Tara's Enlightened Activity: An Oral Commentary on the Twenty-One Praises to Tara

by Palden Sherab, Tsewang Dongyal

The female Buddhist deity Tara is an object of devotional worship and meditative practice for Tibetan Buddhists everywhere, both male and female. She clears away fears, overpowers negative emotions, and enables all beings to reach enlightenment. She has special resonance as a source of female spiritual wisdom. Tibetans of all schools and traditions recite the verses on which this commentary is based. Focused contemplative meditation in relation to the myriad aspects of Tara works to transform the practitioner's mind into those enlightened qualities and mind states that Tara represents. Sought-after teachers throughout the West for over twenty-five years, Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and his brother Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche illuminate the practice of the Praises to the Twenty-one Taras with humor and wisdom. The explanations cover progressively more subtle levels from basic Buddhism through the Inner Tantras and culminate with Dzogchen. Interspersed with lively stories about Tara, the authors explain the physical conditions for practice, the outer and inner meanings of the text itself, and give solutions for problems that may emerge as practice progresses.

Genres: Buddhism, Spirituality, Nonfiction

242 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche (དཔལ་ལྡན་ཤེས་རབ dpal ldan shes rab) was a scholar and lama in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism particularly well known for his texts and teachings on Dzogchen. He was a close student of Dudjom Rinpoche and a frequent collaborator with his brother Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal, with whom he taught regularly in upstate New York.

Reviews

[C.J. Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource for medium to advanced practitioners....a beginner might be a bit lost on how to apply the instruction. That being said, If you have been looking for a well formatted text in which the full and concise 21 praises to Tara are included then this text is exactly what you are looking for.

[Mckinley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Advanced study. Visualizations with commentary.

[Mark Bourdon · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great Tibetan Buddhist reference for those practicing Tara.

[Jennifer]

Ongoing reading.