Theos-Talk Archives (December 2003 Message tt00307)

The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

"In that wilderness I lived for four years. God gave me my eating without any 
toil of mine. Khidr the Green Ancient was my companion during that time - he 
taught me the Great Name of God."[2]

http://www.theosophy.org/tlodocs/hpb/SacredTreeOfKumBum.htm

THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE

Armed with the key of Charity, of love and tender mercy, thou art secure 
before the gate of Dana, the gate that standeth at the entrance of the PATH. 
Behold, O happy Pilgrim! The portal that faceth thee is high and wide, 
seems easy of access. The road that leads therethrough is straight and smooth 
and green. 'Tis like a sunny glade in the dark forest depths, a spot on earth 
mirrored from Amitabha's paradise. There, nightingales of hope and birds of 
radiant plumage sing perched in green bowers, chanting success to fearless 
Pilgrims. They sing of Bodhisattvas' virtues five, the fivefold source of Bodhi 
power, and of the seven steps in Knowledge. Pass on! For thou hast brought the 
key; thou art secure. 

http://www.theosophy.org/tlodocs/hpb/MysteriousRace.htm

http://www.theosophy.org/tlodocs/hpb/StarsAndNumbers.htm


He wrote The Origin of the Tara Tantra in 1604 almost as a prelude to his 
monumental History of Buddhism in India. Tara is the active compassionate 
aspect of Avalokiteshvara Tradition teaches that when Avalokiteshvara shed a tear 
over the plight of humanity, it fell to earth and formed a crystalline lake. 
A lotus rose from its shimmering surface and opened to reveal Tara in its 
heart. The Chinese and Nepali wives of the first king of Tibet are believed to 
have been incarnations of Tara. The Chinese princess embodied Sitatara, the White 
Tara, who holds the opened lotus of purity eternal. When she is depicted with 
the Third Eye on her forehead and with eyes on her palms and feet, she is the 
Tara of the Seven Eyes. The Nepali princess was an incarnation of Syamatara, 
the Green Tara, the consort of Avalokiteshvara and holder of the closed blue 
lotus. Together they represent ceaseless divine compassion working by day and 
night to mitigate suffering and eventually to bring it to an end.

According to Taranatha



He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name' sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: For thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;
Thou annointest my head with oil; My cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever.






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