Vajra Guru Mantra: Meaning and Benefits
The Vajra Guru mantra is a popular Buddhist mantra in Tibet, it begins with a prayer and then enters into a dialogue between Yeshe Tsogyal, the spiritual consort of Padmasambhava.
The Origin
Vajra Guru Mantra is the mantra associated with Guru Rinpoche, who is also known as Padmasambhava.
It was originally concealed during the time Guru Rinpoche lived and taught in Tibet and it was later rediscovered by Karma Lingpa in the 14th century, who wrote it on golden sheets. Of course, we are talking about the famous mantra
OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUM.
The text is called “The explanation of the twelve syllables and the benefits of reciting the Vajra Guru mantra”. Padmasambhava spiritual consort, Yeshe Tsogyal said:
“Great master, you have spoken of the vast and immeasurable benefits of this mantra’s spiritual energy for the benefit of sentient beings in the future, however, a detailed explanation would bring more positive effect, so I ask your permission to briefly describe the different syllables of this mantra.”
Guru Rinpoche replied:
“O Daughter of good family!, the Vajra Guru mantra is not only my mantra, but it is the quintessence or life force of all the deities of the four tantras, of all nine yanas, and all 84,000 collections of teachings.
The essence of all Buddhas, all experienced masters, yutams, dakas, and dakinis, guardians of dharmas…the essence of all is contained and perfected in this mantra. Listen to it and keep in mind. Read it again and again. Write it down for the benefit of sentient beings, teach it or demonstrate it to all sentient beings in the future.”
The Meaning of Vajra Guru mantra
OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUM (Sanskrit – Ancient Language of India)
OM AH HUNG BENZA GURU PEMA SIDDHI HUNG (Tibetan)
OM AH HUM is a wonderful quintessence of enlightened principles, words and thoughts
VAJRA is the sublime essence of the Indestructible Vajra series
GURU is the sublime essence of the Ratna-saṃbhava series
PADMA is the sublime essence of the Lotus family
SIDDHI is the sublime essence of Karma
HUM is the sublime essence of Buddhism
OM is the perfect splendor and wealth of Sambhogakaya, the manifest body of magnificence
AH is the absolute unchanging consummation of the Dharmakaya, the manifest body of absolute reality
HUM perfects Guru Rinpoche’s presence as the Avatara, the manifest body of manifestation
VAJRA perfects all the Heruka Buddhas of the mandalas
GURU refers to the root and lineage gurus and holders of the intrinsic awareness of Vipassana
PADMA perfects the assembly of dakas and dakinis
SIDDHI is the life force of all the treasured Buddhas and protectors of the treasure trove of teachings
HUM is the life force of the Dharma protectors, the Buddhas.
OM AH HUM is the life force of the three levels of tantra
VAJRA is the life force of the monastic discipline and the sutras of the teachings
GURU is the life force of yoga commentary and kriya (action), the first stage of tantra
PADMA is the life force of the charya (behavior, conduct) tantra, the second level of tantra, and the yoga (unification) tantra, the third level of tantra
SIDDHI is the life force of the mahayoga and anuyoga levels of teachings
HUM is the life force of ati yoga, the natural great perfection (Dzogchen).
OM AH HUM brings about spiritual attainments or siddhis.
VAJRA brings about the siddhi (achievement) of the peaceful and wrathful Buddhas.
GURU gives the siddhis of the cognizant and lineage gurus.
PADMA brings about the siddhi of the dakas, dakinis and dharmapalas.
SIDDHI brings about the ordinary and transcendent siddhis.
HUM brings about the siddhi of accomplishing whatever one desires.
OM AH HUM transfers consciousness to the Pure Lands of experience.
VAJRA transfers the mind to the Eastern Manifestation of the Pure Land of Blissful Manifestation.
GURU transfers consciousness to the Southern Glorious and Magnificent Pure Land.
PADMA transfers the mind to the western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.
