When we dedicate our meditation to others, says Lama Palden Drolma, we make our practice more open and beneficial. Illustrations by Carole Hénaff. Many forms of Buddhist practice conclude with dedicating the benefit of our practice to relieving the suffering of sentient beings and helping them awaken. The English word “merit” is defined as being or doing something that is [...]
How to Do Green Tara Practice
Lama Palden Drolma teaches how to visualize the deity Green Tara, who embodies one's buddhanature. Illustrations by Tomi Um. Tara, the savioress, is the most beloved by Tibetans of all the female awakened beings. Tara is known as “she who ferries beings across the ocean of samsara.” She is fully enlightened and is inseparable from genuine reality, or true nature, the [...]
Making Our Way: On Women and Buddhism
Grace Schireson, Christina Feldman, Rita Gross, and Lama Palden Drolma discuss how women are defining new roles as Buddhist leaders, teachers, and practitioners. Introduction by Sandy Boucher When I think of women and Buddhism, I see before me the faces of our Western Buddhist female pioneers. In the relatively easier situation we enjoy today, with the proliferation of [...]
Tara the Liberator
From the November 2012 issue of Lion's Roar, Lama Palden Drolma explains the significance of Tara,“she who ferries beings across the ocean of samsara.” Tara, the savioress, is “she who ferries beings across the ocean of samsara.” Tara is the most beloved by Tibetans of all the female awakened beings. Her praises are sung and she is supplicated in all Tibetan monasteries [...]
