Practices below require empowerment by a qualified lineage guru:
Mantra coming later...
Webcasts for Green Tara
Date
Description
Empowerment
Location
2015.02.07
GM speaks about former Vice-President of Taiwan, Annette Lu. Talk begins (15:35). Green Tara is the principle deity of the 16th Karmapa. Avalokitesvara shed two tears: White and Green Tara. Vows of Green Tara: (1) gender impartiality, (2) fearless compassion, (3) everlasting assistance to Avalokitesvara. Great Perfection Dharma begins (28:00). Meditation into the one true dharma realm of timeless nature (39:19). Eliminate all random thoughts (46:20).
21 Taras (二十一度母)
Nantou, Taiwan
2018.04.08
Dharma for Green Tara (35:20). Visualize the lotus stalk held in her left hand and 'dang' seed syllable in the closed, half-open, and fully-open lotus blossoms on the stalk. These seed syllables rise to the sky and enters your central channel through the tip of your head to your heart. The lotus in your heart opens to the likeness of the fully-open lotus held by Green Tara and rest the descended 'dang' syllable. She is in a relaxed sitting posture, one leg folded and other extended, with a marvelous figure. Mudra and mantra (46:51). Green Tara especially helps those in suffering. Chi entering the right channel invites calamities. Chi entering the left channel brings calm. Grandmaster uses his right hand and elbow to rub his right cheek and breast to allow chi to enter the left channel. The left channel must open before the central channel (wisdom). To go beyond the worldly realm, you must enter into samadhi.
Green Tara (綠度母)
Kaoshiung, Taiwan
2018.05.20
Intro to Green Tara for next week. Homa for Shakyamuni Buddha (3:32). Lamdre (50:32). Nine postures of quiet contemplation. Initially, place your mind on the fervent chi exiting, entering, and abiding (holding). This is similar to nine cycle Buddha breathing. Train breathing through left nostril because the left channel is less problematic. If your chi doesn't flow smooth it is impossible to enter meditation. If your chi is turbulent, then your mind and heart is also chaotic. (53:20) Block right nostril to breath in and out through the left several times. Stop hold breath. Then block left nostril to breath in and out through the right. Then block both to hold. Then open both, in through both, out through both until breath stabilizes.
Shakyamuni Merit King Practice (釋迦摩尼佛功德王法)
Redmond, WA, USA
2018.05.27
Intro to Padmakumara for next week. Green Tara Homa (5:46) key points transmitted in Kao Shueng, Taiwan on April 8, 2018. Three purelands: Western paradise, Buddhalocana (human realm), Yulod Kurpa which means "the Turquoise-colored Pureland". Green Tara is the easiest diety to gain yogic response. Mudra (9:38) represents the bud, half-blossomed, and full-blossomed lotus. Rubbing the middle fingers one calls upon Green Tara. She is the greatest deity for eradication of calamities. Mantra and visualization (11:43). Teaching on Lamdre (22.52).
