The female Buddhist deity Tara is an object of devotional worship and
meditative practice for Tibetan Buddhists everywhere, both male and
female. She clears away fears, overpowers negative emotions, and enables
all beings to reach enlightenment. She has special resonance as a source
of female spiritual wisdom. Tibetans of all schools and traditions
recite the verses on which this commentary is based. Focused
contemplative meditation in relation to the myriad aspects of Tara works
to transform the practitioner's mind into those enlightened qualities
and mind states that Tara represents. Sought-after teachers throughout
the West for over twenty-five years, Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and
his brother Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche illuminate the practice of
the Praises to the Twenty-one Taras with humor and wisdom. The
explanations cover progressively more subtle levels from basic Buddhism
through the Inner Tantras and culminate with Dzogchen. Interspersed with
lively stories about Tara, the authors explain the physical conditions
for practice, the outer and inner meanings of the text itself, and give
solutions for problems that may emerge as practice progresses.