Shakti-Shaman Green Tara Puja
by Kayla Baboolal
Tara, Green Tara, Mother of Compassion, Star of the Night, as your daughter, I hold the Devine within me, and as such, must honour your teachings, so, as I petition for your aid, I prepare an offering in return, for it is through you that compassion is learned, and for you that it is expressed: My offering to you, may they serve as lessons for us all:
(Place offering in each bowl and repeat purpose…)
v 1. Fresh spring waters, to drink and be nourished by your compassion;
v 2. Cleansing seas to bathe our bodies, that we be purified by your compassion;
v 3-5. Fragrant flowers, incense & perfume, to help us sense the need for compassion;
v 6. Sweet food and drink, that we may receive the strength to act with compassion
v 7. The sounds of creation, to turn our minds to compassion
v 8. The sun, moon & stars, so that both day & night, we will find the light of compassion;
(Over each offering ring the bell 3x and repeat the Mantra: RAM YAM KAM OM AH HUNG)
(If you have a bell and varja, use both as you receipt the Mantra)
Within the cradle of your heart, where strength and courage are found, I place the aspects of my 8 great fears and misdeeds. The fears that hold me back from giving myself to the Dharma, did not arise by themselves, but stem from a million choices, responses, and acts in many lives. Please forgive me, and help me, as I lay these fears and misdeeds at your feet, that the light within you shall surround them, and through the strength of your compassion, I will be release of these fears, cleansed of my misdeeds, and in so doing will make room in my life for the aid I request of you: (list request). Please purify me throughout this night, and ready me for the morning light:
(Light 8 diyas/candles to ‘burn away’ fears/doubts/mis-deeds)
v Pride: lions v Delusions: wild elephants v Hatred: forest fires v Envy: snakes v Fanatical Views: robbers v Avarice: prisons v Lust: floods v Doubts: demons
(ring bell over 8 diyas/candles, recite Green Tara mantra 13xs for each diya=104)
Great Mother, you are:
The virtue within each human being, which guides us on the path we face,
Om Tare Tuttare Ture Swaha (105)
The devine teacher of compassion, Echoing through time and space,
Om Tare Tuttare Ture Swaha (106)
A Mother’s Love, unconditional, ever present, protective and full of grace,
Om Tare Tuttare Ture Swaha (107)
Through this mantra, may we be joined, within this temple’s sacred space
Om Tare Tuttare Ture Swaha (108)
Namaste is offered 3xs,.To save resources, Snuff, do not blow, the candles till the next night)
