White Tara All text in brackets are additional meditations derived from an oral commentary by Ven, Khyongla Rato on the Sadana of of White Tara and are not recited aloud.WHITE TARA {tn the space in fron of myself appears a four petal white loms lower. In ts center sts White Tar, an emanation of my 0: ‘Guro wih initiated me into White Tara, The center front peal represents all the Gurus, the left ll the Budhas, the right the Sangha, and the back the Dharma in the form of beaks] TAKING REFUGE and all beings limidess as the sky, from this day until enlightenment, take refuge in the glorious holy Gurus, in the peefect Buddhas, in the sacred Therma, in te exalted Sangha, and in the assembly of deities surrounding noble White Tara, the Wishfulflling Wheel. [3%] GENERATING BODHICITTA T prostate and take refuge in the Gara and the Three Jewels. Tpray for your blessing. In order to atin the sue of Buddhahood for the bencfit of beings, I undertake the meditation and recitation of noble White Tara, the Wishfulfilling Wheel. [3X] [Now dissolve the objects of refuge into White Tare, who herself dissolves as white light nto your central ‘channel, becoming of one ste and you yourself arise as White Tara, domed with the chee leters - Bi OM, BEAK, % ‘HUM and inside the HUM is 5 TAM] & BLESSING THE OFFERINGS OM VAJRA AMRITA KUNDALI HANA HANA HUM PHAT OMSVABHAVA SHUDDHAH SARVA DHARMAH SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM Everything becomes emptiness, From within emptiness arises | OM, [the meditator's mind], from which arises a spacious and vast toma ‘vessel formed of gems. Within the vessel, the OM melts into light and becomes celestial substances ~ drinking water, bathing water, flowers, incense, light, perfumed water, food and music ~ Iumminous and ‘unobstructed, vast as the sky. {TAM at my heart sends out terrifying deites which purify the offerings from the demons of attachment to self-existence of the offerings, misconception nd wrong view, and after having chased the demons away the deitissreabsorb back ito my beat] OFFERING OF CELESTIAL SUBSTANCES : OM ARGHAM AH HUM, OM PADYAM AH HUM, OM PUSHPE AH HUM, OM DHUPE AH HUM, OM ALOKE AH HUM, OM GANDHE AH HUM, OM NAIVIDYA AH HUM, OM SHABDA AH HUM INVOCATION OF THE JNANASATTVAS (WISDOM BEINGS) nan instant I reappear as the Luminous White Noble One. From the TAM in my heart lights radiate invoking Tera, the Wishfulfliing Wheel from the Potala and also involdnig mulritudes of Buddhas and Bodhisetwas, ‘They appeat in the sky before me, The lights then dissolve back into my heart PROSTRATIONS : With the crown of their heads, devas and asuras bow to touch your ‘lotus feet. To she who saves from all misfortune, to the Liberating Mother, T prostrate and give praise.OFFERINGS (Drinking water, Bathing water, Flowers, Incence, Light, Food, Clothes, Music, etc. as before) (OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA ARGHAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA PADYAM PRATICCHA. HUM SVAHA OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA PUSHPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA OMARYA TARE SAPARIWARA DUPHE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA OMARYA TARE SAPARIWARA ALOKE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA GHANDE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA ‘OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA NAIVIDYA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA SHABDA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA cr OMGURU ARYA TARA SAPARIWARA ARGHAM, PADYAM, PUSHPE, DUPHE, ALOKE, GHANDE, NAIVIDYA, SHABDA, PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA (Tara is very delighted) SEVEN BRANCH PRAYER Ttake refuge in the three Precious Jewels; ‘confess all negative deeds; rejoice in the merit of all beings; Tmaintain the enlightened attitude. Until enlightenment I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the exalted Sanghz. In order to accomplish benefit for myself and all others I generate the enlightened mind, and having generated this enlightened anitude I invite all beings to enjoy the supreme bliss. In order to benefit beings may Tansin ‘enlightenment. (3X) THE FOUR IMMEASUREABLES May all beings have happiness and the cause of happiness; “May all beings be free of suffering and the cause of suffering; ‘May all beings never be parted from supreme happiness which is beyond suffering, ‘May all beings remain in great equanimity which is beyond attachment and aversion, Bx] GENERATION OF ONESELF AS THE YIDAM : OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHAH SARVA DHARMAH SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM Everything becomes emptiness, [Atthis point do meditation on emptiness of oueself, ‘of the Yidam, of the mere nomination of skandhas and elements...) From within emptiness appears =i PAM, which becomes a white loms, and sey2 AH which becomes a moon disk, On this s my mind in the formofa white § TAM radiating lights'Which sccomplish the two benefits. [On top of the lights are offering goddesses rings ‘offerings to the Buddhas & Bodhisantvas and returning bringing the blessings and knowledge of them back. (On the bottom the lights are Taras transforming all beings into the ‘rate of Tara and ali Taras return.) ‘The lights and Taras return, complesely transforming me into the Noble Wishfulfiling Wheel, My body is if white. [have one face and two hands. My right hand is in the mudra of excellent generosity. Atthe level of my heart, the first and fourth fingers of my left hand hold the stem of an uptala flower which has three stalks. | “The center stalk is blossoming, the right has fruit, and the left is closed. These three represent the Buddhas of the three times.3 ‘Lam adomed with jewels and 1 am wearing various silk garments. At my back is a moon