zondag 11 oktober 2009

The Heart Sūtra Mantra







Gate gate
Para---gate
Parasam----gate
Bodhiswaha

Gone, gone beyond.
Gone altogether beyond.
Oh, what
an awakening.

Gate, gate means gone, gone
Paragate means gone over
Parasamgate means gone beyond
Bodhi means the Awakened Mind
Svaha is the Sanskrit word for homage or proclaimation

The mantra means
Homage to the Awakened Mind which has
crossed over to the other shore, freed from suffering