The mantra of Padmasambhava called the Vajra Guru Mantra, OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU is one of the sacred mantra in Tibetan Buddhism which purifies your body, speech and mind if you recite it in a proper way.
The Vajra Guru mantra, OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUM ,is pronounced by Tibetans: Om Ah Hung Benza Guru Péma Siddhi Hung.
OM AH HUM
The syllables OM AH HUM have outer, inner, and “secret “meanings. OM stands for the body, AH For the speech, and HUM for the mind. They represent the transformative blessings of the body, speech, and mind of all the Buddha’s.
VAJRA
VAJRA is compared to the diamond, the strongest and most precious of stones. Just as a diamond can cut through anything but is itself completely indestructible ,so the unchanging ,non dual wisdom of the Buddha’s can never be harmed or destroyed by ignorance ,and can cut through all delusion and obscurations.
GURU
GURU means “weighty”; someone replete with every wonderful quality, who embodies wisdom, knowledge, compassion, and skillful. Just as gold is the weightiest and most precious of metals, so the inconceivable, flawless qualities of the Guru the master make him unsurpassable, and above all things in excellence.
PADMA
PADMA means lotus, and signifies the Lotus family of the Buddha’s, and specifically their aspect of enlightened speech. As Padmasambhava is the direct emanation, the Nirmanakaya, of Bud-dha Amitabha, who is the primordial Buddha of the Lotus family, he is known as” PADMA.”His name Padmasambhava, the” Lotus-born,” in fact refers to the story of his birth on a blossoming lotus flower.
SIDDHI HUM
SIDDHI means “real accomplishment,””attainment,””blessing,” and” realization.”There are two kinds of siddhis: ordinary and supreme. Through receiving the blessing of ordinary siddhis, all
obstacles in our lives, such as ill-health, are removed, all our good aspirations are fulfilled ,benefits like wealth and prosperity and long life accretes, and all of life’s various circumstances become auspicious and conducive to spiritual practice, and the realization of enlightenment. SIDDHI HUM is said to draw in all the siddhis like a magnet that attracts iron filings.
HUM represents the wisdom mind of the Buddha’s, and is the sacred catalyst of the mantra. It is like proclaiming its power and truth:”So be it!”
The essential meaning of the mantra is: “I invoke you, the Vajra Guru, Padmasambhava,by your blessing may you grant us ordinary and supreme siddhis,” ( Tibetan Book of Living and dying)
October 5, 2013 at 3:40 am
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November 10, 2013 at 4:39 pm
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November 17, 2013 at 5:30 am
thank you so much Bob..
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November 17, 2013 at 5:45 am
My pleasure, Alisha!
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August 27, 2014 at 12:15 pm
A great post ,My friend Have nice day
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August 29, 2014 at 11:40 am
Thank you dear Maxima, much love and blessings !!
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October 26, 2014 at 2:23 am
Thanks for sharing this simple and profound teaching.
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October 26, 2014 at 4:10 am
my pleasure respected Deborah
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September 4, 2015 at 9:14 pm
I know there is something powerful about chanting. Has to do with the frequency of the words and sound and their alignment with the frequency of the body and the universe.
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September 6, 2015 at 10:55 am
you are right, mantras have power if it is chant in a correct way like you have explain…thanks for the lovely comment 🙂
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