Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Buddha's Unchained Melody


Uni-verse:
Ah
The nature of the universe is unborn and unceasing, with a real nature like the sky. 

If that is not recognized as unborn, the natural display arises as the diversity of all sound in the form of the ali-kali mantra (Sanskrit consonants and vowels):
OM A AH I II U UU RI RII LI LII AY AYY O AU AM AH
KA KHA GA GHA NGA CA CHA JA JHA NYA TA THA DA DHA NA
ṬA ṬHA ḌA ḌHA ṆA PA PHA BA BHA MA YA RA LA WA SHA SHA SA HAKSA HUNG HUNG PHAT

If that is not recognized you have the endless proliferation of letters and words that compose the song of samsara.  The only refuge from this song keeping you up at night is:
OM YE DHARMA HETU PRABHAVA HETUN TESHAN TATHAGATO HYAVADAT TESHAN CHA YO NIRODHA EVAM VADI MAHA SHRAMANA SOHA
Whatever phenomena arise from a cause, those causes have been taught by the Tathagata,
and their cessation too, has been proclaimed by the great practitioner of virtue.

And so we sing:
Buddham saranam gacchami
Dharmam saranam gacchami
Sangham saranam gacchami

I take refuge in the Buddha.
I take refuge in the Dharma.
I take refuge in the Sangha. 

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