It is said you should not seek for Buddhahood outside yourself; the substances for the seeds of Buddhahood are within...all beings naturally have the seeds of Buddhahood in their own continuum, we have within us the seeds of purity...
The Dalai Lama
Serendipity Reinforcing The Need For Compassion
Serendipity came into my experience of life again this morning. Yesterday I was writing about this sense of suffering I was experiencing in relation to witnessing and being a target for the unconscious projection of suffering onto the world. I could see that blaming, punishing and hating those who seem to hate was not the answer to diminishing this collective suffering energy. I spoke of the need for more compassion , less labeling and less focus on punishment when dealing with "offenders". I was thinking about that this morning when a video showed up on my viewing list from Thich Nhat Hanh.(see below)
Om Mani Padme Hum
Then later on, this chanting meditation seemed to be asking me to play it. So I did . It was so soothing. The chant was Om Mani Padme Hum. I had no idea what it meant so I looked it up. The words of the mantra itself mean, The jewel is in the lotus and it is a chant for evoking the embodiment of compassion, and awakening our buddha nature . Hmm!
Anyway, thought I would share that.
All is well!
Plum Village/Thich Nhat Hanh (February, 2022) How Can I not Suffer When People are Not Good to this World? /Thich Nhat Hanh Answers Questions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhLMho1bbSo
Acerting Art (Nov, 2017) Om Mani Padme Hum Chant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq3eIaKQvfE
Shambhala Publications (n.d.) Jeffrey Hopkins What Om Mani Pradme Hum Means. https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/om-mani-padme-hum-dalai-lama/
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