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Phap Nhan Temple<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ven. Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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DAILY SUTRAS CHANTED FROM MEMORY<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nCHANTING ONE<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe Fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWith deep gratitude to the Masters and Patriarchs who have imparted to us both secular and Dharma knowledge, especially guiding us in the practice of wisdom, virtue, and meditation, we bow to our heads in homage to the Triple Gem, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. O<\/span>
\nWith deep gratitude to our parents, who gave us birth, nurtured us, and bestowed upon us this physical body, we bow our heads in homage to the Triple Gem, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. O<\/span>
\nWith deep gratitude to the donors who have devotedly supported the Sangha with robes, food, medicine, bedding, shelters, and all other necessities of daily life, we bow our heads in homage to the Triple Gem, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. O<\/span>
\nWith deep gratitude to the national heroes who have the great merit of founding the country, building the country, defending the country, and developing the country richly and peacefully from ancient time until now, we bow our heads in homage to the Triple Gem, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. O<\/span>
\nWith deep gratitude to the countries where we were born, grew up, lived, and have devotedly contributed, we bow our heads in homage to the Triple Gem, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. O<\/span>
\nI vow, from now until the end of my life, to take refuge in the Buddha, the One who shows me the way of loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom in my lifetime. <\/span>
\nI vow, from now until the end of my life, to take refuge in the right Dharma\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. <\/span>
\nI vow, from now until the end of my life, to take refuge in the Sangha\u2014 the Community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation, and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. O<\/span>
\nI vow, from now until the end of my life, to take refuge in the Buddha, not to take refuge in bad gods, devils, and evil things.<\/span>
\nI vow, from now until the end of my life, to take refuge in the right Dharma, not to take refuge in wrong dharma, wrong teachings, wrong religion, and superstitions.<\/span>
\nI vow, from now until the end of my life, to take refuge in the right Sangha, not to take refuge in wrong sangha, wrong teachers, bad people, and bad environments. O<\/span>
\nMay the World-Honored One joyfully regard and accept me as a well-trained disciple of the Buddha. From now until the end of my life, I am determined to take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. <\/span>
\nI vow to learn, understand, practice, and apply the Buddha\u2019s teachings in my daily life to benefit of myself and others, right here and right now, in this very life. O<\/span><\/p>\n

DEDICATION OF MERIT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

May Dharma rain permeate all beings,<\/span>
\nMay the Bodhi mind grow and nurture,<\/span>
\nMay auspicious clouds provide shade and protection,<\/span>
\nMay afflictions and karmic obstacles be eliminated,<\/span>
\nMay blessings be well cultivated in the days ahead,<\/span>
\nMay young and old alike rely together on the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nMay the Triple Gem be revered,<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha\u2019s teachings be fully observed.<\/span>
\nMay the Saha world be illuminated,<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha\u2019s Pure Land blossom.<\/span>
\nMay the blessed holy water purify the hearts of worldly beings.<\/span>
\nMay the light of insight illuminate the darkness.<\/span>
\nMay the mind remain unwavering,<\/span>
\nMay the fruit of non-birth (Nirvana) be realized.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha\u2019s path be perfected,<\/span>
\nMay all sentient beings be liberated.<\/span>
\nAgain, we pray together:<\/span>
\nMay the country be peaceful,<\/span>
\nMay the families be well and happy,<\/span>
\nMay the world live in peace and harmony,<\/span>
\nMay all beings enjoy well-being, happiness, health, and peace.<\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing the Merit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

May the merits generated from this practice<\/span>
\nbe dedicated to all beings everywhere.<\/span>
\nMay we and all sentient beings,<\/span>
\nperfectly fulfill the Buddha Way together. O<\/span>
\nExpress our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span>
\nSadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING TWO<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe Fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nnow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRecollection of Gratitude to the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The World-Honored Buddha:<\/span>
\nThe Teacher is our peaceful, noble, and spiritual Leader, showing the way of peace to all beings.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher is the most worthy of all offerings.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher is fully endowed with loving-kindness, compassion, wisdom, and perfect virtue.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher has skillfully crossed over to the shore of complete liberation, peace, joy, and happiness.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher knows the world thoroughly.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher has the ability to train and teach all living beings.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher is the Teacher of both gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher is the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher deserves the highest honor and deepest respect around the world. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Recollection of Gratitude to the Dharma <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Dharma of the World-Honored One, well proclaimed by the Buddha himself<\/span>
\nis profoundly practical in the present,<\/span>
\nhas value beyond time,<\/span>
\nhas the power to transform one\u2019s body and mind,<\/span>
\nhas the power to extinguish defilements of greed, anger, delusion, arrogance, doubt, wrong views, etc.<\/span>
\nTaking refuge in the Buddha\u2019s Dharma, you who are wise and capable of self-cultivation master and comprehend the true Dharma.<\/span>
\nYou come and see,<\/span>
\ncome and listen,<\/span>
\ncome and learn,<\/span>
\ncome and understand,<\/span>
\ncome and practice, and <\/span>
\ncome and enjoy the flowers and fruits of peace and happiness, right here and right now, in the very life. O<\/span>
\nRecollection of Gratitude to the Sangha<\/span>
\nThe Sangha of the World-Honored One is a noble community of Buddhist monks, nuns, and lay followers who walk together on the path of goodness, purity, integrity, beauty, and righteousness.<\/span>
\nIt is the community following the Buddha\u2019s Dharma, practicing the Buddha\u2019s Dharma, and living in harmony with the spirit of the Buddha\u2019s Dharma.<\/span>
\nWithin this noble community are those who have attained, or are progressing toward attaining, the four noble fruitions:<\/span>
\nthe first \u2013 Stream-Enterers,<\/span>
\nthe second \u2013 Once-Returners,<\/span>
\nthe third \u2013 Non-Returners, and<\/span>
\nthe fourth \u2013 Arahants.<\/span>
\nThey embody the four pairs and eight stages of noble attainment, fulfilling all aspects of virtue, meditation, wisdom, liberation, and the knowledge and vision of liberation.<\/span>
\nThis community is worthy of taking refuge in, serving, respecting, honoring, admiring, and making offerings to. It is a fertile and wholesome field of merit, wherein all beings may sow and cultivate the seeds of goodness. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Recollection of Gratitude to the Dharma Precepts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Dharma Precepts of the World-Honored One, together with the Disciplines (Vinaya) and the right mindfulness that the Sangha is receiving, practicing, transmitting, and upholding,<\/span>
\nare a complete and intact body of precepts \u2014<\/span>
\na body that is never broken,<\/span>
\na body that is never defiled,<\/span>
\na body that is never tainted,<\/span>
\na body that is never mixed or confused,<\/span>
\na body praised and admired by wise people,<\/span>
\na body with the power to protect freedom,<\/span>
\na body leading us to fearlessness,<\/span>
\na body leading us to virtue, meditation, wisdom, liberation, and the knowledge and vision of liberation,<\/span>
\nand a body that brings forth everlasting peace and happiness to all beings. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Perfect Dharma Precepts\u2019 Bodies.<\/span>
\nSharing the Merit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

May the merits generated from this practice<\/span>
\nbe dedicated to all beings everywhere.<\/span>
\nMay we and all sentient beings,<\/span>
\nperfectly fulfill the Buddha Way together. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Express our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence.<\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING THREE<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe Fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nnow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nDiscourse on A Person Knowing the Best Way to Live Alone<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Buddha has taught:<\/span>
\nDo not pursue the past,<\/span>
\nDo not lose yourself in the future<\/span>
\nThe past is no longer,<\/span>
\nThe future has not yet come.<\/span>
\nLooking deeply at life as it is<\/span>
\nin the very here and now.<\/span>
\nA practitioner dwells<\/span>
\nin stability and freedom.<\/span>
\nWe must be diligent today.<\/span>
\nWaiting until tomorrow is too late<\/span>
\nHealth will get weaker and weaker<\/span>
\nWe cannot practice.<\/span>
\nDeath comes suddenly<\/span>
\nIt is very hard for us to know it in advance.<\/span>
\nA person knows how to dwell in<\/span>
\nBoth day and night in mindfulness<\/span>
\nThe Buddha calls him or her as<\/span>
\nthe person who knows the best way to live alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Original Teacher Shakayamuni Buddhaya<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nPracticing the Five Remembrances in daily life <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. I am of the nature to grow old; I cannot escape growing old.<\/span>
\n2. I am of the nature to become ill; I cannot escape illness.<\/span>
\n3. I am of the nature to die; I cannot escape death. <\/span>
\n4. All actions created and caused by my bodily, verbal, and mental karma cannot be separated from me. I cannot abandon them \u2014 whether they are wholesome or unwholesome karma.<\/span>
\nFully aware of this, I strive to uphold, cultivate, and develop wholesome karma, and at the same time, I also strive to recognize, transform, and purify unwholesome karma.<\/span>
\nAll loved ones and the things I cherish today are subject to arising and ceasing, to change and impermanence; one day, I must part from them. I cannot escape this separation.<\/span>
\n5. I am the owner of my wholesome and unwholesome karma. I am the heir to all their consequences. I cannot escape the results of what I have created.<\/span>
\nKarma is my womb, relative, and companion on the endless path, and the only possession I carry with me beyond this life. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Freedom of Body and Mind<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This body is not mine,<\/span>
\nI do not cling to it.<\/span>
\nI am not bound by this body.<\/span>
\nI am vast and infinite life itself\u2014<\/span>
\nNever born,<\/span>
\nNever died.<\/span>
\nLook! The sea is vast,<\/span>
\nThe sky is high,<\/span>
\nCountless stars shimmer above.<\/span>
\nAll manifest together with me,<\/span>
\nFrom the luminous source of conscious mind.<\/span>
\nFrom all lives, I am free.<\/span>
\nBirth and death are gateways in and out,<\/span>
\nThey are a playful game of seek and hide.<\/span>
\nSmile together with me,<\/span>
\nBreathe together with me,<\/span>
\nMeditate together with me,<\/span>
\nChant the Buddha\u2019s names together with me.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Fully Awakened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nDiligence in Practice<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Buddha taught:<\/span>
\nToday has passed,<\/span>
\nOur life has become shorter and shorter.<\/span>
\nLook deeply \u2014<\/span>
\nWhat have we truly done?<\/span>
\nDear Maha Sangha,<\/span>
\nlet us be diligent and steadfast,<\/span>
\nas though our head were on fire.<\/span>
\nLet us practice the Dharma wholeheartedly,<\/span>
\nand live every moment deeply and peacefully.<\/span>
\nRemember, all things are impermanent and changing.<\/span>
\nDo not let the days and months pass by in vain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Bodhisattva of Constant Diligence.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nThe Four Great Vows of the Bodhisattva<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sentient beings are immeasurable; I vow to liberate them all.<\/span>
\nDefilements are endless; I vow to end them all.<\/span>
\nThe Dharma teachings are boundless; I vow to learn them all.<\/span>
\nThe Buddha Way is unsurpassed; I vow to attain it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo Compassion Mother Buddhaya. <\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nExpress our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing the Merit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

