Om Mani Padme Hum
Dear friends of MLMM,
I love to take you with me into the realm of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Buddhism/Lamaism. And first I love to look with you all to the wellknown mantra Om Mani Padme Hum which has the following meaning:
Om purifies bliss and pride (realm of the gods); Ma purifies jealousy and need for entertainment (realm of the jealous gods); Ni purifies passion and desire (human realm); Pad purifies ignorance and prejudice (animal realm); Me purifies greed and possessiveness (realm of the hungry ghosts); Hum purifies aggression and hatred (hell realm).
This wonderful mantra has six (6) syllables, which stand for six (6) Paramitas. “Om” stands for generosity and purifies pride/ego. The color which belongs to “Om” is white and it stands for the deity of Wisdom.
My attempt to write a haiku inspired on “Om” …:
entering Heavens
finally purified and without ego
I became wise
© Chèvrefeuille
And now … your task: Try to write a haiku or haibun (without restrictions) inspired on this wonderful mantra.
Have fun!
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Deep words inspired by Sidhartha at http://bobfairfield.org/2018/12/05/mlmms-heeding-haiku-with-chevrefeuille-december-5th-2018-om-mane-padme-hum/
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this is a wonderful post – thank you Chèvrefeuille, – and I was fortune to experience an unexpected brief “om” moment, but it didn’t last … I sneezed!
so much for quiet contemplation –