The Mantra of Ekajati Powerful Protector Goddess (20 mins) རལ གཅ ག མ ནང ལ
Ekajati is the protector of secret mantras and as the mother of the mothers of all the Buddhas, represents ultimate unity. As such her own mantra is also secret. She is the most important protector of the Vajrayana teachings, especially the inner tantras and termas. As the protector of mantra she supports the practitioner in deciphering symbolic dakini codes and properly determines appropriate times and circumstances for revealing tantric teachings. Because she completely realizes the texts and mantras under her care, she reminds the practitioner of their preciousness and secrecy. According to Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, she is the principal guardian of the Dzogchen teachings and is a personification of the essentially nondual nature of primordial energy. Dzogchen is the most closely guarded teaching in Tibetan Buddhism, of which Ekajati is a main guardian as mentioned above. It is said that Sri Singha (Sanskrit: Śrī Siṃha) himself entrusted the Nyingthik teachings to he
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