May the merits generated from this practice<\/span>
\nbe dedicated to all beings everywhere.<\/span>
\nMay we and all sentient beings,<\/span>
\nperfectly fulfill the Buddha Way together. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence.<\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING FOUR<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa <\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nnow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nMay the Day Be Well \u2013 Chant of Peace and Blessing<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

May the day be peaceful and the night be peaceful.<\/span>
\nMay day and night, throughout all six periods, be ever peaceful.<\/span>
\nAt all times and in all places, may all beings dwell in peace and harmony.<\/span>
\nMay we always receive the compassionate blessings of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.<\/span>
\nThe countenance of the World-Honored One is like the full moon,<\/span>
\nAnd like the radiant sun, shining with boundless and unobstructed light.<\/span>
\nThe light of wisdom illuminates the ten directions,<\/span>
\nPervading all beings with loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Awakened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nPractice Something Wholesome Daily<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(Anguttara Nikaya \u2013 Numerical discourses of the Buddha. III. The Chapter of the Threes (Tikanipata). XV. The Auspicious Chapter. 150. Good Mornings. 41. Happy Days<\/span>).<\/span>
\nIn the morning, <\/span>
\nsay something wholesome,<\/span>
\nin the afternoon, <\/span>
\nsay something wholesome,<\/span>
\nin the evening, say something wholesome<\/span>
\nwe have a joyful day and night<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>
\nIn the morning, <\/span>
\nthink about something wholesome,<\/span>
\nin the afternoon, <\/span>
\nthink about something wholesome,<\/span>
\nin the evening, <\/span>
\nthink about something wholesome<\/span>
\nwe have a joyful day and night<\/strong><\/span>. <\/span>
\nIn the morning, <\/span>
\ndo something wholesome,<\/span>
\nin the afternoon, <\/span>
\ndo something wholesome,<\/span>
\nin the evening,<\/span>
\ndo something wholesome<\/span>
\nwe have a joyful day and night,<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nwe have a joyful year and life<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo Compassion Mother and Father Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nThe Heart Sutra of Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Avalokiteshvara, while practicing deeply with the insight that brings us to the other shore, suddenly discovered that all of the five Skandhas are equally empty. After this penetration, he overcame all ill-being. \u201cListen, Sariputra, this body itself is emptiness, and emptiness itself is this body. This body is not other than emptiness, and emptiness is not other than this body. The same is true of feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness. <\/span>
\nListen, Sariputra, all phenomena bear the mark of emptiness\u037e their true nature is the nature of no Birth no Death, no Being no Non-being, no Defilement no Immaculacy, no Increasing no Decreasing. <\/span>
\nThat is why in emptiness, body, feelings, perceptions, mental formations and consciousness are not separate self-entities. The Eighteen Realms of Phenomena which are the six Sense Organs, the six Sense Objects, and the six kinds of Consciousness are also not separate self-entities. <\/span>
\nThe Twelve Links of Interdependent Arising and their extinction are also not separate self-entities. Ill-being, the Causes of Ill-being, the End of Ill-being, the Path, insight and attainment, are also not separate self-entities. Whoever can see this no longer needs anything to attain. O<\/span>
\nBodhisattvas who practice the Insight that brings us to the other shore see no more obstacles in their mind, and because there are no more obstacles in their mind, they can overcome all fear, destroy all wrong perceptions and realize Perfect Nirvana. <\/span>
\nAll Buddhas in the past, present, and future by practicing the insight that brings us to the other shore are all capable of attaining authentic and perfect enlightenment. Therefore, Sariputra, it should be known that the insight that brings us to the other shore is a Great Mantra, the most illuminating mantra, the highest mantra, a mantra beyond compare, the true wisdom that has the power to put an end to all kinds of suffering. Therefore, let us proclaim a mantra to praise the Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore. <\/span>
\n\u201cGate, gate, p\u0101ragate, p\u0101rasamgate, bodhi, svaha.\u201d (3 times)<\/span>
\n\u201cGone, gone, well gone, gone beyond the other shore, got enlightenment so happily.\u201d (3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking Refuge in the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I take refuge in the Buddha, the One who shows me the way of loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom in my lifetime.<\/span>
\nHaving taken refuge in the Buddha, I can clearly see the path of light and beauty in life.<\/span>
\nTurning back and taking refuge in the Buddha in myself, I aspire to help all beings soon recognize and develop their own enlightened nature.<\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya<\/span>
\nBuddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nDutiyampi buddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nTatiyampi buddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nI take refuge in the Buddha for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking Refuge in the Dharma<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I take refuge in the Dharma, the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for all beings right here in this very life.<\/span>
\nHaving taken refuge in the Dharma, I am learning and practicing the Noble Eightfold Path, which encompasses the threefold training of wisdom, morality, and concentration and is expressed through Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration. <\/span>
\nTurning back and taking refuge in the Dharma in myself, I aspire to help all people fully master the way of practice and walk together on the path of liberation.<\/span>
\nNamo Dharmaya<\/span>
\nDhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nDutiyampi dhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nTatiyampi dhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nI take refuge in the Dharma for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking Refuge in the Sangha<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I take refuge in the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation, and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life.<\/span>
\nHaving taken refuge in the Sangha, I am guided, instructed, and supported by the Sangha on the path of practice.<\/span>
\nTurning back and taking refuge in the Sangha in myself, I aspire to help all people build fourfold Communities, to embrace all beings and support their transformation.<\/span>
\nNamo Sanghaya<\/span>
\nSa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nDutiyampi sa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nTatiyampi sa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 Gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nI take refuge in the Sangha for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing the merit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Reciting the Sutras and practicing the way of awareness give rise to benefits without limit.<\/span>
\nWe vow to share these fruits with all beings.<\/span>
\nWe vow to offer our deep gratitude to parents, teachers, friends, and numerous beings who guide and support us along the path.<\/span>
\nMay the merit of this practice benefit all living beings.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Express our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence.<\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING FIVE<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nnow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span>
\nNamo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking refuge firmly in ONESELF<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Buddha has taught: <\/span>
\nO dear disciples, in the great ocean of birth, death, and Samsara,<\/span>
\nBe yourself swimming to the shore of liberation, <\/span>
\nBe yourself lighting the torch to go,<\/span>
\nBe yourself taking refuge in yourself,<\/span>
\nBe yourself taking refuge in your own island,<\/span>
\nBe yourself making the island for your own refuge,<\/span>
\nBe yourself taking refuge in your own steadfast cultivation.<\/span>
\nDo not take refuge in anyone or anything else.<\/span>
\nUse the right Dharma as the lamp to illuminate yourself,<\/span>
\nUse the right Dharma as the island for yourself,<\/span>
\nUse the right Dharma as the best refuge for yourself, <\/span>
\nUse the right Dharma to practice and benefit yourself and other people right here in this very life.<\/span>
\nTherefore, you are determined to take refuge in the right Dharma, not to take refuge in the wrong dharma, or anything else. <\/span>
\nTo take refuge in the right Dharma means to take refuge in right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.<\/span>
\nNot to take refuge in the wrong dharma means not to take refuge in wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong concentration. <\/span>
\nIn D\u012bgha Nik\u0101ya 16, the Mah\u0101parinibb\u0101na Sutta, just before entering Parinibb\u0101na, the Buddha delivered his final teachings to the disciples as follows:<\/span>
\n\u201cO dear disciples, all conditioned things are impermanent and ever-changing. Make great effort to cultivate and practice the Buddha\u2019s Dharma more and more, bringing peace, joy, and happiness to yourselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. These are my ultimate, essential, and practical teachings for you all.\u201d O<\/span>
\nAs well-cultivated Dharma practitioners, skilled in learning, understanding, applying, and practicing the Buddha\u2019s Dharma diligently, flexibly, and skillfully in daily life,<\/span>
\nlike strong lions, you are not shaken by any sound or disturbance in life.<\/span>
\nlike the wind blowing freely, you are not afraid of being caught in a net,<\/span>
\nlike fresh lotuses rising from muddy waters, yet remaining untainted by them, so too, through studying, practicing, and applying the Buddha\u2019s Dharma diligently in daily life, you live in the world without being touched or tainted by it, <\/span>
\nlike the firmest islands within yourself, you remain unshaken amid the storms and tempests of life.<\/span>
\nlike mighty rhinos, you move forward with unshakable strength and unwavering resolve,<\/span>
\nlike the bird with two wings soaring across the endless sky and enjoying the vast expanse, you can live a life of freedom, lightness, serenity, and nobility.<\/span>
\nWhen you understand and practice clearly in this way, you become one of the most peaceful and happiest people in the world. By applying and practicing the Buddha\u2019s Dharma maturely and fluently in daily life, you can contribute to bringing forth the flowers and fruits of peace, joy, and happiness for the many, right here in this very life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nSharing the Merit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Reciting the Sutras and practicing the way of awareness give rise to benefits without limit.<\/span>
\nWe vow to share these fruits with all beings.<\/span>
\nWe vow to offer our deep gratitude to parents, teachers, friends, and numerous beings who guide and support us along the path.<\/span>
\nMay the merit of this practice benefit all living beings.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Express our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence. <\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING SIX<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Awakened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nnow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nDiscourse on spreading Loving-kindness and Compassion in all Directions daily<\/span>
\n(Metta & Pubba\u1e47ha Sutta<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

May I be safe, well, happy, and peaceful.<\/span>
\nMay I be free from hostility, illness, sorrow, and suffering.<\/span>
\nMay I take care of myself happily, freely, and calmly.<\/span>
\nMay all beings in the east, the west, the south, and the north be safe, well, happy, and peaceful.<\/span>
\nMay they be free from hostility, illness, sorrow, and suffering.<\/span>
\nMay they take care of themselves happily, freely, and calmly.<\/span>
\nMay all beings in the southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest directions be safe, well, happy, and peaceful.<\/span>
\nMay they be free from hostility, illness, sorrow, and suffering.<\/span>
\nMay they take care of themselves happily, freely, and calmly.<\/span>
\nMay all beings in the directions above and below, to my left and right, in front of me, behind me, and all around me be safe, well, happy, and peaceful. <\/span>
\nMay they be free from hostility, illness, sorrow, and suffering.<\/span>
\nMay they take care of themselves happily, freely, and calmly.<\/span>
\nMay all beings who love me, who hate me, who are friendly to me or unfriendly to me be safe, well, happy, and peaceful. <\/span>
\nMay they be free from hostility, illness, sorrow, and suffering.<\/span>
\nMay they take care of themselves happily, freely, and calmly. O<\/span>
\nMay I be free from hostility to anyone, free from all physical and mental suffering, and may my body and mind be ever peaceful. <\/span>
\nMay my teachers, sisters, and brothers in the Dharma be free from hostility toward one another, free from both physical and mental suffering, and may their bodies and minds be ever peaceful.<\/span>
\nMay my disciples, students, fellow practitioners, colleagues, friends, and intellectuals be free from hostility to one another, free from both physical and mental suffering, and may their bodies and minds be ever peaceful.<\/span>
\nMay all donors, benefactors, and all living beings on earth be free from hostility toward one another, free from both physical and mental suffering, and may their bodies and minds be ever peaceful.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nExpress our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/p>\n

We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing the Merit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

