A single invocation of the Tibetan mantra: "Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum".  When you chant it, you are invoking the very embodiment of Padmasambhava. The Vajra Guru Mantra is the heart and essence of Padmasambhava. It is also the mantra of all the masters, buddhas, yidams, dakas, dakinis, and protectors. From wikipedia: Padmasambhava (Skt.), or Padmakara (Skt. Padmākara; Tib. པདྨཱ་ཀ་ར་, པདྨ་འབྱུང་གནས་, Pemajungné; Wyl. pad+ma 'byung gnas, in Sanskrit transliteration པདྨ་སམྦྷ་ཝ་) means ‘Lotus-born’, which refers to Guru Rinpoche's birth from a lotus in the land of Oddiyana. Guru Rinpoche, the ‘Precious Master’, is the founder of Tibetan Buddhism and the Buddha of our time. Whereas Buddha is known primarily for having taught the teachings of the sutra vehicle, Padmasambhava came into this world, and to Tibet in particular, in order to teach the tantras. While Buddha Shakyamuni exemplifies the buddha principle, the most important element in the sutrayana path, Padmasambhava personifies the guru principle, the heart of Vajrayana Buddhism, and he is therefore known as the "second Buddha".

I recorded this as a single take to check sound on my iPad, voice and guitar, an intro and one verse, then added a harmony vocal, single take, and slide guitar to for what I think of as Tibetan Mantra Blues. Then added three more voices in a semi-Gregorian style, with a cathedral reverb. All on a 9 dollar mike. You can hear soft rain and eventually early morning traffic here and there. Tracks are all improvised first takes in Garageband, then mastered in an ancient Wavelab program.

Vajra Guru Mantra

Vajra Guru Mantra (Invocation Song)

Vajra Guru Mantra (Invocation Song) Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum

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Loosely inspired by Sweet Sounds of Heaven from the Rolling Stones...! :D

Piano M 7982 6:14 05-09-2025

far from over 8.27.25

just some spawns off of my original sequence

Calm

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Throughout the quarantine, I've been playing and listening to a lot of instrumental music, especially just piano as it's always been something to help me find a moment of calm. 

I've also been thinking of the phrase 'one day at a time' a lot and felt it was an appropriate title for a little improvisation I recorded today. I hope you're all safe and hanging in there, and that this song brings you a bit of peace the way it does for me. - Steve

P.S. The artwork is from my first trip to California from the beginning of February, when things were quite a bit calmer.

One Day at a Time (Piano Improvisation)

A re- mastered and shortened version of Dance to Your Tune .Progressive rock music from Elyssia:  an atmospheric sound montage leading up to distant ambient piano and guitar synthesizer then leading into a soft pulsating rhythm with mezzo soprano vocals and other nice things
Taken from the album, A Sound For Sore Souls, #SCFIRST
www.elyssiamusic.com/
Paul Landry: vsti piano, cello and drums, keyboards, bass guitar, electric guitar and electro classical guitar.
Marianne Lihannah: Vocals
Words and music Paul Landry

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