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Tibetan Buddhist Prayer-Mantra to Manjusri for Esoteric Knowledge and Wisdom

Tibetan Buddhist Prayer-Mantra to Manjusri for Esoteric Knowledge and Wisdom I solemnly prostrate to the Lama and the Protector Manjusri Whose knowledge, devoid of the clouds of the two obscurations, Is very pure and clear as the sun.  He holds the book before his mind, So that all beings may see exactly all subtle meanings,  For those persons imprisoned in the darkness of ignorance, confused and troubled in suffering. From compassion for all, the one Son expounds in sixty kinds of eloquent speech. His thundering Dharma voice awakens all from sleepiness,  Releasing them from the iron chains of passion.  Holding the Sword of Wisdom, he clears away the suffering and obscurations.  Pure from the first, after passing through the ten stages All become the body of the victorious Son,  Clearing away 112 kinds of mental obscurations. To Manjusri I pay homage. (repeat this prayer 3, 7, 21 or as many times as you are able) OM AH RA PA TSA NA DHI (repeat the mantra as...

A Simple Yet Effective Grounding Meditation Exercise

A Simple Yet Effective Grounding Meditation Exercise 1. Sit or stand in a comfortable position, with your back straight but not rigid. 2. Take a slow, deep breath in through your nose. When you are ready, breathe out through your nose, and relax. 3. Proceed to let your breath flow slowly and naturally without pause - in and out. Breathe calmly and without restriction. 4. Gently focus your attention on your root chakra at the base of your spine. 5. Imagine a connection opening up between your root chakra and the Earth. This connection can take many forms and can be different each time you practice. Some like to visualize it as a tree trunk or roots, a hollow bamboo stalk, a silver tube, a beam of light, a flow of menstrual blood, and so on. 6. Visualize this energetic connection extending from your root chakra down into Mother Earth, passing through the crust and bedrock, deep into the planet's molten mantle or metallic core. 7. Once you have formed this connection, allow any overwh...