10 Million Tara Mantra Recitations
The Multi-state Green Tara Recitation Count to Mitigate Global Warming
Dec 2022 - May 2023
(extended from April)
Mantra Count
15,871,250
Thank You to all that Participated!
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Thank you to all that participated in this grand endeavor! The multi-month, mult-state efforts to accumulate 10 million tara mantras to mitigate the climate crisis concluded on May 13th and togheter we had over 1,000 participants and accummulated over 15.8 million mantras! We rejoice in all the merits created and dedicate that any and all obstacles to environmental protections be immediately eliminated.
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Scientists tell us that to avoid the worst impacts of global warming, we must globally achieve net-zero carbon emissions no later than 2050.
To do this, the world must immediately act to reduce carbon emissions from all sectors. There’s now many promising ways to achieve that goal, yet success requires a higher than usual level of global cooperation and coordination. We have only a small window of time to act.
We can “take action”, as His Holiness the Dalai Lama asks of us, by engaging in this collective group count. We request Tara for her help to remove obstacles and for the success of these efforts.
Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa recently gave his blessings for a collective group effort of 10 Million Tara mantra count dedicated to the mitigation of global warming.
You are invited to join -- any amount counts!
“Every individual should act to save the Earth from climate change”
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
It's Easy to Join in!
Home Practice Alone
make a count pledge by emailing Ven. Chime at equityedu@aol.comJoin a Group Zoom
See calendar below, drop into a daily or weekly group sessionLimited Retreat Cabins at Land of Calm Abiding
Land of Calm Abiding has generously offered access to a few cabins for those wishing to do a Tara retreat for this 10 Million Mantra event. See more details below.
No Initiation Required
Initiation is not needed for Green Tara practice. Just imagine her in front or on top of your head during the practice.Sadhana is Optional
Each session can be as simple as taking refuge, requesting Tara's swift help to mitigate global warming, recite mantras, and dedicate.Already do a Green Tara practice?
You can count these mantras by simply adding some of the specific dedications below to your regular Green Tara practice.
Group Sessions
~1 hour long sessions
(Participation is flexible, join anytime!)
~1 hour long sessions
(Participation is flexible, join anytime!)
Add Your Mantra Counts
For Pledgers - add on-going or Total when done in April
For Zoom Group Participants - The leader will add a group count at end of the session to count the whole group.
For Individual Participants - if you're doing your own practice on your own, please use the following form to add mantras as you go.
OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SOHA
The event finished on May 13 and submissions
are now closed through this website.
are now closed through this website.
Questions? Want to get more involved?
Contact Venerable Chime at equityedu@aol.com
Easy Practice Setup in 3 Steps
1. Set the Motivation
Before beginning the practice, take refuge and request to Green Tara for her swift help to mitigate global warming
2. Recite Mantras/Sadhana
OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SOHA
Recite as many mantras of Green Tara as you wish. You could also use any Green Tara sadhana, or this one.
3. Dedicate
Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche recommends the following dedications for the swift mitigation of Global Warming
Dedications
Short Dedication
May the world be happy, the years' good
And grains increase, the Dharma flourish,
Every happiness and bliss arise,
And every wish in the mind be fulfilled!
Due to the merits of these virtuous actions
May I quickly attain the state of a Guru- Buddha
And lead all living beings, without exception,
Into that enlightened state.
May the Supreme Jewel Bodhichitta
That has not arisen, arise and grow;
And may that which has arisen not diminish
But increase more and more
Long Dedications
May the spreaders of the precious doctrine
Followers of the doctrine, patrons and their attendants,
And in particular, may we yogins obtain
Health, life and power,
Glory, renown, good fortune,
And very extensive enjoyments, all these!
With the actions of Calming, Increase and so on,
Bestow on us the powerful attainments !
Please guardians protect us !
Help with all powerful attainments!
Eliminate untimely death, sicknesses,
Demons of disease, and evil spirits!
Eliminate bad dreams, ill omens,
And evil doings!
May the world be happy, the years' good
And grains increase, the Dharma flourish,
Every happiness and bliss arise,
And every wish in the mind be fulfilled!
Due to the merits of these virtuous actions
May I quickly attain the state of a Guru- Buddha
And lead all living beings, without exception,
Into that enlightened state.
May the Supreme Jewel Bodhichitta
That has not arisen, arise and grow;
And may that which has arisen not diminish
But increase more and more
Long Life for Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche
To bring blessings of enlightened activities to fortunate disciples,
And to spread the textual and inner realization teachings of the Buddha,
Who embodies the ten powers, you show the light of logic in teachings to intelligent minds.
