Chenrezig

In the centre of this lotus

there appears a moon-disc, lying flat,

and radiating moon-coloured light.

The light swirls above the moon-disc,

and forms into the Tibetan letter HRI.

Rainbow light, appearing white,

radiates out from the HRI in all directions

as an offering to all the buddhas throughout time and space.

The light returns, converging upon the HRI, carrying with it the

blessings of all the buddhas.

Again there is a pulsation of light,

moving out to all the universe, bathing all manifestation.

When this light returns,

all the seeds of karma, the desires for action, are purified.

All disease, unwholesomeness, pain, and obscuration are empty,

void of meaning, and one’s self and all others are freed from

suffering and established in happiness.

Then the HRI dissolves into light and this light coalesces into the

form of the four-armed Chenrezig, who is the essence of all refuge

forms into a lotus in full bloom, radiant and beautiful.

He is white in colour and has four arms representing the Four Immeasurables of loving kindness, joy, equanimity and compassion. Just like limbs of the body, he has become one with the realisation of these qualities and uses them to benefit sentient beings.

He has two hands folded in prayer while holding a brilliant sky-blue wish-fulfilling jewel at his heart. In this way, he holds closest to his heart Bodhicitta or altruistic love for all sentient beings. The other arm on his right holds aloft gently a set of crystal prayer beads and the other left hand holds a pristine lotus. This shows his promise to manifest continuously in a multitude of ways to benefit us like the steady momentum of counting prayer beads. Despite appearing skilfully in ordinary guise in various realms of existence to benefit suffering beings, he is not just unstained but thrives in such surroundings like a pristine lotus that grows out of muddy waters.

This unstained bodhisattva is attired royally with six jeweled ornaments which consist of the crown, earrings, bracelets, necklace, bejeweled belt and anklets. Like the jeweled ornaments he wears to beautify himself outwardly, he has perfected the inner 6 perfections or paramitas, inspiring practitioners to practice generosity, morality, patience, endeavour, meditation and wisdom to become truly beautiful from the inside out.

This Bodhisattva is the 4-armed Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig in Tibetan. With prayers, offerings and meditations, one can be inspired by Avalokiteshvara to practice real inner transformation of our negative qualities into selfless motivation to serve others.

His spiritual energy in the form of sound that helps to transform the mind (Mantra):

OM MANI PADME HUNG

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