Chapter 2: The Method of Reciting the Ushnisha Vijaya Dharani

Next, when you wish to practice the method of chanting, you must first enter the Samadhi of the Pure Dharma Realm. Visualize above your head the syllable "Raṃ," shaped like a triangle of wisdom-fire, its color like the sun at dawn. Let this fire of wisdom consume your entire body—the four elements and five aggregates—until nothing remains but empty stillness. The mantra of the Dharma Realm is:

Focus your mind and recite with your mouth, envision the top of your head and your entire body as a triangle of wisdom fire. The form is as shown in the diagram above. Next, enter the samadhi of the five wheels, then enter the samadhi of the vajra wheel. Visualize that below your navel is a square of purple-gold color—this is the vajra wheel. Then recite the mantra:

"Namo Samanta Buddhanam Ah"