Invoking the Enlightened Energy🔗

Let us enter into the words of Mahāvīra. We will understand how he does this great thing throughHis unique teachings and techniques. So before entering into the sutras let us all remember the great Master Mahāvīra and all other tirthankaras, the other great Masters, by repeating this mantra. If you all know this mantra, you can repeat. Otherwise at least remember all the great Masters, all the tirthankaras, all the sādhus, all the siddhas, all the acharyas who preserved the science of enlightenment, who protected this science of enlightenment. And let us offer our humble respects to them before entering into their teachings.

Let us pray to them, let them give us intelligence, let them bless us to realize the Truths of their teachings, to experience the Truths of what they are teaching us, to experience what they really want us to learn and what they really want us to do and how they want us to be. Let us pray to them.

Namo Arihantanam Namo Siddhanam Namo Ayariyanam Namo Uvajjhayanam Namo Loe Savva-sahunam

Eso Panch Namokaro Savva-pavappanasano Manglananch Savvesim Padhamam Havei Mangalam

Let us first understand this mantra. It is such a wonderful mantra. I will give the translation, try to understand this mantra.

I bow in reverence to arihantas or the people who have conquered the enemies. I bow in reverence to siddhas or all liberated souls.

I bow in reverence to acharyas. I bow in Ācārreverence to upadhyayas. I bow in reverence to all sādhus. This fivefold salutation destroys all sins.