Reciting the Vajra-Guru mantra in reverse

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Vasana
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Reciting the Vajra-Guru mantra in reverse

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Asides from Yeshe Tsogyal's teaching in her terma, Does anyone know if there are any other written accounts or teachings about the recitation of the Vajra-guru mantra in reverse?

I know that certain mantras can be recited in reverse as an 'action mantra' and i'm assuming this is similar?

Yeshe Tsogyal's teaching on the Golden Mantra:

"This is certain truth. This know and understand!
The essence of the teacher is this Guru Siddhi mantra:

HUNG: the life force of all the Buddhas, past, present, and to come;

DHI: accomplishment of all victorious yidams;

SID: the perfect action of the oath-bound and the dakinis;

MA: this cuts delusion from our mothers, wandering beings;

PAD: the supreme land of Buddhas of the triple time;

RU: this shuts the door to karmic energy;

GU: confers empowerment of compassion as the aspect of
primordial Wisdom;

JRA: this is Mahamudra, the void, the indestructible;

VA: the symbol of Wisdom-space;

HUNG: Nirmanakaya, emanated form to teach all beings

AH: the supreme Dharma, Sambhogakaya

OM: Kuntuangpo, Dharmakaya, Primal Purity.


These twelve essential syllables of the Guru, Lotus-Born,
If spoken in reverse one hundred thousand times,
Will purify the faults of body, speech and mind.
Two hundred thousand times comsumes the negativities
committed in the triple time;
Three hundred thousand times will place you on the level
whence there's no returning.
Recite it seven hundred thousand times and in this life
you meet the Lotus-Born;
A million recitations and the four enlightened actions will
be done.
Six million churns samsara's deep abyss;
Ten million brings equality with the Buddha Amitabha--
And any siddhi needed will be doubtless won.
Know, too, that other goods unnumbered will be yours.


The normal way of recitation repels suffering and leads beyond it.

OM: is the union in five bodies of all Buddhas gone to bliss;

AH: distills the essence of the fivefold wisdom Speech;

HUNG: is the Suchness Body, Wisdom Mind's five aspects.

VA: is the sign and seal of indestructibility;

JRA: is deployment of the diamond-like compassion;

GU: the guru herukas of the triple time;

RU: the drop of essence that matures and liberates;

PAD: the threshold of the pure abode of bliss;

MA: is staying in the womb of bliss unmoving;

SID: is compassion in great strength and power;

DHI: is the accomplishment that satisfies all wants;

HUNG: the gaining of dominion in the primal ground.


This mantra has indeed the likeness of a wishing jewel. And further, since the twelve dependent links thereby are
purified, it is the nature of the ten perfections and therefore the Great Mother.
Of every aspiration it is the fulfillment.
Thus, all of you now here, and those in times to come should zealously recite this mantra."


from her Autobiography-terma translated into english by the Padmakara translation group as Lady of the Lotus Born
'When thoughts arise, recognise them clearly as your teacher'— Gampopa
'When alone, examine your mind, when among others, examine your speech'.— Atisha
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Re: Reciting the Vajra-Guru mantra in reverse

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Not sure, but i'd presume one would need the transmission of the Mantra backwards to begin working with it in that way ..
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Re: Reciting the Vajra-Guru mantra in reverse

Post by karmadrakpayeshe »

never heard of this. Doesn't sound like normal practice and I'd stay away from it. Hate to presume too much, but I'd presume it was a one time thing as described in whatever account that is.
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