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Book Excerpt from: Train Your Mind: Tibetan Exercises in Wisdom and Compassion

Train Your Mind: Tibetan Exercises in Wisdom and Compassion by Dhirananda & Viryabodhi available in book stores here>>
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  By Dhirananda & Viryabodhi Book Excerpt At This Crucial Time, Practise the Essentials The traditional Buddhist view is that we have lived an infinite number of lives before this...
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Supporting Member Video: Decoding the 21 Taras Mantras: Which Tara and Activity is Effective for Your Situation?

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Decoding the 21 Taras: Which Tara Mantra and Activity is for Your Situation Which of the 21 Tara Mantras should I practice for specific requests? What do the mantras mean? Which activity do I need for my situation? Video: https://vimeo.com/1062987836?share=copy#t=0 CONTENTS...
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SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Secrets to Practicing Sadhanas: Goals, How to Step-by-Step and Why We Recite Word-for-Word

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Why are Sadhanas, or guided, written meditations, an indispensable part of Vajrayana Buddhist practice? What is the goal of each of the steps in a Sadhana or guided practice? Why are Sadhanas compared to the secret sauce recipes of great chefs and cooks?...
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SUPPORTING MEMBERS: Losar and 15 Miracles of Buddha: 15 Merit-Multiplied Days — Sacred Miracles of Shakyamuni Buddha

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Why are the first 15 Days of the Lunar Year considered the most sacred for Buddhist practice? Why is merit increased by 100 million times on these days? What are the 15 Miracles of Shakyamuni Buddha? Why did he...
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Daily Practice of Tara, Vajrasattva and Ushnisha Vijaya with Chanted Mantras for Protection, Purification and Long Life

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Arising from the Ushnisha, Namgyalma, destroying the Lord of Death ; Tara, who liberates the fears of Samsara; Lord of All Families, Vajrasattva; I bow to the wonderful and supreme deities. RECOMMENDED FOR LOSAR, LUNAR NEW YEAR, END OF MONTH PURIFICATION,...
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Tashi Delek! Happy LOSAR! Tibetan Lunar New Year Feb 28, 2025, Year of the Wood Snake; how to prepare, how to celebrate to bring auspicious blessings

TASHI DELEK, HAPPY LOSAR — YEAR OF THE WOOD SNAKE.  In this feature we highlight ways to bring in the most auspicious dragon year possible.     On the Tibetan Lunar Calendar, Losar — New Year! — falls on February 28, 2025 NOTE: Chinese Lunar New Year is one month earlier, due...
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Buddha’s Days of Miracles: 15 Miracles in 15 Days – Extra Merit Practice Days from LOSAR New Year to the Day of Miracles

Buddha's 12th miracle, light manifests compassion and love in the heart of all beings.
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  The first 15 Days of the Lunar New Year in Vajrayana Buddhism are considered the most sacred for practice. (This year February 28, 2025 is Losar) We begin the year with these 15...
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Video: How to Bless Buddhist Dharma Objects with Purity Essence Mantra. Why purifying is important

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Why is it important to purify and bless sacred Dharma objects we use in Buddhist practice? How do we purify and bless, if we are not able to ask our teacher for the blessing? What is the...
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SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: How to Bless Buddhist Dharma Objects with Shunyata Mantra. Why purifying is important

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Why is it important to purify and bless sacred Dharma objects we use in Buddhist practice? How do we purify and bless, if we are not able to ask our teacher for the blessing? What is the essence mantra and why...
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SUPPORTING MEMBERS VIDEO: Om Mani Padme Hum chanted in Sanskrit – Avalokiteshvara 6 Blessings Mantra and 10 Protections Mantra

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Om Mani Padme Hum, in six syllables, contains the essence of the Bodhisattva mission, the Compassion for all beings in all six realms and transforms the six poisons: pride, jealousy, desire, ignorance, greed and hatred. For this reason, it is the most...
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Why Buddha Nature is one of the most important understandings in Mahayana Buddhism and why Tathagatagarbha Buddha Nature is not the soul

“All beings are Buddhas, But obscured by incidental stains. When those have been removed, there is Buddhahood.” — Third Karmapa Rangjun Dorje [4] Buddha Nature (Buddha Dhatu) is one of the most important and inspirational foundation understandings in Mahayana Buddhism — possibly the most important. The symbol of the Lotus — while...
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VIDEO: Why do mantras work — and sometimes don’t! What are the 3 requirements for mantra use?

 
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Why do mantras sometimes seem to work and other times do not? What is the fuel that makes the mantra engine run? Why can’t I use Buddhist mantras for negative intentions? What is the three...
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Buddha Weekly’s Special Section

Tara, Mother of all Buddhas

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Loving face of the Mother of All Buddhas Green Tara. Detail from art by Ben Christian.
Karma Mother

How does Tara Help?

Tara, like any Mother, is ready to jump to our aid, even in mundane areas of life. She is the “practical Buddha” — the “Karma Mother” — the Buddha most active in our lives. Her Sanskrit name translates as “a star by which to navigate” — and like a star, she is always with us whenever we look for her.

Tara 6 Tara Victorious Over Three Worlds Trailokya Vijaya Tara.
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21 Taras Mantra Video Playlist

An entire playlist of every one of the mantras for the 21 Taras. Don't miss the amazing Tara mantra chanting of Yoko Dharma for the each Tara of the 21 Taras according to Surya Gupta lineage. One video with many repetitions and visualized images for each Tara. The final video is the English-translated 21 Praises to Tara sung in English.

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