What is SHAKPA? How do we ATTONE for our wrongs, and the dissolve wrongs of the world? SHAKPA simply means we realize our mistake and apologize with firm resolve to not repeat the mistake. We can remove this mark from our soul with the sincere emotion of regret. That’s called SHAKPA. In Sanskrit the prayer is called Om Vajrasattva Hung.
How do we remove the curses and errors from our soul that we may have committed in this life and previous lifetimes? We APOLOGIZE. We simply remove the scar with the sincere act of REGRET and a PROMISE. When we recognize our mistake, we can make a firm decision next time to never do this is again.
By feeling regret for wrongs we have done in this life and previous lives, we acknowledge the mistakes and ask for forgiveness to restore harmony and balance in the world. When you forgive yourself and others is called SHAKPA.
Synonyms: Atonement, Reparation, Apology, Forgiveness, Grace, Redemption, Reparation, exculpation.
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We are all responsible
WHO IS BUDDHA VAJRASATTVA?
Who is Vajrasattva? Vajrasattva, is the main deity used for purification by tantra practitioners. Vajrasattva also goes by the name Dorje Sempa རྡོ་རྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ་, meaning “diamond being”. This Vajrasattva meditation is the primary cleansing practice recommended by Vajrayana Buddhism. The aim of the chant is to purify all our karma in order to reach enlightenment as quickly as possible, and to be able to help all sentient beings achieve spiritual realization, or freedom from the physical world.
This chant is also used to purify any broken vows made by a disciple to their master. Going beyond personal practice, the Vajrasattva mantra is used to purify karma, negative actions, to bring peace, and instill enlightened activity on a wide scale in the world.
Vajrasattva practice is a tantric meditation done for the purification of karma. As a Mahayana practice, it is undertaken with a bodhichitta, meaning a compassionate mindset to assist all sentient being to find their oneness, freedom, and enlightenment.
Om Vajrasattva Hung
Use this chant to express regret, to make a promise, and remove negative marks from your soul.
Wounded people wound others. Healed people heal others. Secure people shelter others. Free spirits free others. Enlightened people illuminate others. And LOVE always wins. So shine your light on all those who cross your path in life, because your actions MATTER.