Love prepare me
to me a sanctuary
pure and holy
tried and true
with thanksgiving
I'll be a living
sanctuary
for you.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
i thank You God - e.e. cummings
i thank You God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes
day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes
Triumph of peace - Mahatma Gandhi
When I despair,
I remember that all through history
the ways of truth and love have always won.
There have been tyrants, and murderers,
and for a time they can seem invincible,
but in the end they always fall.
Think of it - always.
I remember that all through history
the ways of truth and love have always won.
There have been tyrants, and murderers,
and for a time they can seem invincible,
but in the end they always fall.
Think of it - always.
This we have now - Rumi
This we have now
is not imagination.
This is not
grief or joy.
Not a judging state,
or an elation
or sadness.
Those come and go.
This is the presence that doesn't.
is not imagination.
This is not
grief or joy.
Not a judging state,
or an elation
or sadness.
Those come and go.
This is the presence that doesn't.
Refuge Prayer - Thich Nhat Hahn
At the foot of the Bodhi tree,
beautifully seated, peaceful and smiling,
the living source of understanding and compassion,
to the Buddha I go for refuge.
The path of mindful living,
leading to healing, joy, and enlightenment,
the way of peace,
to the Dhamma I go for refuge.
The loving and supportive community of practice,
realizing harmony, awareness, and liberation,
to the Sangha I go for refuge.
I am aware that the Three Gems are within my heart.
I vow to realize them.
I vow to practice mindful breathing and smiling,
looking deeply into things.
I vow to understand living beings and their suffering,
to cultivate compassion and loving kindness,
and to practice joy and equanimity.
I vow to offer joy to one person in the morning
and to help relieve the grief of one person in the afternoon.
I vow to live simply and sanely,
content with just a few possessions,
and to keep my body healthy.
I vow to let go of all worry and anxiety in order to be light and free.
I am aware that I owe so much
to my parents, teachers, friends and all beings.
I vow to be worthy of their trust,
to practice wholeheartedly,
so that understanding and compassion will flower,
and I can help living beings
be free from their suffering.
May the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha support my efforts
beautifully seated, peaceful and smiling,
the living source of understanding and compassion,
to the Buddha I go for refuge.
The path of mindful living,
leading to healing, joy, and enlightenment,
the way of peace,
to the Dhamma I go for refuge.
The loving and supportive community of practice,
realizing harmony, awareness, and liberation,
to the Sangha I go for refuge.
I am aware that the Three Gems are within my heart.
I vow to realize them.
I vow to practice mindful breathing and smiling,
looking deeply into things.
I vow to understand living beings and their suffering,
to cultivate compassion and loving kindness,
and to practice joy and equanimity.
I vow to offer joy to one person in the morning
and to help relieve the grief of one person in the afternoon.
I vow to live simply and sanely,
content with just a few possessions,
and to keep my body healthy.
I vow to let go of all worry and anxiety in order to be light and free.
I am aware that I owe so much
to my parents, teachers, friends and all beings.
I vow to be worthy of their trust,
to practice wholeheartedly,
so that understanding and compassion will flower,
and I can help living beings
be free from their suffering.
May the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha support my efforts
Bene Gesserit Litany
Fear is the mindkiller. Fear is the little death
that brings total annihilation. I will face my fear.
I will allow it to pass over me and through me,
and when it has gone past, I will turn
the inner eye to see its path.
Where fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
that brings total annihilation. I will face my fear.
I will allow it to pass over me and through me,
and when it has gone past, I will turn
the inner eye to see its path.
Where fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
Bodhisattva Vow (alternatve version)
May I be a protector for all those without protection,
A guide for those who journey on the road;
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.
May I be an isle for those who yearn for landfall,
And a lamp for those who long for light;
For those who need a resting place, a bed,
For all who need a servant, may I be a slave.
May I be the wishing jewel, the vase of plenty,
A word of power, and the supreme remedy.
May I be the trees of miracles,
And for every being, the abundant cow.
Like the great earth and the other elements,
Enduring as the sky itself endures,
For the boundless multitude of living beings,
May I be the ground and vessel of their life.
Thus, for every single thing that lives,
In number like the boundless reaches of the sky,
May I be their sustenance and nourishment
Until they pass beyond the bounds of suffering
A guide for those who journey on the road;
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.
