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Om Mani Padme Hum

Most of us know the hymn “Om Mani Padme Hum” (Sanskrit: ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ, Tibetan: ཨོཾ་མཎི་པདྨེ་ཧཱུྃ ) and also its direct translation. But what does it mean? Not all of us can answer this question. In this article, I am trying to explain the meaning of this beautiful hymn as per my own understanding. As the words in this hymn is created using Sanskrit language, I have been able to understand a fraction about its real meaning (since being in a habit of learning Sanskrit hymns). And I am sharing it to you through the help of this blog. The explanation given here is not found anywhere else. Om Mani Padme Hum "Om Mani Padme Hum" is the most significant hymn in Buddhism that is meant to make us realize our true nature, i.e. we are the eternal, pure and divine Soul being enveloped by a physical body full of desires, impurities, bondage, anger and illusions. This illiteracy and attachment is what causes the soul to bind with the body and be the subject of...

Dream, the Wonderful Experience

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Is eating meat wrong?

Anything we do, if that hampers our body (physicality), mind (mentality), soul (spirituality), and behavior (humanity), then it is wrong. Our body is made up of 60% water and 40% solid. Thus, our body needs more water (liquid) compared to solid foods. Anything that contains a high amount of liquid is easily digestible. Thus, raw vegetables and fruits are highly recommended for a healthy body. Soaked nuts and seeds are highly recommended than dried or fried ones. If it has to be cooked, it should be properly cooked so that its water concentration becomes high. Now, considering meat, how should it be cooked for easy digestion? Of course, boiled or steamed. But what we mostly consume is deep-fried, grilled, smoked and burnt (very rarely, properly cooked), i.e. we cook in such a way that it loses its available water content. We also claim that meat is needed for extra nutrition. But by eating improperly cooked meat for fashion or desire, we are actually degra...