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Scriptures taught by the Buddha describing the Vajrayana practice. A means to becoming a fully awakened Buddha through identity with meditational deities.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Inspiration and long life from Tara
An explanation of the visualization of the light rays and auspicious signs and substances in…
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Compassion from Tara
How to imagine White Tara's appearance and think about her qualities during the sadhana practice.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Visualization in deity practice
How to work with the imagination to meditate on a Buddha figure.
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Activities of wrath
The symbolism of the Lord of Death and an explanation of the wrathful activities mentioned…
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Mantras and symbols
Answers to questions on mantra, the White Tara sadhana, and the symbolism of White Tara's…
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Life force and the four elements
Questions and answers regarding "life force" and the "four elements" in the Tara sadhana.
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What is retreat?
Valuable advice for doing retreat—working with the mind, with pain, how to visualize, how to…
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Who is White Tara?
As an introduction to retreat, an explanation of who White Tara is and what she…
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a sadhana of the tradition - Sep 19, 2010
a sadhana of the tradition White Tara deity sadhana with guided meditation
White Tara sadhana with guided meditation and audio recordings of the mantras.
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Self-generation and emptiness
How to imagine emptiness during self-generation practice in the Tara sadhana.
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Dismantling personal identity
Examining how our mind puts parts together through a conceptual process and see the object…
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