Introduction

This CD features complete recordings of the sadhanas of the female Buddha Tara - 'Liberation from Sorrow' and 'Great Compassionate Mother'. Tara is a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all enlightened beings. She is also known as the 'Mother of all Buddhas'.

Tara is our common mother, our Holy Mother. When we are young we turn to our worldly mother for help. She protects us from immediate dangers, provides us with all our temporal needs, and guides and encourages us in our learning and personal development. In the same way, during our spiritual growth we need to turn to our Holy Mother, Tara, for refuge.

If we rely upon Mother Tara sincerely and with strong faith she will protect us from all obstacles and fulfil all our wishes. Because she is a wisdom Buddha, and because she is a manifestation of the completely purified wind element, Tara is able to help us very quickly. If we recite the twenty-one verses of praise we shall receive inconceivable benefits. These praises are very powerful because they are Sutra, the actual words of Buddha. It is good to recite them as often as we can.