thats alright it dose not stop God from believing in you :)

Hahaha really rocks! ok i'll keep my old mantra, You never know. It is rare to have one.
It was not downloaded from the Internet.

The term "God" is all tied up in monotheistic power-struggling..... and although there may be a singular creator god involved in the latest creation cycle, there is much more complexity to matters of the spirit, co-creators and changing of creator god roles. As far as the Adi-Buddha.... that is more a creation of co-creators willfully coming into harmony to join consciousness into a oneness of Mind, for the sake of periodically acting as one in manifesting a new cycle of creations............... The adi-buddha is "a co-beingness" that is subordinate to individual deities.
The individual is the de facto source of power, and only to the extent that we are all able to evolve into collective harmonization can the adi-buddha even function as a kind of meta-being.
This Singularity Principle that is referred to as "God" is entirely dependent upon the individuals (such as us) in our multi-dimensional manifestations........... not so much the other way around where we are powerless and subservient unto a singularity,.... except for those who are chosing this.
We are deities, and some are Deities.... who are within that capacity. Many make be content in a very limited and casual involvement in co-creation, .... others may be intensively aware (in this creation cycle) of very elaborate deific issues they are fulfilling. Then there are those who opt out of spiritual evolvement, who appear to have no continuity of consciousness from one life to another. This is why so many behave as soulless, uncompassionate, unwise beings.... they are very nearly just that. All that can be done is to recognize those who are Limited in this way, and not expend unwelcome and futile efforts upon them, unless a sincere cry for spiritual help out of their stagnant condition is in evidence. But the real Bodhisattva work is for those who are in need of learning to help themselves, and actively showing a dedicated intent to do so. Merely temporarily plucking someone from their self-generated perils is not the primary work of a Bodhisattva.... unless it goes further in shedding light upon the situation for the spirit that they might understand the nature of their delusion that may be putting them in chronic helplessness.
The danger I see in too much abdication of personal power to a singular god is that it is anti-thetical to the very purpose of creation.... which is to evolve Self-empowerment of Deific nature potentials, and the path to this is through the heart and mind..... supported by compassionate and wise utilization (as much as circumstance and free-will will allow) of what Power we do have within our reach in the context of the Limitations we are experiencing.

wow thanks for this insight what I did not realize to do some had so many variations under their lineage of truth. Ever expanding my appreciation for the creativity of the human soul to describe the undescribable.

may we all find the deep truth of what NOW

no offense, actually depending on the buddhist, do not believe in gods but one god... Adi-Buddha... the infinitely manifesting... Adi-Buddha manifests all of reality, include you, me and the computers we use and tables...ect.ect...everything... Everything is made of the body of Adi-Buddha... Adi-Buddha also is the source of the Dhyana Buddhas... which in turn manifest the bodhisattvas... none of the beings are gods...none are worshiped... each being represent a concept... for example Manjushri is the Bodhisattva of Wisdom... Kurukuli is Love, MahaKala is Great Law... ect ect.. Though many buddhist do believe these concepts to have physical manifestations... Many do not... Zen buddhists particularly Chinese Zen buddhist believe in a 'intellectual' enlightenment... with no spiritual content....
Tibetan Buddhist like myself are unique in that we believe Bodhisattvas, Mahashitas, and Buddhas are not only in the past and future but are being born and made every day...

So in other words.. No buddhists do not believe in a Pantheon of Gods... They believe in 1 Creator only 1... That we are all apart of... everything is part of that 1 creator god... Bodhisattvas and Buddhas are just beings... like you or me...

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I see your point, however, as has been explained to me there is no creater being or god as such. Yes there is the Ati Buddha, however he does not create anything in the christian anthropomorphic cosmological sense. Rather he represents pure dharmakaya mind which is the very essence of everyone's mind. This essence is explained in the heart sutras and in other sutra as well. As such everything that arises is put into motion [i.e. created] due to the combined karmic imprints and the individual perception of all that is by individual karmic imprints.

[Personally, I think that this idea is closely related to the Taoist idea that first there is Wuji from which Taiji arises].