disk, and my feet restin the vajra position. Atmy forehead isa white di OM, at my throat aed ‘ue AH, and at my heart abe HUM. ‘Upon a moon disk in my heart isa white § TAM. I radiates lights and invokes from the Potala in the south the Noble Wishfulfilling Wheel junded by Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, /JHAH HUM BAM HOB [they cissolve into me and become inseparable] ‘Again, from my hear, the Light of the seed syllable radiates and invites the empowerment dcites. “Trequest you to bestow on me your empowerment.” ‘Upon this supplication the deities hold a vase filled with nectar of wisdom. OM SARVA TATHAGATA ABHISHEKATA SAMAYA SHRIYE AH HUM ‘They bestow empowerment with nectar filling my body and purifying all stains. ‘The excess overflows at my crown transforms into Amitayus Buddha. BLESSING OF THE OFFERINGS OM VAJRA AMRITA KUNDALI HANA HANA HUM PHAT OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHAH SARVA DHARMAH SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM Everything becomes empty. From within emptiness arises SOM, from which arises a spacious and vast torma vessel formed of gems within the vessel the OM melts into light and becomes celestial substances - drinking water, bathing water, flowers, incense, light, perfumed water, food and music - luminous and unobstructed, vast as the sky. OM ARGHAM AH HUM, OM PADYAM AH HUM, OM PUSHPE AH HUM, OM DUPHE AH HUM, OM ALOXE AH HUM, OM GANDHE AH HUM, OM NAIVIDYA AH HUM, OM SHABDA AH HUM. OFFERINGS | [These offerings are offered to oneself as Tara] OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA ARGHAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA [or short version] OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA PADYAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA . OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA PUSHPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA DUPHE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA. OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA ALOKE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA GHANDE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA NAIVIDYA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA OM ARYA TARE SAPARIWARA SHABDA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA PRAISES "TARE Liberates from semsara; TUTTARE frees from the eight fears; TURE protects from all sickness. Praise and prostration to the Liberating One, ‘The activities of kindness and knowledge of infinite Buddhas appear in the form of the beautiful goddess - the ‘one who bestows long life and supreme siddhi to galaxies of beings. I praise the Supreme White Goddess who holds the wtpala flower. 1 i" i4 MANTRA RECITATION Thave appeared as noble White Tara. Tn my heart contr appears a white wheel with & spgkes, alnib and 3 rims, Ine coger ontop of amin disk is my mind i he form ofthe white sable TAM, surrounded bye _OMand 2, HA and the long life mantra OM TARE TOTTARE TURE MAMA [KYUR PUNYE JNANA PUSHTIM KURU SVAHA. Fyrther out on the eight spokes are the 6 wisdor gllables: ~, TARE QE TUTTAR RE TUL are _ () Onthe i Tae he ireling count ise % {@) One the middle rim are the consonants circling clociowise @) On the outer rim isthe mantra of interdependent origination arranged clockwise @omA ALT UURE LEE Ai O Au At Ab (2)Ka Kha Ga Gha Nga Cha Cha Ja Jha Sys Ja Tha Da Dha Na ‘Ta Tha Da Dha Na Pa Pha Ba Bha Ma Ya Ra La Wa Sa Ga Sa Ha Ksa Svaht (OM YE DHARMA HETU PRABHAVA HETUN TESHAN TATHAGATO HYAVAT TESHANCA YO NIRODHA EVAM VADI MAHA SHAMANA SVAHA Molt-faceted lights, the manure of nectar, radiate from the seed syllable and all the lexers. The levers themselves are translucent lights. On the crown of my head sis the head of Tara's Lineage family, the Buddha Amitayus. His body is red, with cone face and two arms. He is holding a vase filled with the nectar of immortality, The vase-ests in his two hands, which are in the nudra of samadhi. Hie is wearing silks and is adorned with jewelled oraments, He {seated in fall vajra posture and at his heart center is the red syllable 2jgHRUL [From the ZC¢HIRIHT at Amitayus's heat lights are ented: a 1. Dark bile Hights go out and bring back the purified element of space, which fills Amitayus's vase, overflows and descends filling my body and miaking all channels proper. All diseases connected with space are eliminated. 2. Green lights go out bring back the essence of windJenergy and the purified wind/energy fils the vase overflows and fills my body. All faulty winds are made proper and all diseases connected 10 them aze eliminated. 3 3, Red lights go out and bring back the essence of fire,which fils the vase, overflows and fils my body and jn all needs my body is warmed when cold and cooled when hot. All diseases connected with the fire element are eliminated, 4, Mill white lights go out and bring back the essence of water, which fils the vase, overflows and fills my body which becomes moist and fll. All diseases connected to the water element are elisinsted, 5, Yellow lights go out and bring back the purified element of earth, which fills the vase, overflows and fils ‘my body and all solid elements become proper. All diseases ofthe earth element are eliminated and Ihave received the Siddhi of Long-life and my body is filled with bliss.) (Now from the “X BRIE, red lights in the forma of hooks radinte inthe tn dizections. My life force, which has been txken avvay, stolen, dispersed, and lost due to human and non-human forces; the essence of the ive leenents; the Efe span and merit of all beings; the glory and splendor of the three realms; all favorable Groumstances and riches of the world; the blessings of the Body, Speech & Mind of the Buddhas & Bedhisacrvas; all these come back in the form of multi-colored lights and nectars and dissolve into the vase,