Om mani padme hum
mani padme hum Am
Om mani padme hum
mani padme hum
mani padme hum
Om mani padme hum
Om mani padme hum
Om, as I’ve explained before, has only a mystical meaning — suggesting primordial reality.
Mani means jewel, while
Padme means lotus.
Hum, like Om, has no conceptual meaning.
Overall, the mantra is suggestive of the bringing together of the qualities of wisdom (the lotus) and compassion (the jewel).
Just as the lotus can exist in muddy water without being soiled, so wisdom can exist in an impure world without becoming contaminated.
The sound of silence,
the diamond in the lotus.
