Dep Origination 12

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Dependent Origination (Pāli: paṭicca-samuppāda; Sanskrit: pratītya-samutpāda) is one of the central teachings of the Buddha — a profound principle explaining how all phenomena arise and cease due to conditions, without any independent or permanent essence.

🌱 Basic Meaning

“Dependent origination” literally means “arising in dependence upon conditions.”

In simple terms:

Nothing exists independently. Everything comes into being through causes and conditions, and when those conditions change, it ceases.

🔁 The Classic Formula

The Buddha expressed this principle succinctly:

“When this is, that is.

When this arises, that arises.

When this is not, that is not.

When this ceases, that ceases.”

(Samyutta Nikāya 12.61)

🧩 The Twelve Links (Dvādasa Nidānāni)

In its most detailed form, dependent origination is described through twelve interconnected links that explain the cycle of samsāra (birth, suffering, and rebirth):

1. Avidyā – Ignorance
2. Saṅkhāra – Volitional formations (karmic activities)
3. Vijñāna – Consciousness
4. Nāma-rūpa – Name-and-form (mind and body)
5. Ṣaḍāyatana – Six sense bases (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind)
6. Sparśa – Contact
7. Vedanā – Feeling (pleasant, unpleasant, neutral)
8. Tṛṣṇā – Craving
9. Upādāna – Clinging or grasping
10. Bhava – Becoming (the process of existence)
11. Jāti – Birth
12. Jarāmaraṇa – Aging and death (and all forms of suffering)

🔄 The Cycle of Suffering

These links form a cyclical chain — each link conditions the next.

Ignorance gives rise to actions (karma), which shape consciousness, and so on, eventually leading to birth, aging, and death.

By breaking this chain — especially by removing ignorance and craving — liberation (nirvāṇa) is achieved.

🕊️ Philosophical Implications

• No-self (Anatta): Since everything arises dependently, there is no permanent, independent “self.”
• Impermanence (Anicca): All conditioned phenomena are transient and subject to change.
• Suffering (Dukkha): Suffering arises from clinging to what is impermanent.

💬 In Short

“Who sees dependent origination sees the Dhamma;

Who sees the Dhamma sees dependent origination.”

— Majjhima Nikāya 28

Would you like me to explain how the twelve links operate in daily life (e.g., how craving leads to suffering in a modern context)?

SG mantra

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The Santan Gopala Mantra (also known as the Santan Gopal Mantra) is a powerful Hindu mantra dedicated to Lord Krishna in his child form, Bal Gopal. It is believed to bless devotees with healthy children and protect existing children from harm.

Here’s the Santan Gopala Mantra (Sanskrit) and its meaning:

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Santan Gopala Mantra (Vedic Form)

ॐ देवकी सुत गोविन्द वासुदेव जगत्पते ।

देहि मे तनयं कृष्ण त्वामहं शरणं गतः ॥

Transliteration:

Om Devaki-suta Govinda Vasudeva Jagatpate,

Dehi me tanayam Krishna, Tvaamaham Sharanam Gatah.

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Meaning:

“O Lord Krishna, son of Devaki and Vasudeva, protector of the world —

I surrender to You and pray, please bless me with a child.”

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How to Chant:

• Chant the mantra 108 times daily, preferably in the early morning.
• Use a Tulsi mala (rosary).
• Keep an image or idol of Bal Gopal nearby.
• Thursdays and Krishna Janmashtami are considered especially auspicious.

Would you like me to include a longer version (Tantric/Siddha form) of the Santan Gopal mantra, or just keep the simple devotional one for daily chanting?

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For Devuthani Ekadashi (also called Dev Uthani Ekadashi or Prabodhini Ekadashi) — a very important day dedicated to Vishnu awakening from yog-nidrā — here are some excellent mantras you can chant to seek the Lord’s blessings:

🙏 Recommended Mantras

• “ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय” (Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya) — A core mantra of Lord Vishnu.  
• “ॐ नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्” (Om Nārāyaṇāya Vidmahe Vāsudevāya Dhīmahi Tanno Viṣṇuḥ Prachodayāt) — A meditative mantra for deeper devotion.  
• “ॐ विष्णवे नमः” (Om Viṣṇave Namaḥ) — A short, powerful mantra to call upon Vishnu’s presence.  
• “उतिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ गोविन्द त्यज निद्रां जगत्पते । त्वयि सुप्ते जगन्नाथ जगत् सुप्तं भवेदिदम् …” — A specific hymn/mantra for awakening Vishnu on this day.  

🕉 How to use the mantras

• Choose one or more of the above chants and repeat them with devotion and focus.
• Best done during the time of the puja or when you worship the Deity on this Ekadashi.
• Maintain a calm, clean setting; recite with a steady pace.
• Optionally do japa (repetition) 108 times or in multiples of 8, 16, etc.
• Combine with meditation on Lord Vishnu’s form, or chanting the Vishnu Sahasranama (1000 names) if you’re comfortable.  

If you like, I can send you a PDF or text file of 5-10 mantras especially curated for Devuthani Ekadashi (with meaning and pronunciation) which you could print or keep on your phone. Would you like that?