Simultaneously, the world prays together . . . once in a Blue Moon?  Well, “yes” to the Blue Moon part.  But not just once–let’s do it daily!

Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo (not content with a 24 Hour Prayer Vigil in one location) is aiming for world prayer! She starts tonight, December 31, at 7 p.m. (EST: GMT -5), with a simple Amitabha meditation and mantra recitation.  She invites the world to join her in the very same meditation and prayer at the same time. (You’ll be in your home; she’ll be in hers.  But you’ll be coming from the same place!)

Tonight will see a “Blue Moon,” the second full moon in December. But even more significant, on the Tibetan calendar, a partial eclipse of the moon marks this day as an auspicious one for practice.  According to Buddhist tradition, today we can consider the effect of our actions to be multiplied 1000 times.  Let’s use this day to join forces for good!

If you have been following Jetsunma on “twitter,” you know that on Monday she transmitted a simple, complete meditation on Amitabha, the Buddha of Limitless Light. She called it “a VERY short condensed method, taken from Nam Cho.”  The practice should take about 15 minutes.

The Nam Cho, or “Space Treasures,” is the cycle of practices revealed by Terton Migyur Dorje in the 17th century.  These practices are used extensively in the Palyul Lineage, to which KPC belongs, and in other Nyingma Lineages of Vajrayana Buddhism as well.

In the future, Jetsunma hopes to add a live audio/visual component to this daily pray-along.  But for now, know that the merit of joining one’s mind in prayer with the Lama is immense!

You can find the Amitabha practice here.