Absorption

Then the image of Tara dissolves into light and the light
dissolves into you. Because the light energy dissolves into
you, fear and delusion are purified and you receive the full
blessings of the mantra. You and Tara become inseparable:
Your body becomes Tara’s body.
Your speech becomes Tara’s speech.
Your mind becomes Tara’s mind.

Dedication

By this virtuous action may I quickly attain the state of Tara

and
place all beings without exception in that pure world.

GE WA DI YI NYUR DU DAG
PAK MA DROLMA DRUB GYUR NAY
DRO WA CHIG KYANG MA LU PA
DE YI SA LA GO PAR SHOG

Green Tara
Meditation
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 Seven-limb Prayer
In the past, as well as today, many people have fulfilled their
worldly needs and reached Nirvana and Enlightenment through Reverently I prostrate with my body, speech, and mind to
the practice of Mother Tara. The practice of Tara is powerful Green Tara,
to help us overcome our fears, reduce stress, achieve a better And present clouds of every type of offering, actual and
future, heal physical and mental illness, as well as improve our mentally transformed.
relationships with ourselves and others. If anyone completes I confess all my negative actions accumulated since
just one Tara mantra meditation with positive intention, it is beginningless time,
very beneficial.Taking Tara into our daily practice is extremely And rejoice in the virtues of all holy and ordinary beings.
beneficial and helps us overcome mental, physical, and Please remain until cyclic existence ends,
spiritual obstacles. Those who are willing to take Green Tara And turn the wheel of Dharma for sentient beings.
as their personal deity (yiddam) receive tremendous benefits. I dedicate all the virtues of myself and others to the great
enlightenment.
In India, where Buddhist practice originated, we see the image
of Tara frequently depicted, which shows that this is one of the
main practices since the beginning of Buddhism. This is an Mantra
ancient practice that has been transmitted with unbroken
lineage for over 2500 years. In Tibet, the four major schools of OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SOHA
Buddhism (Nyngma, Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelug) each have
some unique practices, but Green Tara is common to all four of
the schools and is the main practice of many highly realized
people.

All the Buddhas of the past, present, and future possess

wisdom, compassion, and action; they are all enlightened and Meaning of the Mantra
possess all abilities. However, each Buddha has been granted
unique qualities that stand out among others, based upon their OM – Tara’s enlightened body, speech and mind
specific motivation prior to becoming enlightened. Mother TARE – Liberation from true suffering, the suffering of
Tara is associated with the qualities of action and protection samsara
(as a mother who is willing to give her life to protect her TUTTARE – Liberation from fear and delusion
children), kindness and caring, and a strong connection to the TURE – Tara is willing to provide all that is required to
earth. It is said that those who meditate on Tara receive these become free from suffering
qualities more quickly than through meditation on male SOHA – may the meaning of the mantra take root in my mind
Buddhas.
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Imagine you are receiving all the blessings and gifts from Tara Prayer of Refuge and Bodhicitta
and that you are cleansing all the negative thoughts and karma
that you have accumulated in this lifetime and across all I take refuge until I am enlightened
previous lifetimes. After the mantras circle for a while within the In the buddhas, the dharma, and the sangha.
lotus of your heart, visualize the mantras exiting from your Through the merit I create by practicing giving and the other
heart, and floating back to Tara’s heart. This creates a perfections,
continuous loop of mantras between Tara’s heart, to her mouth, May I attain buddhahood for the sake of all sentient beings.
to your mouth, to your heart, and back to Tara, and so on.
SANG GYAY CHO DANG TSOG KYI CHOG NAM LA
Homage JANG CHUB BAR DU DAG NI KYAB SU CHI
DAG GI JIN SOG GYI PAY SO NAM GYI
DRO LA PEN CHIR SANG GYAY DRUB BAR SHOG