May the merits generated from this practice<\/span>
\nbe dedicated to all beings everywhere.<\/span>
\nMay we and all sentient beings,<\/span>
\nperfectly fulfill the Buddha Way together. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence.<\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING SEVEN<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Awakened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nnow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nGreat Compassion Chanting Daily <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In the morning, when I wake up, I smile and recognize that my eyes are still bright, and I can see everything clearly around me. My ears can hear the mindful sounds clearly around me. My nose breathes in and out mindfully and consciously. My tongue tastes the joy of the Dharma, and my body feels well, happy, and peaceful.<\/span>
\nThen I extend my mind in all directions \u2013 to the East, the West, the South, and the North, above and below. May all sentient and insentient beings dwell in peace, joy, love, and understanding.<\/span>
\nWhen I practice in this way regularly, anytime and anywhere, my mind becomes imbued with loving-kindness, compassion, wisdom, peace, and happiness\u2014for myself and for others\u2014right here and right now, in this very life.<\/span>
\nMay all living beings on earth be well, happy, peaceful, and free from suffering.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo Compassion Mother Buddhaya. <\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nMay the Day Be Well \u2013 Chant of Peace and Blessing<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

May the day be well and the night be well.<\/span>
\nMay the six periods of day and night remain ever peaceful.<\/span>
\nAt all times and in all places, may all beings dwell in peace and harmony.<\/span>
\nMay we always receive the compassionate blessings of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.<\/span>
\nThe countenance of the World-Honored One shines like the full moon,<\/span>
\nAnd like the radiant sun, it shines with boundless and unobstructed light.<\/span>
\nThe light of wisdom illuminates the ten directions,<\/span>
\nPermeating all beings with loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo Compassion Father Buddhaya. <\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nFour Great Vows of Bodhisattva<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sentient beings are immeasurable; I vow to liberate them all.<\/span>
\nDefilements are endless; I vow to end them all.<\/span>
\nThe Dharma teachings are boundless; I vow to learn them all.<\/span>
\nThe Buddha Way is unsurpassed; I vow to attain it.<\/span>
\nNamo the Compassion Mother and Father Buddhaya. <\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Express our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/p>\n

We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing the Merit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

May the merits generated from this practice<\/span>
\nbe dedicated to all beings everywhere.<\/span>
\nMay we and all sentient beings,<\/span>
\nperfectly fulfill the Buddha Way together. O <\/span><\/p>\n

Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence.<\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING EIGHT <\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Praising the Buddha<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Awakened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Verse<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nnow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nMaha Mangala Sutta Chanting<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Great Discourse on Blessings<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thus have I heard. On one occasion, the Blessed One was dwelling near the city of Savatthi, at Anathapindika\u2019s Monastery in Jeta Grove. Late one night, a deva of radiant appearance came to visit the Buddha. The brilliance of the deva illuminated the entire Jeta Grove.<\/span>
\nHaving paid homage to the Blessed One, the deva addressed him in verse:<\/span>
\n\u201cMany devas and human beings seek blessings and wish for happiness. What are the highest blessings that lead to a peaceful and happy life?<\/span>
\nPlease teach us, O Blessed One.\u201d<\/span>
\nThe Buddha replied:<\/span>
\n1. Keeping far away from evil and unwholesome people,<\/span>
\nAlways associating with the wise and the virtuous,<\/span>
\nHonoring those who are worthy of honor\u2014<\/span>
\nthis is the highest blessing.<\/span>
\n2. To live in a favorable environment,<\/span>
\nto cultivate wholesome deeds,<\/span>
\nand to walk the path of the Dharma\u2014<\/span>
\nthis is the highest blessing.<\/span>
\n3. To be skillful in one\u2019s livelihood,<\/span>
\nto live a life of virtue,<\/span>
\nand to speak words of loving kindness\u2014<\/span>
\nthis is the highest blessing.<\/span>
\n4. To care for and support one\u2019s parents,<\/span>
\nto love and cherish one\u2019s family,<\/span>
\nand to engage in suitable and honorable work\u2014<\/span>
\nthis is the highest blessing.<\/span>
\n5. To live joyfully in generosity,<\/span>
\nto help one\u2019s relatives and friends,<\/span>
\nand to conduct oneself blamelessly\u2014<\/span>
\nthis is the highest blessing.<\/span>
\n6. To avoid all forms of evil,<\/span>
\nto abstain from intoxication and addiction,<\/span>
\nand to diligently cultivate wholesome actions\u2014<\/span>
\nthis is the highest blessing.<\/span>
\n7. To be humble and courteous,<\/span>
\nto learn what is wholesome and good,<\/span>
\nto be grateful and content\u2014<\/span>
\nthis is the highest blessing.<\/span>
\n8. To be patient and open to correction,<\/span>
\nto associate with the wise and virtuous,<\/span>
\nand to diligently engage in learning and practice\u2014<\/span>
\nthis is the highest blessing.<\/span>
\n9. To live with diligence and mindfulness,<\/span>
\nto realize the Noble Truths,<\/span>
\nand to rejoice in the bliss of the Dharma\u2014<\/span>
\nthis is the highest blessing.<\/span>
\n10. To live in this world,<\/span>
\nwith a mind unshaken,<\/span>
\nfree from defilements, dwelling in peace\u2014<\/span>
\nthis is the highest blessing.<\/span>
\nWhoever practices in this way<\/span>
\nis safe wherever they go,<\/span>
\nand steadfast wherever they arrive,<\/span>
\nbringing happiness to oneself<\/span>
\nand happiness to all beings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nMay the Day Be Well \u2013 Chant of Peace and Blessing<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

