A Soon to Return Prayer
O White Tara, standing firm as Mount Meru,
Carved out of exquisite crystal, bright and glittering,
You reflect one hundred virgin moons, embracing and encircling;
O Goddess of immeasurable buddha activity,
Giver of siddhis and long-life to countless beings,
Grant me your blessing!
May you soon return as the Master who clarifies the teachings,
As the great sun who radiates blissful glories and benefits,
Which opens the lotus-paradise of the Dharma studies and practices,
Of the wise King, Tsong Khapa.
May you always remain the mighty lion of perfect accomplishment,
Living in the snow mountains of Buddhist doctrines
wielding your razor sharp claws to debate, write and teach,
And may your thick, turquoise mane grow by listening,
Contemplation and meditation.
May you soon return as the master of the sutra and tantra teachings,
Keeping your roots deeply planted in altruistic thoughts of helping others,
Which uphold the complete and perfect branches of
the four skilful means and the six parameters,
And flourish with the fruits of Vajrayana.
By the fruit of my good intentions,
And the power and strength of the dharma protectors and guardians,
And by the blessing and great compassion of
All the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas,
May all that I have wished for be spontaneously accomplished
Time and Space - A Poem written to Tara
Time is space -
And space enters into time -
Fathomless and without direction.
In the great vastness of time and space,
I see the light of my love,
And feel I am blind.
In the great vastness of time and space,
I hear the sweet cry of my love
And feel I am deaf.
In the great vastness of time and space,
I touch the jewelled heart of my love
And feel I am all alone.
The nature of compassionate love -
As a dream or an illusion
Without beginning, end or direction -
Springs from the heart of time and space.
Tarab Tulku XI
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Geshe Tarab Tulku
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