The Six-Syllable Mantra, also known as The Six-Character Mantra of Truth, contains the infinite compassion, energy and wisdom of the Universe. According to Grandmaster JinBodhi, The Six-Syllable Mantra is a mantra that, once pronounced, emits great illumination. Do you want to feel the illumination and miracles brought about by chanting this mantra? Do you want to be blessed with happiness by chanting it with great compassion? To do that, you must learn the pronunciation of each syllable of the mantra first.
Learn The Six-Syllable Mantra (The Guanyin Bodhisattva Heart Mantra)
The Six-Syllable Mantra is also called The Guanyin Bodhisattva Heart Mantra. The six syllables are pronounced “om, ma, ni, pad, me, hum.” It is known that the mantra, once pronounced, can call Guanyin Bodhisattva to your aid. If one chants with utmost sincerity, the mantra can save one from disasters, help with making decisions, and clear away life obstacles. In The Sutra on the Lotus Flower of the Wondrous Dharma – “The Universal Door of the Bodhisattva Who Listens to the Sounds of All the World” – it is mentioned that Guanyin Bodhisattva is everywhere to listen to all calls of despair and reaches out to provide help. Chanting The Six-Syllable Mantra sincerely helps to form a connection with Guanyin Bodhisattva. The mantra represents a spell imbued with the great auspicious energy of illumination, compassion and merits, being able to get rid of illness and negative energy, and calming one’s body and mind. To ensure practitioners benefit as much as possible and awaken their inner compassion to gain happiness, Grandmaster JinBodhi teaches a highly effective and easy-to-learn method of chanting the mantra while visualizing.
The Correct Way of Chanting and Pronouncing
Due to differences in cultural background, people may pronounce each syllable differently, but practitioners will benefit from chanting the mantra the same if they chant with utmost sincerity. However, practitioners should try their best to pronounce each syllable as accurately as possible to receive the utmost energy and reap the most benefits and merits.
Usually, The Six-Syllable Mantra is chanted in a low-pitched voice, akin to the sound from a woofer; the floor will vibrate with the sound. As such, it is believed that chanting the mantra using a low-pitched voice not only delivers the sounds farther, but also stimulates every single cell in the body and fills each with illumination, auspiciousness and compassion. In short, when we chant the mantra with utmost sincerity and reverence, not only are we benefiting ourselves with powerful energy, but we’re also sending the mantra through the low-pitched voice to every corner of the world and benefiting every living being.
3 Ways of Chanting The Six-Syllable Mantra
Whether we make sound when chanting The Six-Syllable Mantra depends on our environment. Chanting with sound is recommended when there is no risk of creating a disturbance. The 3 ways to chant the mantra are as follows:
1. The Silent Way
Chant silently when you are surrounded by people, or when making sound is not allowed. Chant the mantra in your heart without moving your lips and with no sound produced.
2. The Bodhisattva Way
This method is best used when you are jogging or walking alone down the street. Chant using the volume which only you can hear. (Tip: Download The Six-Syllable Mantra recited by Grandmaster JinBodhi and play it through your mobile phone via your earphones. Chant along using the Bodhisattva Way. While listening to the recording, you may visualize that Grandmaster JinBodhi is chanting the mantra for you. Also, playing the recording via the earphones allows you to hear the striking sound of the Divine Drum, which adds more feeling to your experience.)
3. The Vajra Way
This is how you chant when you are alone and there is no risk of disturbing anyone. Chant normally using a low-pitched voice to reap the most benefit using this method.
How to Visualize When Chanting The Six-Syllable Mantra?
When chanting The Six-Syllable Mantra, we may visualize our body illuminating brighter as we chant. When pronouncing the first syllable (om), visualize yourself becoming a living being that illuminates and is pure without greed or affliction. Visualize yourself delivering the six syllables to every corner of the world and benefiting all living beings with happiness, joy and all kinds of abundance in life. As you do that, you are exercising altruism, which is the core value of The Six-Syllable Mantra.
Now, let us listen to Grandmaster JinBodhi’s correct pronunciation of the six syllables and the ideal way of chanting the mantra.
Understand The True Meaning of The Six-Syllable Mantra
The Six-Syllable Mantra consists of six characters that, once pronounced, emit great illumination. Each character represents one value of the Six Perfections (generosity, discipline, tolerance, diligence, meditation, and wisdom), and the mantra itself symbolizes the bond between humanity and Nature. When the mantra is repeatedly chanted with a compassionate mindset, every cell in the body becomes one with the mantra and illuminated inside out to send great illumination to every part of the world. With this illumination, the world is blessed with auspiciousness, wisdom and powerful energy from the Universe, creating an enormous compassionate field resonating with all things in the Universe. Thus, there exists a united state of Heaven, Earth, and humanity.
Learn From Grandmaster JinBodhi｜Bodhi Meditation Chanting Classes
Practicing Buddhism, chanting The Six-Syllable Mantra and praying to Guanyin Bodhisattva are ways for people to get blessed with wish fulfillment and have all disasters eliminated. As beginners, you may need to learn the correct pronunciation of the six syllables. Please join Bodhi Meditation’s chanting classes to learn the correct way of chanting The Six-Syllable Mantra directly from Grandmaster JinBodhi.
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