Practice of Noble Vasudhārā with Consort
A Concise Daily Practice of Noble Vasudhārā with Consort is a sādhana that invokes the blessings of the noble goddess Vasudhārā, whose name means “stream of riches,” and whose activity increases wisdom, prosperity, and auspiciousness. She is visualized as a golden goddess in union with her consort, Jambhala, and brings spiritual and material benefit to those who engage in this practice.
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo was somewhat of a trailblazer in terms of the way he compiled female deity practices from diverse lineages, and revealed terma with female deities as the primary figure in union with their male consorts. This highlights his remarkable qualities as an enlightened tertön who who was unafraid to go beyond the societal conventions of nineteenth-century Tibet.
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Talk on Noble Vasudhārā with Amelia Hall
In August, our Text of the Month featured The Concise Daily Practice of Noble Vasudhārā with Consort, a rare treasure revealed by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. This sādhana invokes the blessings of Vasudhārā, the golden goddess of abundance, visualized in a female-primary configuration with her consort Jambhala. In this striking reversal of the more familiar yab-yum imagery, Vasudhārā, embodying the wisdom aspect, is in the primary position (yum-yab), with skillful means arising from her own radiance.
Dr. Amelia Hall, editor at KVP and professor at Naropa University, guided us through the deeper meaning of Vasudhārā’s practice. She placed it within the framework of the four enlightened activities—pacifying, magnetizing, subjugating, and enriching—and emphasized how this particular sādhana enriches on multiple levels: outwardly generating prosperity, inwardly increasing merit through generosity, and secretly expanding realization.
Amelia also connected Vasudhārā’s enriching activity to teachings on moving beyond scarcity mentality toward recognition of innate abundance. Far from being about hoarding wealth, this practice invites us to embody generosity—outer, inner, and secret—and to recognize that material support and spiritual development are not opposites but mutually sustaining.