A Commentary on “Blessing the Speech According to the Instructions of Great Yogi Khyungpo”
Visualizing the Seed Syllable and Mantra Garlands
On my tongue, a syllable ĀḤ (ཨཱཿ) transforms into a moon. On top of it appears a white syllable OṂ (ༀ) encircled by the white Sanskrit vowels standing clockwise, the red Sanskrit consonants standing counterclockwise, and the blue Heart Mantra of Dependent Relation standing clockwise.
On your tongue, in the center, visualize a white syllable ĀḤ. The ĀḤ transforms into a white moon disk, transparent like a magnifying glass and of the nature of light. In the center of the moon disk is a white OṂ, standing upright and facing forward. Standing clockwise around the OṂ are the white Sanskrit vowels, called ali in Sanskrit—OM A Ā I Ī U Ū ṚI ṜI ḶI ḸI E Ē O Ō ANG AH SWĀHĀ. Standing counterclockwise around the vowels are the red Sanskrit consonants, called kali in Sanskrit—OṂ KA KHA GA GHA ṄGA / TSA TSHA DZA GYA ÑA / ṬA ṬHA ḌA ḌHA ṆA / TA THA DA DHA NA / PA PHA BA BHA MA / YA RA LA WA / ŚHA KA SA HA KYA SWĀHĀ. Standing clockwise around the consonants is the blue Heart Mantra of Dependent Relation—OṂ YE DHARMĀ HETU PRABHAWĀ HETUN TEKÄN TATHĀGATO HYAVADÄ / TEKÄÑ TSA YO NIRODHA EWAM VĀDĪ MAHĀ ŚHRAMAṆAYE SWĀHĀ. All the letters of the mantras are standing upright and are radiant, like neon signs on hotels and restaurants at night. The three OṂs that begin the three mantras are in front of the syllable OṂ that is in the center of the moon disk. The mantra garlands do not circle the OṂ in the sense of turning or spinning around it.