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Oh Tara, Protect Us

By Thubten Chodron — 2021

Vajrayana practitioners supplicate deities and buddhas to help clear obstacles on the path. In this teaching, Thubten Chodron comments on a prayer to the buddha Tara to protect us from the eight dangers.

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