Skillful Grace: Tara Practice for Our Times offering Growing Tibetan Buddhism in the

Growing Tibetan Buddhism in the West—The Story of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (the FPMT)

This miniature copper Kuntuzangpo Yab Yum (Samantabhadra) statue was made in Nepal by traditional craftspeople

when they were alone

Part of Tibetan Buddhist ritual involves making external offerings to the Buddhas

giving them a simple method to not only withstand life’s challenges but to transcend them

Skillful Grace: Tara Practice for Our Times offering Growing Tibetan Buddhism in theTitle: SKILLFUL GRACE Secondary Title: Tara Practice for Our Times Description: Tara is an inspirational figure to many practitioners. She embodies the most compelling and vital qualities of the feminine: beauty, grace, and the ability to nurture, care for and protect. In addition, she is a true warrior, vanquishing fear and ignorance. One could say she is the earliest known Buddhist feminist. Skillful Grace is an entirety of instructions on deity