Supreme mantra?

[Jishin]

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[Kyoshin]

I very much agree with this, even if it is just psychological and not "magic" (maybe they are not different?)

Ten years of studying western mystery traditions and occultism led me to the conclusion that magic and psychology are indeed not different. Incidentally, that realization helped get me into Zen.
Gassho
Nick
Satlah

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[Tai Do]

Well, we might both be!

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday/lah-

So it is...

Mateus
Sat today

[Kyonin]

Hi Shinshou,

Some Sutras like Prajnaparamita, Lotus Sutra or the Sanghata Sutra have self referencing words about their own power. In the Heart Sutra the Sutra itself tells us that it is the Supreme Mantra.

I am not an expert in Sutras or anything, but my guess is that these kind of phrases were coined to make people understand how important reciting a Sutra could be for the prectitioner's life.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Geika]

I used to practice with mantras. I had memorized dozens of them. This was around 10 years ago. Now I know that I can chant any word or phrase and get the same result, which is a less distracted monkey mind... and in the end I just sit and drop all the chatter.

Sat today, lah

[Kyoshin]

I find mantras useful sometimes. For me, when the ole brain is intolerably noisy, mantras can act like a white noise machine. I'll also repeat a few lines from time to time before sitting, just as an extra signal to myself "hey we're doing this now!"
Gassho
Nick
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[threethirty]

I know mantras are outside of our zen practice and are woo woo and magical. But i have used the protection of green tara mantra to keep my from bursting into big boy tears (you know like when run out of ice cream) in a hospital waiting room.

Sometimes a little magic can go a long way

Om tare tu tare turre svaha!

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[Jundo]

I know mantras are outside of our zen practice and are woo woo and magical. But i have used the protection of green tara mantra to keep my from bursting into big boy tears (you know like when run out of ice cream) in a hospital waiting room.

Sometimes a little magic can go a long way

Om tare tu tare turre svaha!

That sounds like a fun one to bring a smile, and might also magically make an ice cream appear!

This works good too ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M1XC00RMA8

Gassho, J

STLah

[Ryudo]

Thank you all.

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