Compassion of Buddha - "Om Mani Padme Hum"

"If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete." - Siddhartha Gautama 

Namaste,

As we chant today's Mantra it will take us to the Height's of the Himalaya's, to where the Buddhist traditions peak! This is also one of my favorite mantra's and truly puts me into a different enchanted world every time I engage myself with this mantra.

"OM MANI PADME HUM" 

MEANING & BENEFITS: 

This mantra carries the entire essence of Buddha's teachings. It is said when one chants this mantra, the compassionate Buddha that manifests within this mantra leads one to enlightenment! 

MANI PADME- means the "Jewel of the Lotus" 

Dalai Lama His Holiness, explained the meaning of "Om Mani Padme Hum" Beautifully: 

 "The first, Om...symbolizes the practitioner's impure body, speech, and mind; it also symbolizes the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha..The path is indicated by the next four syllables. Mani, meaning jewel, symbolizes the factors of method: (the) altruistic intention to become enlightened, compassion, and love..The two syllables, Padme, meaning lotus, symbolize wisdom...Purity must be achieved by an indivisible unity of method and wisdom, symbolized by the final syllable hum, which indicates indivisibility...Thus the six syllables, om mani padme hum, mean that in dependence on the practice of a path which is an indivisible union of method and wisdom, you can transform your impure body, speech, and mind into the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha..." - Dalai Lama, His Holiness. 

I Hope you all enjoy this mantra as much as I do. Have a blissful Journey with this Mantra and please don't forget to share your experience! In Metta. 
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Love. Peace. Harmony. 
Dr. Sania Anand