Friday, November 4, 2016

From the 'Fire Ceremony'


With the torch of wisdom, we leave behind the forest of confusion.
With determination, we learn, reflect, and practice.
Appropriate View is the ground of our actions, in body, speech, and mind.
Appropriate Mindfulness embraces us, walking, standing, lying down, sitting,
speaking, smiling, coming in, and going out.
Whenever anger or anxiety enter our hearts, we are determined to breathe
mindfully and come back to ourselves.
With every step we take we will walk in the Pure Land.
May our heart's garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.
May we bring the feelings of peace and joy into every household.
May we plant wholesome seeds on the ten thousand paths.
May we never have the need to leave the Sangha body.
May we never attempt to escape the sufferings of the world, always being
present whenever beings need our help.


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