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The Goddess Tara
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Tara, Goddess
of Peace and Protection
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The
goddess Tara is worshipped in many
forms, but the best known are the peaceful, compassionate White Tara, the goddess Tara
who protects and brings health, long life and peace, and the more dynamic Green
Tara, who is the goddess Tara that brings fertility to the earth, overcomes obstacles, and
saves us from physical and spiritual danger.
In Buddhist tradition, Tara is much greater than a goddess -- she is a female
Buddha, an enlightened one was has attained the highest wisdom, capability and compassion.
The goddess Tara is "one who can take human form and remain in oneness with the
universe".
Best known in her
Chinese and Hindu incarnations, a version of the Goddess Tara exists in virtually every
culture. Indeed, it is said that the Goddess Tara will assume as many forms on earth as
there are needs for by the people.
The Celts called their "Great Goddess" Tara. Her name
is thought to be the root of the word Tor, which is a mound of earth or hillock imbued
with spiritual energy or connection to the spirit world. In Native American legends, the
Tara goddess is known by the "Star Woman".
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| The ancient goddess Tara in her many incarnations
has many gifts to share with contemporary women.
Tara embodies the
feminine strengths of great caring and compassion, the ability to endure stressful and
even terrifying moments, the acts of creation, and the source of sustenance and
protection.
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