PHẬT ĐẢNH QUANG TỤ MA HA TÁT ĐÁT ĐA BÁT ĐÁT RA THỦ LĂNG NGHIÊM THẦN CHÚ ĐÁC ĐIỆC THA. ÁN, A NA LỆ, TỲ XÁ ĐỀ, BỆ RA BẠT XÀ RA ĐÀ RỊ, BÀN ĐÀ BÀN ĐÀ NỂ, BẠT XÀ RA BÁN NI PHẤN. HỔ HỒNG, ĐÔ LÔ UNG PHẤN, TA BÀ HA. Shurangama Mantra Original verses and commentary by Venerable Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua Translated by the Buddhist Text Translation Society: For list of credits see Issue #131 As to the interaction of the Three Secret Practices: the first is the syllables of the mantra. I) THE PLATFORM OF SYLLABLES OF THE MANTRA: when you hold the mantra, you'll naturally have a platform. EACH TIME, ONE SHOULD HOLD THE ENTIRE MANTRA ONCE, AND THEN HOLD THE HEART OF THE MANTRA ONE HUNDRED EIGHT TIMES. Perhaps you do this practice early each day. Or, you do it several times a day. In any case, you first recite the entire mantra once, then the heart of the mantra one hundred eight times. The heart of the mantra begins with "DWO JR TWO NAN"--it is the last few lines of the