Friday 6 July 2007

Taoist Golden Brightness Mantra/Incantation & Hand-formation (金光神咒手訣)





With the teaching of Hand Formation.

金光神咒

天地玄宗 萬氣本根 廣修億劫 證吾神通

三界內外 惟道獨尊 體有金光 覆映吾身

視之不見 聽之不聞 包羅天地 養育群生

誦持一遍 身有光明 三界侍衛 五帝司迎

萬神朝禮 役使雷霆 鬼妖喪膽 精怪亡形

內有霹靂 雷神隱名 洞慧交徹 五氣騰騰

金光速現 覆護真人 急急如玉皇光降律令敕

49 comments:

  1. Usually in Taoism, this mantra is recite in-order to gather the protection energies from the surrounding/heaven to enter one's body to help protect the person who does the ritual/chanting of scripture/etc.

    For in Sintua, ppl can learn to chant this b4 that invite deities or open Huat Soh, does help :P

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  2. can we recite this for meditation w/o the hand mudras?

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  3. No problem :P

    If can, try to recite all the 8 Spiritual Mantras, it will help.

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  4. They are:

    八大神咒 (The Taoist Eight Spiritual Mantras)

    淨心神咒 (Cleansing of ones mind)
    太上台星,應變無停。驅邪縛魅,保命護身。智慧明淨,心神安寧。三魂永久,魄無喪傾。急急如律令。
     
    淨口神咒 (Cleansing of ones verbal action)
    丹朱口神,吐穢除氛。舌神正倫,通命養神。羅千齒神,卻邪衛真。喉神虎賁,炁神引津.心神丹元,令我通真。思神煉液,道氣常存。急急如律令。

    淨身神咒 (Cleansing of ones physical appearance)
    靈寶天尊,安慰身形。弟子魂魄,五臟玄冥。青龍白虎,對仗紛紜;朱雀玄武,侍衛我真。急急如律令.

    安土地神咒 (Settling of surround Earth Deities)
    元始安鎮,普告萬靈。岳瀆真官,土地祗靈。左社右稷,不得妄驚。回向正道,內外澄清。各安方位,備守壇庭。太上有命,搜捕邪精。護法神王,保衛誦經。皈依大道,元亨利貞。

    淨天地神咒 (Cleansing of Heaven and Earth or Surrounding)
    天地自然,穢氣分散,洞中玄虛,晃朗太元。八方威神,使我自然。靈寶符命,普告九天;乾羅達那,洞罡太玄;斬妖縛邪,度人[殺鬼]萬千。中山神咒,元始玉文,持誦一遍,卻病延年;按行五嶽,八海知聞;魔王束手,侍衛我軒;凶穢消散,道炁常存。急急如律令.

    金光神咒 (The Great Golden Brightness Mantra)
    天地玄宗,萬氣本根。廣修億劫,證吾神通。三界內外,惟道獨尊。體有金光,覆映吾身。視之不見,聽之不聞。包羅天地,養育群生。受持萬遍,身有光明。三界侍衛,五帝司迎。萬神朝禮,役使雷霆。鬼妖喪膽,精怪忘形。內有霹靂,雷神隱名。洞慧交徹,五炁騰騰。金光速現,覆護真人。急急如律令.

    祝香神咒 (Incenses Offering Mantra)
    道由心學,心假香傳。香爇玉爐,心存帝前。真靈下盼,仙旆臨軒.令臣關告,逕達九天.

    玄蘊咒 (Miracle Secrets Mantra)
    雲篆太虛,浩劫之初.乍遐乍邇,或沉或浮.
    五方徘徊,一丈之餘.天真皇人,按筆乃書.
    以演洞章,次書靈符.元始下降,真文誕敷.
    昭昭其有,冥冥其無.
    沉疴能自痊,塵勞溺可扶,幽冥將有賴.由是升仙都.

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  5. err bro, may i know what are the fourth to eighth sutra for??

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  6. (A Quick and Brief explanation -> a full explanation will take pages :P)

    Settling of Earth Deity:

    Not only informing the surrounding Earth Deities that someone or groups will be here doing chanting, practising or rituals, but also informing the other Deities like Mountain, Water, etc, to take know, in-order not to disturb or protect the area of events from other negative energies from entering.

    Cleansing of Heaven and Earth or Surrounding:

    Cleansing of Heaven and Earth doesnt mean the one who recite it has the power to make the Heaven or Earth clean, but actually meaning the surrounding area. Once recite this mantra, plus enhancing a bowl of water with the talisman symbol and sprankle the water ard the area will help to get rid of the negative or un-wanted energies in-order to allow a certain action or event to be carried out.

    The Great Golden Brightness Mantra:

    A very important and powerful Taoist Mantra. Help to gather the positive energies or the energy from the Heaven and Earth to enter or enhance one's physical body, in-order to allow the one person to carry on his/her tasks.

    Incenses Offering Mantra:

    This mantra is used during offering of incenses. (You can refer to my posting in the past, where I share with all of you of how to recite it when offering ur incenses)

    Link: http://javewu.multiply.com/journal/item/96

    Miracle Secrets Mantra:

    Like what the Title of this Mantra tells, Miracle and Secret :P

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  7. oic haha thanks alot for ur explanation!

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  8. If you can't yet read Chinese how do you pronounce the Great Golden Brightness Mantra phonetically?

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  9. Yes, this will be a bit difficult, but, if you are keen in learning, by listening carefully and by following the way your Master pass the skill to you, you will be able to pick up in no time.

    Unlike other Religions, Taoism need one self's Heart, Mind & Soul to merge and get the Real & Hidden meaning that hide between the lines & characters, not the Pronouciation.