May I be an isle for those who yearn for landfall,
And a lamp for those who long for light;
For those who need a resting place, a bed,
For all who need a servant, may I be a slave.
May I be the wishing jewel, the vase of plenty,
A word of power, and the supreme remedy.
May I be the trees of miracles,
And for every being, the abundant cow.
Like the great earth and the other elements,
Enduring as the sky itself endures,
For the boundless multitude of living beings,
May I be the ground and vessel of their life.
Thus, for every single thing that lives,
In number like the boundless reaches of the sky,
May I be their sustenance and nourishment
Until they pass beyond the bounds of suffering
Words from a Philly Shaman
for those who have eyes, let them see
for those who have ears, let them listen,
for those who have neither, let them pass on.
for those who have ears, let them listen,
for those who have neither, let them pass on.
Beloved Love Within - Sufi Prayer
Beloved Love Within
Let my thoughts become Thy thoughts
Let my wish become Thy wish
My actions, Thy actions
Let Thy love become my love
Let Thy love become my love
Let my thoughts become Thy thoughts
Let my wish become Thy wish
My actions, Thy actions
Let Thy love become my love
Let Thy love become my love
The Five Precepts - from Manzanita Village
1 Aware of the violence in the world
and of the power of non-violent resistance
I stand in the presence of the ancestors, the earth, and future generations
and vow to cultivate
the compassion that seeks to protect each living being.
2 Aware of the poverty and greed in the world
and of the intrinsic abundance of the earth,
I stand in the presence of the ancestors, the earth, and future generations
and vow to cultivate
the simplicity, gratitude, and generosity that have no limits.
3 Aware of the abuse and lovelessness in the world
and of the healing that is made possible when we open to love
I stand in the presence of the ancestors, the earth, and future generations
and vow to cultivate
respect for the beauty and erotic power of our bodies.
4 Aware of the falsehood and deception in the world
and of the power of living and speaking the truth
I stand in the presence of the ancestors, the earth, and future generations
and vow to cultivate the ability to listen;
and clarity and integrity in all I communicate—by my words and actions.
5 Aware of the contamination and desecration of the world
and of my responsibility for life as it manifests through me
I stand in the presence of the ancestors, the earth, and future generations
and vow to cultivate
discernment and care in what I take into my body and mind.
and of the power of non-violent resistance
I stand in the presence of the ancestors, the earth, and future generations
and vow to cultivate
the compassion that seeks to protect each living being.
2 Aware of the poverty and greed in the world
and of the intrinsic abundance of the earth,
I stand in the presence of the ancestors, the earth, and future generations
and vow to cultivate
the simplicity, gratitude, and generosity that have no limits.
3 Aware of the abuse and lovelessness in the world
and of the healing that is made possible when we open to love
I stand in the presence of the ancestors, the earth, and future generations
and vow to cultivate
respect for the beauty and erotic power of our bodies.
4 Aware of the falsehood and deception in the world
and of the power of living and speaking the truth
I stand in the presence of the ancestors, the earth, and future generations
and vow to cultivate the ability to listen;
and clarity and integrity in all I communicate—by my words and actions.
5 Aware of the contamination and desecration of the world
and of my responsibility for life as it manifests through me
I stand in the presence of the ancestors, the earth, and future generations
and vow to cultivate
discernment and care in what I take into my body and mind.
The Bodhisatta Vow
Delusions are inexhaustible;
I vow to cultivate clearest wisdom.
The number of beings is endless;
I vow to awaken and achieve liberation with them all.
The Truth cannot be told;
I vow to tell it.
The Way which cannot be followed is unattainable;
I vow to attain it.
As long as there is suffering
As long as there are sentient beings in the six realms
May I never Awaken without all sentient beings
And never cross over into Nirvana
until all are ready to cross.
I vow to cultivate clearest wisdom.
The number of beings is endless;
I vow to awaken and achieve liberation with them all.
The Truth cannot be told;
I vow to tell it.
The Way which cannot be followed is unattainable;
I vow to attain it.
As long as there is suffering
As long as there are sentient beings in the six realms
May I never Awaken without all sentient beings
And never cross over into Nirvana
until all are ready to cross.
Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
To accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
1 Corinthians 1-13
If I speak in the tongues of men
and angels, but have not love,
I am only a resounding gong or
a clanging cymbal. And if I have the
gift of prophecy and can fathom
all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I have a faith that can move
mountains, but have not love,
I am nothing. And if I give all
I possess to the poor, and
surrender my body to the flames,
but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud. It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking, it is not
easily angered, it keeps no record
of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil,
but always rejoices in the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are
prophecies, they will cease; where there
are tongues, they will be stilled,
where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
but when perfection comes, the imperfect
disappears. When I was a child, I talked
like a child, I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child. When I became
a man, I put away childish things.
For now we see as through a mirror, darkly;
then we shall see face to face.
Now I know in part; then I shall know fully,
even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope, love.
But the greatest of these is love.
and angels, but have not love,
I am only a resounding gong or
a clanging cymbal. And if I have the
gift of prophecy and can fathom
all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I have a faith that can move
mountains, but have not love,
I am nothing. And if I give all
I possess to the poor, and
surrender my body to the flames,
but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud. It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking, it is not
easily angered, it keeps no record
of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil,
but always rejoices in the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are
prophecies, they will cease; where there
are tongues, they will be stilled,
where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
but when perfection comes, the imperfect
disappears. When I was a child, I talked
like a child, I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child. When I became
a man, I put away childish things.
For now we see as through a mirror, darkly;
then we shall see face to face.
Now I know in part; then I shall know fully,
even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope, love.
But the greatest of these is love.
Suddhossi Buddhossi
You are forever pure
You are forever true
And the dream of this world
Can never touch you
So give up your attachment
Give up your confusion
And abide in the truth
That's beyond all illusion
Sanskrit
Suddhossi Buddhossi
Niranjandosi
Samsara Maya
Parivar Jitosi
Samsara Svapanam
Traija Mohan Nidram
Na Janma Mrityor
Tat Sat Sva Rupe
You are forever true
And the dream of this world
Can never touch you
So give up your attachment
Give up your confusion
And abide in the truth
That's beyond all illusion
Sanskrit
Suddhossi Buddhossi
Niranjandosi
Samsara Maya
Parivar Jitosi
Samsara Svapanam
Traija Mohan Nidram
Na Janma Mrityor
Tat Sat Sva Rupe
A prayer for Urubamba - Aaron 2-3-09
My Lord, please grant me constancy.
That I might suffer nobly the pains
of my existence,
That I might bleed or cry or toss in anguish
With the same loving heart that reaches
for you come morning.
That my pains, on the altar of my experience,
Be Yours, as this Heartbeat is Yours,
And this Breath, Yours,
And this loving, compassionate impulse, Yours.
That I might suffer nobly the pains
of my existence,
That I might bleed or cry or toss in anguish
With the same loving heart that reaches
for you come morning.
That my pains, on the altar of my experience,
Be Yours, as this Heartbeat is Yours,
And this Breath, Yours,
And this loving, compassionate impulse, Yours.
Qur'an 20:25-28
O my Lord! Open for me my chest,
And ease my task for me; and
loose the knot from my tongue,
that they understand my speech.
And ease my task for me; and
loose the knot from my tongue,
that they understand my speech.
Gayatri Mantra
I meditate on the most brilliant
splendour of the Creator,
May our intellect shine as brilliantly
as the divine sun, so that we are
inspired to take the right action,
at the right time,
for the benefit of all beings.
Sanskrit
Om Bhoor Bhuvaha Svaha
Om Tatsavitu Varen'yam
Bhargo Devashyaa
Dhimah Dy'Yo Yo
Nah Prachodayaat
splendour of the Creator,
May our intellect shine as brilliantly
as the divine sun, so that we are
inspired to take the right action,
at the right time,
for the benefit of all beings.
Sanskrit
Om Bhoor Bhuvaha Svaha
Om Tatsavitu Varen'yam
Bhargo Devashyaa
Dhimah Dy'Yo Yo
Nah Prachodayaat
Gita meditation - BG 8:9
Meditate on the Guide,
the Giver of all, the Primordial
Poet, smaller than an atom,
unthinkable, brilliant as the sun.
the Giver of all, the Primordial
Poet, smaller than an atom,
unthinkable, brilliant as the sun.
Birthing - Jan Richardson
I did not seek
this birthing,
but you have drawn me
into the passage;
and I am the one
who is bearing,
and I am the one
being born.
