Modern Buddhism Quotes

“Praising Tara by her wrathful posture Homage to you who dwell amidst a garland of flames Like the fire at the end of the aeon. With your right leg extended and left drawn in, You destroy the hosts of obstructions of those who delight in the Dharma Wheel.”
― Kelsang Gyatso, Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, Volume 3: Prayers for Daily Practice

“If we rely upon Mother Tara sincerely and with strong faith, she will protect us from all obstacles and fulfil all our wishes. Since she is a wisdom Buddha, and since she is a manifestation of the completely purified wind element, Tara is able to help us very quickly. If we recite the twenty-one verses of praise, we shall receive inconceivable benefits. These praises are very powerful because they are Sutra, the actual words of Buddha. It is good to recite them as often as we can.”
― Kelsang Gyatso, Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, Volume 3: Prayers for Daily Practice

“Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. Each of the Twenty-one Taras is a manifestation of the principal Tara, Green Tara. Tara is also known as the 'Mother of the Conquerors'.”
― Kelsang Gyatso, Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, Volume 3: Prayers for Daily Practice

“May everyone be free from misery, May no one ever be separated from their happiness, May everyone have equanimity, free from hatred and attachment.”
― Kelsang Gyatso, Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, Volume 3: Prayers for Daily Practice