Marichi , The Goddest of Golden Rays of Light.

[For Mother's Day with love series]

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds that influence of mothers in society. I am very glad indeed to share with you for more Tibetan female goddess, female Yogini, female Dakini and Deity to honor and tribute to our beloved Mother.

Be glad today. Be brave today.

Tomorrow may bring tears,

There is no darkness,

So dense, so menacing,

So difficult that it can not be overcome by night,

The darkest night will pass,

And the golden rays of light will usher in the dawn.

Marichi, In Tibetan word is known as “Odzer Canma” literally means “The Goddess Endowed with the Rays of Light” Marichi she is peaceful in appearance, her body is endowed with the golden radian color which signifies the light rays of the dawn, with three faces and eight hands. 

She is regarded as the guardian of all nations, whom she is protects from the fury of war.  She is seated in a chariot drawn by savage boars. The seven savage boars are symbolizes of removing all obstacles to happiness and well-being. The goddess of Marichi is very popular in Tibet, Mongolia and there are several shrines dedicated to her in Tibet.

Every morning, the goddess of Marichi is invoked by the Lamas of Tibet about the time of sun-rise, which shows her connection with the sun.  Recite her ritual * prayer once and mantra as many as possible, this is to invoke Marichi her power of blessing and to remove our obstacles and to bring great blessing and pleasure.

In mantra recitation, a practitioner visualizes the rays in the shape of the Goddess of Marichi that emerge from her to purify all sentient beings. The rays return the practitioner bringing good qualities, such as compassion and wisdom.

The rays of Marichi also reaching out to all evil spirits, demons, and let the power of rays of light that can blind all the harmful evil spirits, demons and take away their evil desire and intention that bring harm to the practitioners or the affected love ones and friends.

To complete the ritual prayer, and wish is expressed that the merit gained from the ritual will bring into enlightenment.

* Footnote

Please consult your Guru or a qualified lineage master for Vajrayana practice! Should a devotee even want to start studying and contemplating the Vajrayana practice, then it is truly necessary to first have completed the preliminaries and to be certain and sure that bodhicitta has arisen and developed in one’s mind.

Vajrayana features countless skillful and powerful methods which, if they are practiced in the proper way, can make the process of accumulation and purification incredibly swift and direct. It is absolutely necessary to have the pure motivation and to know that Vajrayana practice is not carried out to increase one’s own ego, power and profit.

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Aspiration For Bodhichitta

For those in whom the precious Bodhichitta has not arisen

May it arise and not decrease

But increase further and further.

Dedication of Merit

By this merit may we obtain omniscience then.

Having defeated the enemies wrong-doings.

May we liberate migratory from the ocean of existence.

With its stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness and death.

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