This system is similar to Seichim Reiki with the
addition of special Tara symbols, as well as of chants and mantras
and prayers to Green Tara. The energy of Green Tara is similar in
feel to Isis Seichim but much more relaxing. It brings peace,
harmony and balance.

TARA LEGEND OF CREATION - It is said that
despite his having taken a vow before Amitabha Buddha to enable
everyone without exception to achieve liberation from the endless
round of rebirth, Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) became so discouraged
at the untold numbers of sentient beings that he began to cry.  From
his tear was formed Tara. The 21 Praises to Tara says: “On the face
of Chenrezig, she is born from a
tear as a bud from a lotus” or “born from the opening corolla of the
lotus face of the Lord of the triple world.”A different
account is that, while Chenrezig emerged from one of the eyes of
compassionate Buddha Amitabha, Tara came from the other. In her
iconography, the association with the red Buddha, Amitabha, is
indicated by a tiny image of him in her topknot.White Tara is
referred to as “Mother of all the Buddhas.”  This is because she
embodies the motivation that is compassion.  Her whiteness “Radiant
as the eternal snows in all their glory” is indicative of the
selflessness-the purity-of this compassion but especially the
undifferentiated Truth of the Dharma. Her seven eyes stand for her
perception of suffering that is apparent (the

two we normally have) that is psychological/spiritual (the one in
her forehead) and that is inherent in activity (in her palms) and in
what is usually considered as progress (in her soles.) In the past,
many aeons ago, during the time of Buddha Dundubhisvara

in the Universe called
Manifold Light, there lived a princess by the name of Moon of
Wisdom-knowledge. She was a very devoted disciple and would daily
set out many offerings to the Buddha and His Sangha. Eventually she
generated bodhicitta, the aspiration to attain Enlightenment and
become a Buddha herself, in order to help all living beings. Some
bhikshus came to know of this, and urged her to dedicate the merits
she had created to be reborn as a male. However, the princess
rejected this

advice, saying: Here there is no
man, there is no woman,

No self, no
person, and no consciousness.

Labeling “male”
or “female” has no essence,

But deceives the
evil-minded world.”

She went on to
make the following vow:

“There are many
who desire Enlightenment in a man’s body, but none who work for the
benefit of sentient beings in the body of a woman. Therefore, until
samsara is empty, I shall work for the benefit of sentient beings in
a woman’s body.”

From that time
onward, the princess dedicated herself to winning full and complete
Enlightenment. Once she accomplished that goal, she came to be known
as Tara, the Liberator.

There is another
story regarding Tara which tells that Chenrezig (Kuan Yin, or
Avalokiteshvara) had been working for a long time to help sentient
beings. He had been able to help hundreds of thousands of beings
become free from samsara, but then he checked and realized there
were still so many more beings suffering in samsara. He began to
cry, and from the pool formed by his tears a lotus arose and Tara
appeared from the lotus, saying “Do not worry; I will help you.”
Thus Tara is associated with Chenrezig, as well as with Amitabha
Buddha (she has a tiny image of Amitabha Buddha on her crown.)

THE BENEFITS OF TARA
PRACTICE

Lama Zopa Rinpoche
further explains that through practicing Tara, we can

obtain the following benefits:

a) We can create a
great deal of merit

b) We can avoid a
suffering rebirth in the next life

c) We can quickly
attain Enlightenment

d) We receive
initiation from millions of Buddhas

e) All our wishes
can be fulfilled, e.g. it can help us with our health,

business, getting a job, having a child, etc.

f) It protects us
from fear and dangers

GREEN TARA SEICHIM MASTER
TEACHER LEVEL

The course
outline:

• What Is Green
  Tara Seichim?
• What Is Seichim?
  
  
• Ancient Origins
• Seichim and Buddhism
• Origin of the Cult of Tara
  
• Her Name
• More Than One Tara? The Two
  Wives
• Green Tara Relation to Amitabha
  
• White Tara
• About the Tara Mantras
• Who Is Tara and Why Do We Pray
  to Her?
• The Origin of Tara
• Why Do We Need to Practice Tara
  
• The Benefits of Tara Practice
  
• Green Tara and the Twenty-One
  Taras
• The Symbolism of Green Tara
  
• The Twenty-One Taras
• The Mantra of Tara
• Green Tara Heart Exercise
  
• The Popular Mantras of Some
  Forms of Tara
• Other Popular Forms of Tara

  a) Kurukulle (Wrathful Red/Black Tara)

  b) Norgyun (Peaceful Yellow Tara)

  c) Marici (Peaceful Red/Yellow Tara)

  d) Red Tara (Peaceful Red Tara)

• The Process of Using Green Tara
  Seichim
• 4 Tibetan  Symbols to Use with
  the Green Tara Healing Energy
• Self-Empowerment Method
• Method of Green Tara
  Empowerment
• Tibetan  Empowerment Method

  Course Fee $49