For those who would like to participate in the recitation of mantras at the holy sites, here are the most common ones that anyone can chant. If you want to have this with you in India, please print out this page as a reference.
You may choose to try these mantras at associated holy sites along our journey to see how they feel. But it is usual to spend more time with one mantra than to divvy up a short amount of time saying many different mantras. If you have questions about what practice is best for you, and do not have someone to assist you, please speak with Pema for suggestions.
The first two are Hindu and can be combined (3, 7 or more Lokah's followed by one Om Shanti). The headers are linked to audio files.
LOKAH SAMASTAH SUKHINO BHAVANTU
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Translation: May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all.
lokah: location, realm, all universes existing now
samastah: all beings sharing that same location
sukhino: centered in happiness and joy, free from suffering
bhav: the divine mood or state of unified existence
antu: may it be so, it must be so (antu used as an ending here transforms this mantra into a powerful pledge)
OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI
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Translation: Om Peace Peace Peace
Hindu mantras may be especially resonate for practice at the Mother Gagna River in Varanasi.
OM MANI PADME HUNG (version heard at Boudhanath Stupa)
Fast - usual chanting speed
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Slow - special version of this mantra
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Buddhist Mantra of Compassion. While this mantra can be translated, it is best experienced in its essence form (of being chanted without thinking of the translation). This mantra is said to be the word-form or vibrational form of the Buddha of Compassion. Chanting the mantra generates the quality of compassion in the chanter. This mantra usually chanted very fast or very slow -- one breath per word. The Boudhanath version above is in between, but is played at the stupa.
OTHER MANTRAS Also, we will be visiting holy sites of enlightened beings. Some high level beings have a mantra associated with their qualities.
OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNI SHAKYAMUNI YE SOHA. (slow to medium speed, or more traditional)
Buddha Shakyamuni is the one we often refer to as "the Buddha." His mantra would be especially appropriate in the Buddhist sites in Bihar.
OM AH HUNG BENZA GURU PEMA SIDDHI HUNG. (fast speed)
In Kathmandu we will be visiting one of the holy sites of Guru Padmasambhava. It is considered auspicious to recite his mantra in the holy place of his meditations if you wish to create a connection with his special enlightened qualities.
Below is Ani Choying Drolma singing the Guru Padmasambhava mantra.
You may choose to try these mantras at associated holy sites along our journey to see how they feel. But it is usual to spend more time with one mantra than to divvy up a short amount of time saying many different mantras. If you have questions about what practice is best for you, and do not have someone to assist you, please speak with Pema for suggestions.
The first two are Hindu and can be combined (3, 7 or more Lokah's followed by one Om Shanti). The headers are linked to audio files.
LOKAH SAMASTAH SUKHINO BHAVANTU
Right-click to Download MP3
Translation: May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all.
lokah: location, realm, all universes existing now
samastah: all beings sharing that same location
sukhino: centered in happiness and joy, free from suffering
bhav: the divine mood or state of unified existence
antu: may it be so, it must be so (antu used as an ending here transforms this mantra into a powerful pledge)
OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI
Right-click to Download MP3
Translation: Om Peace Peace Peace
Hindu mantras may be especially resonate for practice at the Mother Gagna River in Varanasi.
OM MANI PADME HUNG (version heard at Boudhanath Stupa)
Fast - usual chanting speed
Right-click to Download MP3
Slow - special version of this mantra
Right-click to Download MP3
Buddhist Mantra of Compassion. While this mantra can be translated, it is best experienced in its essence form (of being chanted without thinking of the translation). This mantra is said to be the word-form or vibrational form of the Buddha of Compassion. Chanting the mantra generates the quality of compassion in the chanter. This mantra usually chanted very fast or very slow -- one breath per word. The Boudhanath version above is in between, but is played at the stupa.
OTHER MANTRAS Also, we will be visiting holy sites of enlightened beings. Some high level beings have a mantra associated with their qualities.
OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNI SHAKYAMUNI YE SOHA. (slow to medium speed, or more traditional)
Buddha Shakyamuni is the one we often refer to as "the Buddha." His mantra would be especially appropriate in the Buddhist sites in Bihar.
OM AH HUNG BENZA GURU PEMA SIDDHI HUNG. (fast speed)
In Kathmandu we will be visiting one of the holy sites of Guru Padmasambhava. It is considered auspicious to recite his mantra in the holy place of his meditations if you wish to create a connection with his special enlightened qualities.
Below is Ani Choying Drolma singing the Guru Padmasambhava mantra.
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