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Supporting Members: Mother Chundi Dharani Mantra Sutra Benefits and Full Recitation

Why is Cundi Bodhisattva called the Mother of Seven Million Buddhas? What is her Sutra and her mantra? What are the benefits of her practice and Dharani? In this presentation, we'll answer these questions, then recite the abbreviated form of...
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Supporting Members Video: All 21 Tara Mantras, powerful Surya Gupta Lineage, sung by the Amazing Yoko Dharma

Mother Tara, like our own mothers, doesn’t judge us. And, like our mothers, she can wear many faces (sometimes the stern disciplinarian, other times, the embracing mother, even a great warrior!). In this way the 21 Taras visualization, based on...
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Supporting Member Video: Bardo Thodol Tibetan Book of the Dead, the Wisdom That Liberates from Guru Rinpoche

Why is the Bardo Thodol considered a spiritual treasure from the Enlightened Mind of the Second Buddha Padmasambhava? Why is a Book of the Dead considered nothing less than a profoundly liberating teaching? Why do teachers explain that the Bardo...
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Supporting Member Video: Avalokiteshvara Universal Gate Sutra Recitation: Saves from every danger; Many forms of Compassion

Glorious Avalokiteshvara Guanyin Chenrezig Kannon is immediately synonymous with the word Bodhisattva, the quintessential superhero savior. In Chapter twenty-five of the wondrous Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha makes it clear that Avalokiteshvara rescues all beings who call the name of the...
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Supporting Member Video: Six White Taras Pacifying Mantras and Introduction: Chanted Beautifully in Sanskrit

Why are there so many White Taras? Why are there six well-known White Taras in the 21 Taras? What are the activities and mantras of each of them, and how can I bring their energies into my life? VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/917535374?share=copy...
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Supporting Members: Manjushri Wisdom Mantra 1 Hour: Enhances Cognition and Memory Chanted Beautifully in Sanskrit

Manjushri (Manjusri) is the Buddha of wisdom and Lord of Speech, and has long been associated with memory, speech and wisdom. The Fifth Dalai Lama recommended the practice, and His Holiness wrote the practice sadhana “Practice to Receive the Seven...
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Supporting Members Video: Patrons Video: Parnashavari Tara Mantra 1 Hour Sanskrit: Eliminates Disease, Epidemics and Obstacles

Healing Parnashavari is Tara's Healing emanation, also lovingly known as Tara Dressed in Leaves. Her mantra is renowned through the centuries, for healing and especially for effectiveness against epidemics. Sing-along MANTRA (Sanskrit): Om Pishachi Parnashavari Sarvajora Prashamanayeh Svaha Video:  ...
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Supporting Members Video: Achala Fudu Myoo Sanskrit Mantra 1 Hour; Compassionate Help from the Wrathful Destroyer of Evil

Fudo Myoo Achala’s is exactly the type of Dharma Warrior we need in times of world strife, war, disease, and turmoil. His mantra, famously called the Mantra of Compassionate Help in the Vairochana Sutra, is renowned for stopping enemies, removing...
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Supporting Members Video: Marici Tara Mantra for Protection, Success and Prosperity Om Marici Mam Svaha

Marici (Marichi) is called the Great Enemy of Demons or Maras. She is the Enlightened Goddess of the Dawn. Her Golden Rays of Light Destroy any evil, curses, malignancy, evil intentions or curses. Her warm light is also the power...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Supporting Member Ad-Free Video: Ushnisha Vijaya Namgyelma Mantra 1 hour Vitality Mantra for Long Life; Heals and Removes Suffering

Ushnisha Vijaya or Namgyema's mantra is a treasure in Buddhism. It's uplifting, life-affirming mantra transforms the person who hears it. It is so joyful and uplifting, just hearing it is already a healing practice. Chanting the mantra is especially powerful...
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Supporting Member Video: Shakyamuni Buddha Mantra 1 Hour in Sanskrit: Blessings and Vast Merit Accumulation & Auspiciousness

The Sacred Sanskrit Syllables of Shakyamuni Gautama Buddha's mantra bring "skies of merit" to any who chant them according to several teaching lineages. LAMA ZOPA RINPOCHE taught, based on the Vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic, that this mantra's...
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Supporting Members Ad-Free Video: Vajrasattva 100 Syllable Sanskrit Mantra: 2 Hours of Purification; Removes Bad Luck and Obstacles

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. It's also an important practice before formal...
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Supporting Members Video: Protection from Every Danger: Green Tara Mantra 2 hours Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha

Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha is the ultimate activity mantra of the Activity of all the Buddhas. It is a powerful supplication to save us from the 8 fears and dangers to Mother Tara, who is the swift and heroic...
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Supporting Members Ad-Free Video: Tara’s 4 Activities Sanskrit Dharani 2 Full Hours of: Peace, Magnetizing, Enriching, Wrath

Lord Atisha transmitted teachings he received directly from Tara. The short Dharani, otherwise called the "mantra praise" invokes the White pacifying, Red enchanting, Yellow enriching and Black wrathful activities of the 21 Taras. Here, in this video, we present this...
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Supporting Members Ad-Free Video: White Tara Mantra 2 Hour in Sanskrit: Healing, Long Life, Blessing, Auspiciousness

According to Venerable Lama Phuntsock:"White Arya Tara, from among the 21 Taras, frees practitioners from untimely death. It is truly possible to extend the span of one’s life by practicing White Tara and this will be very beneficial for one’s...
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Supporting Member Ad-Free Video: Supreme Healing Dharani 1 Hour Medicine Buddha Long Sutra Dharani in Sanskrit beautifully chanted

The Sutra-delivered Dharani of Medicine Buddha, transmitted directly by Buddha, is famous for healing, especially when chanted in the original Sutra Sanskrit. The Dharani (transliterated and in Devangari) is: Namo bhagavate bhaiṣajyaguru vaiḍūryaprabharājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya tadyathā oṃ bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajye...
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Supporting Members Ad-Free Video: Supplicating Activity Mantras and 21 Taras Mantras: as Taught by Longchenpa and Padmasambhava

Why are supplication mantras, such as the activity mantras of the 21 Taras more effective for problems than general praise mantras? How do we actually make a specific supplication to a Buddha or our Yidam or Guru? We'll explain how...
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Supporting Members Ad-Free Video: 21 Taras Five Activities Dharani Praise in Sanskrit 1 Hour: Pacifying, Enriching, Magnetizing, Wrath

Tara emanates in 21, 108 and 1008 Forms -- suited to each individual's needs, obstacles, problems and dangers. Even within the 21 Taras, there are four big systems of Taras, of which Surya Gupta is the most exotic and active....
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Supporting Members Ad-Free Video: Vajrapani Mantra 1 Hour for Protection, Strength and Power with beautiful meditative images

Vajrapani’s name means, literally, “Indestructible Hand” — the Hand of the Buddha. He is the might hand of all the Buddhas, the Power of the Buddhas. When we chant his mantra we praise his glorious name, Vajrapni, the Bodhisattva of...
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