"Chenrezi is a form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Practices such as the Chenrezi sadhana can be approached by someone leading an ordinary life, and the Chenrezi meditation is uncommon both in the ease of its performance and the blessings it bestows."
—Kalu Dorje Chang
"The practice of Chenrezi is easy, it is regularly done at all of Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche's affiliated centers. There is great blessing in many people chanting together. But it can be done on one's own as well, and one can recite the mantra 'OM MANI PEME HUNG' at any time one wishes-while walking around, while eating, while working, any time at all. Anyone can learn about the mantra and the Chenrezi meditation by requesting lamas to explain it."
"The mantra 'OM MANI PEME HUNG' is invested by the grace and power of the mind of Chenrezi, who himself gathers the grace and compassion of all the Buddhas and bodhisattvas. In this view, the mantra is endowed with the capacity to purify our mind from the veils that obscure it. The mantra opens the mind to love and compassion and leads it toward awakening. The deity and the mantra being one in essence means that one may recite the mantra without necessarily doing the visualization. The recitation still retains its effectiveness."