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Supporting Members Video: Vairochana Buddha Sanskrit Mantra: 1 Hour – Pacifies All Obstacles
In the center of the mandala is the Buddha Family of Vairochana (Vairocana) who is white in color and the chief of the mandala of five Buddhas. He is the same as great Maha Vairochana, the Buddha of Light. (Maha means “great”). His mantra and practice pacifies all negativities, disease, impurities, negative...
Wangdu Great Cloud of Blessings: the 9 Magnetizing Activity Yidams of the Padma Buddha family: Amitabha, Kurukulla, Chenrezig, Hayagriva, Vajrayogini, Vajradharma, Padmaraja, Chakrasamvara, Guhyajnana
“All Dharmas are forms of emptiness” : ultimate wisdom in the spaces between thoughts, between sounds, between images, between feelings
The sages and the Buddhas found ultimate wisdom in the spaces between thoughts, between sounds, between images, between feelings. The ancient saying "all Dharmas are forms of emptiness" isn't just a fun pun — how can there be "form" in emptiness? — it is also a core mission. When we think of...
Video How-to: Padmasmabhava: Key Points of Compassion & Generosity How to Chant Mantras Padmasambhava’s 4 Foundations 9 Tips from Teachers / Buddhist Teachings
How do we correctly chant Buddhist mantras for maximum benefit? Are there rules for guiding mantrayana practice? What are the prerequisites of mantra practice? In this presentation, we cover the prerequisites, the indispensibles, and offer 9 tips and practices for maximizing the benefit of your mantra practice, starting with the four foundations...
Supporting Members Mantra Video: Amoghasiddhi Buddha 108 Sanskrit Mantras All Accomplishments and Success
Amoghasiddhi’s mantra and practice “accomplishes” all activities with success. Like his co-equal Wisdom consort Tara, he represents Karma and wind (Chi) in our lives and is the manifestation of all activities in our world. (For a full video documentary on the great Activity Buddha, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz2Mom7Pcqk&t ) His heart mantra, chanted here,...
Supporting Members: How to Chant Mantras Padmasambhava’s 4 Foundations 9 Tips
How do we correctly chant Buddhist mantras for maximum benefit? Are there rules for guiding mantrayana practice? What are the prerequisites of mantra practice? In this presentation, we cover the prerequisites, the indispensables, and offer 9 tips and practices for maximizing the benefit of your mantra practice, starting with the four foundations...
Greed: how to cut the poison of Raya or Attachment: methods taught by Buddha including generosity, loving-kindness and compassion
Supporting Member Video: Usnishavijaya Complete Victory Long Life Sanskrit Mantra: 4th Yellow Tara of 21 Taras
Fourth Tara Yellow Tara of Complete Victory, Embodying All Positive Qualities (Ushnishavijaya) (Yellow) om tare tuttare ture ayur-jnana pushtim kuru svaha ॐ तरे तुत्तरे तुरे अयुर्-ज्नना पुश्तिम कुरु स्वहा Video: https://vimeo.com/950811912?share=copy According to Longchenpa’s instructions: om tare tuttare ture ayur-jnana pushtim kuru svaha This mantra supplicates Yellow Tara Ushnisha Vijaya to enrich...
Complete Guide to Buddhist Mantra Yana Practice: 4 Foundations and 9 Tips for Maximizing Mantra Benefits
Mantra Part 2: Good Vibrations — Mantras in Buddhist Practice “Of what is the body made? Of emptiness and rhythm.” How does mantra work?
"Of what is the body made?" asked George Leonard in The Silent Pulse. "It is made of emptiness and rhythm." He went on to describe how science views matter: "We can see the fully crystalline structures of muscle fiber, waving like wheat in the wind, pulsing many trillions of times a second....
Supporting Member Video: 15th White Tara: Maha Shanti Tara Sanskrit Mantra Pacifies evil, illness, obstacles
Maha Shanti Tara, Great White Tara of Supreme Peacefulness, 15th of 21 Taras The Fifteenth Tara of the twenty-one, known as Tara of Supreme Peacefulness, pacifies and purifies all negative karma, obstacles, and harm from spirits, evil intentions of others, and illness. Mantra according to Lord Atisha’s 21 Taras lineage: om tare...
The Science of Mantras: Mantras Work With or Without Faith; Research Supports the Effectiveness of Sanskrit Mantra for Healing — and Even Environmental Transformation
"At the heart of each of us, whatever our imperfections, there exists a silent pulse of perfect rhythm, made up of wave forms and resonances, which is absolutely individual and unique, and yet which connects us to everything in the universe." — George Leonard, Silent Pulse [13] Mantra is thought of as...
Buddha Weekly’s Special Section
Tara, Mother of all Buddhas
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.
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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.