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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 Purification and visualization
Elaborating on the meaning and symbolization of the visualization in the White Tara sadhana.
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Symbolism and visualization
How the visualizations in the sadhanas get us in touch with spiritual qualities through symbolic…
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White Tara at your heart
How to visualize and think about White Tara dissolving into you at the end of…
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Freedom through imagination
How to imagine the light and nectar flowing from Tara as purifying negative karma, sickness…
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The mantra and purifying karma
How to say and feel the mantra in your body, and in the break time,…
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White Tara purifying negativities
How to imagine the light and nectar from White Tara purifying negativities and leaving the…
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Light and nectar flowing from Tara
How to visualize and think about the light and nectar that flow from Tara into…
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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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