Tara Embodies the female wisdom activity of the mind.


This special White Tara practice will be led by the Venerable Gape Lama of Garchen Buddhist Institute, and will include teachings on Deity yoga, also called generation or creation stage practice (one of the main methods of Vajrayana Buddhism).


All deity yoga practices have three main components. In the beginning, we take refuge and generate bodhicitta, the altruistic attitude to attain enlightenment for the benefit of others. In the middle, or main part of the practice, we follow a text, called a sadhana, and visualize ourselves as the deity, chant his or her mantra, and after dissolving the visualization, rest in the nature of mind. In the end, we dedicate the virtue from doing the practice to the benefit of all sentient beings.


Through the practice of deity yoga, we transform our ordinary perception of ourselves into that of the deity. Through this very skillful method, we can realize our Buddha nature, and attain ultimate realization.

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