Om Ah Hum Benza Guru Padme Siddhi Hum is the
mantra of the great lotus born Guru Padmasambhava. The Buddha Amitabha gathered
the energy of all the Buddhas of the ten thousand directions into his heart
center and transmitted this pure light into a lotus flower in Lake Danakosha
in the country of Odiyana. From this lotus flower the immaculant Padmasambhava
was born. India and China had already been Buddhist nations for centuries but
Tibet had too many obscurations to be fully endowed with the Dharma. They needed
a nirmanakaya Buddha with the power over time and space and the wrathful compassion
to lead Tibet out of its sleeping stupor. Therefore the wisdom Buddha Manjushri
took reincarnation as the king of Tibet, Trisong Detsun, and invited Padmasambhava
to establish the exremely potent Vajrayana Buddhist teachings there.
Though Guru Padmasambhava was fully enlightened at birth he reabsorbed all the
Buddha's teachings on earth and in space and spread them throughout India, China,
Tibet, Mongolia, Buhtan, Nepal, Jang and Hor. After subduing the hostile forces
of Tibet he established the cosmic mandala of Samye Monastery to firmly plant
all of the Buddha's teaching in Tibet. He invited many great masters from India
and China to translate and transmit the complete spectrum of Buddhism there.
Samye Monastery was built and concencrated as a sacred mandala that represented
the cosmos with the three floors of the monastery representing the three great
Buddhist nations of India, China and Tibet. The Indian floor represented the
Hinayana and vinaya teachings, the Chinese floor represented the Mahayana and
dhyana teachings, and the tibetan floor represented the Vajrayana and tantra
teachings. All together the three vehicles of Buddhism were fully planted and
the great wish of the Dharma King Trisong Detsun was fulfilled.
Even today the energy at Samye Monastery some fourteen hundred years later is
really intense. Behind the monastery is Mala Mountain and the 108 caves of Samye
Chimpu where practitioners go on retreat. There pilgrims can witness many modern
day miracles such as self imminating statues in the cave walls, hand and foot
prints of Padmasambhava and other great masters, and even Padmasambhava's finger
drawings in solid rock. The number of sentient beings that reach enlightenment
here past, present and future are innumerable for the blessings that flow through
this cosmic mandala are infinite.
Om Ah Hum Benza Guru Padme Siddhi Hum is the mantra of Padmasambhava and its
blessings are swift. There are vast meanings on the inner, outer and sectret
levels of this mantra and also has a multitude of esoteric applications.
Om is the seed syllable of the crown chakra.
Ah is the seed syllable of the throat chakra.
Hum is the seed syllable of the heart center.
Benza means diamondtine awareness.
Guru means teacher.
Padme means lotus.
Siddhi means extrodinary power.
Hum primordial luminosity of all things.
Om Ah Hum Benza Guru Padme Siddhi Hum on an outer level is a simple suplication
to Padmasambhava. It means; Oh great lotus born guru who bestows the diamondtine
awareness empowerment to my body, speech and mind. Please bestow the great spiritual
siddhi powers upon me and ripen my being so that I may never be seperated from
primordial luminosity.
There are millions of ways and means to translate and understand Om Ah Hum Benza
Guru Padme Siddhi Hum but by visualizing Padmasambhava floating in the sky recite
the mantra and recieve his blessings. when you recite Om visualize a white light
coming from Padmasambhava's forehead and disolving into yours purifying and
empowering you with the body of a buddha. When you recite Ah visualize a red
light coming from Padmasambhava's throat center and disolving into yours purifying
and empowering you with the speech of a Buddha. When you recite Hum visualize
a blue light coming from Padmasambhava's heart center and disolving into yours
purifying and empowering you with the mind of a Buddha. As you recite Benza
Guru Padme Siddhi Hum allow rainbow light to eminate from your heart center
and into the ten thousand directions purifying the body, speech and mind of
all the sentient beings in samsara. when you are done with your recitation transform
Padmasambhava into a vajra and draw him into your Brahman aperture, down through
your central channel and into your heart center. Allow the vajra to increase
the rainbow light emminating from your heart center.
Visualizing the lotus born guru Padmasambhava in the sky in front of you is
an invocation from the enlightened aspect of your own Buddha mind. Reciting
Om Ah Hum Benza Guru Padme Siddhi Hum with faith, love, devotion, compassion
and wisdom bestows all of the spiritual powers and qualities your mind can concieve
of. On the outer aspect continual recitation will bring you closer to Padmasambhava
and his Buddha field of copper colored mountains. On a inner aspect continual
recitation will purify all of your energy centers and channel systems transforming
your body into a Buddha field. On the secret aspect continual recitation will
open your mind to the realization that Padmasambhava is you and you are Padmasambhava
and that you have been so since beginningless time.
With Amitabha on the crown of my head I praise the transcended light.
With Avolokitshvara in my throat center I praise the compassion beyond dualistic
fixation.
With Padmasambhava in my heart center I praise the rainbow beyond time and space.
May all being reach enlightenment through the Buddha Dharma.
Om Ah Hum