A Monday Mantra Moment: Chant Om Tara Tuttare, Ture Soha Below is an excerpt from a blog I read recently with a story about Tara, that really touched me and speaks to the integration of compassion. By Lee Harrington This is a simplified version of the story, but basically: Chenrezig, as a Bodhisattva, had taken a vow to delay his own enlightenment until all sentient beings had been liberated and thus he had been working for many eons to help free others from suffering. At a certain point, after having helped millions of beings achieve liberation, Chenrezig finally took a short break and said to himself something to the effect of: “Surely I must be nearly finished now. Let’s have a look and see how many beings are left out there.” Then, he turned, opened his sight, and beheld millions—billions—of beings still caught in states of suffering and samsara. At that, Chenrezig—the Great Bodhisattva of Compassion--became overwhelmed and discouraged and actually started to cry. And what happens next always makes me cry. From his pool of tears there sprang a lotus, and from that lotus Tara appeared. And she said: “Don’t worry. I will help you.” This is why I love Green Tara so much, by the way. And that is why I love my yoga, meditation, dharma and devotional practices so much. Because in those moments when we feel overwhelmed, there is a part of us—a part of us we have cultivated through our practices, mind you—that steps forth and says: “Don’t worry. I will help you.” And whether you identify that “part of you” as your neutral mind, your higher self, the very voice of the Guru, or your spirit guide, we should be thankful that we have the ability and the capacity to hear that voice at all. It means that our hearts our open. And our minds. It means the two are working together. youtube/watch?v=Xf6eeDc1tTg&list=RDXf6eeDc1tTg#t=0
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:00:00 +0000
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