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The Aura of Wisdom
By Living Buddha Sheng-yen
Lu
Translated by True Buddha Foundation Translation Team (Cheng Yew Chung,
Victor Hazen, Dance Smith)
This was translated from Grandmaster Lu's 154th book,
智慧的光環.
CHAPTER 45 - Radiating Light Blessing
Once a photo was taken of me standing in front of many kneeling
disciples. My raised hand formed a mudra, and a beam of light descended
from the sky, radiating towards the disciples. The light was milky white
and was glowing in sparkling brilliance.
This photo was captured coincidentally by a man with a camera at the
moment I was giving blessings to my disciples. It was a photo that
captured the `Radiating Light Blessing`.
In Tantric Buddhism, we often pray to our guru, principal deity and
protector to offer us blessings at all times, and this naturally comes
as the `Radiating Light Blessing.` Besides having our guru, principal
deity and protector radiating lights upon us, we must learn to visualize
radiating lights in our Tantric practice.
For example, we recite the Great Compassion Dharani and visualize a moon
disc in our hearts that has the white Sanskrit syllable, HRIH, which
radiates light into a cup of water. Upon completion of our chanting, the
cup of water shall become the ` Great Compassion Dharani water.`
When we recite the Usnisa Vijaya Dharani, we need to visualize a white
Sanskrit syllable KHAM imprinted in the moon disc within our hearts. The
syllable KHAM radiates light that illuminates all sentient beings. Once
touched by this light, a person`s karma is removed, his body and mind
refreshed, and he receives great wisdom.
When we recite the Light Mantra, we must visualize a golden Sanskrit
syllable AH seated in the moon disc within our hearts, radiating lights
to illuminate all sentient beings. Anyone who is touched by this light
is removed from suffering and receives joy.
Such is the same for other mantra recitations. In Tantric Buddhism,
offering blessings through radiating light is incomprehensible. The
light comes from the empty space and enters into the heart of the
practitioner. Through the seed syllable the light is radiated to deliver
sentient beings. Through such actions, all beings dwelling in the six
realms of samsara spanning all worlds shall swiftly receive great
attainment.
Anyone who truly understands the workings of Tantric methods knows how
precious these teachings are. The Tantric teachings can fulfill the
wishes of all sentient beings in the six realms, and upon the blessings
of the radiation of light, all shall be liberated permanently from
birth, old age, sickness, death, and all suffering.
Let me say this: the Radiating of Light Blessing is very real.
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