Om: The first syllable is composed of three letters A, U, and M. These symbolize the body, speech and mind of the practitioners impure; also symbolize the body, speech and mind pure and exalted of a Buddha. Mani: Meaning jewel, symbolizes the factors of method-the altruistic intention to become enlightened, compassion, and love. Just as a jewel is capable of removing poverty, so the altruistic mind of enlightenment is capable of removing the poverty, or difficulties, of cyclic existence and of solitary peace. Similarly, just as a jewel fulfills the wishes of sentient beings, so the altruistic intention to become enlightened fulfills the wishes of sentient beings. Padme : What meaning lotus, symbolize wisdom. Just as a lotus grows in the mud without getting dirty with faults, so wisdom is capable of putting you in a situation without contradictions, which otherwise would be contradiction if you did not have wisdom. There is wisdom realizing impermanence, wisdom realizing that persons are empty of self or substantially existent, wisdom that realizes the emptiness of duality-that is, the difference of entity between subject and object and the wisdom realizing empty of inherent existence. Although there are different types of wisdom, the main of all these is the wisdom realizing emptiness. Hum: indicates indivisibility. Purity must be achieved by an indivisible unity of method and wisdom; this union is symbolized by the final syllable hum ... According to the sutra system, this indivisibility of method and wisdom refers to wisdom affected by method and method affected by wisdom. In the vehicle of mantra, or tantra refers to one consciousness in which there is the full form of both wisdom and method as one indistinguishable entity. Thus the six syllables, Om Mani Padme Hum, mean that in practice a path which is an indivisible union of method and wisdom, you can transform your body, speech and mind in the impure body, speech and pure and exalted mind of a Buddha. It is said that you should not seek for Buddhahood outside you, the substances for the achievement of Buddhahood are within. As Maitreya says in his Sublime Continuum of the Great Vehicle (Uttaratantra), all beings naturally have the Buddha nature in their own continuum. We have within us the seed of purity, the essence of those who have gone (Tathagatagarbha), which must be transformed and fully developed into Buddhahood. https://youtube/watch?v=X2m98JO2g3s
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:22:44 +0000
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