I came across the Vajrasattva and the 10-syllable mantra. I think it's nice to have a picture of Vajrasattva in the house.
Notice the vajra in the right hand and the ghanta in the left hand.
Being the all-or-nothing person I am I found a bronze double vajra in the store I frequent for my religious and spiritual items. It is the closed vajra similar to this drawing:
I'd like a new larger ghanta, as mine is tiny. Preferably it would have Garuda on top of the handle, being dedicated to Sri Vishnu, my ishta-devata. I used the vajra and the ghanta last night during meditation, focusing on being with God and Him pervading me. For a fleeting moment I knew that there is only one connection between God and us. It was quite a nice experience, and I look forward to my next meditation.
During sadhana can one recite the mantra as a prayer, perhaps in English if not in Sanskrit (initiation needed, perhaps)? I think it's a lovely prayer:
oṃ vajrasattva samayam anupālaya
vajrasattva tvenopatiṣṭha
dṛḍho me bhava
sutoṣyo me bhava
supoṣyo me bhava
anurakto me bhava
sarva siddhiṃ me prayaccha
sarvakarmasu ca me cittaṃ śreyaḥ kuru hūṃ
ha ha ha ha hoḥ
bhagavan sarva tathāga tavajra mā me muñca
vajrī bhava mahā samaya sattva āḥ
Oṃ O Vajrasattva honour the agreement!
Reveal yourself as the vajra-being!
Be steadfast for me! Be very pleased for me!
Be fully nourishing for me! Be passionate for me!
Grant me all success and attainment!
And in all actions make my mind more lucid!
O Blessed One, vajra of all those in that state, don't abandon me!
O being of the great contract be a vajra-bearer! āḥ
The only real question I have is, have I done anything wrong or not correct? I think the answer is "no" because of how I felt, but I am a babe in the woods in this practice.
Notice the vajra in the right hand and the ghanta in the left hand.
Being the all-or-nothing person I am I found a bronze double vajra in the store I frequent for my religious and spiritual items. It is the closed vajra similar to this drawing:
I'd like a new larger ghanta, as mine is tiny. Preferably it would have Garuda on top of the handle, being dedicated to Sri Vishnu, my ishta-devata. I used the vajra and the ghanta last night during meditation, focusing on being with God and Him pervading me. For a fleeting moment I knew that there is only one connection between God and us. It was quite a nice experience, and I look forward to my next meditation.
During sadhana can one recite the mantra as a prayer, perhaps in English if not in Sanskrit (initiation needed, perhaps)? I think it's a lovely prayer:
oṃ vajrasattva samayam anupālaya
vajrasattva tvenopatiṣṭha
dṛḍho me bhava
sutoṣyo me bhava
supoṣyo me bhava
anurakto me bhava
sarva siddhiṃ me prayaccha
sarvakarmasu ca me cittaṃ śreyaḥ kuru hūṃ
ha ha ha ha hoḥ
bhagavan sarva tathāga tavajra mā me muñca
vajrī bhava mahā samaya sattva āḥ
Oṃ O Vajrasattva honour the agreement!
Reveal yourself as the vajra-being!
Be steadfast for me! Be very pleased for me!
Be fully nourishing for me! Be passionate for me!
Grant me all success and attainment!
And in all actions make my mind more lucid!
O Blessed One, vajra of all those in that state, don't abandon me!
O being of the great contract be a vajra-bearer! āḥ
The only real question I have is, have I done anything wrong or not correct? I think the answer is "no" because of how I felt, but I am a babe in the woods in this practice.