We're delighted to hear that Taraloka has just held its Dedication Ceremony for the new Tara Cabin.

Here's an extract from their blog post, and you can also listen to the Dedication Ceremony on Free Buddhist Audio.

"On 1st February we held a dedication ceremony for the new Tara Cabin. We invited Taraloka's local regular volunteers - some of our extended family as one community member put it. We also invited Craig our builder, who has spent months creating this beautiful space.

The original Tara Cabin was opened and dedicated by Bhante in 2007. It was well used and much loved, but unfortunately the foundations sank. It was unrepairable, so the decision was made to burn it down – there was nothing else that could be done with it. 

The new Tara Cabin is therefore somewhat like a phoenix: it has arisen from the ashes of the old cabin, and perhaps too from other ashes – from Mokshapushpa's, for example.

We dedicated this sacred space to Tara; to her qualities of compassionate action, to fearlessness, and to the depth and mystery symbolised by her dark green colour.

We also dedicated the Tara Cabin to the benefit of all beings: it is built from love and generosity. So when you next come to Taraloka, please visit Tara's cabin. Please feel free to sit quietly there, to meditate there, to enjoy the silence, the view of the woods, and allow yourself to be touched by the presence of Tara – the quintessence of compassion."

Read the rest of the wonderful article here on Taraloka's blog.
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