May the day be well and the night be well.<\/span>
\nMay day and night, in all six periods, be ever peaceful.<\/span>
\nAt all times and in all places, may all beings dwell in peace and harmony.<\/span>
\nMay we always receive the compassionate blessings of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.<\/span>
\nThe countenance of the World-Honored One is like the full moon,<\/span>
\nAnd like the radiant sun, shining with boundless and unobstructed light.<\/span>
\nThe light of wisdom illuminates the ten directions,<\/span>
\nPermeating all beings with loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.<\/span>
\nMay this light dispel suffering, fear, and delusion,<\/span>
\nAnd gently guide all beings toward the shore of peace, understanding, and awakening.<\/span>
\nIn every moment, may peace arise; in every place, may peace endure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo the Fully Awakened Buddhaya. <\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nSharing the merit <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Reciting the Sutras and practicing the way of awareness give rise to benefits without limit.<\/span>
\nWe vow to share these fruits with all beings.<\/span>
\nWe vow to offer our deep gratitude to parents, teachers, friends, and numerous beings who guide and support us along the path.<\/span>
\nMay the merit of this practice benefit all living beings.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Express our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence. <\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING NINE<\/span><\/strong>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa <\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Praising the Buddha<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Awakened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nnow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nDhammapada Gathas Chanted from Memory<\/strong><\/span>, part 1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nThe Precious Teachings of the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mind precedes all mental states,<\/span>
\nMind is their chief, mind-made are they.<\/span>
\nIf we speak or act with an impure mind,<\/span>
\nsuffering will follow<\/span>
\nas the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage. (Dhammapada 1)<\/span>
\nMind precedes all mental states;<\/span>
\nMind is their chief; mind-made are they.<\/span>
\nIf we speak or act with a pure mind,<\/span>
\nhappiness will follow<\/span>
\nas the shadow never leaves us. (Dhammapada 2)<\/span>
\nHatred is never conquered by hatred.<\/span>
\nIn this world, this never happens.<\/span>
\nOnly loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom can conquer hatred<\/span>
\nThis is the eternal law. (Dhammapada 5)<\/span>
\nOne who lives contemplating the impurities,<\/span>
\nSkillfully guards the senses,<\/span>
\nEats and drinks in moderation,<\/span>
\nendowed with right confidence and diligence;<\/span>
\nMara cannot move him,<\/span>
\nJust as the wind cannot shake a rocky mountain. (Dhammapada 8)<\/span>
\nOne who wears the robe<\/span>
\nbut does not abandon defilements<\/span>
\nis not self-controlled and does not live truly,<\/span>
\nis not worthy to wear the robe. (Dhammapada 9)<\/span>
\nOne who abandons impurities,<\/span>
\nSkillfully observes the precepts,<\/span>
\nis self-controlled and lives truthfully,<\/span>
\nis truly worthy to wear the saffron robe. (Dhammapada 10)<\/span>
\nJust as a poorly roofed house<\/span>
\nIs easily penetrated by rain,<\/span>
\nSo too, an ill-cultivated mind<\/span>
\nIs readily invaded by lust. (Dhammapada 13)<\/span>
\nJust as a well-roofed house<\/span>
\nIs not penetrated by rain,<\/span>
\nSo too, a well-cultivated mind<\/span>
\nis not readily invaded by greed. (Dhammapada 14)<\/span>
\nSorrow now, sorrow hereafter;<\/span>
\nOne who does evil grieves in both lives.<\/span>
\nWith a heart filled with sorrow and remorse,<\/span>
\nThey behold the unwholesome karma they have sown. (Dhammapada 15)<\/span>
\nJoy now, joy hereafter;<\/span>
\nOne who does good rejoices in both lives.<\/span>
\nWith a heart filled with joy and peace of mind,<\/span>
\nThey behold the wholesome karma they have sown. (Dhammapada 16)<\/span>
\nSuffering now, suffering hereafter;<\/span>
\nOne who does evil grieves in both lives. <\/span>
\nThey grieve for the unwholesome karma they have sown;<\/span>
\nReborn in unhappy realms, they suffer all the more. (Dhammapada 17)<\/span>
\nJoy now, joy hereafter;<\/span>
\nOne who does good rejoices in both lives.<\/span>
\nThey delight in the wholesome karma they have cultivated;<\/span>
\nReborn in happy realms, they dwell in peace and ease. (Dhammapada 18)<\/span>
\nEven though one recites many scriptures,<\/span>
\nyet does not live in accordance with the true Dharma;<\/span>
\nLike a hired cowherd counting others\u2019 cattle;<\/span>
\nOne does not partake in the blessings of the holy Life. (Dhammapada 19)<\/span>
\nEven though one recites only a few scriptures,<\/span>
\nYet lives in accordance with the true Dhamma.<\/span>
\nMindful and fully aware,<\/span>
\nAbandoning greed, hatred, and delusion,<\/span>
\nClinging neither to the past nor to the future,<\/span>
\nOne partakes in the blessings of the holy Life. (Dhammapada 20)<\/span>
\nHeedfulness is the path to life.<\/span>
\nHeedlessness is the path to death.<\/span>
\nThe heedful do not die.<\/span>
\nThe heedless are as if already dead. (Dhammapada 21)<\/span>
\nKnowing the supreme value of diligence,<\/span>
\nthe wise remain mindful and tireless.<\/span>
\nEstablished in wholesome states,<\/span>
\nthey delight in the fellowship of the Noble Ones. (Dhammapada 22)<\/span>
\nOne who constantly practices meditation,<\/span>
\nis ever mindful and single-minded,<\/span>
\nliberated from all bonds,<\/span>
\nattains Nirvana right here and now. (Dhammapada 23)<\/span>
\nThe foolish, devoid of wisdom,<\/span>
\nlive in heedlessness.<\/span>
\nBut the wise guard heedfulness<\/span>
\nas one would protect a precious treasure. (Dhammapada 26)<\/span>
\nNot intoxicated by sensual pleasures,<\/span>
\nNeither heedless nor indulgent,<\/span>
\nOne who diligently cultivates meditation<\/span>
\nAttains boundless peace and happiness. (Dhammapada 27)<\/span>
\nDiligent among the heedless,<\/span>
\nawake among the sleeping,<\/span>
\nthe wise person, like a swift horse,<\/span>
\nleaves behind the weak steed. (Dhammapada 29)<\/span>
\nThe bhikkhu who delights in heedfulness and<\/span>
\nlooks with fear at heedlessness<\/span>
\nadvances swiftly like a fire,<\/span>
\nburning all subtle and coarse fetters. (Dhammapada 31)<\/span>
\nThe practitioner who remains attentive,<\/span>
\nDelighting in right mindfulness,<\/span>
\nAbides steadfastly in Nibb\u0101na,<\/span>
\nNo longer subject to downfall. (Dhammapada 32)<\/span>
\nThe mind is subtle and hard to perceive,<\/span>
\nchasing after worldly desires.<\/span>
\nThe wise guard their mind,<\/span>
\nattaining peace and happiness at present. (Dhammapada 36)<\/span>
\nThe mind is formless and subtle,<\/span>
\nwandering wherever it desires.<\/span>
\nThose who skillfully guard the mind<\/span>
\nare free from all fetters and defilements. (Dhammapada 37)<\/span>
\nA person who holds many wrong views,<\/span>
\nwhose ignorance grows quickly,<\/span>
\npractices the Buddha\u2019s Dharma wrongly;<\/span>
\nright confidence is never steady.<\/span>
\nA person who holds many right views,<\/span>
\nWhose wisdom develops quickly,<\/span>
\npractices the Buddha\u2019s Dharma rightly,<\/span>
\nRight confidence is ever steady. (Dhammapada 38)<\/span>
\nThe fully enlightened One,<\/span>
\nHas eradicated all defilements,<\/span>
\nLives a true and virtuous life,<\/span>
\nBenefiting gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe mind is freed from all craving,<\/span>
\nAnger skillfully restrained.<\/span>
\nUnwholesome states transformed,<\/span>
\nThe practitioner lives at ease and free. (Dhammapada 39)<\/span>
\nKnow this body is like a clay pot,<\/span>
\nGuard the mind as a strong fortress,<\/span>
\nDefeat Mara with the sword of wisdom,<\/span>
\nAchieve victory without clinging. (Dhammapada 40)<\/span>
\nBefore long, this body<\/span>
\nWill lie stretched upon the ground\u2014<\/span>
\nCast aside, devoid of consciousness,<\/span>
\nLike a rotten log. (Dhammapada 41)<\/span>
\nEnemies harm enemies,<\/span>
\nFoes harm foes.<\/span>
\nThose whose minds are wrongly directed<\/span>
\nAlways harm themselves. (Dhammapada 42)<\/span>
\nNeither parents nor relatives<\/span>
\nCan help us;<\/span>
\nOnly through skillful practice<\/span>
\nCan we truly help ourselves. (Dhammapada 43)<\/span>
\nLike a bee visiting a flower,<\/span>
\nit gathers the nectar and flies away,<\/span>
\nwithout harming the flower\u2019s color or fragrance.<\/span>
\nSimilarly, the bhikkhus go on alms-round,<\/span>
\nvisiting each household,<\/span>
\nwithout harming the donors\u2019 faith, reputation, or generosity. (Dhammapada 49)<\/span>
\nLook not upon the faults of others,<\/span>
\nNor what they do or leave undone.<\/span>
\nReflect deeply upon yourself\u2014<\/span>
\nSee what you have done and left undone. (Dhammapada 50)<\/span>
\nLike a fresh flower,<\/span>
\nrich in color and fragrance,<\/span>
\nso too, one who diligently studies and practices the Dharma each day<\/span>
\nwill surely attain peace and well-being in this very life. (Dhammapada 52)<\/span>
\nThe fragrance of flowers<\/span>
\ndoes not travel against the wind;<\/span>
\nbut the virtue of a righteous person<\/span>
\nspreads far and wide, even against the wind.<\/span>
\nOnly a truly noble one<\/span>
\ncan shine brightly in all directions. (Dhammapada 54)<\/span>
\nSandalwood flowers and jasmine,<\/span>
\nLotus flowers and heavenly blossoms\u2014<\/span>
\nAmong all these fragrances,<\/span>
\nThe fragrance of moral virtue is supreme. (Dhammapada 55)<\/span>
\nThe night is long for those who stay awake,<\/span>
\nThe road is long for those who are weary,<\/span>
\nLife is long for those who are foolish,<\/span>
\nWho do not know the sublime and true Dharma. (Dhammapada 60)<\/span>
\n\u201cMy children, my wealth\u201d\u2014so they cling;<\/span>
\nThe foolish do not understand.<\/span>
\nEven this body is not truly mine;<\/span>
\nWhat child or wealth truly belongs to me? (Dhammapada 62)<\/span>
\nThe fool who knows that he is a fool<\/span>
\nis for that very reason wise;<\/span>
\nthe fool who thinks that he is wise<\/span>
\nis truly called a fool. (Dhammapada 63)<\/span>
\nDo not associate with the unwholesome,<\/span>
\nDo not befriend the wicked and ignoble.<\/span>
\nAssociate with the wholesome and virtuous,<\/span>
\nStay close to the noble, good, and wise. (Dhammapada 78)<\/span>
\nThose who are imbued with the true Dharma<\/span>
\nlive with a peaceful mind.<\/span>
\nThe wise rejoice in the Dharma,<\/span>
\nas taught by the Blessed One. (Dhammapada 79)<\/span>
\nThe water-worker channels the flow,<\/span>
\nThe arrow-maker straightens the shafts,<\/span>
\nThe carpenter bends the wood,<\/span>
\nThe wise one masters body and mind. (Dhammapada 80)<\/span>
\nLike a solid rock,<\/span>
\nThat no wind can shake,<\/span>
\nSo too, amid praise and blame,<\/span>
\nThe wise remain unmoved. (Dhammapada 81)<\/span>
\nLike a deep and tranquil lake,<\/span>
\nstill and clear,<\/span>
\nthe wise hear the true Dharma,<\/span>
\nand their minds remain pure and peaceful. (Dhammapada 82)<\/span>
\nThose who practise the True Dharma,<\/span>
\nWell taught by the Noble One,<\/span>
\nOvercome all forces of M\u0101ra,<\/span>
\nAnd attain the peace and joy of Nirv\u0101\u1e47a. (Dhammapada 86)<\/span>
\nWhether in a village or a deep forest,<\/span>
\nIn low valleys or among steep mountains,<\/span>
\nWherever an Arahant may dwell,<\/span>
\nThere boundless peace and joy prevail. (Dhammapada 98)<\/span>
\nIn Chapters 19 and 20 of the Mah\u0101vagga, as the Sangha continued to grow, the Buddha instructed his disciples as follows:<\/span>
\n\u201cO dear disciples, do not go in the same direction. Go forth to different places to spread the true Dhamma to many people. Carry your cultivation, peace, and joy wherever you go, and share them with others in the languages of the countries where you live. For the welfare of the many, for the happiness of the many, and for the benefit of gods and human beings, go forth to spread the Buddha\u2019s Dharma to all living beings.<\/span>
\nThe Dharma of the Tath\u0101gata is perfect in the beginning, perfect in the middle, and perfect in the end, both in meaning and in letter. Proclaim the holy life, peace, and the joy of practice to all people throughout the world.\u201d O<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking Refuge in the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I take refuge in the Buddha, the One who shows me the way of loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom in my lifetime.<\/span>
\nHaving taken refuge in the Buddha, I can clearly see the path of light and beauty in life.<\/span>
\nTurning back and taking refuge in the Buddha in myself, I aspire to help all beings soon recognize and develop their own enlightened nature.<\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya<\/span>
\nBuddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nDutiyampi buddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nTatiyampi buddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nI take refuge in the Buddha for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking Refuge in the Dharma<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I take refuge in the Dharma, the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many right here in this very life.<\/span>
\nHaving taken refuge in the Dharma, I am learning and practicing the Noble Eightfold Path, which encompasses the threefold training of wisdom, morality, and concentration and is expressed through Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration. <\/span>
\nTurning back and taking refuge in the Dharma in myself, I aspire to help all people fully master the way of practice and walk together on the path of liberation.<\/span>
\nNamo Dharmaya<\/span>
\nDhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nDutiyampi dhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nTatiyampi dhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nI take refuge in the Dharma for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking Refuge in the Sangha<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I take refuge in the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation, and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life.<\/span>
\nHaving taken refuge in the Sangha, I am guided, instructed, and supported by the Sangha on the path of practice. <\/span>
\nTurning back and taking refuge in the Sangha in myself, I aspire to help all people build fourfold Communities, to embrace all beings and support their transformation.<\/span>
\nNamo Sanghaya<\/span>
\nSa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nDutiyampi sa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nTatiyampi sa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 Gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nI take refuge in the Sangha for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing the merit <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Reciting the Sutras and practicing the way of awareness give rise to benefits without limit.<\/span>
