Tara Retreat (Offered in the last week of November each year)
1. Level I
Tara is the female Buddha of Enlightened Activity. She is strongly practiced by Vajrayana Buddhists and she protects individuals from fears and harms. Many famous masters of Buddhism in India and Tibet relied on Tara to protect them from obstacles and harm. Tara retreats are based on a special lineage of Cittamani Tara, an Anutara Tantra (highest class of tantra) Deity. The initial retreat is the outer practice of Cittamani Tara and the basics of her visualization. This will include instruction on Tara’s life story and her various activities in helping people. Visualization and mantra recitation are a major portion of this retreat. Meditation sessions will be a total of 9 hours each day, 6 sessions of 1.5 hours each. Instruction will be given on how to use dream interpretation in daily Dharma practice plus how to Lucid Dream.