The wheel inspiration continues…
Tibetan prayer wheels are devices for invoking powerful spiritual blessings and well being. Rolls of paper imprinted with prayers, printed in an ancient Indian or Tibetan script, are wound around an axle. Tibetan people carry small hand held wheels around for hours, spinning them constantly.
It’s been said that traditionally, wheels — such as in carts or for transportation — were intentionally avoided in Tibet except for spiritual purposes. Much of Tibetan culture has now had to take refuge outside its homeland. In Tibet under Chinese rule, mechanical wheels are everywhere, but now spiritual practice is severely restricted.
The Dalai Lama has apparently said that having the mantra on your computer works the same as a traditional prayer wheel. Since either a computer created image or the hard disk spins often and repeatedly and can contain many copies of the mantra, the computer can function as a prayer wheel, thereby spreading waves of compassion in all directions. Soak it in!