Notes from Liz talks

Fire day.

working with mantra and seed syllable - Mantra is a group of seed syllables. Every deity has its own seed syllable. The buddha arises from the seed syllable. Mantra is an instrument of the breath. Don’t have to say it out loud for it to work. Man = mind tra = protection.

Vajrayana was originally called Mantrayana

Powerful tool to stay grounded and present in a healthier more beneficial state of mind.

Because mantra rides on the breath, it activates the subtle body and reharmonizes it with the energy of the buddha whose seed syllable you are chanting.

Calling the primordial energy of the wisdom deity you are evoking.

Six Realms

Could consider them real places, but it definitely makes sense to think of them as states of mind.

God Realm - Buddha family. Ignorant bliss

Asura or Jealous Gods Realm - Karma

Human Realm - Padma. Desire

Animal Realm - Buddha also. Ignorance

Hungry Ghost Preta Realm - Poverty and greed. Ratna

Hell Realm - Vajra. Anger and Aggression. Hot and Cold

There’s a Buddha in each of these realms

Padma means lotus. Desire. Passion. Heat. Fire. Longing in our hearts. Longing for union, connection, loved, appreciated.

Clarified Padma - attractive, wholesome, friendly. Fun, funny. Can be yourself. Compassion and empathy. Responding and speaking from the heart. Like a bonfire you want to get close to. Enlightened action of Padma is magnetizing.