I agree. So calm, wonderful, could listen to it for hours…
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7 Line Prayer of Padmasambhava - Tinna Tinh video remix.
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It seems a lot of the pronunciations vary on this mantra. I searched YouTube thinking it’d be easy and quick to find the proper, clear pronunciation of this but it was not as simple as I expected.
So I went to whom I’d trust the most on the proper pronunciation of this mantra, HH Dalia Lama, and found the clearest clip I could of him saying it. After comparing it to many other videos I think the audible version of Andrew’s book, Preparing to Die has the closest match.
After watching Matias’s stuff on sound and vibrations I’d like to try to hum this mantra very clearly inside a lucid dream with no expectations and see what happens. To do this though I want to learn the sounds correctly as I place some importance on having the proper vibrations.
Question is, does the clip from Preparing to Die in the loop below sound like how the Dalia Lama is pronouncing it?
If not can anyone guide me to a better pronunciation or know of a video in which the Dalia Lama says it clearer and slower?
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Thank you, I updated the video above to include it. If there are any more around I’m hoping to compile a video that makes the pronunciation and vibrations as clear as possible from multiple sources.
I’ve found many that claim to be correct but do not sound like the ones above.
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@mbready
Here His Holiness The DalaiLama recites
Om Mani Padme Hum for 30 minutes 
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This is one of the ones I looked at originally. The speed is hard to follow but after watching his video on this mantra I understand the reason he is saying it in this manner is a prayer (hopefully I got that right my mind was focused on trying to find a clear annunciation rather than meaning when I was searching last night).
I was searching for clips like this one below but with the proper pronunciation. This video is perfect but he does not say Padme correctly which when working with sounds and vibrations I think is critical:
The word, from what I have been able to find sounds more like an e than an a in ‘Padme’.
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@mbready sorry to disappoint but i lived with Tibetans and Om Mani padme hum very regularly chanted with counting on their prayer beads didn’t sound like that.
Heres another
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Which one? I was saying the guy in the 2nd video is saying it incorrectly but I was trying to find a video of something saying it clearly and slowly before speeding up the sound.
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Perfect!! This is what I was looking for thank you.
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I’m no expert but I think the original Sanskrit word “Padme” (Lotus) would be pronounced more like “Pod-may” but the Tibetans say it like “Pem-ee”.
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Andrew goes into depth in these videos:
Meditation Group [ 134 ] – with Andrew Holecek
Meditation Group [ 136 ] – with Andrew Holecek
Meditation Group [ 126 ] – with Andrew Holecek
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This is a big concern for me, being very new to Buddhism’s teachings - and fully admitting ignorance - but believing a lot in the power of vibrations and specific tones, it is a bit unnerving.
The Dalai Lama pronounced padme with a strong ‘e’ where the a is. As an outsider looking in I put a lot of value in the way he pronounces these things due to his legacy (reincarnation).
Hopefully this is not a mistake because I truly believe when is comes to sound and mantras, having the correct vibration is absolutely critical.
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From my understanding, there are differences in dialect, pronunciations and even cultures. Tibetans can’t pronounce certain Sanskrit sounds, so there are also differences in some of their prayers. Not a big deal, I’ve been told. My wife, a Sherpa, pronounces it one way and I’ve heard others do it slightly differently. Tibetan Lamas, deep, deep, deep (did I say deep?) voice it and I can’t hear any ending as the sounds blend together. I’m hard of hearing anyway, so it doesn’t make a difference to me. I believe the rhythm and intent carry through. Just a thought.
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I think you are 80% correct with just this portion.
In subtler dimensions the other 20 rests within what is demonstrated below for me which is why I place such importance in trying to find the right vibrations.
Ultimately I made the video below to begin trying to understand the mantra.
One is the clip @Bianca_Aga shared. I love this one because the segment I added demonstrates duality in a playful manner (the first hum is very light and childish and the second is lower and disappears rapidly). The second clip is the clearest I could find of the Dalai Lama saying it on video and the third is from Andrew’s book on audible ‘Preparing to Die’.
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After memorizing the correct pronunciation and exploring several videos and texts about the mantra’s meaning, I started using it as Andrew described in his book. Look at the synchronicity—I had a work order in this room, I was listening to the video mentioned above while entering.
Next room I have to work in had this one waiting for me 
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