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Poisons and all various sufferings.
If for oneself or for the sake of others,
These praises are read sincerely two, three or seven times,
Those wishing a child will have one
And those wishing wealth will attain this as well.
Without obstruction all of their wishes will be granted
And every single hindrance will be destroyed as it arises.
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A Requesting Prayer to Tara
O compassionate and venerable subduing goddess
May the infinite beings, including myself,
Soon purify the two obscurations and complete both collections
So that we may attain full enlightenment.
For all of my lives, until I reach this stage
May I know the sublime happiness of humans and gods.
So that I may become fully omniscient
Please pacify quickly all obstacles, spirits,
Obstructions, epidemics, diseases and so forth
The various causes of untimely death,
Bad dreams and omens, the eight fears and other afflictions,
And make it so that they no longer exist.
May the mundane and supramundane collections
Of all excellent auspicious qualities and happiness
Increase and develop and may all wishes
Be fulfilled naturally and effortlessly, without an exception.
May I strive to realize and increase the sacred Dharma
Accomplishing your stage and beholding your sublime face,
May my understanding of emptiness and the precious dedicated heart
Increase like the moon waxing full.
May I be reborn from an extremely beautiful and holy lotus
In the joyous and noble mandala of the conqueror
May I attain whatever prophecy I receive
In the presence of Amitabha, Buddha of Infinite Light.
O deity, whom I have accomplished from previous lives
The enlightening influence of the three-time Buddhas
Blue-green, one face and two arms, the swift pacifier
O mother holding an utpala flower, may you be auspicious!
Whatever your body, O Mother of Conquerors,
Whatever your retinue, lifespan and pure land,
Whatever your name, most noble and holy,
May I and all others attain only these.
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By the force of these praises and requests made to you,
May all disease, poverty, fighting and quarrels be calmed,
May the precious Dharma and everything auspicious increase
Throughout the world and directions where I and all others dwell.
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A Song of Longing for Tara, the Infallible, by Lobsang Tenpey
Gyaltsen
From my heart I bow to Divine Mother Tara,
essence of love and compassion,
the most precious objects of refuge gathered in to one.
From now until I reach enlightenment,
hook me with your great love and kindness to liberate me.
By the witness of the Three Jewels,
not just from my mouth but from my innermost heart and bones,
I pray to you morning and evening.
Show your blissful face to me, Loving One.
Grant me the nectar of your speech.
Great gurus and small gurus cheat us with their made-up teachings,
selling Dharma, teaching without comprehension,
not observing who is qualified and who is not,
being concerned with their own happiness
and the eight worldly concerns.
Since I can no longer trust friends of this degenerate age,
you are my principle guru.
Inspire me, Divine Mother, essence of love.
Arouse the great power of your compassion and think of me.
I take refuge in you, Tara;
like you, no Buddha could ever deceive me.
But understanding the odd character of these times,
most Buddhas have gone into the bliss of nirvana.
Even though they have great compassion,
we have no connection.
Since for me there are no other deities,
you are my principle deity.
Bestow realizations upon me,
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Divine Mother, essence of love.
Arouse the great power of your compassion and think of me.
Most Dharma protectors do now show their powers.
Tired of those who invoke them, they do not act.
Other protectors, lacking insight but proud of their power,
may be friendly for a while but will later do me harm.
Since I cannot rely on other protectors,
you are my principle protector.
With divine action, Wisdom Mother, essence of love,
arouse the great power of your compassion and think of me.
To ordinary view the names of objects are the same as their meaning.
Like this, they produce afflictions and bind us to samsara.
When it is time to die, unless I understand the true nature,
could a wish-fulfilling gem enable me to carry even a sesame seed with me?
Since I do not trust in illusions, you are my real richness.
Please grant my desires, Divine Mother, essence of love.
Arouse the great power of your compassion and think of me.
I cannot rely on non-virtuous friends for even a day.
They pretend to be close to me and all the while
have in mind the opposite.
They are friends when they wish it and enemies when they don t.
Since I cannot trust in this kind of friend, you are my best friend.
Be close to me, Divine Mother, essence of love.
Arouse the great power of your compassion and think of me.
You are my guru, my yidam, my protector, my refuge,
my food, my clothes, my possessions, and my friend.
Since your divine quality is everything to me,
let me spontaneously achieve all that I wish.
Although I am overwhelmed by my habitual, uncontrolled mind,
please cut these self-centered thoughts so I will be able to give my body and
my life millions of times without difficulty
to each sentient being.
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Inspire me to be able to develop this kind of compassion
to benefit all.
Empower me to cut the root of samsara,
self-grasping,
and to understand the pure doctrine,
the most difficult middle way,
free from the errors of extremes.
Inspire me to practice as a bodhisattva,
turning away from what is worldly,
dedicating all my virtues to teaching living beings,
never for even one instant thinking of just my own happiness.
Let me wish to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all.
Empower me to actualize as much as possible
the most subtle vows
and to keep them without a careless mind,
thus becoming the most perfect bodhisattva.
Outwardly, let me be simple in my practice,
while inwardly, actualize the depth of the diamond vehicle
with the strong wish to practice the two stages.
Inspire me to attain enlightenment quickly
for the benefit of all.
Divine Wisdom Mother Tara, you know everything about my life-
my ups and downs, my good and bad.
Think lovingly of me, my only mother.
I give myself and all who trust in me to you,
Divine Wisdom Mother Tara.
Being completely open to you,
let us be born in the highest pure land.
Set me there quickly with no births in between.
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May the hook of your compassion and your skillful means
transform my mind in to Dharma
and transform the minds of all beings,
whoever they are.
They have all been my mother,
the mother of one unable to follow the Conqueror s teachings.
By reciting this prayer three times a day
and by remembering the Divine Wisdom Mother Tara,
may I and all beings who are connected to me
reach whatever pure land we wish.
May the Three Jewels and especially the Divine Wisdom Mother,
whose essence is compassion,
hold me dear until I reach enlightenment.
May I quickly conquer the four negative forces.
If, as long as you life, you recite this prayer three times every day,
not just from the mouth (in words only)
but strongly linked with your mind,
you will have a close connection and will see Tara s face.
No hindrances will be experienced and all wishes will be fulfilled.
You will have a close relationship with all Buddhas and bodhisattvas,
and they will hold you dear.
If you recite the Homage to the Twenty-one Taras
and this prayer,
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