The 21 Praises to Tara: English Chantable Version

 

Dear Tara’s Triple Excellence participants,

The Tara’s Triple Excellence (TTE) team is working to create a very special gift to Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche: A ‘Virtual Choir Recitation’ of the 21 Praises to Tara by TTE participants.

We would like to have as many TTE participants as possible record our newly translated 21 Praises to Tara, which we will gather into a single video combining all the recordings. We will then offer this as a gift to Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche in deep gratitude for making the Triple Excellence terma available, to help us all towards enlightenment at this difficult time.

What is this new translation?
The TTE team has prepared a new English translation of the praises especially suitable for chanting using the same rhythm and melody that we are used to in the original Tibetan.

How can we do this from our own home?
We have prepared a video using this new translation, that is easy to chant along with. While chanting with it on one device, you can record yourself with another one of your devices: your phone, your iPad, your laptop, etc. (See the illustration below.) A group of you may also record a video together, if you have some friends nearby who would like to join in the chanting.

Then send us your audio recording. If you wish, you can also send a video or a photo of yourself. When we have gathered together all the submitted recordings, we will edit them together into a single video combining your recordings and pictures, and offer this as our gift to Rinpoche.

Step-by-step instructions to record yourself
Watch the video below a few times to familiarize yourself with the new 21 Praises. When you are ready, play the video, and chant along with us while recording yourself with your phone, (or a device of your choice). If it is possible—for best results, have no background noise, and use headphones to listen to the video while you record yourself. (To easily record on iPhone: Voice Memo app. Android: Recorder app.) This illustration shows how you could do it:


Please don’t worry about your accent, your voice, or if you miss a few words. Just enjoy the chanting of this wonderful text, and rejoice in the blessings of this prayer and our sangha. We are simply offering our hearts.

After you finish making your recording, send the file (the app’s file format may be mp3 or m4a) to: rodrigoreijers@gmail.com. We invite you to include a picture of yourself! Rinpoche always enjoys seeing our faces.

We may make another version of the video to share with the public on YouTube or social media. If you do not want your face in such a public video, please be sure to let us know in your email.

Please send your submission before June 5. We want to offer it to Rinpoche on June 14.

Dedicate the merit, and please make aspirations for Rinpoche’s activities to flourish, as well as for peace and harmony in the world.

If you have questions, please email 21praises@gmail.com.

We hope you will join us!

Here is the video with the chant:
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