SIDDHI transfers consciousness to the northern Pure Land of Excellence.
HUM transfers consciousness to the central Immovable Pure Land.
OM AH HUM purifies the obscurations arising from the three poisons in the mind: greed, hatred and delusion
VAJRA purifies obscurations stemming from anger
GURU purifies obscurations rooted in pride
PADMA purifies obscurations stemming from longing and craving
SIDDHI purifies obscurations stemming from covetousness and jealousy
HUM is a general way of purifying the obscurations that stem from all emotional suffering.
OM AH HUM achieve the six spiritual virtues
VAJRA accomplishes deeds, works to make peace (ie ears)
GURU achieves the activity of getting rich (many benefits)
PADMA achieves charismatic activity (regards)
SIDDHI accomplishes enlightened activity in general
HUM accomplishes wrathful enlightened activity (subduing).
OM AH HUM Prevent all curses and calamities
VAJRA prevents the negative consequences of breaking the samaya with the buddhas of primordial awareness
GURU prevents the negative influences of the eight types of gods and demons in samsara
PADMA prevents the negative influence of secular gods and demons
SIDDHI prevents the negative influences of dragons and earth spirits
HUM prevents the negative influence of gods, demons, humans, and gods in samsara.
OM AH HUM defeats the army of the five poisons of the mind.
PADMA defeats lust-desire.
SIDDHI defeats craving and envy.
HUM defeats armies of gods, demons and humans.
Through OM AH HUM one attains the three kayas
Through VAJRA one realizes primordial mirror-like awareness (Great View)
Through GURU one realizes Equality of Wisdom
Through PADMA one realizes the Noble Observation Wisdom
Through SIDDHI one realizes the City of Knowledge
Through HUM the practitioner realizes the Dharma Realm of the nature of wisdom.
Through OM AH HUM gods, demons and humans are subdued
Through VAJRA one has power over the malevolent forces of certain gods and demons
Through GURU one can control the malevolent forces of Death and cannibals
Through PADMA one can control the bad influences of water and wind elements (water and wind elements).
Through SIDDHI one can control the bad influences of demonic forces and spirits, which bring harm and negative control over one’s life.
Through the HUM the meditator controls the ill effects of the planetary fabric and earth spirits.
The Benefits of Reciting Vajra Guru mantra
Reciting a Vajra Guru mantra also grants a physical body and brings us into this world. Any sentient being who sees, hears, or thinks about this mantra will surely be established in the ranks of the male and female Vipassana cycle.
The Vajra Guru mantra is the word of truth; if what you want doesn’t happen as I promised, I, Padma, have deceived sentient beings – that’s absurd! I am not lying to you – it will happen just as I promised.
Trulshik Rinpoche said:
“We should recite Guru Rinpoche’s mantra 1,200,000 times. If we can complete these 1,200,000 chants, we will receive Guru Rinpoche’s blessing.” With ten million siddhis, we will be reborn in vidyadharas.”
Even if we chant 1,200,000 accumulated seven times, we will become like Guru Rinpoche in this very life. Reciting the Vajra Master Mantra the benefits are truly unimaginable.”
If this mantra is recited a hundred times a day, only a hundred times a day without interruption, you will become attractive to others and will benefit in work, wealth and necessities weak in life.
If you read thousands or ten thousand times a day, you can overwhelm others with your brilliance, in the sense of becoming very charismatic and influential in influencing others positively, and you will get blessings and spiritual strength.
If you repeat the mantra one hundred thousand or one million times on a regular basis, you will be able to perform a tremendous benefit to sentient beings, just as you desire.
If you recite the mantra three or seven million times, you will never be separate from the buddhas. All gods and demons will bow before you, admiring you.
In the best case scenario, you will emit rainbow light, and the final level attained in this lifetime. On a more average level, at the time of death, you will see the Buddha light in the bardo state and will be reborn in the Ngayab realm, able to achieve immeasurable benefit to sentient beings.
