This abbreviated offering ritual to Maitreya was arranged by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Maitreya resides in the Tushita heaven awaiting the time of descent to the earth to turn the wheel of Dharma to benefit all sentient beings during a time when the Dharma teachings no longer exist.

From Universal Love:
"In the future, because of the growth of delusion, the beings in this world will degenerate – their lifespan will decrease and their lives will be filled with much suffering. When human life expectancy has decreased to only ten years, Maitreya will manifest in the form of a great spiritual leader and demonstrate the path of virtue. In particular, he will spread the teachings on loving kindness and, as a result, the fortune of the humans in this world will begin to improve – they will gradually give up their deluded attitudes and harmful behavior and their lifespan will start to increase. After many eons it will have grown enormously and people will live for 80,000 years. Then their lifespan will slowly decrease again until it reaches about one hundred. According to the prophesies of all the buddhas and his own promise, this is when Maitreya Buddha will appear in the world as a universal teacher, or founding buddha, like Shakyamuni."

Contents:

• Taking Refuge and Generating Bodhicitta
• Purifying the Place
• Invocation
• Blessing, Multiplying, and Presenting the Offerings
• Offering Prayer
• Requests
• The Foundation of All Good Qualities
• Requests and Mantra Recitation
• Actual Offering Practice
• Dedications
• Appendices
  - A Prayer to Maitreya
  - Prayer for the Flourishing of Je Tsongkhapa’s Teachings