The gamut of what is compassion runs as wide and deep as the aspect of defining other any extraordinary word. What is compassion to you? To many, it’s kindness. What is compassion? That is usually the first question I ask in a workshop before we begin the actual recitation of “Om Mani Padme Hum”. And indeed, when people chant or listen to this mantra, they seem to have the element of compassion manifest within them. But most powerfully, it is a mantra used to generate compassion. “Om Mani Padme Hum”, is a mantra that is used for protection, healing and many other positive attributes including communication with higher realms of consciousness. However, there are literally books such as “Creative Visualization and Multi-Dimensional Consciousness”, written by Lama Govinda and dedicated to the subtleties of meaning and teachings behind this extraordinary chant. I like to perceive of the lotus as meaning the heart chakra-and the jewel, being the energy of compassion. The meaning of this mantra is often translated as “The jewel in the center of the lotus”. “Om Mani Padme Hum” has always been one of my favorites and in many different workshops throughout the years (as well as a number of different recordings), I have worked with this chant. Avalokitesvara is gifted with complete enlightenment and said to reject no plea made to him by individuals in distress. This is the six syllabled mantra honors and invokes Avalokitesvara, (Chenrezig in Tibetan) the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Other than the “Om”, probably the most popular mantra of the East is “Om Mani Padme Hum” (“Om Mani Peme Hung” in Tibetan).
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