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terasinas
Member

since 2006-03-24

Posts 91
Michigan ... The Great Lakes

0 posted 2006-04-01 09:54 PM

Green Tara

I'm green ...
Green like the grass
softly caressing your feet
roots strong and deep
Nourished by earth,
sunshine and rain
I am the plain
on which you now stand
as well as the plain unseen
Perennial as time
vast as the sea
Existing for naught,
yet vital you see ...
My purpose? To Be!
Not to be trodden upon,
cut, thrashed and dried
NO ... I am here
to make your life sweet
Sweet, like the grass
the animals eat
Sheltering,
to the small and the meek
A nourishing and sustainable treat
Moist and covered with dew
... Refreshing
I am here to revive you!
I'm green ... Green Tara

terasinas 4/20/2004

*WHO IS GREEN TARA?

~om tare tuttare ture soha~

"Tara" ... "she who saves", or "saviouress".  As a popular Buddhist deity in the Mahayana tradition--especially in Tibet--Green Tara is compassionate, wise, and quick-acting.  If one needs Tara and recites her mantra (above), it is said that Tara will quickly come to assist. She leads all beings across the river of samsara (suffering) to the shore of enlightenment, hence she is called "She Who Leads Across".

Tara said ... "I, O Lord, shall lead beings across the great flood of their diverse fears..."  So not only does Tara help those who seek Nirvana; actually a major role she plays, and the reason for her major popularity, is the protection she offers from the eight great fears ... the eight inner fears, which affect us all.  The inner fears are: pride, delusion, anger, envy, wrong views, avarice, attachment, and doubt.  Tara will help all those who suffer from these inner negative emotions.

Another characteristic of Tara is her title "Mother of All the Buddhas".  This represents her perfect wisdom, and also symbolizes the feministic quality of wisdom.  (In Buddhist tradition WISDOM is represented by the female while COMPASSION by the male.)  And, as we are all to be Buddhas eventually (Enlightened and truly free), Tara is also our Mother.  Thus we should think of Tara lovingly.

Her translucent green color is luminous with a great energy.  She holds a deep blue lotus, symbolizing limitless giving and refuge.  The color green is said to symbolize her quick action, and also her role as a forest deity.

*It is said ... that Tara is inherent in all good women.

*His Holiness, The Dahli Lama, as well as many others, hold Green Tara in high regard and honor her on a daily basis.

* This poem wrote itself one day, as I was out in nature ... I beleive it was Tara expressing herself through me.

~Hope you all enjoyed the history and dharma shared.

The Lady
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

1 posted 2006-04-02 12:32 PM

I know the feeling of a poem that writes itself Teresa and I am impressed with this one. Thank you for the explanation.

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

2 posted 2006-04-03 11:42 AM

...SAVED FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY "OM TARA"!

LOOOVED IT!

When I soak in jasmine-scented bath, I like to slide right down so that only my nose and mouth are above the water. Then with a deep, resonating voice, I'll say the OM and the Om Tara prayers alternately. My resonating voice vibrates throughout the water and my whole body absorbs the the power of the OMs into it! It feels amazing! Extremely healing! Try it! I'm sure you'll like it!