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Evening Chant ❂

An evening chant to invite the sangha to meditation.

Sister Chân Hiến Nghiêm, Michael Siborski

Posture Upright and Solid

Sister Chân Hiến Nghiêm in Plum Village

100

Michael Siborski in Plum Village

100

With posture upright
And solid
We are seated
At the foot of the Bodhi Tree.

Body, speech, and mind
All are one
In stillness
No more thought of right and wrong.

Our minds and bodies
dwelling in perfect mindfulness
we rediscover
our true nature
leaving the shore
of illusion behind.

Noble sangha, diligently,
Bring our minds into meditation.

Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya

Sister Chân Thệ Nghiêm

Stably Seated

Sister Chân Thệ Nghiêm, Blue Cliff Monastery

100

Stably
seated
under
the Bodhi Tree.

Body, speech, and mind
are one
in stillness
free from views of right and wrong.

When we are focused
in perfect mindfulness
our true nature
is illuminated
the shore of
confusion is left behind.

Noble sangha, diligently,
Bring our minds into meditation.

Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya

Brother Đức Trí

Postura Estable

Brother Đức Trí, Deer Park Monastery

100

En postura erguida y estable
estamos sentados al pie
del árbol Bodhi.

Cuerpo, palabra y mente
son uno en paz
Ya no hay más conceptos,
ni de bien, ni de mal.

Mente y cuerpo reposan
en perfecta plena consciencia
redescubrimos
nuestra naturaleza original
dejando atrás
toda ilusión.

Noble Sangha, diligentemente practiquemos la meditación.

Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya
Namo Śākyamunaye Buddhaya

Sister Một Phương, Brother

Hô canh buổi tối

Sister Một Phương at Plum Village (Vietnamese)

100

A Brother at Plum Village (Vietnamese)

100

Vững thân
tngồi dưới
cội
bồ đề

Ba nghiệp
lắng rồi
hết
thị phi

Thu nhiếp thân tâm vào chánh niệm
Rõ soi
diện mục
thoát
bờ mê

Ngưỡng mong đại chúng tinh tiến nhiếp tâm thiền tập

Nam mô Bụt Shakya Muni
Nam mô Bụt Shakya Muni
Nam mô Bụt Shakya Muni
Nam mô Bụt Shakya Muni
Nam mô Bụt Shakya Muni
Nam mô Bụt Shakya Muni

^{« »} Between the quotation marks, the community joins in the chant as a chorus.