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Supporting Members Video: Mantra: Helps Overcome Dangers, Disasters, Brings Prosperity: Ksitigarbha Earth Treasury Bodhisattva 地藏
"Ksitigarbha Practice... his practice will ensure the universe will remain stable, riches will increase, you will gain whatever you wish for, and all glorious qualities will expand enormously.” — Kṣhitigarbha and Ten Wheels Sūtra Khenpo Sodargye explains: "In terms of stopping disasters...
Supporting Members Video: 11th Tara Yellow Vasudhara Mantra 108 Times: Tara Who Enriches and Brings Prosperity
The Famous Prosperity Mantra of the Yellow Tara Vasudhara, the 11th Tara of 21 Taras in Lord Atisha's lineage, is a precious practice that alleviates poverty, brings prosperity and auspiciousness. The Mantra is: om tare tuttare ture vasudharini svaha ॐतरेतुत्तरेतुरेवसुधरिनीस्वहा...
Supporting Members Video: Mantra Protects All 8 Dangers: 9th White Tara Who Protects from All Fears 108 Times Sanskrit
In Lord Atisha's 21 Taras transmission, direct from Mother Tara Herself, the 9th Tara of the 21 is White Tara pacifies all eight dangers and fears. Her mantra is: om tare tuttare ture mama upakrama raksha raksha svaha ॐतरेतुत्तरेतुरेममउपक्रमारक्षारक्षास्वहा Video:...
Supporting Member Video: Mantra: 2nd White Tara of 21 Tara of Supreme Peace Sarasvati in Sanskrit 108 times
White Taras are all pacifying Taras. We visualize white light emanating from Tara as we chant the mantra, and entering our heart and going out to all beings in Samsara, healing them, pacifying their anger, poisons and diseases and all...
Supporting Member Video: Mantra: 21st Tara Who Completely Perfects All Enlightened Activities: Marici Tara
The Twenty-First Tara of the twenty-one Taras, known as Tara Who Completely Perfects All Enlightened Activities is none other than Marici (pronounced Marichi). She perfects all pacifying activities and completes all siddhis, common and supreme, including various magical attainments, into...
Supporting Members Video: Avalokiteshvara Guanyin Pusa Universal Gate Sutra 妙法蓮華經觀世音菩薩普門品 Recited for Benefit of all Beings
On Special days, such as Guanyin Pusa Avalokiteshvara's birthday (19th of 2nd lunar month), merit from recitation of Guanshiyin's sutra, Universal Gate Sutra is multiplied millions of times, extinguishing negative karma. This beautiful recitation is less than 12 minutes. On...
Supporting Member Video: Pacifying Mantra of White Tara Who Alleviates Suffering 108 Times, Sitatapatra, 19th Tara
The powerful pacifying mantra transmitted by Tara Herself to Lord Atisha as the 19th of the 21 Taras, White Tara Who Alleviates Suffering who is Sitatapatra: om tare tuttare ture mocana svaha (pronounced mochana with a soft ch...
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...
Supporting Member Video: Buddhist Mala Guru Rinpoche’s Complete Guide: “Mala should follow you like a shadow”
Why did the great Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava teach that your mala "should accompany you like your shadow." What else did Guru Rinpoche teach regarding Malas. What is a mala in Buddhism? Why is a mala special? What difference does it...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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: ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...