Green Tara,Mother of all the Buddhas

Headed into Retreat

The 21 emanations of Tara

Feb 3rd I will be starting retreat at Root Institute in Bodhgaya. The retreat will be on the deity Tara which is a very beautiful practice. An old friend Jimmy Neil will leading the retreat which will really good as he has lots of experience with Tara practice and I am sure to pick his brain. Root Institute these days is quite the luxury. I stayed at Root Institute back in 1995 when it had a small meditation hall and dorms with concrete mattresses and torn mosquito nets.Today is has beautiful gardens and statues and a really nice and bright mediation hall,which is very inspiring.

The Root Institute is at http://www.rootinstitute.com/

For a you tube link to the Tara mantra  this link  is a nice one  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqcWl6VAB_M

For some info on Tara try this link .http://www.lamamigmar.com/html/practice-green-tara.html

Also in line with the Tara energy of  feminine wisdom and power (which all you guys have too) I would like to share an event that will take place on Feb 14th. One Billion Rising is a global strike and dance to  bring attention, protest  and hopefully encourage an end to the violence toward women. The links below have more info and I hope you can participate in some form, and send you support, best wishes or prayers to all women world wide on this Valentines Day. I will dedicate the retreat to also end violence toward all beings.

Tara statue on the Stupa in Bodhgaya

One billion rising  in at    http://onebillionrising.org/
and also   http://www.facebook.com/vday