Crossing the Ocean

Two archetypes invoked and visualized in the crossing of the ocean of suffering are the bodhisattvas Tara and Prajnaparamita. Tara helps by ferrying one across on the boat of compassion, present tense. But Prajnaparamita, by giving the understanding of Shunyata, has lifted one beyond suffering, past tense. The mantra translates as:
GONE, GONE, GONE BEYOND, GONE FAR BEYOND, BODHI