At 2:11 PM -0700 5/17/00, Jacob Korg wrote: >What are those names in "The Alchemist",Collected Early Poems, p.225, >beginning Claustra, Aelis,Azalais.etc.? > And also,What is OM MANI PADME HUM,p.283? > I'd be grateful for enlightenment. Surely the second is a joke? That OM is commonly known as the great mantra, commonly translated "Om, The Jewel in the Lotus, Hum. Sanskrit. Keystone of Mahayana Buddhist meditation. We'd all be grateful for enlightenment--good luck with your quest. Sylvester