Verse 7 •••• Great Compassion Mantra

大悲咒

7.唵

ōng。

觀世音菩薩現諸鬼神王合掌誦咒相

Quan Yin appearing as spirit god king paying abeisance and reading the Mantra.

譯：「唵」譯為「皈命」。

ōng means to live the life.

皈命 – Follow life.

為真言之母，意為觀智、行願、教理、因果等。

The real word for mother, meaning Quan Yin’s wisdom, while carrying the vow, teaching the Dharma and karma.

乃誦經之始。

When starting to learn the Mantra.

解說：此句是菩薩大發慈悲，以無極真空妙理，喚醒人們原來的本性，令其深入不二法門的真言。

Comment: Quan Yin’s compassionate vows, the theory of emptiness, to awaken human’s original essence, a comprehensive and only Dharma door.

若世人能修此妙道，不但諸鬼神均能合掌衛護，且能避免諸劫，早證道果。

If living beings on earth can learn this Dharma, not only that the spirits and Gods would pray together, but also able to avoid all calamity, to achieve early enlightenment.

但是修道的人，不僅內要行持端正，而且外要功德圓滿，宏法利生，如此相輔相成，始能收效。

But practitioner of the Dharma, not only must cultivate the inner self, but also need to carry out merit and virtue, using the Dharma to help other living beings, in return assisting one self to succeed, only then can achieve the result.

而誦念此字時，必須摒除雜念，澄心淨意，真純無我，始終一貫，方能體悟.

When reading the Mantra, must remove all bad thoughts, purify the inner self and remove all thoughts, genuinely not having the idea of “Me”, consistently from beginning to completion, only then can comprehend.

Comment: Johnny

The word【唵】ōng, interprets or translate as mother, parent or origin, mother is our mother, also the mother or origin of mantra, also mother of Buddhism 佛母, mother of buddhism also means the heart of all sentient beings. Because of all sentient beings, we have the wisdom. With the power of the mantras, it comes with 10 dharma 法门. These 10 dharmas’ are:

1. Word (字) – recites word.
2. Sentence (句) - recites Scripture, a word of a sentence.
3. Observe (观)-to watch and observe, use observation to Buddhism practice.
4. Wisdom (智) - With wisdom, we can solve and handle whatever trouble.
5. Practice (行) - Follow these dharma to practice.
6. Willing (愿) – willing and sincerely follow these dharma to practice.
7. Buddhism Practice (依教修行)- Practice and follow in Buddhism way. If you dont practice and follow in the Buddhism way, you wont be able to achive and will be lost, it’s like cooking sand to become rice. But if you practice and follow the Buddhism way, you must understand the Buddhism (教理).
8. Reason, Truth, (理)-reason or truth 道理, if you don’t know the reason, you will not be able to succeed in practicing no matter how long you practice.
9. Cause(因) (both因果 is Karma) – You must have good, pure, and kind cause and be able to bear it(good Karma), you’ll be able to get good effect and deeds (功德)in future, or even liberate to nirvana.
10. Effect (果) ( both因果 is Karma )-to form good effect after good cause, while in the other hand will end up within the wheel of samsara.

From the word 唵 ōng, It comes with these 10 wonderful dharma. So whenever you recite, read or chanting the Great Compassion mantra, when it comes to the word 唵 ōng every time, every good and bad gods, evil spirits or ghost will come in folding hands in prayer with respect and honor , to listen to you while you recite the mantra. You’ll be protected by them from whatsoever problem or trouble. While reciting the mantra, you must always put aside all thoughts, clear your mind, sincere, and be selflessness.

无始无终无古今

Beginning less, endless, neither ancient nor modern.
虚空法界一口吞

Swallow the void and the Dharma Realm in a single gulp.
自性寂然非内外

Our own tranquil nature is not inside or outside.
如是如是如是因

So it is! So it is! The causes are just like this.