Offering to the Spiritual Guide

Offering to the Spiritual Guide is an online evening of chanted prayer in the Kadampa Buddhist tradition, offered by Kadampa Meditation Center Austin. It is a guided Guru yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa, and it suits anyone drawn to devotional chanting, meditation on the stages of the path, or a live virtual practice they can join from home.

What to Expect

Offering to the Spiritual Guide, often shortened to OSG, is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa practiced in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. Its main focus is relying upon the Spiritual Guide. Within that, the practice gathers the essential points of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and of training the mind (Lojong), along with both the generation and completion stages of Highest Yoga Tantra.

The practice includes a tsog offering, a traditional shared offering within Tibetan Buddhist ritual practice. The session runs from 6:30 to 8:15 in the evening, about an hour and three quarters, and is held as a virtual event. It belongs to a recurring series at the center, listed under chanted prayers.

Before You Go

The gathering takes place entirely online, so you only need a quiet space and a connection. The material describes a practice rooted in Highest Yoga Tantra, so if you are new to this tradition, it may help to contact Kadampa Meditation Center Austin beforehand with questions about how the practice is led and how to take part.