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Supporting Members Video: Ekajati Blue Tara Mantra 1 Hour Supremely Powerful Protection and Wish-Granting
Ekajati is one of Mother Tara's most supremely wrathful forms. She is famous for her fierce protection from dangers, obstacles, and demons, her wish-granting powers, and her role as a Wisdom Mother. She is also, in her Blue Form, a supreme healer. She is associated with Blue Tara or Black Tara, and...
Buddhist Wisdom on Aging: Aging is a Process of Awakening and Wisdom
Supporting Member Video: Wrathful Black Tara Mantra 1 Hour: Destroyer of Enemies, Evil and Curses Vadi Pramardani Tara
Wrathful Black Tara Mantra 1 Hour Destroys Enemies, Evil and Curses (Surya Gupta lineage) Black Tara Who Destroys Enemies, Adversaries, Evil, Curses is the 7th Tara in all lineages of 21 Taras. She emanates in wrathful form to become the powerful destroyer of enemies, evil and curses or black magic, evil intentions...
Video: Lama Tsongkhapa Migtsema Mantra Praise: Compassion, Wisdom, Power
Lama Tsongkhapa’s Migtsema wonderfully chanted for one full hour by the amazing Yoko Dharma. Benefits: “unconditional love and compassion” — which is the meaning of Migtsema, as well as healing, compassion, metta, wisdom, power. Lama Tsongkhapa is considered the embodiment of the Compassion of Avaokiteshvara, the Wisdom of Manjushri, and the Power...
Supporting Member Video: Lama Tsongkhapa Migtsema Mantra Praise: Compassion, Wisdom, Power
Lama Tsongkhapa’s Migtsema wonderfully chanted for one full hour by the amazing Yoko Dharma. Benefits: “unconditional love and compassion” — which is the meaning of Migtsema, as well as healing, compassion, metta, wisdom, power. Lama Tsongkhapa is considered the embodiment of the Compassion of Avaokiteshvara, the Wisdom of Manjushri and the Power...
Video: Recite with us the full Sutra of Tara Who Protects from the Eight Fears with her Great Dharani
The Sutra of Tara Who Protects from the Eight Fears is important as a Sutra — Tara’s own beautiful, hopeful, evocative and powerful words. Reciting the short Sutra, especially on the two Tara days each month -- the 8th of the lunar month and the full moon -- is especially powerful for...
Supporting Member Video: 21 Taras Dharani in English 1 Hour; a Complete Healing, Prosperity, Protection, Growth
A full hour of the beautiful and powerful 21 Taras Dharani empowers you with the Healing and Pacifying energy of several White Taras, the Enriching and Prosperity energy of several yellow Taras (including Vasudhara), the Magnetizing or Growing energies of several Red Taras, and the awesome protective wrathful energies of several Black...
VIDEO: HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! TASHI DELEK LOSAR! 龍年快樂 – May All Beings be Happy
From your Dharma friends at Buddha Weekly, wishing you a most auspicious, wonderful, and happy NEW YEAR of the DRAGON! February 10, 2024 is Lunar New Year -- with celebrations lasting usually two weeks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjPE-q71kV4 HAPPY MAITREYA DAY! February 10 is also Maitreya Buddha Day. Happy 15 Days of Miracles...
What are deities? Not other than “the qualities of the fully awakened… latent within us.” Who is Guru? “the pointer to these qualities”
The concept of "deity" is the most misunderstood aspect of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. Buddha did not discuss a creator God. Why, then do we speak of "deities" in Buddhism? The concept of "Guru" is another largely misunderstood concept. The great Kyabje Garchen Rinpoche introduces the concept: "...Every deity is the same......
Video: Reciting the Heart Sutra for Wisdom, Compassion, Purification; with Om Gate Gate Paragate Mantra
Daily recitation of the Heart Sutra is encouraged by most Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist teachers. It is a remedy for suffering, and for the accumulation of merit; wisdom; compassion; and success in Dharma practice. PLEASE TURN ON CC for RECITE ALONG SUBTITLES and choose your language. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yvs8B9KQjU CONTENTS 00:00-01:59 Introduction to...
Supporting Member Video: Sutra Remembering the Three Jewels – Meritorious Recitation for Buddha Days and to Purify Karma
One of the treasured merit-accumulating practices in Mahayana Buddhism is the recitation of the glorious Sutra Remembering the Three Jewels. In Sanskrit this is Ārya-ratnatraya-anusmṛti-sūtra. According to the teachings, reciting this Sutra only one time, purifies negative karma, illuminates the mind, cultivates concentration, propagates the Dharma, protects the Dharma, delivers the deceased,...
The “Four Rs” of the Lunar Year End in Buddhism: Vital Vajrasattva Practice and Pre-Losar Traditions Explained
Sweeping away the obstacles, bad karma, bad luck and negativities of the old year, going into a new year with a purified "clean slate", is an important lunar New Year practice in Buddhism. (This Year Losar falls on Feb 10. Purification practices ideally should be performed Feb 3-9.) It's also an important...
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.
Tara on YouTube
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.