Question: Buddhist disciples all recite the Great Compassion Mantra. What is the role of reciting the Great Compassion Mantra and how to practice it?
Answer: It is said in “The Great Compassion Repentance with Thousand Arms and Thousand Eyes” that Guanshiyin Bodhisattva is the Tathagata of the past, who has achieved wonderful merits and great compassion. He has thousands of hands and thousands of eyes to protect all living beings in the Dharma Realm. When we uphold the Perfect Compassion Mantra, we can escape from the evil path forever and be reborn as a Buddha. No matter whether we have committed serious crimes or are suffering from serious illnesses that will lead us to hell, all of them will be eliminated. If you often recite the Great Compassion Mantra, wisdom will appear and you will gain Samadhi eloquence. All your wishes in this life will come true, and your decision will be unquestionable. It can enable us to obtain the Three Vehicles quickly and reach the Buddha’s land as early as possible. The power of the Great Compassion Mantra is endlessly admirable.
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said to the Buddha: If all sentient beings who recite and uphold the Great Compassion Mantra fall into the three evil paths, I swear that they will not achieve enlightenment (Buddha); if they recite and uphold the Great Compassion Mantra and are not reborn in the kingdoms of Buddhas, I swear that they will not achieve enlightenment. ; If you recite and uphold the Great Compassion Mantra, if you are not able to achieve immeasurable samadhi eloquence, I swear that you will not achieve enlightenment; if you recite and uphold the Great Compassion Mantra, and all your desires in this life do not come true, you will not be able to achieve the Great Compassion Dharani.
The above is the great wish of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, so if we choose to recite and recite the Great Compassion Mantra as a daily compulsory lesson in this life, everything in this life will definitely fulfill our wishes, and we will definitely be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss or the land of Buddhas in the future.
The method of chanting and reciting it can be customized at home. For example, you can burn incense in front of the Buddha statue and then recite it 21 times, 49 times or 108 times. On the way to work, you can recite it in any spare time without having to memorize it several times.
After you have memorized the Great Compassion Mantra, you can recite it in more than a minute. If you are distracted, you can recite the name of “Namo Guanyin Bodhisattva” instead.
No matter which method you choose, you must keep the precepts and be pure: only by observing the five precepts (including not killing living things and eating meat) and practicing the ten good deeds can you be a true disciple of the Buddha. There will definitely be incredible achievements in spiritual practice.
