Has anyone gone to Antarctica and eaten a Penguinâ¦? If so what would it taste like?
And in the far east, Avalokiteshvara turned into the female Bodhisattva, Kuan Yin. Om, as Iâve explained before, has only a mystical meaning â suggesting primordial reality. Mani means jewel, while Padme means lotus. Hum, like Om, has no conceptual meaning. Overall, the mantra is suggestive of the bringing together of the qualities of wisdom (the lotus) and compassion (the jewel).
Amma has chosen some peace mantras for daily chanting by her devotees and disciples. One of those invocations is Om lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu. Although this mantra does not appear in any of the existent Veda sakhas [Vedic branches], it is an expression of the universal spirit that we find therein1. Letâs take a look at what context it appears in and what meaning it carries. The sloka as a whole reads as follows: svasti prajabhya: paripalayantham nyayeana margena mahim maheesah gobrahmanebhya shubamsthu nityam lokah samastha sukhino bhavanthu. May there be well being to the people; May the kings rule the earth along the right path;