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Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha

Fri, 22 May 2009 15:05:22 -0400

I have been an active member of OS for just the last four months, and never had the pleasure to meet Josie in the flesh. Like so many others here I felt that I knew her, and hoped to someday meet her in person, perhaps attend one of her dance recitals. During one of our first "conversations" she signed off with a mantra that I had not heard in some time, but have long had a fondness for. I sent her the link for the video above and Josie was dumbstruck by the beauty of it, a feeling we shared. This mantra: "Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha" does seem to have some sort of magical power. For me it feels as if my soul is being lifted up, I feel lighter and air seems to flow in and out of me effortlessly.

I was asked about the meaning of the words, and I wish Josie could explain them to you because I am certain she has a much firmer grasp of this spiritual chant than I could ever hope to have.

It is a prayer to Tara, the goddess.

TARE means liberating from samsara. This samsara means these aggregates: the aggregate of form, or the physical body; of feeling; of recognition; of karmic formations; and of consciousness.

TARE shows that Mother Tara liberates living beings from samsara, from true suffering, or problems. You can relate this to the particular sufferings of human beings: birth, old age, sickness and death; meeting undesirable objects and experiencing aversion; not finding desirable objects or finding them but gaining no satisfaction. No matter how much pleasure you enjoy, there is no satisfaction. No matter how much you follow desire, there is no satisfaction at all.

TUTTARE, liberates you from the eight fears. There are eight fears related to external dangers from fire, water, air, earth, and also from such things as thieves and dangerous animals. However, the main dangers come from ignorance, attachment, anger, pride, jealousy, miserliness, doubt and wrong views. These eight disturbing thoughts that you have in your mind are the main dangers. By taking refuge in Tara and doing Tara practice, you are liberated from these eight internal dangers, these eight disturbing thoughts. In this way, you are also liberated from external dangers, as these external dangers come from the inner disturbing thoughts.

TURE, liberates you from disease. Now, of the Four Noble Truths, TURE shows the cessation of suffering, which is the ultimate Dharma. In terms of liberating from disease, the actual disease we have is ignorance not knowing the absolute nature of the I, and all the disturbing thoughts that arise from this ignorance. These are the actual, serious diseases that we have. With cessation of all these diseases of disturbing thoughts, all the true sufferings, all the resultant problems, are also ceased. By liberating us from disease, TURE actually liberates us from the true cause, disturbing thoughts, and also the true sufferings.

The rough meaning of these three words TARE TUTTARE TURE is: "To you, embodiment of all the Buddhas' actions, I prostrate always—whether I am in happy or unhappy circumstances—with my body, speech and mind."

The final word SOHA means establishing the root of the path within your heart. In other words, by taking refuge in Tara and doing Tara practice, you receive the blessings of Tara in your own heart. This gives you space to establish the root of the path, signified by TARE TUTTARE TURE, in your heart. By establishing the path of the three capable beings within your heart, you purify all impurities of your body, speech and mind, and achieve Tara's pure vajra holy body, holy speech and holy mind, which are signified by OM. Your body, speech and mind are transformed into Tara's holy body, holy speech and holy mind. This is the rough meaning of OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SOHA.

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I've added these following two videos because they are beautiful and reminded me of Josie.

Shawn Smith Wrapped in My Memory

Into the West - Annie Lennox

Dance Josie, dance.

Ablonde's Open Salon Blog

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Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha