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Usnisa VIjaya Dharani Sutra: http://www.sutrasmantras.info/sutra01.html There appears to be two common versions of the Usnisa Vijaya Dharani, one from the Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra from the Chinese Cannon, Taisho Tripitaka No. 967, the other from the Tibetan records through the FPMT. The Tibetan version appears to be the longer of the two. Dharani from Taisho 967 Translated by Buddhapala: (It didn't work when I tried to embed, so here's a link) "Namo Bhagavate Trailokya Prativisistaya Buddhaya Bhagavate. Tadyatha, OM, Visuddhaya-Visuddhaya, Asama-Sama Samantavabhasa- Spharana Gati Gahana Svabhava Vishuddhe, Abhisincatu Mam. Sugata Vara Vacana Amrta Abhisekai Maha Mantra-Padai. Ahara-Ahara Ayuh Sam-Dharani. Sodhaya-Sodhaya, Gagana Visuddhe. Usnisa Vijaya Visuddhe. Sahasra-Rasmi, Samchodite. Sarva Tathagata Avalokani, Sat-Paramita, Paripurani, Sarva Tathagata Mati Dasa-Bhumi, Prati-sthite, Sarva Tathagata Hrdaya Adhisthanadhisthita Maha Mudre. Vajra Kaya, Sam-Hatana Visuddhe. Sarvavarana Apaya Durgati, Pari-Visuddhe, Prati-Nivartaya Ayuh Suddhe. Samaya Adhisthite. Mani-Mani Maha Mani. Tathata Bhutakoti Parisuddhe. Visphuta Buddhi Suddhe. Jaya-Jaya, Vijaya-Vijaya, Smara-Smara. Sarva Buddha Adhisthita Suddhe. Vajri Vajragarbhe, Vajram Bhavatu Mama Sariram. Sarva Sattvanam Ca Kaya Pari Visuddhe. Sarva Gati Parisuddhe. Sarva Tathagata Sinca Me Samasvasayantu. Sarva Tathagata Samasvasa Adhisthite Buddhya-Buddhya, Vibuddhya-Vibuddhya, Bodhaya-Bodhaya, Vibodhaya-Vibodhaya. Samanta Parisuddhe. Sarva Tathagata Hrdaya Adhisthanadhisthita Maha-Mudre Svaha." The translation by Dharma Master Divakara has the Heart Mantra: oṁ amṛta tejovati svāhā The Namgyalma (Usnisa Vijaya) Mantra taken from the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) Om Namo Bhagavate – Sarva Trailokya Prativishishtaya- Buddhaya Te Nama – Tadyatha – Om Brhum Brum Brum- Shodhaya Shodhaya – Vishodhaya Vishodhaya – Asama Samanta – Avabha Spharana Gati – Gagana Svabhava Visshudhe – Abhikshincantu Mam – Sarva Tathagata – Sugata Vara Vachana Amrta Abhishekara – Mahamantra Mudra Padaih – Ahara Ahara – Mama Ayusandharani- Shodhaya Shodhaya – Vishodhaya Vishodhaya – Gagana Svabhava Vishuddhe – Usnisa Vijaya Parishuddhe – Sahasra Rasmi Sanchodite – Sarva Thathagata Avalokani Sat Paramitta Paripurani – Sarva Tathagata Mati Dasa Bhumi Pratistithe – Sarva Tathagata Hridaya Adishthana Adishthite – Mudre Mudre Maha Mudre- Vajra Kaya Samhatana Parishuddhe – Sarva Karma Avarana Vishuddhe – Pratinivartaya Mama Ayur – Vishuddhe Sarva Tathagata Samaya Adishthana Adishthite – Om Muni Muni Maha Muni – Vimuni Vimuni Maha Vimnui – Mati Mati Maha Mati – Mamati Sumati – Tathata – Bhutakoti Parishuddhe - Visphuta Buddhi Shuddhe – He He Jaya Jaya - Vijaya Vijaya – Smara Smara – Sphara Sphara – Spharaya Spharaya – Sarva Buddha Adishthana Adishthite – Shuddhe Shuddhe – Buddhe Buddhe – Vajre Vajre – Maha Vajre Suvajre – Vajra Garbhe Jaya Garbhe – Vijaya Garbhe – Vajra Jvala Garbhe – Vajrodbhave – Vajra Sambhave – Vajre Vajrini - Vajram Bhavatu Mama Shariram – Sarva Sattvanan Chha – Kaya Parishuddhir Bhavatu – Me Sada Sarva Gati Parishuddhir Shchha (1) – Sarva Tathagata Shchha – Mam Samas Vasayantu – Buddhya Buddhya – Siddhya Siddhya – Bodhaya Bodhaya Vibodhaya Vibodhaya – Mochaya Mochaya (2) – Vimochaya Vimochaya – Shodhaya Shodhaya – Vishodhaya Vishodhaya – Samantena Mochaya Mochaya – Samanta Rasmi Parishuddhe – Sarva Tathagata Hridaya – Adishthana Adishthite – Mudre Mudre Maha Mudre – Maha Mudra Mantra Padaih Svaha Heart Mantra: Om Bhrum Svaha Om Amrta Ayur Dade Svaha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ZD_BwAMHo http://www.maitreya.nl/pdf/caring_for_the_dying_and_dead_oct07readera4.pdf Here's a glossary I put together of some of the words of the Dharani GLOSSARY Sarva: each, every, all Trailokya: all of the three worlds Prati: each and every, in regard to, towards Te namah: offering my respects unto you, they, reverential salutation Asamasama: unequalled Samanta: whole, all, universal, on all sides Spharana: penetration, virbration Gati: progress, path, going, moving, Gagana: atmosphere, sky, heaven Svabhava: own inherent nature, original form, character Vishuddhe: completely pure Abisincati(u): pour apon, consecrate Mam: me Sugata: Buddha, one who has fared well, well bestowed Vara: best, excellent, foremost Vacana: words, speech, statement, expressed Amrta: nectar, sweet dew, eternal life Abhiseka: inaugurating, sacred bathing Maha: great, vast Padaih: with words, aphorism (statement of principle) Ahara: food Ayur: life, Sam: completely, entirely, whole, perfect Vijaya: triumph, victorious Pari: sufficiently, successively, I am able Shuddhe: purify Sahasra: thousand Rasmi: ray of light, beam, splendor Chodite (codita?): invite/d, impart Avalokani(a): look at, look over Sat: eternal, supreme, legitimate Paramita: complete attainment, perfection, transcendent Paripurani: to be fulfilled or filled Mati: intelligence, consciousness, accurate knowledge Dasa: ten Bhumi: ground, level, stage Prati-sthite(a): consecrated, having reached, complete, established hRdaya: heart Adhisthana: standing or resting upon, base of support, being at hand, position, occupying, position, authority Adisthita: settled, appointed, regulated Mudra: seal, Vajra: hard, adamant, diamond Kaya: body Pari: sufficiently, successfully, fully AvaraNa: cover, covering, envelopment, Pratinivartana: coming back, returning Samaya: convention, engagement, agreement, terms, Mani: precious stone, jewell, gem Muni: sage, holy man, monk, saint Sumati: very wise, intelligent, good mind, good disposition Koti: core (ten millions), highest point, eminence, Tathata: true nature, true state, as it is, suchness Bhutakoti: highest culminating point for all beings Parishuddhe: cleaned, purified Parishuddhi: aquital, rightness, correctness, complete purification Visphuta: burst open, gaping Buddhi: highest mental faculty, realization, He: vocative particle: oh, Jaya: conquering, winning, all glories, victory Vijaya: triumphant, victorious, Smara: please remember, think of Sphara: shield Buddhe: intelligence Vajre(a): thunderbolt Suvajre: having an excellent thunderbolt Garbhe: womb, in the womb Jvala: light up, ablaze, flame Bhava: attitude, disposition, be, become Sambhave: all possibilities, possible, source, birth Bhavatu: let there be, let it happen, may become, yes, be it so, amen Mama: my, mine, of me (mAmaka) Sharira: body, the whole body Sattvanam: living beings, together with the other creatures Ca: also, as well as Me: me, unto me, my Sada: always, constantly Gati: movement, refuge, course, passage, destination, going Sincha (sinca): please pour, sprinkle water Mam: me Sama: equal, just like Buddhya: by/with intelligence Siddha/siddhi: perfect, successful, capability Bodhaya: awakening Moksa/moksha: release, redemption, liberation, freedom Moksaya: liberate Samanta: universal, on all sides Mudra: seal Svaha: hail, respectful oblation (offering) Tejovat/tejovati: vivid, shining brilliantly, radiant, effulgent, sanguine, bright Dade: shall give Source for Sanskrit meanings: www.vedabase.net http://spokensanskrit.de/

i use coconut milk and coconut oil only occaisionaly. but after reading a bit from this site, i'll increase from now on. are there any long term usesrs among the 'bums'. this site has a lot of info - if anyones interested, check out all the links etc http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/

Errr, what?! VMarco said love can't be sent? So, just as the sun sends warm life giving rays, we can't do the same with loving intent from our heart? How cold. That is such a limiting attitude. I never get this notion of unconditional love/compassion being somehow seperate from wisdom. BTW, nice avatar Cat.

such a sensible and well balanced post.

wow, I'm popping by at this forum not too often, and then out of the blue walla: an impromtu rendezvouz with an old mate Hi Lin, yeah, it was almost 2 years ago. It's strange that you're saying sorry to me when Im the one who should apologise for being a pest & bugging you as nuch as I did Hope things are going well with your school........well I bet they are

Vishnu/Narayana as the God of medicine is called Dhanvantari - as Buddha, Medicine Buddha Bhaisajya Guru ........different names....

These videos (there are 2) are very easy to follow and learn. The Form is great to do and brings a very nice energy. http://www.taichi18.com/

I don't call myself a taoist, just an occa Im south east of Melbourne "COOEE" hahahah I'll respond with a gumleaf whistle from the skippy intro theme.

Cool.

Amma. Darshan with Amma is an experience of the heart. So many people are/were deeply touched-young & old from every walk of life. She is extrodinary.

The maha karuna dharani is really amazing and multi dimensional in its application and effect. All the best with your practice/recitation.

Beautiful work. TALENT!!!

Genuine question: where are they and what sort of things would they be doing? Interested to hear your take Thanks.

I agree with Ryan that the intent is the most important thing. That being said, I think sanskrit is soooo beautiful and I personally try to go with it as accurately as I can, though my pronunciation isn't perfect. I try to feel the mantra, refer to sanskrit that I've heard and also get clues from the way that the roman characters are used to write the words (which is sometimes kinda diferent from how we use them in day to day english). I'll have a crack at typing the Dharani in phonetics according to how I think it is pronounced. Where theres a line above a letter its a point of emphasis so I'll write it in capitals, it can be explained as long two beats like 'a' as in 'calm' whereas a without the line above is short one beat like 'a' in 'america' the 'c' in the name Cundi is used as we would if c and h were together as in the word 'chair' namaḥ: na-mah. the constonant 'h' is pronounced with the breath. saptānāṃ: saptA-nAm nam sounds like 'sum' samyak: sum-yuk (yuk as in duck) saṃbuddha: sum-boodd-ha koṭīnāṃ: ko-ti-nAm ko as in 'go' and nam as in 'calm' tadyathā: tad-ya-thA: tad as in 'mud', thA: t and h are pronounced seperately, not together as in 'the', rather, 't' and 'h', then the final a is emphasised a bit as if there were two a's instead of one, kinda like 't-hA' oṃ: I think this can be short ie 'om' as in 'on', or long as ommmm which sort of fades cale: cha-lay, lay as in prey cule: chu-lay, chu 'u' as in book, cundī: chundi, 'u' as in book 'choon-di' svāhā: the 'v' is pronounced as 'w' 'swA-hA' .....so it might sound something like this: na-mah saptA-nAm sum-yuk sum-boodd-ha ko-ti-nAm. tad-ya-thA oṃ. cha-lay chu-lay choon-di swA-hA The Mahacundi Dharani is so beautiful, so shining and bright. This is my best effort at writing it in phonetics according to my limited understand and my inner 'feel'I hope it's OK.

Avalokitasvara's universal door chapter of the Sadharmapundarikasutram (Lotus Sutra) http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/lotus/lot24.htm Sutra of the Medicine Buddha Bhaisajyaguru Vaidurya Prabha http://www.fodian.net/world/The_Sutra_of_the_Master_of_Healing.htm Maha Karuna Dharani Sutra (great compassion mantra) http://www.fodian.net/world/dabei_sutra.htm The Thousand armed Avalokitesvara by Lokesh Chandra. Includes a detailed discussion on the various versions of the Maha Karuna Dharani/Nilakantha Dharani The Sutra on the Ten Wholesome ways of action. http://www.fodian.net/world/600.html Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra http://www.sutrasmantras.info/sutra01.html Change of Heart. The Bodhisattva Peace Training of Chagdud Tulku http://www.amazon.com/Change-Heart-Bodhisattva-Training-Chagdud/dp/1881847349 Changing Destiny, Liao Fan's Four Lessons with commentary by Venerable Master Chin Kung http://www.amazon.com/Changing-Destiny-Liao-Fans-Lessons-Commentary/dp/B000ORF4AU

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You think what Dwai said is 'very nicely Buddhist' and that it is somehow different to the Dao? You're kidding right? If that's what you're saying it's like me saying the law of gravity was explained by a man from England, but I live in Australia so it doesnt apply to us here. The truth is the truth whoever is saying it, and when Dwai said that lust and compassionate love are different he spoke a truth.

Agree with every word here Cam, especially: "Relaxing and letting our understanding develop" = Nothing forced..... > gentle effort...sincerity...patience towards ourselves and others.....>......compassion to ourselves and others = peace allround.

Here are links to 2 Dharma Centres in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Yun Yang Temple Australia http://www.yunyangtemple.org.au/australia/ Yun Yang Temple is of the Chinese Mahayana tradition. The place and the Master are both amazing. They have regular ceremonies and events, classes etc. Venerable Lobsang Tendar http://www.tendar.net/index.html Lama Tendar is also amazing. His chanting is something else too. His centre also conducts retreats, ceremonies, teachings and other events.

Ah, barefot at the beach - unbeatable. But yeah, when it gets cold (like it does down here too)......bbbrrrrrrr

Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Wheel Usnisa Vijaya (sanskrit) Namgyalma (Tibetin) Interesting PDF of a book about the Dharani and Sutra and it's history in China http://blacksamba.com/talks/various%20buddhist%20texts/The%20Usnisa%20Vijaya%20Dharani%20Sutra%20(more%20complete%20version).pdf

Nice Bubbles thanks, I'll look up 'touching the earth' That reminds me, last time I practiced outdoors barefoot it was really amazing. Feeling the earth under my meet was multidimensional in a way. There was the physical sensation of the grass touching my skin, and the more dense feeling of earth under that. But there was also the sense of the 'support' that the earth provides always. The support of holding my feet, like 'I gottcha' .....and by extention, that feeling was nurturing, like when you're a baby and someone (like your mother) holds you in their arms. So with that sense of support came this feeling of gratitude towards the earth, not only for giving me somewhere to stand, but for providing somewhere for food to grow and water to flow. Also, by regarding the earth that way, it seems that it's one way of having/developing empathy for others - people, animals, any creatures because our dependency on the earth and the support we derive from it is another example of our inter-relatedness and commonality.