Who is Tara?
First of two online talks hosted by Nithya Shanti’s Rainbow Body Sangha in India.
- Introduction to Tara
- Tara practice and visualization
- Tara and what she symbolizes
- How Tara protects us from the Eight Dangers:
- Pride
- Ignorance
- Anger
- Jealousy
- Wrong view
- Miserliness
- Attachment
- Doubt
- Emptiness
- Mantra practice
Part 2 of this series:
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.