\nWe vow to share these fruits with all beings.<\/span>
\nWe vow to offer our deep gratitude to parents, teachers, friends, and numerous beings who guide and support us along the path.<\/span>
\nMay the merit of this practice benefit all living beings.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Express our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence. <\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING TEN<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa <\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Awakened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nnow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya. (3 times. O)<\/span>
\nDhammapada Gathas Chanted from Memory<\/span>, part 2<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Precious Teachings of the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though one speaks a thousand meaningless words,<\/span>
\nThey bring no benefit at all.<\/span>
\nBetter to speak a single word of the true Dhamma;<\/span>
\nUpon hearing it, the mind becomes peaceful and serene. (Dhammapada 100)<\/span>
\nEven though one recites a hundred meaningless verses,<\/span>
\nThey bring no benefit at all.<\/span>
\nBetter to recite a single verse of the true Dhamma,<\/span>
\nUpon hearing it, the mind becomes peaceful and serene. (Dhammapada 102)<\/span>
\nThough one may fight on the battlefield,<\/span>
\nDefeating a thousand foes and winning worldly fame,<\/span>
\nWhoever conquers the self within<\/span>
\nWins the supreme victory. (Dhammapada 103)<\/span>
\nEven if one lives a hundred years,<\/span>
\nBreaking the precepts and not practicing meditation,<\/span>
\nBetter to live a single day,<\/span>
\nObserving the precepts and practicing meditation. (Dhammapada 110)<\/span>
\nThough one may live a hundred years,<\/span>
\nWithout seeing the arising and passing of phenomena,<\/span>
\nBetter to live a single day,<\/span>
\nClearly seeing the arising and passing of all things.(Dhammapada 113)<\/span>
\nIf one has done evil,<\/span>
\nOne should not do it again.<\/span>
\nDo not delight in wrongdoing,<\/span>
\nFor the accumulation of evil brings suffering. (Dhammapada 117)<\/span>
\nIf one has done good,<\/span>
\none should continue to do more.<\/span>
\nDelight in goodness and virtue;<\/span>
\nAbiding in goodness, one attains peace and joy. (Dhammapada 118)<\/span>
\nWhen we do good,<\/span>
\neven though the fruits of goodness have not yet come to us.<\/span>
\nThe evil deeds we committed in the past<\/span>
\nwill gradually be transformed.<\/span>
\nDo not despise small acts of goodness,<\/span>
\nThinking, \u201cThey have not reached me yet.\u201d<\/span>
\nLike tiny drops of water<\/span>
\nThat, over time, fill a vessel.<\/span>
\nSo too, the wise accumulate goodness,<\/span>
\nlittle by little, day by day. (Dhammapada 122)<\/span>
\nWhen we create unwholesome karma,<\/span>
\nWe must certainly bear its consequences.<\/span>
\nThe Buddha taught:<\/span>
\nThough one may soar into the sky,<\/span>
\nThough one may dive beneath the sea,<\/span>
\nThough one may hide in the deepest forest,<\/span>
\nThough one may hide among the crowd,<\/span>
\nThere is no place to hide,<\/span>
\nThere is no place to escape<\/span>
\nFrom the evil karma one has created. (Dhammapada 127)<\/span>
\nThrough countless lives I wandered on,<\/span>
\nseeking but never finding<\/span>
\nthe builder of this house.<\/span>
\nPainful indeed is birth again and again. (Dhammapada 153)<\/span>
\nO house-builder (1), you are now seen!<\/span>
\nYou shall not build a house again.<\/span>
\nYour rafters (2) are broken,<\/span>
\nyour ridgepole (3) is shattered.<\/span>
\nMy mind has reached Nibb\u0101na;<\/span>
\nall craving has been utterly destroyed. (Dhammapada 154)<\/span>
\n(1) Craving\/ ta\u1e47h\u0101), (2) Defilements\/ kilesa), (3) Ignorance\/ avijj\u0101)<\/span>
\nRely upon yourself alone;<\/span>
\nDepend on no one else.<\/span>
\nOne who has mastered oneself<\/span>
\nAttains the supreme victory. (Dhammapada 160)<\/span>
\n\u201cBy oneself is evil done;<\/span>
\nby oneself is one defiled;<\/span>
\nby oneself is evil not done;<\/span>
\nby oneself is one purified;<\/span>
\npurity and impurity depend on oneself;<\/span>
\nno one can purify another.\u201d (Dhammapada 165)<\/span>
\nThe wise one who is devoted to meditation,<\/span>
\nDelighting in tranquility and letting go,<\/span>
\none who is rightly awakened and mindful,<\/span>
\nis revered by the devas. (Dhammapada 181)<\/span>
\nHow rare it is to be born as a human being.<\/span>
\nHow rare it is to live in this world.<\/span>
\nHow rare it is to hear the True Dharma.<\/span>
\nHow rare it is for a Buddha to arise. (Dhammapada 182)<\/span>
\nNot to do evil,<\/span>
\nTo do good,<\/span>
\nTo purify one\u2019s mind\u2014<\/span>
\nThis is the teaching of the Buddhas. (Dhammapada 183)<\/span>
\nThose who take refuge in the Buddha,<\/span>
\nthe Dharma, and the Sangha,<\/span>
\nand with right understanding<\/span>
\nrealize the Four Noble Truths:<\/span>
\nsuffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the Noble Eightfold Path that leads to the end of suffering\u2014<\/span>
\nthrough such profound understanding, they transcend all suffering. (Dhammapada 190 & 191)<\/span>
\nHow rare it is to be born as a human being.<\/span>
\nHow rare it is to encounter the Tath\u0101gata.<\/span>
\nHow rare it is to hear the true Dharma.<\/span>
\nHow rare it is to meet the Sangha.<\/span>
\nWherever we diligently practice the Buddha\u2019s teachings,<\/span>
\nthere we will certainly attain peace and joy. (Dhammapada 193)<\/span>
\nJoyful is the appearance of the Buddha in the world.<\/span>
\nJoyful is the radiance of the true Dharma for gods and humans.<\/span>
\nJoyful is the harmonious Sangha, the field of merit for all beings.<\/span>
\nJoyful is the fourfold assembly practicing the Buddha\u2019s Dharma throughout the world. (Dhammapada 194)<\/span>
\nHappily we live, free from hatred,<\/span>
\namong those who harbor hatred.<\/span>
\nAmong people filled with hatred,<\/span>
\nwe live without hatred. (Dhammapada 197)<\/span>
\nLove overcomes anger.<\/span>
\nGood overcomes evil.<\/span>
\nGenerosity overcomes greed.<\/span>
\nTruth overcomes falsehood. (Dhammapada 223)<\/span>
\nIt is easy to see the faults of others,<\/span>
\nbut it is not easy to see one\u2019s own faults.<\/span>
\nThe Buddha taught:<\/span>
\nSeeing the faults of others is like winnowing chaff in the wind,<\/span>
\nlike spitting into the sky,<\/span>
\nor like holding blood in one\u2019s mouth and spitting it at another\u2014<\/span>
\none\u2019s own mouth is defiled first;<\/span>
\nit is like holding fire in one\u2019s hand\u2014<\/span>
\none\u2019s own hand is burned first.<\/span>
\nOne who tries to conceal one\u2019s own faults<\/span>
\nis like a cunning bird caught in a trap,<\/span>
\nhiding behind a branch in pretense.<\/span>
\nSooner or later, one\u2019s own faults will be revealed. (Dhammapada 252)<\/span>
\nThe Noble Eightfold Path is the supreme path;<\/span>
\nThe Four Noble Truths are the supreme truths.<\/span>
\nFreedom from craving is the supreme state.<\/span>
\nAmong all two-footed beings,<\/span>
\nOne endowed with the Dharma-eye is supreme. (Dhammapada 273)<\/span>
\nDisciples of Gautama Buddha,<\/span>
\nEver mindful and vigilant,<\/span>
\nBy day and by night,<\/span>
\nConstantly recollecting the Buddha. (Dhammapada 296)<\/span>
\nDisciples of Gautama Buddha,<\/span>
\nEver mindful and vigilant,<\/span>
\nBy day and by night,<\/span>
\nConstantly recollecting the Dharma. (Dhammapada 297)<\/span>
\nDisciples of Gautama Buddha,<\/span>
\nEver mindful and vigilant,<\/span>
\nBy day and by night,<\/span>
\nConstantly recollecting the Sangha. (Dhammapada 298)<\/span>
\nJoyful is filial devotion to one\u2019s mother.<\/span>
\nJoyful is filial devotion to one\u2019s father.<\/span>
\nJoyful is reverence for the Sangha.<\/span>
\nJoyful is reverence for the Noble Ones.<\/span>
\nHow joyful it is to honor and respect one\u2019s parents.<\/span>
\nHow joyful it is to honor and respect the Buddha.<\/span>
\nHow joyful it is to honor and respect the Dharma.<\/span>
\nHow joyful it is to honor and respect the harmonious Sangha. (Dhammapada 332)<\/span>
\nJoyful is the cultivation of virtue,<\/span>
\nJoyful is the deepening of faith.<\/span>
\nJoyful is the abandoning of unwholesome deeds,<\/span>
\nJoyful is the attainment of wisdom.<\/span>
\nWith joy, I cultivate virtue;<\/span>
\nWith faith, my heart grows serene.<\/span>
\nI vow to abandon all unwholesome deeds,<\/span>
\nAnd attain Buddha\u2019s wisdom, finding peace in this very life. (Dhammapada 333)<\/span>
\nOne who lives in this world,<\/span>
\nskillful in mastering desire,<\/span>
\nsorrow falls away from that one<\/span>
\nlike water from a lotus leaf. (Dhammapada 336)<\/span>
\nThe gift of the Dharma surpasses all gifts.<\/span>
\nThe taste of the Dharma surpasses all tastes.<\/span>
\nThe joy of the Dharma surpasses all joys.<\/span>
\nThe ending of craving surpasses all suffering. (Dhammapada 354)<\/span>
\nSkillful is the guarding of the eyes,<\/span>
\nSkillful is the guarding of the ears,<\/span>
\nSkillful is the guarding of the nose,<\/span>
\nSkillful is the guarding of the tongue. (Dhammapada 360)<\/span>
\nSkillful is the guarding of the body,<\/span>
\nSkillful is the guarding of speech,<\/span>
\nSkillful is the guarding of the mind.<\/span>
\nWhoever guards all these skillfully<\/span>
\nis freed from all suffering. (Dhammapada 361)<\/span>
\nOne who abides in the true Dharma,<\/span>
\ndelights in the Dharma and contemplates its profound meaning,<\/span>
\npractices the Dharma in daily life,<\/span>
\nnever abandons the true Dharma,<\/span>
\nand widely propagates it for the benefit of all beings. (Dhammapada 364)<\/span>
\nWithout wisdom there is no meditation;<\/span>
\nWithout meditation there is no wisdom.<\/span>
\nOne who possesses both meditation and wisdom<\/span>
\nComes near to the peace of Nibb\u0101na. (Dhammapada 372)<\/span>
\nA young bhikkhu,<\/span>
\ndiligently practicing the Buddha\u2019s Dharma,<\/span>
\nilluminates this world,<\/span>
\nlike the moon freed from clouds. (Dhammapada 382)<\/span>
\nThe sun shines by day,<\/span>
\nThe moon shines by night.<\/span>
\nA warrior shines in his armor,<\/span>
\nA noble One shines through wisdom, virtue, and meditation,<\/span>
\nBut the Buddha shines brilliantly both day and night. (Dhammapada 387)<\/span>
\nOf all people in the world, the king is the greatest.<\/span>
\nOf all rivers, the ocean is the largest.<\/span>
\nOf all the stars in the sky, the moon is the brightest.<\/span>
\nOf all natural light, the sun\u2019s light is supreme.<\/span>
\nOf all sounds, the sound of the Dharma is the highest.<\/span>
\nOf all rules of life, the six rules of harmony and respect are the best.<\/span>
\nOf all paths, the Noble Eightfold Path is supreme.<\/span>
\nOf all fields of study in life, virtue, meditation, and wisdom are foremost.<\/span>
\nOf all the Buddha\u2019s essential teachings, the Four Noble Truths are supreme.<\/span>
\nOf all kinds of light, the light of enlightenment shines the brightest.<\/span>
\nOf all kinds of wisdom, the wisdom of enlightenment is foremost.<\/span>
\nOf all holy beings in the world, the Buddha is preeminent. O<\/span>
\nIn Chapters 19 and 20 of the Mah\u0101vagga, as the Sangha continued to grow, the Buddha instructed his disciples as follows:<\/span>
\n\u201cO dear disciples, do not go in the same direction. Go forth to different places to spread the true Dhamma to many people. Carry your cultivation, peace, and joy wherever you go, and share them with others in the languages of the countries where you live. For the welfare of the many, for the happiness of the many, and for the benefit of gods and human beings, go forth to spread the Buddha\u2019s Dharma to all living beings.<\/span>
\nThe Dharma of the Tath\u0101gata is perfect in the beginning, perfect in the middle, and perfect in the end, both in meaning and in letter. Proclaim the holy life, peace, and the joy of practice to all people throughout the world.\u201d O<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking Refuge in the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I take refuge in the Buddha, the One who shows me the way of loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom in my lifetime.<\/span>
\nHaving taken refuge in the Buddha, I can clearly see the path of light and beauty in life.<\/span>
\nTurning back and taking refuge in the Buddha in myself, I aspire to help all beings soon recognize and develop their own enlightened nature.<\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya<\/span>
\nBuddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nDutiyampi buddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nTatiyampi buddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nI take refuge in the Buddha for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking Refuge in the Dharma<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I take refuge in the Dharma, the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many right here in this present life.<\/span>
\nHaving taken refuge in the Dharma, I am learning and practicing the Noble Eightfold Path, which encompasses the threefold training of wisdom, morality, and concentration and is expressed through Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration. <\/span>
\nTurning back and taking refuge in the Dharma in myself, I aspire to help all people fully master the way of practice and walk together on the path of liberation.<\/span>
\nNamo Dharmaya<\/span>
\nDhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nDutiyampi dhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nTatiyampi dhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nI take refuge in the Dharma for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking Refuge in the Sangha<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I take refuge in the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation, and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life.<\/span>
\nHaving taken refuge in the Sangha, I am guided, instructed, and supported by the Sangha on the path of practice. <\/span>
\nTurning back and taking refuge in the Sangha in myself, I aspire to help all people build fourfold Communities, to embrace all beings and support their transformation.<\/span>
\nNamo Sanghaya<\/span>
\nSa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nDutiyampi sa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/span>
\nTatiyampi sa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 Gacch\u0101mi.<\/span>
\nI take refuge in the Sangha for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing the merit<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Reciting the Sutras and practicing the way of awareness give rise to benefits without limit.<\/span>
\nWe vow to share these fruits with all beings.<\/span>
\nWe vow to offer our deep gratitude to parents, teachers, friends, and numerous beings who guide and support us along the path.<\/span>
\nMay the merit of this practice benefit all living beings.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Express our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/p>\n

