Receiving the Tara empowerment means that through the blessings
of Arya Tara’s body, speech and mind, a special power is
bestowed upon your continually residing body, speech and mind so
that sooner or later they are transformed into the body, speech
and mind of an enlightened being.  So we become an enlightened
being. That is the meaning of this.  Receiving this empowerment
opens the door to the practice of Arya-Tara and accomplishes or
establishes a special connection between you who are receiving
the empowerment and Arya Tara, who is an enlightened being.
You, who for the moment is a human being, an ordinary being and
Tara, who is an enlightened being are making good friends! Best
friends. Between you and Tara.  Once you have received the
empowerment, if you rely sincerely upon Arya Tara with strong
faith you will directly receive her protection and blessings and
she will care for you in this life and in life after life.  You
need this in future lives actually – this life is very short;
maybe it will end t