    Pronouciation only take in consideration when performing Rituals/Ceremonies that benefits the other Beings, for self cultivation, your mind & soul matter.

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  10. Cool! I want to learn the hidden meaning betwen the characters and where they come from, does it open the golden flower? How do I find a Taoist Master? I am very thankful to you for posting these mantras! Salutations!

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  11. 1st, like what I advise the others, you will need to do a Spiritual Registration to become an Official Taoist before any training or learning can starts.

    2nd, you will need to seek mastership under a Master, if you are not staying in Asia, then this will be a bit diffcult.

    And last, before learning the hidden meaning of this mantra, you will need to go thru the Taoist Basic Training, this can take months or years and so, you have to be keen, sincere and have determination.

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  12. Thankyou very much for the clip, can you tell me what Daoist Sect this mantra belongs to and can other Daoist Sects use this mantra?

    Thankyou

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  13. This Mantra is widely used in all Taoist Sects. This is the basic and a Must mantra for All Taoists to master and memorized.

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  14. Hello,

    Thanks for your answer, is this mantra ideal for Dan Tian meditation? The hand postures are these related to Daoist Thunder Magic? By reciting this mantra wrong can you invoke the wrong spirits?

    sorry for the questions just would like to understand it more before learning it!!!

    :)

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  15. As for Dan Tian, not directly associated, but no harm trying or using it.

    For the start, dont use the hand formation until you master the reciting of the Mantra.

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  16. Can you do one in cantonese Guangdong Wah?

    The 5 Emporers are the 5 Organs and the hand signs are based on the 12 chinee zodiacs with Heavenly Spirits. Is there any danger in doing this mantra?

    thankyou! :)

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  17. Guang Dong, I'm not able to, but will try to get someone to do that.

    For the Wu Di are not refering to the Five Organs, but they Five Directional Deities that being call-upon to provide the Blessing and Protection.

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  18. u mean the spiirt animals, dragon, white tiger, black tortise, phoniex?

    How many time does one say this mantra during meditation? Also if i can ask you a private type question, when you recite it what do you feel or see, experience?

    FP

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  19. No, that are known as The Four Directional Spiritual Animals, these Five Emperors are not the same as that, they represent the Five Direction, the Five Elements and the Five Initial form of Energies that exist during the creation of the Universe, alot of the articles that publish online had mix them up.

    For a trained person, reciting once is enough, for new learner, a several times will be needed till a positive heat present.

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  20. Ah water, metal, fire, wood, earth? :)

    You only use the left hand to do the hand signs or both hands together?

    Is this mantra performed during meditation or before and is meditation done in lotus or seated in a chair or standing form>?


    Thanks for taking the time to answer the questions!

    FP :)

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  21. javewu,

    Do you have any other mantras for Thunder God 'Lei Kung"?

    FP

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  22. More than that.

    Using your Left Hand.

    Do it before, as this is to call upon the Positive Energy to do protection on one self.

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  23. You can search in the picture section where I do a post on Thunder Deity.

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  24. Great, thankyou would it be benifical to know what the different finger signs mean or doesnt matter?

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  25. For the moment, you just need to recite the Mantra, cos using of the Finger Formation will need sometime.

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  26. Hello,

    Just a quick question do these Mantras do the same as Tibetan and Hindu, buddhist Mantras?

    Do you know how old the Taoist Light mantra is?

    FP

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  27. No, other than Mantras that being passed down in Hinduism, all the rest of the Mantras from other Religions do not have the same ability or level with Taoist Mantras.

    Taoist Mantras are the 2nd Oldest Mantra in this Mortal World.

    In Taoism, there are 2 Jin Guang Shen Zhou, this one here is consider as the Small or 2nd Jin Guang Zhou, if will to compare, this one is much more "younger", but both are as old as 1000++ years old.

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  28. Hi Jave,

    I cant find the Thunder Diety page and your write up on him can you locate it for me as im not to sure what im looking at and for?

    Do you have any history information on golden brightness mantra who invented it, what daoist sect or temple it belongs to how it originated?

    If thats not too much to ask?

    Thankyou Sir
    FP

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  29. I will do a write up soon, do keep a close look out on that.

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  30. Thankyou very much, cant wait! :)

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  31. Hahaha, I think I have posted it up at the Review Page, do go and check it out.

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  32. Wow, thanks for the nice breakdown! I have a question on the picture of the Yin Yang on that page can you discribe the different shape of this Yin Yang symbol im very interested in that shape?!

    FP

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  33. Which you refering to?

    In Taoist Context, theres only 1 form of initial Yin Yang, but in this Mortal World, Yin Yang can be merge into different other things, such as Medical, Meditation, etc....

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  34. Thats the Yin Yang being merge into Chinese Physician.

    As you know that, Chinese Physician is part of Taoism and by using the Yin Yang sign, ppl will know that Chinese Physician in certain area still using the Theory from Taoist Contexts, etc.

    That is a logo being used by a Chinese Physician Organisation in China.

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  35. Jave

    I will be learning this mantra in Cantonese and follow the hand postures is that ok?

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  36. Cantonese will be great.

    As for the hand symbols, if you are not ready yet, try not to use it.

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  37. Why did you block me for asking a question? that was rude.

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  38. Please improve your attitude.

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  39. Stop deleting post, or you will get bad karma.

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  40. hmmm.. can i know if there is any fa zhou which can expells evil beings in times of emergency?

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  41. You can go thru my other postings in Blog Section, you will be able to find some.

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  42. hate u loh
    flexible power can ask as much as he can. why me dont?
    u remove my asking comment ma?

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  43. give me the reason la why u remove my asking comment?

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  44. Can you do a hokkien phonetic translation of the mantra?

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