The practices of offering charity to spirits, pretas and nagas are oftenrecommended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to benefit both the practitioner and thebeings to which the practices are dedicated. This digital version includesadvice and commentary from Lama Zopa Rinpoche as well as translation andcommentary from Julia Graves.

Contents include:

1. Aroma Charity for Spirits (Sur Offering)
- Commentary by LamaZopa Rinpoche

2. Naga Torma Offering
- Commentary by Julia Graves

3. Offering Water Charity to the Pretas
- Offering Water Charity toPretas, Intermediate State Beings and Nagas
- A Short Practice ofOffering Water Charity to the Pretas
- An Abbreviated Practice forOffering Water to Pretas
- Dedication Prayer for Making WaterCharity
- Appendix 1: The Daily Practice of Water Offering toDzambhala
- Appendix 2: Instructions for Blessing Water in an ElaborateWay with Various - Deities
- Commentary by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

All three sets of practices in this book require the practitioner to havereceived a Great Chenrezig Empowerment. If you have not received a GreatChenrezig Empowerment, it is still possible to do the practices, but you maynot do the self generation as Chenrezig. Instead, at the point of theself-generation in the sadhana, visualize Chenrezig on top of your headperforming all the actions in the practice.

118 pages, 2014 edition.