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mahā-tārā-sādhana

The practice of Maha Tara, the great Tara

    I prostrate before the noble Tara!
    First [imagine that] in your own heart in the middle of the Moon is the syllable tāṁ. From it arise perfect rays of light. [Visualize that] from them [arise] teacher-gurus, Enlightened Ones, and bodhisattvas. Really make external and internal offerings to them. Having done so, make unsurpassed offerings before them.
    Then meditate on emptiness:
    oṁ svabhāva śuddhaḥ sarva dharmāḥ svabhāva śuddho haṁ
    Say this. Then from the syllable tāṁ a white utpala actually arises on the moon. It has the syllable tāṁ on it. From this syllable arises Tara of blue color. The right of the two hands [makes the mudra] of bestowing the supreme. The left one holds the utpala along with the sprout. Adorned with all ornaments. Sits cross-legged on a lotus and moon seat. Meditate like this.
    Bringing the palms of your hands together, with both index fingers, press the middle fingers together. With your thumbs, touch the lotus flower. This is the mudra of the opened utpal. Then:
    oṁ tāre tuttāre ture svāhā
    Say this mantra.
    This is the end of the practice of the great Tara.
    Translated by Lama Dhondup Dorje Tulku.