Links to recordings that have been shared along the way on our Peaceful Path journey
07/19/22:
The reading shared by David as Dharma Talk: Do We Really Believe in Impermanence by Carol Wilson
Valuable resource https://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/682/talk/69371/
05/03/22:
Celebrating both Mother's Day and Earth Day
In this music-infused meditation, Brother Freedom narrates Thich Nhat Hanh's letter honoring Mother Earth.
"Dear Mother Earth, I bow my head before you as I look deeply and recognize that you are present in me and that I’m a part of you. I was born from you and you are always present, offering me everything I need for my nourishment and growth.
You are the mother of all beings. I call you by the human name Mother and yet I know your mothering nature is more vast and ancient than humankind. We are just one young species of your many children. All the millions of other species who live—or have lived—on Earth are also your children. You aren’t a person, but I know you are not less than a person either. You are a living breathing being in the form of a planet.
I promise to keep the awareness alive that you are always in me, and I am always in you. I promise to be aware that your health and well-being is my own health and well-being. I know I need to keep this awareness alive in me for us both to be peaceful, happy, healthy, and strong."
A Rose For Your Pocket - a story of Mother Love and Appreciation by Thay
04/05/22:
Viewing of A Cloud Never Dies
A new biographical documentary of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh narrated by actor Peter Coyote, A Cloud Never Dies weaves together original film and photographic archives, telling the story of a humble young Vietnamese monk and poet whose wisdom and compassion were forged in the suffering of war. In the face of violence, fear, and discrimination, Thich Nhat Hanh’s courageous path of engaged action reveals how insight, community, and a deep aspiration to serve the world can offer hope, peace, and a way forward for millions.
03/15/22:
LOVE MEDITATION:
May I be peaceful, happy, and light in body and spirit.
May I be safe and free from injury.
May I be free from anger, afflictions, fear and anxiety.
May I learn to look at myself with the eyes of of understanding and love.
May I be able to recognize and touch the seeds of joy and happiness in myself.
May I learn to identify and see the sources of anger, craving, and delusion in myself.
May I know how to nourish the seeds of joy in myself every day.
May I be able to live fresh, solid, and free.
May I be free from attachment and aversion, but not indifferent.
You can listen HERE
Also shared: Chanting the Discourse on Love https://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/discourse-on-love/
with the sutra's Origin Story being shred https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkpD8e3EMQY from 20:56 - 30:34 in the recording
The reading shared by David as Dharma Talk: Do We Really Believe in Impermanence by Carol Wilson
Valuable resource https://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/682/talk/69371/
05/03/22:
Celebrating both Mother's Day and Earth Day
In this music-infused meditation, Brother Freedom narrates Thich Nhat Hanh's letter honoring Mother Earth.
"Dear Mother Earth, I bow my head before you as I look deeply and recognize that you are present in me and that I’m a part of you. I was born from you and you are always present, offering me everything I need for my nourishment and growth.
You are the mother of all beings. I call you by the human name Mother and yet I know your mothering nature is more vast and ancient than humankind. We are just one young species of your many children. All the millions of other species who live—or have lived—on Earth are also your children. You aren’t a person, but I know you are not less than a person either. You are a living breathing being in the form of a planet.
I promise to keep the awareness alive that you are always in me, and I am always in you. I promise to be aware that your health and well-being is my own health and well-being. I know I need to keep this awareness alive in me for us both to be peaceful, happy, healthy, and strong."
A Rose For Your Pocket - a story of Mother Love and Appreciation by Thay
04/05/22:
Viewing of A Cloud Never Dies
A new biographical documentary of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh narrated by actor Peter Coyote, A Cloud Never Dies weaves together original film and photographic archives, telling the story of a humble young Vietnamese monk and poet whose wisdom and compassion were forged in the suffering of war. In the face of violence, fear, and discrimination, Thich Nhat Hanh’s courageous path of engaged action reveals how insight, community, and a deep aspiration to serve the world can offer hope, peace, and a way forward for millions.
03/15/22:
LOVE MEDITATION:
May I be peaceful, happy, and light in body and spirit.
May I be safe and free from injury.
May I be free from anger, afflictions, fear and anxiety.
May I learn to look at myself with the eyes of of understanding and love.
May I be able to recognize and touch the seeds of joy and happiness in myself.
May I learn to identify and see the sources of anger, craving, and delusion in myself.
May I know how to nourish the seeds of joy in myself every day.
May I be able to live fresh, solid, and free.
May I be free from attachment and aversion, but not indifferent.
You can listen HERE
Also shared: Chanting the Discourse on Love https://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/discourse-on-love/
with the sutra's Origin Story being shred https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkpD8e3EMQY from 20:56 - 30:34 in the recording
A Cloud Never Dies: Podcast by Brother Phap Huu, Thay's attendant for many years. He shares his experience of Thay's passing and many sweet memories. https://plumvillage.org/podcast/a-cloud-never-dies-the-passing-of-zen-master-thich-nhat-hanh-episode-20/?fbclid=IwAR0YxZCOW4wZKCHf_svh918ho_U7XBkYswrFN1AOsaJWjqeEF12L47hV_o0