Four Immeasurables
In the most perfect place, the Potala,
Born of the green letter TAM, May all sentient beings have happiness and the causes of
Drolma emanates on the light rays of TAM happiness;
Drolma and entourage, please grant your presence. May all sentient beings be free from suffering and the
The gods and demigods bow their crowns at your lotus feet. causes of suffering;
The one who liberates all the destitute, May all sentient beings never be separated from the
I bow to you, Drolma, the Mother. happiness that knows no suffering;
May all sentient beings live in equanimity, free from
attachment and aversion.
POTALA YIN E CHOK NE
TAM YIK JANG KU LE TRUNG SHING SEM CHEN TAM CHAY DE WA DANG
TAM YIK O KYI DROLMA TRUL DE WAY GYU DANG DEN PAR GYUR CHIG
DROLMA KOR CHE SHE SU SOL SEM CHEN TAM CHAY DUG NGEL DANG
LHA DANG LHA MIN CHO PEN GYI DUG NGEL KYI GYU DANG DEL WAR GYUR CHIG
SHAP KYI PE MA LA TU CHING SEM CHEN TAM CHAY DUG NGEL ME PAY
PONG PA KUN LE DROL DZE MA DE WA DANG MI DREL WAR GYUR CHIG
DROLMA YUM LA CHAK TSAL LO SEM CHEN TAM CHAY NYE RING CHAG DANG
NYI DANG DREL WAY DANG NYOM LA NAY PAR GYUR
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 Tara Visualization and Motivation
Start with a little detail and then add increasing details as your
Visualization is a common practice in Buddhism, especially in concentration becomes stronger and stronger. Slowly we begin to
Vajrayana Buddhism. Visualizing an image can be used at any level feel that this image is increasingly life-like, transforming from an
of spiritual practice, for Buddhists (with Hinayana, Mahayana or image or painting into a real-living human! In Tara’s third-eye,
Vajrayana motivations) and non-Buddhists alike. In Buddhism, throat and heart, there are the three letters
especially Mahayana Buddhism, the image is visualized based on a
foundation of loving-kindness and compassion to all living beings. OM – white
Sometimes it is difficult to expand your thoughts to all living beings,
but it is beneficial if you can. AH – red

To generate Bodhicitta, the prayer of refuge and the four HUNG – blue
immeasurable thoughts help generate strong positive motivation.
Once that feeling has been generated, it is beneficial to include a The blue letter Hung is in Tara’s heart, and her heart is fully open
short practice on sunyata (emptiness). Generate a sense of emptiness and the syllable HUNG is standing in the center of the heart, which
and all ordinary (mundane) thoughts and appearances dissolve. is in the form of a lotus. The lotus has ten petals and on each petal
are the syllables of Tara’s mantra, OM TARE TUTTARE TURE
There arises an awareness of interdependence and SOHA. The green letter TAM is standing in the middle of the lotus
interconnectedness, as well as an awareness that nothing exists in beside the letter HUNG. In your third eye is OM, in your throat is
the way we perceive it. Remain in that level of consciousness (state) AH, and in your heart is HUNG. Imagine your own heart being
as long as possible. Then from that state, there will arise a beautiful completely open, also transformed into a ten petalled lotus, with the
red open lotus, with beautiful petals. The petals are fresh and letters HUNG and TAM in the centre, with OM TARE TUTTARE
covered with dew. On that lotus, standing on a moon disc is the TURE SO HA on the ten petals. It is important that as you visualize
green letter TAM. Green symbolizes air, action, and protection. each syllable you think about the meaning of the syllable.
TAM is the seed syllable of Tara, it represents her essence. The
syllable TAM and the lotus should be visualized holding the image Then begin to visualize the lotus rotating, clockwise, and, as
in your mind with the same size and colours each day (which the flower rotates, mantras are emitted from the lotus petals.
strengthens your concentration). It can be any shade of green, but The mantras that rise are luminous, like a rainbow. As one
should remain the same for each meditation. mantra is emitted, another forms behind it in a continuous
spiral of mantras. The mantras float in a spiral from her heart,
If it is difficult to hold the detail of Tara, look upon the image of up through her chest to her mouth, and spiral across to your
Tara on the cover of this booklet, or any image you find attractive. mouth. The mantras then enter your mouth and spiral down
Begin with the general outline, drawing the outline of the image of into your chest to circle clockwise in your heart, where there is
Tara, and then begin to fill in the image. The brush is the wisdom also a lotus with ten petals. The mantras circle in your chest
and the ink is compassion. There is always the combination of
radiating all of the blessings from Tara, purifying your body,
wisdom and compassion, as well as inner peace and bliss during the
meditation (this is the goal to constantly keep in mind).
speech, and mind.
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