Table of Contents
Introduction 1
The Origins of Tara: Always in the Body of a Woman 9
Calling On Green Tara 19
Chapter 1 Red Swift and Courageous Tara 33
Chapter 2 Great White Soothing Tara 43
Chapter 3 Golden Tara 53
Chapter 4 Yellow All-Victorious Tara 63
Chapter 5 Red Hum-Sounding Tara 73
Chapter 6 Dark Red Victorious Tara 81
Chapter 7 Black Tara Who Destroys All Negativities 91
Chapter 8 Dark Red Destroying Tara 101
Chapter 9 White Protecting Tara with the Three jewels Mudra 109
Chapter 10 Red Influential Tara 119
Chapter 11 Orange Poverty-Removing Tara 127
Chapter 12 Golden Good-Luck-Bringing Tara 137
Chapter 13 Red Burning Tara 147
Chapter 14 Black Wrathful Tara 157
Chapter 15 White Soothing Tara 167
Chapter 16 Red Ail-Knowing Hum Tara 177
Chapter 17 Saffron Tara Who Moves the Three Worlds 187
Chapter 18 White Poison-Removing Tara 197
Chapter 19 White Tara Who Removes All Suffering 207
Chapter 20 Orange Tara Who Protects from All Illnesses 215
Chapter 21 White Tara Who Fulfills AU Activities 225
Epilogue 235
Acknowledgments 239
Practice Resources 243
A Green Tara Sadhana: A Step-by-Step Practice Text 245
A Sadhana for Tara's Twenty-One Emanations 249
Quick Reference Guide for Sadhana Practice: The Praises, the Mantras, and Tara's Appearance 252
Twenty-Two Short Tara Practices 269
Meditating with Seed Syllables 279
Additional Resources 283
Notes 285
Glossary 291
Bibliography 297
Index 299
About the Author 311
