Mehr lesen
‘emaho’ is a special word. It’s an exclamation used in ancient Tibetan
Buddhist scriptures to describe the ‘wondrous, amazing moment when the
mind awakens’. I truly believe that every human being in the world has the
innate longing for this feeling of ‘emaho’. It can manifest in various ways.
Personally, I find this moment whenever I connect with the most exalted
and marvelous female Buddhist goddess Arya Tara. This is why I felt
this album should be called ‘emaho – the Story of Arya Tara’.
Many eons ago in ancient India lived a princess called Jhana-Chandra,
which means ‘Wisdom-Moon’. In Tibetan her name is translated as ‘Yischi
Dawa’. She was beautiful and had a big heart for all beings. Every day she
accumulated countless merits and good deeds and was a faithful disciple of
her teacher Buddha Dundubhisvara. Everyone admired this extraordinary princess. In order to attain full enlightenment, the monks urged her to wish
that she will be reborn as a man in her next life. The princess laughed
and replied: ‘There is no male, there is no female. To discriminate between
male and female is the mind of a small being. There are neither men nor
women, nor a self, nor beings.’ She vowed to return again and again in
a female form in order to liberate all beings from suffering and to reach
enlightenment in a female form. So, the Buddha Dundubhisvara gave her the
name Tara, the ‘Swift Liberator’. She is also often referred to as Arya Tara –
The Noble Tara’.
The music of ‘emaho’ will not only give you comfort and positive energy
but will also encourage you to uncover your inner beauty, strength and
confidence.
I am deeply grateful to my dear father, The Venerable Dagsay Rinpoche,
for inspiring me to share the beautiful energy of this goddess with you and
to Helge van Dyk for composing this unique music to open your hearts for
the exalted goddess Arya Tara.
May the power of Arya Tara reach many hearts! emaho!
Yours Dechen
Dechen Shak-Dagsay