, you are able to dispel the darkness of ignorance and achieve wisdom. By offering light, you are never in darkness while you are circling in samsara. There will always be light. And offering light just one time to Buddha creates the karma to have great wealth for many hundreds or thousands of lifetimes.'' - Lama Yeshe
In the Tune of Brahma Sutra Clarifying Karma, it is said that making light offerings brings you ten benefits:
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The benefits:
1. You become like a light in the world.
2. You achieve (when born human) the clairvoyance of the pure flesh eye.
3. You achieve the devas’ eye.
4. You receive the wisdom of knowing what is virtue and what is non-virtue.
5. You are able to eliminate the darkness of ignorance, the concept of inherent existence.
6. You receive the illumination of wisdom; even in samsara you never experience darkness.
7. You receive much wealth and enjoyment.
8. You are reborn in the deva or human realm.
9. You quickly become liberated.
10. You quickly attain enlightenment.
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Two kinds of Light Offering that you can arrange at VNOS: :
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Option One) Arrange Light Offering for a special dedication
✓ Decide on days & number of lights (minimum 7 days, 3 lights per day)
✓ $1.5AUD per light
✓ For the deceased, we recommend 49 days, 7 lights per day
Option Two) A month-long 24-hour/day Light Offering to Deities
✓$108 AUD for one month/one deity, except for Amitayus Buddha and White Tara, two deities for the same donation
✓ Around 220-240 lights in a month
✓ Arrange for yourself, friends, and family who are in need
✓ Give it as a birthday gift to your beloved
✓ Accumulate inconceivable merit during the months with powerful days
A Month Light Offering to Shakyamuni Buddha:
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Success in spiritual practices.
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Developing wisdom and compassion.
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$108 AUD / month/ at least 220 lights.
A Month Light Offering to
Green Tara:
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Success in activities.
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Clarity and wisdom.
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$108 AUD / month/ at least 220 lights.
A Month Light Offering to
Guru Padmasambhava:
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Make offering to all the Gurus, Yidams and Dakinis in the past, present and future.
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Success in activities.
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Clarity and wisdom.
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$108 AUD / month/ at least 220 lights.
A Month Light Offering to Amitayus Buddha and White Tara:
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Long life & health.
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Eliminate sickness.
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Removal of life obstacles
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Success in virtuous activities.
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$108 AUD / month/ at least 220 lights.
A Month Light Offering to
Medicine Buddha:
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Pacify sickness
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Help the deceased
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​Bring Success (worldly or spiritual purposes)
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$108 AUD / month/ at least 220 lights.
Making light offering
Step 2 - Payment
Please proceed with the selected payment method to make the offering in order to complete the process. Related payment procedures can be found in the email sent to you after submitting the form above. Once we receive your donation, Gen Namgyel-la will handle all light offering requests personally at Tara House, Australia. ​No further confirmation will be sent.
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