..续本文上一页ained a thousand hands and eyes, and thousands of Buddhas in the ten directions shone their light upon him. He transcended limitless eons of birth and death, and was always born at the time of a Buddha. He was born from a lotus, and had no suffering. For countless eons, he has been upholding the mantra without cease. And he has vowed that he will not attain enlightenment if anyone who believes in and recites the mantra falls into the three evil paths instead of going to the Buddhalands, or is unable to eliminate their karma.

　　The mantra”s full name is "The Vast, Great, Perfect, Unobstructed Great Compassion Dharani." Later on people added Guanyin Bodhisattva”s name to the title, making it "The Vast, Great, Perfect, Unobstructed Great Compassion Dharani of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Who Has a Thousand Hands and a Thousand Eyes." It is called the "Great Compassion Mantra" for short.

　　I once bought a tape of the mantra made by a company in Shanghai; the sound was smooth and continuous, and the rhythm was like a breeze touching my face, yet so powerful that it held me mesmerized. Later on, I heard another tape of my friend”s, also very touching, but with a fancier rhythm and a deeper tone, like rolling thunder. All in all, no matter how the mantra is presented, it sounds good because it comes from kindness and compassion.

　　Once a friend commented that he heard nothing but "la la la" in the mantra. Someone once asked Guanyin Bodhisattva about the characteristics of the Great Compassion Mantra. The Bodhisattva replied:"The mind of great compassion is a mind of equality, no gain, no attachment, emptiness, respect, modesty, no disorder, no substitution, and unsurpassed Bodhi; these are the characteristics of the dharani."

　　Going through these comments, I have been moistened by the rain of wisdom again. How far away are we from Guanyin Bodhisattva

　　 No matter what the distance is, using the Great Compassion Mantra as our vessel, we will be able to reach the beautiful shore one day. The middle-aged woman who talked about the Great Compassion water is alive among us; when we are thirsty we know what kind of water to drink. We are born with the instinct to search for clear spring water and avoid dirty water. Therefore it is very natural that we know the mantra.

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