Start the New Year with Tara: 24-Hour Tara Chanting Retreat

Offered in-person and online for members of HKMC!

Take part in a 24-hour Tara Chanting Retreat. Every four hours, we’ll recite the beautiful prayer to Green Tara, called Liberation From Sorrow, opening the door to a year of growing good fortune and inner peace.

Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. Her name means "Rescuer" because she rescues us from all outer and inner fears. Ultimately she rescues us from all suffering and guides us to full enlightenment. Like a mother she protects us from all internal and external dangers; she provides us with all the necessary conditions for our spiritual training, and guides us and inspires us with her blessings as we progress along the spiritual path. These prayers include praises to the twenty-one manifestations of Tara. Because these are Sutra, the actual words of Buddha, they are particularly powerful and blessed.
No experience is needed. Just bring your wish for a better world and a brighter year ahead (and your prayer beads - mala - if you have one). We sell malas in our book shop.

• Thursday, Jan 1: 5:30pm, 9:30pm,

• Friday, Jan 2: 1:30am, 5:30am, 9:30am, 1:30pm

Free

Prayers are recited six times over 24-hours, with the praises to the 21 Taras recited seven times in each session.

Sessions take place every 4 hours for 24 hours. Each session takes roughly 1 hour.

Prayers: Liberation from Sorrow (ebook available here).

It is recommended to attend the retreat in its entirety. Register to access the prayers in-person and online.