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Sterling Silver
Hung
Pendant Necklace
This high quality
American made, sterling silver pendant is a representation of the
final syllable of the mantra "OM MANE PADME HUNG", used
by many buddhists and others. Signifying the use of the mind to
make spiritual
progress in this lifetime, this word also pronounced "HUM" is
a great reminder of the practice of this mantra and practice in general.
It is approximately one and three-eighths inches tall and
just over half an inch wide
and comes with a twenty-eight
inch
black
satin
cord.
There is a story about
correct mantra procunciation after the pricing, borrowed from a site
about Tibetan Buddhism.
The True Sound of Truth
A devoted meditator,
after years concentrating on a particular mantra, had attained
enough insight to begin teaching. The student's humility was far
from perfect, but the teachers at the monastery were not worried.
A
few years of successful teaching left the meditator with no thoughts about learning
from anyone; but upon hearing about a famous hermit
living nearby, the opportunity was too exciting to be passed up.
The hermit lived alone on an island at the middle
of a lake, so the meditator hired a man with a boat to row across to the island.
The meditator was very respectful of the old hermit. As they shared
some tea made with herbs the meditator asked him about his spiritual
practice. The old man said he had no spiritual practice, except for
a mantra which he repeated all the time to himself. The meditator
was pleased: the hermit was using the same mantra he used himself
-- but when the hermit spoke the mantra aloud, the meditator was
horrified!
"What's
wrong?" asked
the hermit.
"I
don't know what to say. I'm afraid you've wasted your whole life! You
are
pronouncing the mantra incorrectly!"
"Oh,
Dear! That is terrible. How should I say it?"
The meditator gave the correct pronunciation, and
the old hermit was very grateful, asking to be left alone so he could get started
right away. On the way back across the lake the meditator, now confirmed
as an accomplished teacher, was pondering the sad fate of the hermit.
"It's so fortunate that I came along. At least he will have
a little time to practice correctly before he dies." Just then,
the meditator noticed that the boatman was looking quite shocked,
and turned to see the hermit standing respectfully on the water,
next to the boat.
"Excuse
me, please. I hate to bother you, but I've forgotten the correct
pronunciation
again. Would you please repeat it for me?"
"You obviously don't need it," stammered
the meditator; but the old man persisted in his polite request
until the meditator
relented and told him again the way he thought the mantra should
be pronounced.
The old hermit was saying the mantra very carefully,
slowly, over and over, as he walked across the surface of the water back to the
island.
Taken from Dharma-Haven.
org. Click
here to visit their site and learn more about the mantra....
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