O spiritual guide, revealer of the path, I pray to you! Please remain.
Long Life for His Holiness Dalai Lama
In the land encircled by snow mountains,
You are the source of all happiness and good.
All-powerful Chenrezig, Tenzin Gyatso,
Please remain until samsara ends.
Prayer that Spontaneously Fulfills All Wishes
Savior of the Land of Snow teachings and transmigratory beings,
Who extensively clarifies the path that unifies emptiness and compassion,
To the Lotus Holder, Tenzin Gyatso, I beseech.
May all your holy wishes be spontaneously fulfilled.
Optional Merit Multiplying Mantras
Multiplying Mantras
To increase by 100,000 times the merit created, recite these special mantras at the end of the session:
CHOM DÄN DÄ DE ZHIN SHEG PA DRA CHOM PA YANG DAG PAR DZOG PÄI SANG GYÄ NAM PAR NANG DZÄ Ö KYI GYÄL PO LA CHHAG TSHÄL LO (1x)
JANG CHHUB SEM PA SEM PA CHHEN PO KÜN TU ZANG PO LA CHHAG TSHÄL LO (1x)
TADYATHA PÄNCHA GRIYA AVA BODHANI SVAHA OM DHURU DHURU JAYA MUKHE SVAHA (7x)
To actualize all our prayers as well as to multiply the benefits by 100,000:
CHOM DÄN DÄ DE ZHIN SHEG PA DRA CHOM PA YANG DAG PAR DZOG PÄI SANG GYÄ MÄN GYI LHA BAIDURYA Ö KYI GYÄL PO LA CHHAG TSHÄL LO (1x)
CHOM DÄN DÄ DE ZHIN SHEG PA DRA CHOM PA YANG DAG PAR DZOG PÄI SANG GYÄ NGO WA DANG MÖN LAM [THAM CHÄ RAB TU] DRUB PÄ GYÄL PO LA CHHAG TSHÄL LO (1x)
Due to the power of the blessings of the eminent buddhas and bodhisattvas, the power of infallible dependent arising, and the power of my pure special attitude, may all my pure prayers succeed immediately.
Dedications for Global Warming Solutions
Dedicate for:
Swift transition to renewable energy
Natural Climate Solutions (farmland/wetlands/forest restoration )
Build resilience through Natural Defenses
Bolster resilience of coral reefs & other vulnerable ecosystems
Help countries implement commitment to 2015 Paris agreement
Change in transportation & food production that reduce Co2
Implement de-carbonization systems
Accelerate Carbon Capture programs
Movement of carbon gridlock to regenerative eco-financial systems
Protect vulnerable species and peoples already impacted
Support current cutting- edge scientific breakthroughs
Foster swift cooperation between governments , scientists, business, science and educational sectors
Enact sustainable policies for Safeguarding the Environment
... add your own, anything that touches the heart!
His Holiness Dalai Lama meeting with Greta Thunberg and others
Additional Resources
Books by the Dalai Lama on Climate Change & the Environment
Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence, 2018
Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World, Dalai Lama & Franz Alt, 2020
Everyday Personal Acts
Drive less; Use public transportation
Avoid use of plastics
Make your home energy efficient
Consume less
Eat less or no meat
Plant a tree
Recycle
Join a group working on climate change
Support Indigenous led groups working on the issue
Invest in renewables and divest your investments in fossil fuels
Read books and educate others
Get involved locally
Vote for people who support change
Donate time or money to efforts combatting global warming
Further Reading/Involvement
Cool Earth
Clean Air Task Force
Union of Concerned Scientists
Carbon 180
Green Peace
Earth Justice
Rainforest Alliance
Practical Action
Earth Island
Wildlife Conservation/Protection:
Climate Change Education
View Various TedX Talks on the subject
Special Invitation from Land of Calm Abiding!
One Month Solo Green Tara Retreat
for the Mitigation of Global Warming
For any of Rinpoche’s students who wish to cultivate their Tara Mantra practice in solo retreat at Land of Calm Abiding Hermitage, between March and April 2023 - can do so by sending an application via LandofCalmAbiding.org. There may be 2-3 cabins available and priority will go to those who can stay close to a month or more.
By just looking at the website, it is evident that Land of Calm Abiding is an exemplary Blessed Hermitage for cultivating realizations on the path, for the benefit of all beings.