OFFERING OF THE FIVE SENSES Card

(Tibetan: Dodyon Na Nga) These are known as the offering of the five qualities of enjoyment. On the outer level they are expressions of veneration towards the enlightened beings (the buddha, deity, lama) and the practitioner will visualize the most beautiful and valuable objects. On the inner level the practitioner is reminded during preparation and presentation, that these offerings actually represent all we possess, as everything we expereince is as a result of what we perceive through these five doors. The mirror represents sight, (in some tradition the mirror also represents the offering of pure thought); lute- sound; scarf- touch; incense- smell; fruit- taste. A powerful daily Mahayana Buddhist practice to conquer and overcome one's greed.