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From: morleys@ix.netcom.com (Stephen R. Morley)
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 12:10:22 GMT
Subject: Re: Om mani padme hum.
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scasterg@dispatch.com ("Stuart M. Castergine") wrote:
>Yes. Kate sez:
>"Well, it's a buddhist chant actually, and I couldn't actually tell you
>what it means because unfortunately I don't practice Buddhism. But it's a
>passion mantra, and it's really just a mediative - blah - chant that
>people use when they're in a state of higher being." (1979, Personal Call)
FYI: It translates to "the jewel in the heart of the lotus" and refers
to the fact that the lotus plant grows out of the swamp to produce a
flower.