We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence. <\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING ELEVEN <\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma <\/span>SamBuddhassa\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(3 times, O)<\/span><\/p>\n

Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span><\/div>\n
Respectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span><\/div>\n
Respectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span><\/div>\n
As bright as the northern star,<\/span><\/div>\n
Let us come back and take refuge in<\/span><\/div>\n
the Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span><\/div>\n
The noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span><\/div>\n
Its radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span><\/div>\n
Wisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span><\/div>\n
Loving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span><\/div>\n
Beholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span><\/div>\n
With a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span><\/div>\n
Turning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span><\/div>\n
I diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo The Fully Awakened Buddhaya.<\/span><\/div>\n
(3 times, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Respectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span><\/div>\n
The fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span><\/div>\n
Bearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span><\/div>\n
With perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span><\/div>\n
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
The Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span><\/div>\n
Leading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span><\/div>\n
Bringing us back to true home,<\/span><\/div>\n
In order to live a life of awakening.<\/span><\/div>\n
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
The Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span><\/div>\n
Walks together on the joyful path;<\/span><\/div>\n
Cultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span><\/div>\n
To bring peace and joy to life.<\/span><\/div>\n
We take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span><\/div>\n
On the path of Dharma learning,<\/span><\/div>\n
Realizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span><\/div>\n
Vowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span><\/div>\n
To illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span><\/div>\n
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span><\/div>\n
now we have a chance<\/span><\/div>\n
to see, study, and to practice,<\/span><\/div>\n
we vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
(3 times, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
WATERING THE SEEDS OF JOY<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
My mother, my father, they are in me.<\/span><\/div>\n
When I look, I see myself in them.<\/span><\/div>\n
The Buddha, the patriarchs, they are in me.<\/span><\/div>\n
When I look, I see myself in them.<\/span><\/div>\n
I am a continuation of my mother, my father, and my ancestors.<\/span><\/div>\n
It is my aspiration to preserve and continue to nourish the seeds of goodness, skill, and happiness which I have inherited.<\/span><\/div>\n
It is also my desire to recognize the seeds of fear and suffering<\/span><\/div>\n
I have inherited, and step by step to transform them.<\/span><\/div>\n
I am a continuation of the Buddha and my spiritual teachers.<\/span><\/div>\n
It is my deep aspiration to preserve, nourish, and develop the seeds of understanding, love, and freedom which they have transmitted to me.<\/span><\/div>\n
I desire to continue the career of the Buddha and my ancestral Teachers, and do my best to realize all that the Buddha and my ancestral Teachers expect of me.<\/span><\/div>\n
In my daily life, I also want to sow the seeds of love and compassion in my own consciousness and in the heart of other people.<\/span><\/div>\n
I am determined not to water the seeds of craving, aversion, and violence in myself and in others.<\/span><\/div>\n
I know that if I practice all this in the right way, after only seven days, I will be able to change the situation, establish communication, smile and transform some suffering and increase my happiness.<\/span><\/div>\n
I would like to beg the World-Honored One to witness what is in my heart.<\/span><\/div>\n
With the mind and body in perfect unity, I bow my head and prostrate. O<\/span><\/div>\n
THE REFUGE CHANT<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Incense perfumes the atmosphere.<\/span><\/div>\n
A lotus blooms and the Buddha appears.<\/span><\/div>\n
The world of suffering and discrimination is filled with the light of the Rising Sun.<\/span><\/div>\n
As the dust of fear and anxiety settles, with an open heart and one-pointed mind, I turn to the Three Jewels.<\/span><\/div>\n
The Fully Enlightened One, beautifully seated, peacefully smiles, a living source of understanding and compassion<\/span><\/div>\n
to the Buddha I go for refuge.<\/span><\/div>\n
The path of mindful living, leading to healing, joy, and enlightenment, the way of peace,<\/span><\/div>\n
to the Dharma I go for refuge.<\/span><\/div>\n
The loving and supportive community of practice, realizing harmony, awareness, and liberation,<\/span><\/div>\n
to the Sangha I go for refuge.<\/span><\/div>\n
I am aware that the Three Jewels are within my heart.<\/span><\/div>\n
I vow to realize tthem, practicing mindful breathing and smiling, looking deeply into things.<\/span>
\nI vow to understand living beings and their suffering.<\/span>
\nTo cultivate compassion and loving kindness, to practice joy and equanimity.<\/span>
\nI vow to offer joy to one person in the morning to help relieve the grief of one person in the afternoon.<\/span>
\nLiving simply and sanely with few possessions, keeping my body healthy.<\/span>
\nI vow to let go of all worries and anxiety in order to be light and free.<\/span>
\nI am aware that I owe so much to my parents, teachers, friends, and all beings.<\/span>
\nI vow to be worthy of their trust, to practice wholeheartedly so that understanding and compassion will flower, helping living beings to be free from their suffering.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha support my efforts. O<\/span><\/div>\n
NOURISHING HAPPINESS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Sitting here in this moment, protected by the Sangha,<\/span>
\nmy happiness is clear and alive.<\/span>
\nWhat a great fortune to have been born a human, to encounter the Dharma, to be in harmony with others, and to water the Mind of Love in this beautiful garden of practice.<\/span>
\nThe energies of the Sangha and mindfulness trainings are protecting and helping me not make mistakes or be swept along in darkness by unwholesome seeds.<\/span>
\nWith kind spiritual friends, I am on the path of goodness, illuminated by the light of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.<\/span>
\nAlthough the seeds of suffering are still in me in the form of afflictions and habit energies, mindfulness is also there, helping me touch what is most wonderful within and around me.<\/span>
\nI can still enjoy mindfulness of the six senses:<\/span>
\nmy eyes look peacefully upon the clear blue sky,<\/span>
\nmy ears listen with wonder to the songs of birds,<\/span>
\nmy nose smells the rich scent of sandalwood,<\/span>
\nmy tongue tastes the nectar of the Dharma,<\/span>
\nmy posture is upright, stable, and relaxed,<\/span>
\nand my mind is one with my body.<\/span>
\nIf there were not a World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nif there were not the wonderful Dharma,<\/span>
\nif there were not a harmonious Sangha,<\/span>
\nI would not be so fortunate to enjoy this Dharma happiness today.<\/span>
\nMy resources for practice are my own peace and joy.<\/span>
\nI vow to cultivate and nourish them with daily mindfulness.<\/span>
\nFor my ancestors, family, future generations, and the whole of humanity, I vow to practice well.<\/span>
\nIn my society I know that there are countless people suffering,<\/span>
\ndrowned in sensual pleasure, jealousy, and hatred.<\/span>
\nI am determined to take care of my own mental formations,<\/span>
\nto learn the art of deep listening and using loving speech in order to encourage communication and understanding and to be able to accept and love.<\/span>
\nPracticing the actions of a bodhisattva,<\/span>
\nI vow to look with eyes of love and a heart of understanding.<\/span>
\nI vow to listen with a clear mind and ears of compassion,<\/span>
\nbringing peace and joy into the lives of others,<\/span>
\nto lighten and alleviate the suffering of living beings.<\/span>
\nI am aware that ignorance and wrong perceptions<\/span>
\ncan turn this world into a fiery hell.<\/span>
\nI vow to walk always upon the path of transformation,<\/span>
\nproducing understanding and loving kindness.<\/span>
\nI will be able to cultivate a garden of awakening.<\/span>
\nDespite impermanent life,<\/span>
\nDespite birth, sickness, aging, and death,<\/span>
\nI have had a path of practice,<\/span>
\nThere is nothing to fear any longer.<\/span>
\nIt is a great happiness to be alive in the Sangha<\/span>
\nwith the practice of mindfulness trainings, concentration, and wisdom<\/span>
\nto live every moment in stability and freedom,<\/span>
\nto take part in the work of relieving others\u2019 suffering,<\/span>
\nthe career of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.<\/span>
\nIn each precious moment, I am filled with deep gratitude.<\/span>
\nI bow before the World-Honored One.<\/span>
\nPlease bear witness to my wholehearted gratitude,<\/span>
\nembracing all beings with hearts of great compassion. <\/span><\/div>\n
Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nSharing the merit <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Reciting the Sutras and practicing the way of awareness give rise to benefits without limit.<\/span>
\nWe vow to share these fruits with all beings.<\/span>
\nWe vow to offer our deep gratitude to parents, teachers, friends, and numerous beings who guide and support us along the path.<\/span>
\nMay the merit of this practice benefit all living beings.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Express our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence. <\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING TWELVE <\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo The Fully Awakened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Open Verse<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nnow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya. <\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nANATTALAKKHANA SUTTA<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nDiscourse on the Characteristic of Non-Self<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Buddha was staying near B\u0101r\u0101nas\u012b in the Deer Park at Is\u012bpatana. There the Buddha taught the group of the five bhikkhu disciples how to contemplate and practice non-self as follows.<\/span><\/div>\n
The body is not the self<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n
Disciples, the human body is inherently not-self. If the body were the self, it would not lead to illness or suffering, and you could wish: \u2018May my body be like this; may my body not be like that.\u2019<\/span>
\nBut in reality, because the body is not-self, it leads to aging, change, weakness, illness, suffering, and death.<\/span>
\nTherefore, all your desires regarding this body as \u2018self\u2019 cannot be fulfilled.<\/span><\/div>\n
Feeling is not the self<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n
Disciples, feeling is inherently not-self. If feeling were the self, it would not lead to illness or suffering, and you could wish: \u201cMay my feeling be like this; may my feeling not be like that.\u201d But in reality, because feeling is not-self, it is subject to impermanence and suffering. Therefore, any wish regarding this stream of feelings as a \u201cself\u201d cannot be fulfilled. <\/span><\/div>\n
Perception is not the self<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n
Disciples, perception is inherently not-self. If perception were the self, it would not lead to illness and suffering, and you could wish:<\/span>
\n\u201cMay my perception be like this; may my perception not be like that.\u201d<\/span>
\nBut in reality, because perception is not-self, it is subject to impermanence and suffering. Therefore, any wish of yours regarding this stream of perception as a \u201cself\u201d cannot be fulfilled. <\/span><\/div>\n
Mental formations are not the self<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n
