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TIBETAN CHARACTERS FOR VISUALIZATION & TELEPROMTER

3 posts · started by tbsnkid2 on 08/14/02 at 10:14:19 · last post 08/17/02 at 17:14:35
tbsnkid208/14/02 at 10:14:19#1
Can someone please put up some good quality pictures of Tibetan Characters (with their translations).  Master Lu mentioned that the best way to chant a mantra is to visualize the individual characters with their respective colors coming out of oneself.  But after searching on the internet I CANNOT find any good Tibetan characters for this purpose (Except for "Om Ma ni Pad me Hum").  I would like to chant "Om Guru Lian-sheng siddi hum" with visualization but cannot do so if I cannot get the Tibetan equivalent.

Another thing I find it useful is to do make a Powerpoint presentation of the individual steps in the 4 preliminary practices and time it properly and run the "show" when one begins the practice.  So everything will flow smoothly, and there won't be any need to flip pages, etc.  One just need to read the screen (like a teleprompter) and do the practice.  What do you all think?  Or is this too high-tech and sacriligious for the Buddhas?
lian hua dance08/17/02 at 07:44:38#2Re: TIBETAN CHARACTERS FOR VISUALIZATION & TELEPRO
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Mantra starts at the bottom and goes clockwise.
Hum in the center.

I don't think the Buddhas get upset by people using technology to help their cultivation.  If they do, we are all in trouble!

Lian Hua Dance
Lyciss08/17/02 at 17:14:35#3Re: TIBETAN CHARACTERS FOR VISUALIZATION & TELEPRO
Tbsnkid,
      i had also wondered how to loose the need to flip through pages during practice... if the practice isnt written out just right, you may need to flip while holding a mudra and in my mind i thought this to be sort of imperfect practice... and i figured in time i would completely memorize my practices and would be able to loose the need of papers and flipping... but there are always moments of forgetfulness no matter how many times you have done it previously... so i think this teleprompter idea is a very good one and if it were up to me i would be impressed not offended by its use... since it can possibly make your practice much smoother and higher quality... and since the buddhas and bodhisattvas have no attachment i doubt they care either way... they are only peering into your hearts intentions...

         om mani padme hum
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