Understanding

With a determination to accomplish The highest welfare for all sentient beings, Who surpass even a wish-granting jewel I will learn to hold them supremely dear.

Whenever I associate with others I will learn, To think of myself as the lowest among all, And respectfully hold others to be supreme, From the very depths of my heart.

In all actions I will learn to search into my mind And as soon as an afflictive emotion arises Endangering myself and others, Will firmly face and avert it.

I will learn to cherish all beings of bad nature And those oppressed by strong sins and sufferings, As if I had found a precious Treasury very difficult to find.

When others out of jealousy treat me badly With abuse, slander, and so on, I will learn to take all loss And offer the victory to them.

When one whom I have benefited with great hope Unreasonably hurts me very badly , I will learn to view that person As an excellent spiritual guide.

In short, I will learn to offer to everyone without exception, All help and happiness directly and indirectly, And respectfully take upon myself, All harm and suffering of my mothers.

I will learn to keep these practices, Undefiled by the stains of the eight worldly conceptions, And by understanding all phenomena as like illusion, Be released from the bondage of attachment.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Mantras

The sound of every mantra has a specific vibration designed to produce a specific effect. By attuning to this vibration when we meditate on a particular mantra, the desired effect is produced in our lives. Although mantra is an Indian word, such words of power have been used in the mystical practices of almost all cultures.

Mantras basically creates vibration hence mantra is defined as Mananath thrayathey Ithi Manthra. When you reflect, you get protected. Mantras not only create a very powerful vibration but also have deep impact on us. Study has shown that by certain type of music plants grow better Mantras are also musical in a mystical domain.

In the Hindu tradition the two most powerful mantras are Gayatri Mantra and Maha Mrithyunjaya Manthra.

The word Gayathri means Gaayan-tham Thraya-the Ithi-Gayathri. Whoever chants gets protected. Gayathri Mantra creates the most powerful vibration and also brings about enlightenment.

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