Green Tara Practice Sundays 7.30am
Green Tara Ritual is done in most Tibetan Monasteries daily to dispel obstacles and to help all Dharma activities.
It is a lively, active practice involving lots of chanting and musical instruments, including the drum, bells, cymbals and conch. Green Tara is the swift-action Goddess who comes quickly when called, to help relieve the suffering of all sentient beings.
Venerable Rinchen leads the practice every Sunday when she is in residence. Everyone is welcome to attend but check the calendar to make sure it is on that weekend.
It takes around and hour and half and for those who are not familiar with this kind of practice it might be best to sit and listen for the first time as it can be a little difficult to follow.
The initiation for Green Tara was given by His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche when he blessed our centre in 2006 and again by His Holiness Sakya Trizin in 2009 when he gave the 21 Tara Empowerment as part of his visit to Cairns. There are many legends and stories of Green Tara.