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Does anyone know why Blue Tārā is associated with transmutation of anger? Any input or if I can be pointed in a direction in which I can read on this I would greatly appreciate.

She's from the Vajra family. Blue means that she's wrathful which involves turning anger into wisdom, forcefully dealing with obstacles and so forth.

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Konchog1 wrote:She's from the Vajra family. Blue means that she's wrathful which involves turning anger into wisdom, forcefully dealing with obstacles and so forth.

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Thank You Konchog1, do you know of a good book I can read more of Tara?

Distorted wrote:

Konchog1 wrote:She's from the Vajra family. Blue means that she's wrathful which involves turning anger into wisdom, forcefully dealing with obstacles and so forth.

http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/deity ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thank You Konchog1, do you know of a good book I can read more of Tara?

I have not read this book but it looks great!

http://www.amazon.com/Praise-Tara-Songs ... 075&sr=1-1

Distorted wrote:

Konchog1 wrote:She's from the Vajra family. Blue means that she's wrathful which involves turning anger into wisdom, forcefully dealing with obstacles and so forth.

http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/deity ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thank You Konchog1, do you know of a good book I can read more of Tara?

The internet has a lot of good info

http://v7.tsemtulku.com/resources/buddhas/green-tara/

Konchog1 wrote:

Distorted wrote:

Konchog1 wrote:She's from the Vajra family. Blue means that she's wrathful which involves turning anger into wisdom, forcefully dealing with obstacles and so forth.

http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/deity ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thank You Konchog1, do you know of a good book I can read more of Tara?

The internet has a lot of good info

http://v7.tsemtulku.com/resources/buddhas/green-tara/

I think the book would be best but if anyone's just browsing websites I think this one is more informativehttp://www.khandro.net/deities_tara1.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Taras-Enlightened ... 295&sr=8-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

this book is supposed to be great, a commentary on the praises to 21 Taras, some of which are blue.


try this site too: http://www.21taras.net" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I had a weird experience with red Tara one time that I took LSD. The weird thing is that i had never heard of Tara before the trip, and that's what she introduced herself as. I take it with a grain of salt. I saw yaweh on a throne like an hour before hand. Same acid trip.

The strange thing is that red Tara keeps popping into my life. A gadgud gompa devotee of Tara visited me in the hospital a few years after that LSD trip. That's when I learned she was real. I'm confused because I don't even practice tibetan Buddhism.

A gadgud gompa devotee of Tara visited me in the hospital a few years after that LSD trip. That's when I learned she was real. I'm confused because I don't even practice tibetan Buddhism.

When the opportunity to help others arises, do you think the enlightened sangha discriminate? Don't worry about it, the zen is working.

Beatzen wrote:I had a weird experience with red Tara one time that I took LSD. The weird thing is that i had never heard of Tara before the trip, and that's what she introduced herself as. I take it with a grain of salt. I saw yaweh on a throne like an hour before hand. Same acid trip.

The strange thing is that red Tara keeps popping into my life. A gadgud gompa devotee of Tara visited me in the hospital a few years after that LSD trip. That's when I learned she was real. I'm confused because I don't even practice tibetan Buddhism.

Sounds like you have a real karmic link with that deity. You may not practice on deities now but you probably have practiced on Tara in the past and that karmic connection will probably bear further fruit in this life...

You are actually very close to this Chagdud Center in Cottage Grove, Oregon
where they house this statue of Red Tara:



Coincidence? How many Red Tara statues do you think there are in North America?

Yeah you may have seen Yaweh earlier in your acid trip but that is an imprint you already had growing up in a Judeao-Christian culture.. and yet you say you never heard of Tara before the trip so that is clearly a more remarkable thing to contemplate.

I would stick with your Zen practice, but at the same time go hang with the Chagdud Gompa folks and chill with the Red Tara statue. You have a link and that is no accident.

anyone read both this one...

dakini_boi wrote:http://www.amazon.com/Taras-Enlightened ... 295&sr=8-1

...and this one? -

http://www.amazon.com/How-Free-Your-Min ... 143&sr=1-2

given a choice, and as i'm limited to kindle at the moment, which would you choose?

dumbbombu wrote:anyone read both this one...

dakini_boi wrote:http://www.amazon.com/Taras-Enlightened ... 295&sr=8-1

...and this one? -

http://www.amazon.com/How-Free-Your-Min ... 143&sr=1-2

given a choice, and as i'm limited to kindle at the moment, which would you choose?

I have not read either, but being familiar with the Khenpo Brother's writings and browsing both with the amazon look-inside-function I would definitely choose
Tara's Enlightened Activity: Commentary on The Praises to the Twenty-one Taras by
Khenchen Palden Sherab
Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal

That's because their writing is both profound and lucid, easy to understand, and it seems they actually guide you through the practice / visualization itself along with advice for setting up the shrine, etc.. the essential practical things you need and direct from realized masters. . .you can't go wrong.

cheers Adamantine, reciting the 21 Praises was my very first Dharma practice, before i settled into Jodo Shinshu and found a samgha and master... so i still have a bit of a soft spot in my heart for her

Beatzen wrote: I saw yaweh on a throne like an hour before hand. Same acid trip.

apparently you have not been alone on that trip. lol...

Thank you for the replies!

robaire wrote:

Beatzen wrote: I saw yaweh on a throne like an hour before hand. Same acid trip.

apparently you have not been alone on that trip...

robaire wins the internet

Ekajaṭī is also known as Blue Tārā

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekajati

Adamantine wrote:
I have not read either, but being familiar with the Khenpo Brother's writings and browsing both with the amazon look-inside-function I would definitely choose
Tara's Enlightened Activity: Commentary on The Praises to the Twenty-one Taras by
Khenchen Palden Sherab
Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal

That's because their writing is both profound and lucid, easy to understand, and it seems they actually guide you through the practice / visualization itself along with advice for setting up the shrine, etc.. the essential practical things you need and direct from realized masters. . .you can't go wrong.

Khenpo Brothers:

There are different forms of the 21 Tara's (at least three). Atisha's 21 Tara's also has at least one blue Tara but these notes are in storage right now. It might be worthwhile to take a look at blue Tara;s across lineages.

Kirt