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

> Recitation of the mantra helps achieve perfection in the six practices from generosity to wisdom. The path of these six perfections is the path walked by all the Buddhas of the three times. What could then be more meaningful than to say the mantra and accomplish the six perfections?"

- 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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> 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...

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> 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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