Six syllables, recited by more people over more centuries than almost any other phrase on earth.

Om Mani Padme Hum is the mantra of compassion, carried through the Tibetan and wider Buddhist traditions and recited today from Ladakh to Cairns. This recording is a straightforward recitation, steady and unhurried, suitable for repeating along with or for simply letting run.

Practitioners use it in two ways. As a foreground practice you recite along with the recording, which is the traditional method and the one that changes most over time. As background sound, played quietly through a room, it keeps a space feeling clear and gentle.

Arhatic Yoga practitioners will know it from their own practice. Nobody needs training to use it, and there is nothing in it to get wrong.

A sung version is also available if you prefer a melody to a recitation.

See all Arhatic Yoga CDs.