To conclude, I do agree that manifestations are expressions of a specific aspect of enlightened energy or dharmakaya. But I think it is important to remember the etymological root of specific words. They carry specific connotations that arise in conjunction with specific discourse and is important to be precise.

ps- you might like to copy my avatar that i got from 'visible mantra'. It is the baja of Manjushri in it's most complex form

I like this mantra. Thank you for sharing.

There is great book "Living Buddha, Living Christ" written by buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Worthy to read , to avoid trap thinking in one concept , and understanding meaning of Compassion and Universal love in broad prospective.

Will this goddess save you from death and annihilation? If not, it is a devil.

There is something behind the words, and we don't really know it.
It is happy we are trying, but it will never be limited by our imaginings.

Laura... let me see...

"Within us, the Now is living love."

I would ask:

- is there any place where there is no love?
- the Now is an absurditiy to the mind... how very Mu of you :-)

- "is living love" this is saying that "Now" is a somebody....

this is overall much better, though it can still be improved


I think these are not so much words of Mantra, rather inspirational words for initiating contemplation which may lead to direct knowledge (Samadhi).


I think these are not really Mantras.... they could be called a Zekr (Sufi term) a Zekr means a remebrance when you forget our self
here are some Sufi Zekr's
La Illaha Il allah "There is no God but God"
Ya Haqq "Hail Truth"
Hoval Hay-o, Hoval-Haq-o, Hoval-Hoo "Hail O Perpetual One, Hail O Truth, Hail oh Only One that ever is"

A Mantra is more based on Sanscrit vibrations that active different energy centers
for example "Om Namah Shivaya" I'll break it down
Om vibrates the 6th chakra and helps open the center channel Sushumna
Na vibrates a certain part of the Muldahara Chakra (root chakra)
Ma vibrates a certain part of the Svadhistana Chakra (sex chakra)
Shi vibrates a certain part of the Manipura Chakra (solar plexus)
Va vibrates a certain part of the Vissudha chakra (throat chakra)
the Va leads to a silent H that disappears into the void... this is the Samadhi
overall this Mantra lays out a specific path along the energy centers

Another example is "Om Nama Narayana"
again the Om Nama are same
the Na is for 1st, Ra is for one of the left petals of the 3rd Chakra (which also energizes and vibrates one of the inner fires), Ya as we know is the 5th and helps the fire cool a little bit too... Na again makes the full circle back down to 1st and ends with a silent h leading to silence

There are many many many of these

for example just chanting Ra alone will energize you quiet effectively... but you also must have some awareness of the energy body and how to properly vibrate this

later as a Mantra practioner advances, no longer voice is needed... it leads to inner voice... the inner voice per my experience also disappears and becomes more of a resonance of our being with other large entities like planets (celestial bodies) or the universe itself... in that case with the resonance the Om is merely heard without any effort

PLease describe how the Buddha did this,
what work this story is told in.

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"God now provides us with lives we love living."

That is an English phrase, an affirmation. It is not Sanskrit, and it is neither Hindu, nor Buddhist.
It is a personal thought, not a lineage teaching from a guru.
There is no deity associated with this supposed mantra, nor is there a sacred text, nor is there established lineage.

Guru Sakyamuni Buddha publically rejected the belief in a creator deity as contrary to the law of karma and the pursuit of spiritual liberation.
Just so you know. The Dalai Lama has done the same, many many times.

Also. you have failed to specify which God. A Celtic God? A Hindu God, like Krishna? One of the Voodoo gods? A Taoist God?
ROTFL!

Thanks for offering us an obviously non-Buddhist non-mantra as a mantra in a Mahayana Buddhist tribe.
The response clearly shows that numerous somewhat Buddhist people here have no idea at all what a mantra is, Buddhist or Hindu!

I have published numerous teachings for tribe regarding Medicine Buddha, Manjusri, and Vajrasattva practice.
You can see a basic teaching on Vajrasattva mantra at my tribe home under the photo for "100 syllable mantra".

As the Dalai Lama reportedly said to the Bishops and Cardinals at the Vatican many years ago:
"God is YOUR business. Karma is MY business."

OM MANI PADMA HUM.


KT