So in my
longing
yearning
breaking
gasping
groaning
laboring
bearing
birthing
I am asking,
O God my midwife,
deliver me.
this birthing,
but you have drawn me
into the passage;
and I am the one
who is bearing,
and I am the one
being born.
So in my
longing
yearning
breaking
gasping
groaning
laboring
bearing
birthing
I am asking,
O God my midwife,
deliver me.
Like swans - from the Dhammapada
Those who awaken never rest in one place.
Like swans, they rise and leave the lake.
On the air they rise and fly an invisible course.
Their food is knowledge.
They live on emptiness.
They have seen how to break free.
Who can follow them?
Like swans, they rise and leave the lake.
On the air they rise and fly an invisible course.
Their food is knowledge.
They live on emptiness.
They have seen how to break free.
Who can follow them?
Asheville Prayer - Aaron 10-13-08
May I breakthrough the veil that
separates my mind from yours.
May I be a skillful agent
of your divine will.
May I surrender to your grace
in every moment.
separates my mind from yours.
May I be a skillful agent
of your divine will.
May I surrender to your grace
in every moment.
I am Krishna - the Bhagavad Gita 9:16-19
I am the ritual and the worship,
the medicine and the mantra,
the butter burnt in the fire,
and I am the flames that consume it.
I am the father of the universe
and its mother, essence and goal
of all knowledge, the refiner, the sacred
Om, and the threefold Vedas.
I am the beginning and the end,
origin and dissolution,
refuge, home, true lover,
womb and imperishable seed.
I am the heat of the sun,
I hold back the rain and release it;
I am death, and the deathless,
and all that is or is not.
the medicine and the mantra,
the butter burnt in the fire,
and I am the flames that consume it.
I am the father of the universe
and its mother, essence and goal
of all knowledge, the refiner, the sacred
Om, and the threefold Vedas.
I am the beginning and the end,
origin and dissolution,
refuge, home, true lover,
womb and imperishable seed.
I am the heat of the sun,
I hold back the rain and release it;
I am death, and the deathless,
and all that is or is not.
Gentle Me - Ted Loder
Gentle Me,
Holy One,
into an unclenched moment,
a deep breath,
a letting go
of heavy experiences
of shriveling anxieties
of dead certainties,
that, softened by the silence,
surrounded by the light,
and open to the mystery,
I may be found by wholeness,
upheld by the unfathomable,
entranced by the simple,
and filled with the joy
that is You.
Holy One,
into an unclenched moment,
a deep breath,
a letting go
of heavy experiences
of shriveling anxieties
of dead certainties,
that, softened by the silence,
surrounded by the light,
and open to the mystery,
I may be found by wholeness,
upheld by the unfathomable,
entranced by the simple,
and filled with the joy
that is You.
Some nights - Rumi
Some nights, stay up till dawn
As the moon sometimes does for the sun.
Be a full bucket pulled up the dark way
Of a well, then lifted out into the light.
Something opens our wings. Something
Makes boredom and hurt disappear.
Someone fills the cup in front of us.
We taste only sacredness.
As the moon sometimes does for the sun.
Be a full bucket pulled up the dark way
Of a well, then lifted out into the light.
Something opens our wings. Something
Makes boredom and hurt disappear.
Someone fills the cup in front of us.
We taste only sacredness.
Healing Invocation - Nancy Rose Meeker
I watch
I watch, I wait
And am still,
Abiding the cycle that moves
As it will.
The beauties
The struggles
That most do not see,
The hidden and secret
Are open to me.
The new and the full and the dark
Of the moon,
The shapes in the shadows
The brightness of noon,
All have their place
In the turning of time.
Both coming and going
Have reason
And rhyme.
The herbs of the field and the
Symbols of land
Bring healing and bless
As they come through my hand.
I welcome the fruits,
I welcome new birth,
As old wounds are healded
In the joy
Of the earth.
I watch, I wait
And am still,
Abiding the cycle that moves
As it will.
The beauties
The struggles
That most do not see,
The hidden and secret
Are open to me.
The new and the full and the dark
Of the moon,
The shapes in the shadows
The brightness of noon,
All have their place
In the turning of time.
Both coming and going
Have reason
And rhyme.
The herbs of the field and the
Symbols of land
Bring healing and bless
As they come through my hand.
I welcome the fruits,
I welcome new birth,
As old wounds are healded
In the joy
Of the earth.
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