His mantra, om mani padme hung, is extremely popular in Tibet. Thus he is often called the ‘White Lotus Lord’. In his celestial form, Chenrezi possesses a white body of light, holds a crystal rosary in his right hand and a white lotus in his left. The Six Syllable Mantra of the White Lotus Lord Compassion The prayer enabling rebirth in this field of purity wherein one is liberated from all suffering is thus very frequently recited by the Tibetans.ħ. But he also dwells in the form of light in a celestial realm called ‘Field of Beatitude’, ready to greet all those who, after their death, are able to ascend to him. On the earth plane, for instance, we consider that he incarnates as the Dalai Lama. Pure spirit, Chenrezi, manifests himself on different planes in order to rescue sufferers. Praying is thus in no way at odds with terrestrial care they harmoniously complete each other.Ĭhenrezi is a divinity personifying compassion and universal love, love which is unconditional and unattached, always giving and never seeking to receive. The request is not limited to the mystical realm as good doctors and effective remedies are also expressions of the Medicine Buddha’s activities in our world. This prayer addressed to the Medicine Buddha is calling for his intervention. Lama Gyurme here recites two incantations (the Vajrasattva mantra and the Liberation Sutra mantra) especially dedicated to this purpose. Just like a skilful psychoanalyst seeks to clear the subconscious of his patients, the Buddha has provided methods to purify the spirit of the negative imprints brought forward from past lives and which carry suffering.
In reality, individuals are responsible for their own destiny, reaping in one life the product of what their deeds in a previous life have implanted in the mysterious depths of their consciousness. The Buddha teaches that suffering is not a random phenomena, no more than it is handed out by a superior divinity. It is also the ritual and the mantras (short incantations) of this lapis-lazuli Buddha which are performed and recited for the sick.Ĥ. It is in this guise that he revealed the foundations of Buddhist medicine which is still practised today in Tibet. To heal the sick, he manifests himself as a mystical form called ‘Medicine Buddha’, appearing in a blue body of light whose colour is similar to that of the lapis-lazuli. In his infinite compassion, the Buddha seeks to bring relief to all forms of suffering. It also unfolds itself, as in this chant, towards the Buddhas and all awakened beings: the practitioner thinks of himself as offering in spirit all the universes, all the beauties and all the wealth they contain thus he is able to offer more and more, as he continually opens himself to the dimensions of the infinite. Generosity extends itself to those in material need or inwardly in pain. Space makes room for happiness whereas confinement holds us back in a state of suffering. It leads to the broadening of one’s spirit in an ever expanding dimension, whereas keeping things for oneself prevents an opening to the world. Offering is an essential aspect of Buddhism. In this chant Lama Gyurme calls down the blessing of the longevity ritual. This blessing is considered to be the active force which transforms the meditator, so that the power of the awakened spirit enters into his consciousness. A phase of the ceremony- hallmarked by a particularly high degree of solemnity- consists in bringing down the blessing of the divinity upon the devotee. Love this.Any Tibetan ritual bears a relationship to a ‘divinity’, a luminous aspect of the perfect purity of Enlightenment, an aspect of Buddha himself. If anybody is wondering about the lyrics, here's a good page with a translation: Comment by AngelWingBlessings1 Namo Arya Avalokiteshvara ✨Bodhisattvaya ✨ Comment by User 27684425 Genre Tibetan Mantras Comment by EmmBee👰🏼
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