RE: Question for Swamiji on Language and the Spirit

[Guest guest]

Namaste Steve,

 

FYI: Tibetan Buddhists chant Sanscrit with a Tibetan accent.

 

Its not the chanting that's special, its the way its chanted.

 

And its not the chanters that are special, its the person hearing and

recognizing it that's special.

 

Reminds me of a story.

 

When I was in Philadelphia in '88, away from home for the first time in my life,

my best friend and I heard a chant on a CD of Tibetan chants. There was one Bhij

Mantra for every chakra and they went through all seven.

 

The chant for the heart chakra, according to the CD (it may have been a

cassette), is, "OM AIM HRIM KLIM CHAMUNDAYE VICHE NAMAHA."

 

I singled it out as my favorite, as did my best friend.

 

On a road trip a bit later in the summer to the Mountains one weekend, we

chanted it continuously, deliberately slightly out of tune from each other so we

could hear the beat frequency between our voices.

 

It is impossible to describe the sounds echoing around inside that car. And it

is impossible to describe the feelings of joy we felt having rediscovered our

old and dear friend, Miss Chandi.

 

We didn't know we had rediscovered her or her Mantra, we just knew we liked the

feelings she brought us.

 

She set the tone for the rest of our lives.

 

Recognition of that chant didn't make me who I am, it showed me who I am.

 

Maybe you too are just recognizing yourself in the chants.

 

Love,

 

Brian

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hey Brian,

That reminds me of a day when we were celebrating Buddha's birthday at

the Devi Mandir. We were chanting Om mani padme hum at the fire.

Since I had been a Tibetan Buddhist for a number of years, I was

chanting the Tibetan the way I had been taught by my lamas. Everyone

else was chanting it with a Sanskrit intonation. Afterwards, someone

asked me why I was chanting it that way. I said that since it is the

mantra of Chenrezig, a Tibetan boddhisattva, I was using the Tibetan

pronunciation. They said "oh no, were we chanting it wrong?" It

made me think. I said "no. I am the one who was chanting Sanskrit

with a Tibetan/Chicagoan accent. You were doing just fine."

Ardis

"Brian McKee" <brian (AT) soulspark (DOT) org>

Tue, 17 Aug 2004 17:17:32 -0400 (EDT)

RE: Question for Swamiji on Language and the Spirit

Namaste Steve,

FYI: Tibetan Buddhists chant Sanscrit with a Tibetan accent.

Its not the chanting that's special, its the way its chanted.

And its not the chanters that are special, its the person hearing and

recognizing it that's special.

Reminds me of a story.

When I was in Philadelphia in '88, away from home for the first time

in my life, my best friend and I heard a chant on a CD of Tibetan

chants. There was one Bhij Mantra for every chakra and they went

through all seven.

The chant for the heart chakra, according to the CD (it may have been

a cassette), is, "OM AIM HRIM KLIM CHAMUNDAYE VICHE NAMAHA."

I singled it out as my favorite, as did my best friend.

On a road trip a bit later in the summer to the Mountains one weekend,

we chanted it continuously, deliberately slightly out of tune from

each other so we could hear the beat frequency between our voices.

It is impossible to describe the sounds echoing around inside that

car. And it is impossible to describe the feelings of joy we felt

having rediscovered our old and dear friend, Miss Chandi.

We didn't know we had rediscovered her or her Mantra, we just knew we

liked the feelings she brought us.

She set the tone for the rest of our lives.

Recognition of that chant didn't make me who I am, it showed me who I am.

Maybe you too are just recognizing yourself in the chants.

Love,

Brian

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[Guest guest]

Have you read Swamiji's new book?

That's exactly what he says. You can't pronounce it so wrong that goddess

won't love you for saying it.

Om Mani Padme Hum.

That by the way is one of our other favorite mantras.

Love,

Brian

At 04:47 PM 8/17/2004, you wrote:

Hey Brian,

That reminds me of a day when we were celebrating Buddha's birthday at

the Devi Mandir. We were chanting Om mani padme hum at the

fire. Since I had been a Tibetan Buddhist for a number of years, I

was chanting the Tibetan the way I had been taught by my lamas.

Everyone else was chanting it with a Sanskrit intonation.

Afterwards, someone asked me why I was chanting it that way. I said

that since it is the mantra of Chenrezig, a Tibetan boddhisattva, I was

using the Tibetan pronunciation. They said "oh no, were we

chanting it wrong?" It made me think. I said

"no. I am the one who was chanting Sanskrit with a

Tibetan/Chicagoan accent. You were doing just fine."

Ardis

"Brian McKee" <brian (AT) soulspark (DOT) org>

Tue, 17 Aug 2004 17:17:32 -0400 (EDT)

RE: Question for Swamiji on Language and

the Spirit

Namaste Steve,

FYI: Tibetan Buddhists chant Sanscrit with a Tibetan accent.

Its not the chanting that's special, its the way its chanted.

And its not the chanters that are special, its the person hearing and

recognizing it that's special.

Reminds me of a story.

When I was in Philadelphia in '88, away from home for the first time

in my life, my best friend and I heard a chant on a CD of Tibetan chants.

There was one Bhij Mantra for every chakra and they went through all

seven.

The chant for the heart chakra, according to the CD (it may have been

a cassette), is, "OM AIM HRIM KLIM CHAMUNDAYE VICHE NAMAHA."

I singled it out as my favorite, as did my best friend.

On a road trip a bit later in the summer to the Mountains one

weekend, we chanted it continuously, deliberately slightly out of tune

from each other so we could hear the beat frequency between our voices.

It is impossible to describe the sounds echoing around inside that

car. And it is impossible to describe the feelings of joy we felt having

rediscovered our old and dear friend, Miss Chandi.

We didn't know we had rediscovered her or her Mantra, we just knew we

liked the feelings she brought us.

She set the tone for the rest of our lives.

Recognition of that chant didn't make me who I am, it showed me who I

am.

Maybe you too are just recognizing yourself in the chants.

Love,

Brian

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[Guest guest]

oh yes that's right i had forgotten. i used to do a tibetan mantra

and there was a fair amount of talk on the differences between the

indian and the tibetan versions.

 

steve

 

, "Brian McKee" <brian@s...> wrote:

>

> Namaste Steve,

>

> FYI: Tibetan Buddhists chant Sanscrit with a Tibetan accent.

>

> Its not the chanting that's special, its the way its chanted.

>

> And its not the chanters that are special, its the person hearing

and recognizing it that's special.

>

> Reminds me of a story.

>

> When I was in Philadelphia in '88, away from home for the first

time in my life, my best friend and I heard a chant on a CD of

Tibetan chants. There was one Bhij Mantra for every chakra and they

went through all seven.

>

> The chant for the heart chakra, according to the CD (it may have

been a cassette), is, "OM AIM HRIM KLIM CHAMUNDAYE VICHE NAMAHA."

>

> I singled it out as my favorite, as did my best friend.

>

> On a road trip a bit later in the summer to the Mountains one

weekend, we chanted it continuously, deliberately slightly out of

tune from each other so we could hear the beat frequency between our

voices.

>

> It is impossible to describe the sounds echoing around inside that

car. And it is impossible to describe the feelings of joy we felt

having rediscovered our old and dear friend, Miss Chandi.

>

> We didn't know we had rediscovered her or her Mantra, we just knew

we liked the feelings she brought us.

>

> She set the tone for the rest of our lives.

>

> Recognition of that chant didn't make me who I am, it showed me

who I am.

>

> Maybe you too are just recognizing yourself in the chants.

>

> Love,

>

> Brian

>

>

>

> _____________

> No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding.

> Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com