BRO.ALEC CHIA -Singapore No1 Caishen Ye

OM MANI PADME HUMI prostrate to the Noble Master Chenrezig! OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH There is nothing more profound than this to be said: Dear mother, you protected me lovingly when I was smallYou taught me with love and told me sweet words May I guide you on Chenrezig's path. OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH You fed me from your mouth and wiped my feces away with your handYou picked me up on your lap again and again -My kind mother wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path. OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH The end of birth is surely deathEven powerful humans don't have the slightest power to remain [forever] When departing alone, [only] the sacred dharma will [be of] benefit[My kind mothers] wandering in the three samsaric realms, oh no! May I guide you on Chenrezig's path. OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH The end of collecting is surely loss Even the greediest person will be unable to take anything alongWhen departing alone, only the sacred dharma will [be of

Chenrezig (Avalokitesvara) - He Who Looks With An Unwavering Eye - is the embodiment of all the Buddhas' infinite compassion. He is a manifestation of the Buddha in the Sambhogakaya; and his mantra is considered the essence of the Buddha's compassion for all beings. There are many inner obstacles to our mental development, thus creating external obstacles. To obtain success in our Dharma practice, to actualize the path to enlightenment, we need to rely on a special deity or Buddha, for example, Chenrezig. Being the Buddha of great compassion, his mantra OM MANI PADME HUNG, represent the body, speech, and mind of all the Buddhas and noble Bodhisattvas, purifies the obscurations of body, speech, and mind and brings all beings to the state of realization. Our own faith and efforts in meditation and recitation creates the transformative power of the mantra thus purifying ourselves in this way. The six syllable mantra closes the gates leading to rebirth in the hell realm, hungry gho