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OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAMA AYU PUNYA JNANA PUSHTIM KURU SVAHA
Ayu means life (as in Ayurveda ), Punya means merit that comes from ethics, Jnana means knowledge, Pushtim means wealth and abundance, Kuru is a mythical land to the north, Mama means mother or ‘mine’.
Some people hold that mantras have an inherent “spiritual meaning” . If someone chants the mantra of Tara they will develop a connection with the compassion of Tara, without knowing anything of the detailed meanings about the bodhisattva. While others hold that one should develop associations with the mantra as one chants it and thus begin to learn more about the bodhisattva. Certainly as an object of concentration (like many others) , a mantra can help us to still the distracted and wandering mind. Therefore the word mantra is said to mean “that which protects the mind.”
However, as Garchen Rimpoche teaches, it is much more important to grow the inner Love, Compassion and Wisdom which shine forth as our own inner Buddha Nature. That is the ultimate protection deriving from deity yoga: when we understand that Tara is always there as our own deepest Mind which is shared with all other beings, no matter how much we might sometimes sink into dualism and confusion.
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Links to Meaning of Mantra
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Links to Practices
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