A White Tara Sound Meditation Background White Tara is known by Tibetan Buddhists as The Swift Protectress because she

acts quickly to protect the mind from the snares and delusions of samsara (duality). As an energy being, she resides in the Sambhogakaya (a Tibetan term meaning the pure realm of light and sound). In this realm of being she has twenty-one aspects, each one emanating a different color and quality of consciousness. By her nature, White Tara is luminous white light and sattvic in nature, meaning that her presence is calming, gently transformative and nurturing. When you focus your attention upon the mantra of White Tara, you immerse yourself in her healing and transformational nature. According to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, mantras are energetic residing places for those deities to which their mantras correspond. Thus when one contemplates or meditates on the mantra of White Tara, one is transported into the luminous nature of this Bodhisattva of Compassion and into her light-filled realm in the Sambhogakaya. The Mantras There are two primary mantras in this sound meditation. The first, and repeated the most, is Taras mantra, OM TARE TUTARE TURE SO HA, which roughly translates as Hail to Tara, the Swift Protectress. May all beings be happy. May all beings be free. The second mantra is that of Chenrezig, the Buddha of Infinite Compassion (Avalokiteshvara, in Sanskrit). This mantra is roughly translated as Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus. Here, the Jewel refers to compassion and the Lotus to the heart. Instructions There are several ways you can focus your attention when listening to this sound meditation. I suggest you experiment with those listed below to discover which ones work best for you. And as always, feel free to experiment. The Sahasrara (the Crown) Place your focus of attention at the top of your head (the crown), which is described by yogis and yoginis as the thousand-petalled-lotus (or Sahasrara, in Sanskrit). This transpersonal energy-vortex (chakra) connects you to the vast interdimensional realities of your being. Focusing your attention on this chakra while listening to the sound meditation opens you to the expanded realms of light where White Tara resides. The Ajna Place your mental focus at your third eye, located between your physical eyes at the bridge of your nose. This chakra, called the ajna in Sanskrit, is associated with psychic seeing (thus the term, third eye). Focusing your attention here, while listening to the meditation, may stimulate the siddhi (yogic power) sometimes called the perception of inner light. The Heart Place your awareness in your heart chakra, an energy-vortex located in the center of your chest

beneath the sternum. The heart chakra is a vast universe onto itself, and by focusing your attention here during this sound meditation, you open yourself to the emotionally purifying and healing emanations of White Tara. Visualization

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