Disciples, volitional formations are inherently not-self. If volitional formations were self, they would not lead to suffering, and you could wish: \u201cMay my volitional formations be like this; may my volitional formations not be like that.\u201d But in reality, because volitional formations are not-self, they are subject to impermanence and suffering. Therefore, your wish that this stream of volitional formations be regarded as a \u201cself\u201d cannot be fulfilled. <\/span><\/div>\n
Consciousness is not the self<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n
Disciples, consciousness is inherently not-self. If consciousness were self, it would not lead to suffering, and you could wish: \u201cMay my consciousness be like this; may my consciousness not be like that.\u201d But in reality, because consciousness is not-self, it is subject to impermanence and suffering. Therefore, all your wishes regarding this stream of consciousness as a \u201cself\u201d cannot be fulfilled.<\/span><\/div>\n
The not-self nature of impermanence and suffering<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
\u2013 Disciples, the five aggregates in a human being\u2014form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness\u2014are they permanent or impermanent?<\/span>
\n\u2013 Venerable Sir, they are impermanent.<\/span>
\n\u2013 Disciples, what is impermanent\u2014pleasant or painful?<\/span>
\n\u2013 Venerable Sir, it is painful.<\/span>
\n\u2013 Disciples, according to the law of nature, the five aggregates of the body are inherently impermanent and subject to decay. Because of craving, you imagine them to be permanent, and thus you suffer. To overcome attachment to these five aggregates, you should practice and contemplate as follows:<\/span>
\n\u201cThis body is not me, not mine, and not my self.<\/span>
\nThis feeling is not me, not mine, and not my self.<\/span>
\nThis perception is not me, not mine, and not my self.<\/span>
\nThis mental formation is not me, not mine, and not my self.<\/span>
\nThis consciousness is not me, not mine, and not my self.\u201d O<\/span><\/div>\n
Not-self and Emancipation<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
O disciples, these five aggregates\u2014form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness\u2014whether appearing in the past, present, or future, whether internal or external, whether great or small, beautiful or ugly, near or far\u2014should be contemplated with true wisdom as follows:<\/span>
\n\u201cAll of this is not me, not mine, and not my self.\u201d <\/span><\/div>\n
Abandoning Clinging, Turning Towards Liberation<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
O disciples, when you clearly realize that the five aggregates are impermanent, suffering, and not-self, you will no longer cling to the body, feeling, perception, mental formations, or consciousness. The defilements such as greed, hatred, and delusion within you will be recognized and transformed. You turn your mind toward liberation and understand clearly:\u201cRebirth is ended; the spiritual journey has been completed; the holy life has been accomplished. What had to be done has been done; there is no more coming to any state of being.\u201d<\/span>
\nAfter listening to the Buddha\u2019s teaching of this Sutta, the group of five bhikkhus no longer clung to anything and ended their defilements and mental fetters. They were filled with great joy and developed complete confidence in the Buddha\u2019s words, ready to apply them for the benefit of themselves and others right here and right now in this present life. <\/span><\/div>\n
Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nSharing the merit <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Reciting the Sutras and practicing the way of awareness give rise to benefits without limit.<\/span>
\nWe vow to share these fruits with all beings.<\/span>
\nWe vow to offer our deep gratitude to parents, teachers, friends, and numerous beings who guide and support us along the path.<\/span>
\nMay the merit of this practice benefit all living beings.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Express our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/div>\n
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence. <\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING THIRTEEN<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo The Fully Awakened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nnow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya. <\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
K\u0100L\u0100MA SUTTA CHANTING<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nDiscourse on Firmly Upholding Right Confidence<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A\u1e45guttara Nik\u0101ya \u2013 Numerical Discourses 3.65<\/span><\/strong>)
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Thus have I heard. Once, the World-Honored One and his Sangha proceeded peacefully to Kesaputta, the district of the K\u0101l\u0101mas, in the Kosala country.
\nWhen they heard of the Buddha\u2019s and the Sangha\u2019s virtue, dignity, loving-kindness, and compassion, the K\u0101l\u0101m\u0101s were delighted and gathered around to pay homage to the Buddha and the Sangha. They then respectfully asked the Buddha a few questions concerning Right Confidence, as follows:
\n\u201cRespectfully, dear World-Honored One, sometimes ascetics and wanderers of other religious traditions come here to propagate their religions, entice us to follow their teachings, and promote and glorify their doctrines above all others.
\nThey regularly despise, scorn, ostracize, and distort the teachings of other religions. This makes us feel hesitant and uncertain. Among them, who is speaking the truth, and who is not? Which religious teachings are right, and which are not?
\nWhom should we follow, and whom should we not follow? Which religious teachings should we follow, and which should we not follow?\u201d
\nThe Buddha thoughtfully taught:
\n\u201cK\u0101l\u0101mas, it is natural for you to have doubts and uncertainty. In such a case, you should not hastily believe anyone, nor accept or reject the teachings of any religion before you have clearly understood them for yourselves.
\nThere are ten criteria for establishing Right Confidence that you should clearly understand, as follows:
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
The Ten Right Confidences<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
1.<\/span><\/strong> Do not hurry to believe in anything, whether it has been orally transmitted or heard repeatedly.
\n2.<\/span><\/strong> Do not hurry to believe in anything, whether it is a tradition, legend, habit, or custom.
\n3.<\/strong><\/span> Do not hurry to believe in anything, whether it is a report, surmise, or rumor.
\n4.<\/strong><\/span> Do not hurry to believe in anything, whether it is recorded in a scripture or in a book.
\n5.<\/strong><\/span> Do not hurry to believe in anything, whether it is a conjecture or a metaphysical theory.
\n6.<\/strong><\/span> Do not hurry to believe in anything, whether it is an axiom or a conclusion reached through deduction.
\n7.<\/strong><\/span> Do not hurry to believe in anything, whether it arises from bias or from ambiguous evidence.
\n8.<\/strong><\/span> Do not hurry to believe in anything, whether it is a belief in fixed karma, a prejudice, a view of permanence, or a view of annihilation.
\n9.<\/strong><\/span> Do not hurry to believe in anything, whether it stems from threats, dogma, brainwashing, or intimidation by a supreme deity imagined and created by human beings.
\n10.<\/strong><\/span> Do not hurry to believe in anything, whether it is proclaimed by missionaries, preachers, or teachers.
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Clarifying and Revealing Right Confidence<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cK\u0101l\u0101mas, when you yourselves know:
\n\u2018These things are unwholesome, these things are blameworthy, these things are criticized by the wise, and when practiced and undertaken, they lead to unhappiness and suffering,\u2019 then you should firmly abandon them.
\nGreed, anger, and delusion are unwholesome states. Killing living beings, taking what is not given, engaging in sexual misconduct and adultery, sexually abusing or exploiting children, telling lies, and consuming alcohol, drugs, and other intoxicating substances are unwholesome forms of conduct.
\nWhen you are under the influence of unwholesome states, you will experience unhappiness and suffering and become subject to scorn and reproach.
\nConversely, K\u0101l\u0101mas, when you yourselves know:
\n\u2018These things are wholesome, these things are praiseworthy, these things are praised and commended by the wise, and when practiced and undertaken, they lead to peace and happiness,\u2019 then you should uphold and cultivate them.
\nNon-greed, non-anger, and non-delusion are wholesome states. Not killing living beings, not taking what is not given, refraining from sexual misconduct and adultery, not sexually abusing or exploiting children, not telling lies, and abstaining from alcohol, drugs, and other intoxicating substances are wholesome forms of conduct.
\nWhen you are guided by wholesome states, you will experience the fruits of peace and happiness and be worthy of praise and commendation by the wise.
\nK\u0101l\u0101mas, when wholesome states are well cultivated and developed, greed, anger, and delusion are purified and transformed. Learning the Dharma, practicing the Dharma, understanding the Dharma, and experiencing Dharma joy and happiness can permeate your body and mind with coolness, gentleness, and peace.
\nWhen a noble person dwells firmly in right mindfulness and awareness, his loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity can shine forth at any time and in any place, embracing all sentient beings.
\nWhen animosity, unwholesome karma, unhappiness, affliction, and suffering in his mind have come to an end, he lives peacefully right here and now, in this very life. Until the end of his life, he lives in peace and is reborn in a peaceful realm.
\nK\u0101l\u0101mas, when someone says, thinks, or does something, you should not be quick to believe it. Rather, you should observe, reflect, and contemplate whether what they say, think, and do is consistent with one another, accords with cause and effect, and is beneficial to yourselves and to others. If so, you should resolve to adopt, practice, cultivate, and develop it. If not, you should firmly abandon it.
\nK\u0101l\u0101mas, the Ten Right Confidences and the wholesome qualities taught and explained by the Tath\u0101gata have been presented above. You should remember them well and practice them diligently. For the welfare and happiness of the many, you should earnestly study, cultivate, and apply the Buddha\u2019s teachings in your daily lives, so that right and unwavering confidence may be firmly established within yourselves and shared with others, right here and now, in this very life.\u201d
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
The K\u0101l\u0101m\u0101s Take Refuge in the Triple Gem<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Having heard the Buddha\u2019s clear exposition of the Ten Right Confidences, the K\u0101l\u0101m\u0101s were filled with joy. They respectfully paid homage to the Buddha and expressed their praise and reverence in these words:
\n\u201cHow wonderful, World-Honored One! How marvelous, Well-Gone One!
\nThe Dharma skillfully proclaimed by the Buddha himself is very practical, relevant to the present, specific, and clear. It has deeply penetrated our hearts, making our minds softer, gentler, and more wholesome.
\nThe Buddha\u2019s Dharma has opened our minds and brought them into the light. It is like setting upright what has fallen, turning over what has been overturned, opening what is closed, revealing what is hidden, showing the way to those who are lost, and bringing light into the darkness so that those with eyes may see forms clearly.
\nIt is like a person walking through the darkness of night and finding the light, or like a blind person whose sight has been restored. Through many skillful methods of teaching, the World-Honored One has helped us see all things clearly and distinctly, as if everything were revealed in broad daylight.
\nMay the World-Honored One compassionately accept us as lay disciples. From this day forward, for the rest of our lives, we vow to take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, and to wholeheartedly undertake and observe the Five Precepts.\u201d
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
The Five Precepts<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
1.<\/span><\/strong> Respecting life, cultivating loving-kindness and compassion, protecting the natural environment, and nurturing inner peace by refraining from taking life.
