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Tara’s eight great laughters — transforming the eight demons and fears; relying on the Mother of the Buddhas

Even the great Conqueror Shakyamuni Buddha relied on Mother Tara’s “eight great laughters” to pacify fears, doubts, and demons. Tara is known as the Mother of All Buddhas because it is through Her Wisdom that all beings can attain Enlightenment. Traditionally, the Enlightened female represents “wisdom,” while the Enlighted male represents “compassion.”...
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Buddha: How to protect wealth, associate with virtuous friends and relate to your spouse, employer, children: guidance for lay practitioners in Sigalovada Sutta

It may seem hard to imagine the Peerless One, Shakyamuni Buddha, teaching the more mundane aspects of lay life conduct. Imagine the Buddha teachings us "financial planning" (really!) — and  to relate to our children, employers and spouse! In the Sigalovada, the Conquerer did exactly that, and much more.  
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Buddha explains the concept with the simile of the stained cloth: "Monks, suppose a cloth were clean and bright, and a dyer...
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Buddhism helps seniors through difficult times; research demonstrates link to longer life

    According to studies, spiritual life can enhance positive aging and health. A spiritual connection enhances the well-being of senior citizens — according to research — whether in the form of spirituality or formal religion [1]. This is aside from numerous studies citing the benefits of Buddhist meditation on health and...
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Buddhist Living / Scientific Buddhist

Korean Seon Buddhism: the thriving and profound tradition, history and practices of Seon Buddhists

Korean Buddhist temple drumming.
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The resonating sound of the Korean moktak is iconic of the beautiful practices of Korean Buddhism. Although the wooden Moktak is similar to the Mokugyo Japanese fish drum — there are subtle differences, just as there are subtle differences between Korean Seon and...
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Buddhist Practices / Zen • Chan • Seon

Video: Black Tara Mantra, Destroyer of all Evils and Enemies; Chanted 108 Times

Tara, the Mother of all the Buddhas, emanates in countless forms to help sentient beings. (PLEASE TURN ON CC captions if you'd like to chant along with the mantra or for other languages.) In her most wrathful black form, the 7th of the 21 Taras, she overcomes every evil, every enemy, obstacle,...
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Ad-Free Video for Supporting Members: Black Tara Mantra, Destroyer of all Evils and Enemies; Mother Tara’s Wrathful Aspect, Chanted 108 Times

Tara, the Mother of all the Buddhas, emanates in countless forms to help sentient beings. In her most wrathful black form, the 7th of the 21 Taras, she overcomes every evil, every enemy, obstacle, negativity — and even curses or evil forces. All Taras protect. As Black Tara, in her most wrathful...
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Supporting Member Podcast: Black Tara Mantra, Destroyer of all Evils and Enemies; Mother Tara’s Wrathful Aspect

Tara, the Mother of all the Buddhas, emanates in countless forms to help sentient beings. In her most wrathful black form, the 7th of the 21 Taras, she overcomes every evil, every enemy, obstacle, negativity — and even curses or evil forces. All Taras protect. As Black Tara, in her most wrathful...
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HAPPY VESAK DAY (May 5, 2023) May All Beings Benefit.

Vesak is a day for extra practice, offerings, and meritorious deeds such as giving. Vesak — Buddha's birthday!
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  On this day we celebrate Buddha's Life and Teachings. (In 2023 on May 5). During his extraordinary life, he gave 80,000 teachings (by tradition) recording the...
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Lord Buddha Day! Vesak May 5 2023: Buddha’s Birthday! the “most sacred day to millions of Buddhists around the world” — UN

Mark May 5, 2023 on your calendar as a day for extra practice, offerings, and meritorious deeds such as giving. This is Vesak — Buddha's birthday!  Merit is multiplied millions of times!  "Skies of merit," as many teachers say.  
Vesak in Thailand.
Lord Buddha Day! Vesak May 5 2023: Buddha's Birthday! the "most sacred day to millions of Buddhists around the world" — UN 4
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Logic and Analysis: Buddha teaches in Magga-vibhanga Sutta — Analysis of the Noble Eightfold Path

The heart of Buddha's teachings is the Eightfold Path — a prescription for our own personal path to realizations based on positive karmic conduct. That does not stop the Buddha from analytical logic and debate. After the first teachings, Buddha spent decades teaching the path — a key method of teaching, as...
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Sutras & Sutta / Theravada

Video: Yamantaka Vajrabhairava, the Death Destroyer: ultimate wrathful form of Enlightened Wisdom

Conquering the maras and even death is at the very heart of Buddhism. As the death destroyer, Yamantaka symbolizes this aspiration, and his meditational deity practice is designed to achieve that goal. No deity is more misunderstood than the buffalo-headed deity Vajrabhairava, also known as Yamantaka. Wrathful barely begins to describe Yamantaka....
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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.

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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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