Green Tara Sadhana Teachings (2020)

Teachings on the Green Tara sadhana given by Venerable Sangye Khadro as part of a weeklong retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2020.

Thangka image of Green Tara.

Long Green Tara sadhana with guided meditation

The version of the Tara sadhana used during the 2009-2010 Green Tara Winter Retreat along with a recorded guided meditation.

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Green Tara tsa tsa on the Chenrezig Hall altar with offerings.

Who is Tara?

The origin of Tara, the purpose and benefits of the Tara practice, and the symbolism of Green Tara.

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Green Tara tsa tsa on the Chenrezig Hall altar with offerings.

Meditation on Arya Tara

Explanation of the prayers and recitations of the Tara practice and the meaning of the mantra.

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Green Tara tsa tsa on the Chenrezig Hall altar with offerings.

The eight dangers

Teaching on first four of the eight dangers we ask Tara to protect us from—arrogance, ignorance, anger and jealousy.

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Green Tara tsa tsa on the Chenrezig Hall altar with offerings.

The conventional existence of Tara

Answers to questions about Tara’s existence using the three criteria for conventional existence and how to reduce anger and jealousy.

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Green Tara tsa tsa on the Chenrezig Hall altar with offerings.

The thieves of wrong views

The five different kinds of wrong views and answers to questions about how emptiness eliminates suffering and whether attractiveness exists conventionally.

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Green Tara tsa tsa on the Chenrezig Hall altar with offerings.

Miserliness, attachment and doubt

The last three of the eight dangers—miserliness, attachment and doubt—their faults, and the antidotes to counteract them.

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Green Tara tsa tsa on the Chenrezig Hall altar with offerings.

How to deal with afflictions

Advice for dealing with afflictive emotions. Guided meditation on investigating afflictive emotions.

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