The 100 syllable Vajrasattva mantra

Posted on Oct 1st, 2008 by

Lisaji

va jra sa ttva

The 100 syllable Vajrasattva mantra

Transliteration

oṃ va jra sa ttva sa ma yam a nu
pā la ya va jra sa ttva tve no pa
ti ṣṭha dṛ ḍho me bha va su to ṣyo
me bha va su po ṣyo me bha va a
nu ra kto me bha va sa rva si ddhiṃ
me pra ya ccha sa rva ka rma su ca
me ci ttaṃ śre yaḥ ku ru hūṃ ha ha
ha ha hoḥ bha ga van sa rva ta thā
ga ta va jra mā me mu ñca va jrū
bha va ma hā sa ma ya sa ttva aḥ
hūṃ phaṭ

Translation

oṃ vajrasattva samayam anupālaya
oṃ Vajrasattva! Preserve the bond!

Vajrasattvatvenopatiṣṭha
As Vajrasattva stand before me.

dṛḍho me bhava
Be firm for me.

sutoṣyo me bhava
Be greatly pleased for me.

supoṣyo me bhava
Deeply nourish me

anurakto me bhava
Love me passionately

sarva siddhiṃ me prayaccha
Grant me siddhi in all things,

sarvakarmasu ca me cittaṃ śreyaḥ kuru hūṃ
And in all actions make my mind most excellent. hūṃ

ha ha ha ha hoḥ
ha ha ha ha hoḥ

bhagavan sarvatathāgatavajra mā me muñca
Blessed One! Vajra of all the tathāgatas! Do not abandon me.

vajrū bhava mahāsamayasattva āḥ (hūṃ phaṭ)
Be the Vajra-bearer, Being of the Great Bond! āḥ (hūṃ phaṭ)

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A Thought for the Elderly

Posted on Oct 16th, 2008 by

Lisaji

A million romantic words about yesterday. The good old days, the days of open doors and togetherness, the swiped under the carpet abuses, the perfect marriages that stood the test of time. The mission, the missionary position, the war, good neighbours, American tan stockings and flash chewing gum. False teeth, Meat and two veg. Stories. Lots of stories, some sad, some happy.
World travels, far off places, kisses with the natives, boiled ham, tins of corned beef, ornaments galour, silver cutlery sets, starched table cloths, powder puffs, red lipstick, home made rice pudding, loss of friends, stewed tea, savings stashed in a jar in the cupboard.... all that, AND loneliness

Blessed are the old!!!!!!!!!!
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This is a contemplation for the elderly.

Love them~ Enlighten them~ Talk to them~ Listen to them~ Help them

Notice them~ Don't be afraid of them~ Smile at them
Recognise their vitality and physical deterioration as your very own
Recognise that like you - they are ALIVE!

Maybe we are biologically pre-programmed as well as socio-culturally conditioned to completely ignore the elderly and to treat them as the living dead. A constant visual reminder of that which will never happen to us as we bury our heads in the sand.Their presence collectively symbolises death, our penultimate fear, and every time we name call, flick our eyes with impatience, feel frustrated, consciously ignore, feel overly bored by what they have to say etc, we are fundamentally denying death and the duty that is upon us to take life seriously.

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