Today, I and others were very fortunate to be present at HE 12th Gyaltsab Rinpoche's empowerment of the five-deity Green Tārā (one of the five sets of five of 1st Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa) at Tergar Monastery, Bodh Gaya, India. I wrote about this Tārā practice and origin in 2022, and did a translation of the… Continue reading NO SECRET SPACE FOR SECRET MANTRA? The 21st Century phenomenon of constantly clicking photographers at mass empowerments: An invasion of sacred space, personal privacy and sexist bullying of women