Sunday, August 31, 2014

The Refuge Commitments


The First Voice: We look to the teacher, the Buddha,
The Community: the one who shows us the way in this life.

The First Voice: We look to the teaching, the Dharma,
The Community: the way of understanding and love.

The First Voice: We look to the practitioners, the Sangha,
The Community: the community that lives in harmony and awareness.

The First Voice: Looking to the Buddha,
The Community: we clearly see the path of light and beauty in the world.

The First Voice: Looking to the Dharma,
The Community: we learn to open many doors on the path of transformation.

The First Voice: Looking to the Sangha,
The Community: shining light that supports us, keeping our practice free of obstructions.

The First Voice: Seeing we are Buddha,
The Community: we aspire to help all people recognize their own awakened nature, realizing the mind of love.

The First Voice: Seeing the Dharma in our lives,
The Community: we aspire to help all people fully master the ways of practice and walk together on the path of liberation.

The First Voice: Seeing the Sangha in our lives,
The Community: we aspire to help all people build just and compassionate communities, to embrace all beings, and to support their transformation.

---Ven. Hung Su---

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