# Quote — Dilgo Khyentse, The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones

> Om Mani Pädme Hum is the compassionate wisdom of all the Buddhas manifested as sound. Within it is contained the essential meaning of all eighty-four thousand sections of the Buddha's teachings. Of all the many mantras of various kinds, such as awareness mantras... and secret mantras... not one is superior to the six syllables of Chenrezi. The great benefits of reciting this mantra, commonly known as the mani, are described again and again...

- Author: [Dilgo Khyentse](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dilgo-khyentse.md)
- Book: [The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dilgo-khyentse/the-heart-treasure-of-the-enlightened-ones.md)
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## More from this book

> There’s no time, no time!
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> There’s no time to rest!
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> When suddenly death is upon
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> you, what will you do?
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> Now you’d better start practicing
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> the sublime Dharma right away;
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> Now, quick, hurry-recite the six-syllable mantra.

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> Not long ago your conciousness
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> was wandering alone.
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> Swept by karma,
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> it took its present birth.
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> Soon, like a hair pulled out of butter,
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> Leaving everything behind,
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> you’ll go on alone.

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> The mantra Om Mani Pädme Hum is easy to say yet quite powerful, because it contains the essence of the entire teaching. When you say the first syllable Om it is blessed to help you achieve perfection in the practice of generosity, Ma helps perfect the practice of pure ethics, and Ni helps achieve perfection in the practice of tolerance and patience. Pä, the fourth syllable, helps to achieve perfection of perseverance, Me helps achieve perfection in the practice of concentration, and the final sixth syllable Hum helps achieve perfection in the practice of wisdom.

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