I am going to be doing a two part series of posts on the universal mystic consciousness, which many call Brahman, but which Kemetics may wish to call Netjer. Brahman, Netjer, God- there are many names for it. It is by definition the one, the complete, the whole, which is also many. Understanding this truth that all things are united and connected through Brahman, and that Brahman is the one eternal, never changing, still, unconditioned thing is vital for this exercise.
I will first be talking about a mystic consciousness through the avenue of the Buddha. The man Siddhartha Gautama was called "Buddha", because he was said to have woken up, that is, woken up to the true reality of the unity and oneness of all things. This oneness he called Buddha-nature, because if one as aligned to this truth, they will always act upon this truth, doing harm to none.
Buddhists have a well known mantra, the "Om Mani Padme Hum", which basically translates to "Om to the Jewel in the Lotus". Who is the Jewel in the Lotus? The Buddha of course! When one chants the Om Mani Padme Hum they should do so by first focusing on the Buddha seated in the lotus and slowing out their breaths. Then they should picture themselves becoming one with the Buddha, that is to say, with totally nothingness. Purge the mind of thought and submerge yourself in the ocean of bliss.
There are many ways to join yourself to Brahman- by devotion, by good deeds, by mantras, but in the case of Buddha-consciousness this is effective. The Buddha offered the means of entering a state of total stillness, submerged in an ocean of bliss, and this mantra can help one achieve it.
Another good part of the Buddha-mind alignment is that it stills the senses, extinguishing cravings and allowing one to act in goodwill and peace toward all things. Hence we have covered many of the precepts in the dharma: right thoughts, right words, right deeds, etc.
The Buddha-mind is an effective means by which one can still themselves and open their consciousness to Brahman, to feel the one reality, to become the one reality. The Om Mani Padme Hum will always assist one in this exercise.
Namaste
I will first be talking about a mystic consciousness through the avenue of the Buddha. The man Siddhartha Gautama was called "Buddha", because he was said to have woken up, that is, woken up to the true reality of the unity and oneness of all things. This oneness he called Buddha-nature, because if one as aligned to this truth, they will always act upon this truth, doing harm to none.
Buddhists have a well known mantra, the "Om Mani Padme Hum", which basically translates to "Om to the Jewel in the Lotus". Who is the Jewel in the Lotus? The Buddha of course! When one chants the Om Mani Padme Hum they should do so by first focusing on the Buddha seated in the lotus and slowing out their breaths. Then they should picture themselves becoming one with the Buddha, that is to say, with totally nothingness. Purge the mind of thought and submerge yourself in the ocean of bliss.
There are many ways to join yourself to Brahman- by devotion, by good deeds, by mantras, but in the case of Buddha-consciousness this is effective. The Buddha offered the means of entering a state of total stillness, submerged in an ocean of bliss, and this mantra can help one achieve it.
Another good part of the Buddha-mind alignment is that it stills the senses, extinguishing cravings and allowing one to act in goodwill and peace toward all things. Hence we have covered many of the precepts in the dharma: right thoughts, right words, right deeds, etc.
The Buddha-mind is an effective means by which one can still themselves and open their consciousness to Brahman, to feel the one reality, to become the one reality. The Om Mani Padme Hum will always assist one in this exercise.
Namaste
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