Establish Divine Connection Through Seven Limb Prayer

Buddhism brings to us a complete and profound prayer framework that can help us establish a divine connection not only with our almighty but to all sentient beings in the world - whether it's our friends, so-called enemies, or the animals we are surrounded with. This prayer framework is called Seven Limb Prayer, a practice we can integrate into our own belief and faith systems.

It consists of seven steps or points, each of which is unique in helping us cleanse our own systems, reach out to the almighty, and be in oneness with the world. This is one of the most ancient and revered practices for energizing one’s mind towards a divine connection and for enlightenment.

In this course, we will dedicate one lesson to each limb, detailing out all the steps including a mindfulness practice that should be practiced throughout the day.

Leçon 1: Introduction To Seven Limb Prayer

Welcome to the first day of our practice of Seven Limb Prayer. Seven Limb Prayer is an ancient and revered Buddhism practice that helps us to cleanse our system while reconnecting with the almighty and the sentient beings around us.

In this lesson, we will understand in brief the structure of a seven-limb prayer and why it is essential and beneficial to do this practice daily before our meditation sessions.

Leçon 2: Setting Up Your practice

Welcome to Day 2 of our Seven Limb Prayer practice. It is very important to prepare a correct setup before our Seven Limb Prayer because the intention of our practice runs through the complete session and directly determines the outcome of it.

In this lesson, we will go through the setup of the Refuge field and Bodhichitta field and end our lesson with a practice session on the same.

Leçon 3: Limb One - Homage

Welcome back to Day 3 of our Seven Limb Prayer practice. Paying homage is not only about asking for blessings, it’s about connecting with the deity and their qualities. It is also about connecting with our own seeds of potentialities.

In this lesson, we will go through limb one of the seven-limb practice, which pays homage to the deity or almighty. We will end our lesson with a practice session on the same and a mindfulness practice, which is to be done throughout the day.

Leçon 4: Limb Two - Offerings

Welcome to Day 4 of our Seven Limb Prayer practice. Limb two in the Seven Limb Prayer is about offering to the deity, and at the same time, opening our hearts to all the sentient beings we imagined in the Bodhichitta field during our setting-up practice session.

In this lesson, we will explore how to offer to the almighty and the sentient beings. We will end our lesson with a practice session on the same and a mindfulness practice, which is to be done throughout the day.

Leçon 5: Limb Three - Confessing

Welcome to Day 5 of our Seven Limb Prayer practice. Today, we will explore the limb of confessing. This is one of the most important limbs, helping you explore areas of improvement and making a commitment towards it without any reaction, negativity, or judgment.

We will end our lesson with a practice session on the same and a mindfulness practice, which is to be done throughout the day.

Leçon 6: Limb Four - Rejoicing

Welcome to Day 6 of our Seven Limb Prayer practice. The limb of rejoicing is one of the most wonderful limbs of all, which allows you to fill your heart with joy and positivity. Today, let’s explore how to rejoice and what to rejoice on.

This limb will help you see things and people in a more positive light and help you get rid of anxieties and irritations stemming from micro thinking. We will end our lesson with a practice session on the same and a mindfulness practice, which is to be done throughout the day

Leçon 7: Limb Five – Requesting To Stay

Welcome to Day 7 of our Seven Limb Prayer practice. One of the characteristics of karma says that if you don’t create the causes, you don’t get the results. Following this for our limb five practice, we will request our deity or almighty to stay with us. They are the ones who show us the path, who bless us, and hence this is a very important limb to follow.

We will end our lesson with a practice session on the same and a mindfulness practice, which is to be done throughout the day

Leçon 8: Limb Six – Requesting To Teach

Welcome to Day 8 of our Seven Limb Prayer practice. According to Buddha, you cannot achieve enlightenment without studying, reflecting, and meditating. Our deity is like our doctor who gives us the medicine of teachings so that we can achieve maximum happiness and let go of all problems and fearlessness.

In this limb, we will explore how to request our almighty to stay and give us teachings to be on the correct path. We will end our lesson with a practice session on the same and a mindfulness practice, which is to be done throughout the day.

Leçon 9: Limb Seven – Dedication

Welcome to Day 9 of our Seven Limb Prayer practice. Today, we explore why it's important to dedicate our energies at the end of each practice and how should we do it in a complete manner encompassing not just ourselves, but all the sentient beings in the world.

We will end our lesson with a practice session on the same and a mindfulness practice, which is to be done throughout the day.

Leçon 10: Complete Seven Limb Prayer Session

Welcome to the last day of our seven-limb practice. Having learned all the seven limbs, we will do a complete 15 mins seven-limb session covering all the steps from set up to dedication. This will help you to integrate this practice into your day-to-day life.

We will end our session with some more creative ideas to do this practice. Hope you enjoyed the course. Do start your day with a small Seven Limb Practice always, says one of my teachers and create the right causes for your enlightenment.

Reviews

I am deeply grateful for this course.
It made me feel connected to source. Thank you for your guidance! 🙏🏽

What a beautiful course on the Seven Limb Prayer. A beautiful and important step in my daily practice. Thank you so very much. I do hope you will offer other courses because you teach so wonderfully.
Namaste.

A rich practice which is a beautiful framework. Thank you.

This has been a very important course for me, as the seven limb practice is new to me and just what I need at this time. Each session highlights one portion of the practice, explaining with clear and accessible language how the practice is beneficial and how we can make it feel fresh and vital each time we practice. I feel like this practice is especially useful for this time, when there is so much suffering and we can feel powerless to make the needed change. Each limb offers a real psychological benefit and helps to reset the mind, so we don’t get dragged down by hopelessness. Thank you for your efforts and for this beautiful course!

I have enjoyed and gotten a lot out of this course. I want to go through it again and take notes so I can personalize it to me. I like the suggestion of using it before our daily meditation.
Thank you, and I will keep my eye out for any additional courses you may offer on Insight Timer!

Nice course

Useful for my meditation practice

A new prayer practice to me, which I was able to incorporate into my own spiritual tradition. Thank you!🙏🏼