\n2.<\/strong><\/span> Letting go of stinginess and greed, cultivating generosity, making offerings to, and supporting the Triple Gem by refraining from taking what is not given.
\n3.<\/strong><\/span> Building family happiness by being faithful to one\u2019s lawful spouse, refraining from sexual misconduct and adultery, and protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation.
\n4.<\/strong><\/span> Speaking truthful, harmonious, and loving words, and fostering mutual trust and respect by refraining from lying.
\n5.<\/strong><\/span> Protecting physical and mental well-being, cultivating a clear mind, and fostering peace and happiness in families, schools, and society by refraining from alcohol, drugs, toxic substances, smoking, gambling, and violent online video games.
\nWhen we are mindful of staying away from these harmful substances, Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, Dharma joy, and Dharma happiness can permeate our body and mind, bringing coolness, calmness, and peace.
\nUpon officially becoming well-trained lay disciples of the Buddha, the K\u0101l\u0101m\u0101s were extremely happy to take refuge in the Triple Gem with firm and unwavering confidence, applying and cultivating the Buddha\u2019s Dharma in their daily lives to bring peace, joy, and happiness to all sentient beings throughout the world.
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo the Original Teacher, Shakyamuni Buddhaya.
\n(3 times, O)
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Express our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Sharing the Merit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
May the merits generated from this practice<\/span>
\nbe dedicated to all beings everywhere.<\/span>
\nMay we and all sentient beings,<\/span>
\nperfectly fulfill the Buddha Way together. O<\/span>
\nSadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING FOURTEEN<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span><\/div>\n
(3 times, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nNow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nThi\u1ec7n Sinh Sutra<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Thus have I heard. One on occasion the Buddha was living at the Bamboo Forest Monastery, along with one thousand two hundred and fifty Monastics, put on yellow robes, carried alms bowls, and entered the R\u0101jagaha City to go on alms rounds. At that time, young man Thi\u1ec7n Sinh, a householder\u2019s son, every morning, obeying his father\u2019s teachings, taking a shower, dressing neatly, putting his hands together, prostrates to the East, the West, the South, the North, the Zenith, and the Nadir. When seeing the young man Thi\u1ec7n Sinh, the Buddha taught him thoroughly about the meaning of the prostration to the six directions as follows:<\/span>
\n1. The Eastern direction represents Parents and Children<\/span><\/span>
\nI. Children\u2019s duties<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nListen, Thi\u1ec7n Sinh, to parents, children have the five duties: 1. Providing necessarily material and spiritual needs for their parents, 2. Helping parents to do the hard jobs, 3. Protecting kinship dignity and family tradition, 4. Maintaining inheritable properties, 5. Having the responsibility to look after funerals in accordance with the right Dharma when the parents pass away.<\/span>
\nII. Parents\u2019 duties<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nTo children, parents also have the five duties: 1. Teaching children to do good, not to do evil, 2. Advising them to be close with wholesome teachers, good friends, and good environments, 3. Suggesting and choosing proper jobs for children, 4. Building good husband and wife for them, 5. Entrusting the inherited possessions and benefits to them on right time.<\/span>
\nThe prostration to the eastern direction in accordance with the Buddha\u2019s teachings means children have the filial duties to support their parents and the parents have the responsibilities to bring up and educate their children to become talented and virtuous people. O<\/span>
\n2. The Western direction represents wife and husband<\/span><\/span>
\nIII. Wife\u2019s duties<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nListen, Thi\u1ec7n Sinh, to the husband, whose wife has the five duties: 1. Taking care of neat and tidy housework, 2. Cordially welcoming friends and relatives of her husband\u2019s family side, 3. Being faithful to her husband, 4. Keeping the wealth and properties that wife and husband have earned, 5. Doing the housework skillfully and quickly.<\/span>
\nIV. Husband\u2019s duties<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nTo the wife, whose husband also has the five duties: 1. Loving his wife, 2. Learning the way to listen to and say loving speech with her, 3. Having trust in her, 4. Knowing to buy birthday gifts for her, 5. Entrusting power and providing the necessary things for her.<\/span>
\nThe prostration to the western direction in accordance with the Buddha\u2019s teachings means the husband and wife who live faithfully know to make concessions, and have each other\u2019s confidence to build happiness and warmness for their family. O<\/span>
\n3. The Southern direction represents students and teachers<\/span><\/span>
\nV. The Students\u2019 duties<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nListen, Thi\u1ec7n Sinh, to the teachers, students have the five duties: 1. Being respectful, polite, and willing to help the teachers to do the necessary things, 2. Knowing to obey the teachers\u2019 teachings, 3. Knowing how to listen to and learn about the good things from the teachers, 4. Having to have the spirit of being willing to learn what students do not know from their teachers, 5. Knowing to practice, apply and create what students have been learned.<\/span>
\nVI. The Teachers\u2019 duties<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nTo the students, the teachers also have the five duties: 1. Teaching their students right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration, 2. Instructing students to pedagogical methods, 3. Do not hide knowledge, and wholeheartedly transmitting knowledge and life experience to students, 4. Transmitting bodily teachings, verbal teachings, and mental teachings to students. 5. Expecting students to become talented and virtuous people and be better than teachers.<\/span>
\nThe prostration to the southern direction in accordance with the Buddha\u2019s teachings means both teachers and students are virtuous and exemplary people knowing to transmit, connect, and apply Dharma knowledge as well as secular knowledge into the daily life to benefit the many right here in this very life. O<\/span>
\n4. The Northern direction represents your duties to relatives and friends<\/span><\/span>
\nVII. Your duties to relatives<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nListen, Thi\u1ec7n Sinh, to relatives, you have the five duties: 1. Advising relatives to do good, 2. Encouraging them to keep far away from evil, 3. Knowing how to use the method of watering flowers to praise them, 4. Visiting them when they get sick, 5. Wholeheartedly helping them when relatives meet difficult and needy circumstances.<\/span>
\nVIII. Your duties to friends<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nTo friends, you also have the five duties: 1. Helping friends when they meet difficulties, 2. Do not leave friends when they are in misfortune, 3. Playing with good friends who can help you succeed in life easily, 4. Advising them to stop and let go of the unwholesome things, 5. Knowing how to communicate with friends in the spirit of dialogue, idea contribution, suggestion, joy, sympathy, and equality.<\/span>
\nThe prostration to the northern direction in accordance with the Buddha\u2019s teachings means expressing the tolerant, close, lovely, and understanding heart with your relatives and friends. O<\/span>
\n5. The Zenith represents lay devotees and monastics<\/span><\/span>
\nIX Lay devotees\u2019 duties<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nListen, Thi\u1ec7n Sinh, to monastics, lay devotees have the five duties: 1. Choosing the Triple Gem as the firmest spiritual refuge for their lives, 2. Learning, understanding, practicing, and applying the five ethical trainings into the daily life, 3. Skillfully expressing their good hearts to create merit, make offerings to, and support the Three Jewels, 4. Do not idolize any personal monk or nun, but consider all talented and virtuous monastics as your own Masters, 5. Knowing how to observe and select which teachings after bringing out to apply and practice those teachings appropriate to cause and effect and to the many right here in this very life, you should practice them, and vice versa, you should keep far away from them.<\/span>
\nX. Monastics\u2019 duties<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nTo lay devotees, monastics also have the five duties: 1. Instructing the five ethical trainings and the noble eightfold path for lay devotees, 2. Instructing lay devotees Dharma learning and Dharma practice; Dharma learning includes virtue, meditation, and wisdom; Dharma practice includes Samatha Meditation and Vipassana Meditation, 3. Instructing lay devotees to know how to express the hearts joyfully before making offerings to, joyfully while making offerings to, and joyfully after making offerings to, 4. Instructing lay devotees to hold the firm and right confidences in the Three Jewels. 5. Instructing lay devotees how to practice recollection of gratitude to the Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha, and gratitude for the Dharma Precepts.<\/span>
\nThe prostration to the Zenith in accordance with the Buddha\u2019s teachings means both lay devotees and monastics are determined to learn, understand, practice, and apply the Buddha\u2019s Dharma into the daily life to bring the flowers and fruits of peacefulness and happiness for the many right here in this very life. The Dharma protection and the Dharma propagation between lay devotees and monastics connect together very closely. O<\/span>
\n6. The Nadir represents employees and managers<\/span>
\nXI. Employees\u2019 duties<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nListen, Thi\u1ec7n Sinh, to managers, employees have the five duties: 1. Going to work early and punctually, 2. Having the responsibility to complete employment when assigned, 3. Doing the orderly, methodical, and mindful employment, 4. Be aware to protect general property and not to steal, 5. Respecting, esteeming, and protecting prestige and dignity for managers.<\/span>
\nXII. Managers\u2019 duties<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nTo employees, managers also have the five duties: 1. Entrusting appropriative employment with the ability and degree for employees, 2. Providing employees with salary or food, 3. Taking care and greeting thoughtfully when employees get sick, 4. Rewarding, disciplining, and appreciating the excellent and non-excellent achievements for employees, 5. Giving employees a suitable vacation.<\/span>
\nThe Prostration to the Nadir in accordance with the Buddha\u2019s teachings means managers and employees always have mutual duties and responsibilities for both material and spirituality to develop their company well. O<\/span>
\nThe Six Directions were taught above, the Buddha thoughtfully advised the young man Thi\u1ec7n Sinh the essential things through the summarized versa as follows:<\/span>
\nParents are the East<\/span>
\nTeachers are the South<\/span>
\nWife and husband are the West<\/span>
\nRelatives are the North<\/span>
\nEmployees are the Nadir<\/span>
\nMonastics are the Zenith<\/span>
\nExemplary practitioners<\/span>
\nPay prostration to those directions.<\/span>
\nWhen living in happiness<\/span>
\nWhen passing away in peacefulness<\/span>
\nWise people cultivating so<\/span>
\nLive for themselves and for other people<\/span>
\nAlways bring benefits<\/span>
\nFor all people in the world.<\/span>
\nOn the way of Dharma cultivation,<\/span>
\nRelying on wholesome friends<\/span>
\nLearning and following virtuous people<\/span>
\nBringing benefits for living beings.<\/span>
\nLiving in the world,<\/span>
\nWe know to do good,<\/span>
\nAdvise people to do good,<\/span>
\nPeace always increases.<\/span>
\nTrue Buddhist people<\/span>
\ndo something wholesome,<\/span>
\nthink about something wholesome,<\/span>
\nsay something wholesome,<\/span>
\ntheir bodies and minds are regularly at peace. O<\/span>
\nPractitioners go into life<\/span>
\nAs flowers blossom everywhere<\/span>
\nSolemnly and freely<\/span>
\nTo make life be joyful and peaceful.<\/span>
\nAs bees going to seek flowers<\/span>
\nCling to the flowers to suck the nectar<\/span>
\nFinish sucking it and flying away,<\/span>
\nbut the flower remains undamaged.<\/span>
\nDiligently protecting the Dharma<\/span>
\nDiligently supporting the Sangha<\/span>
\nMaking offerings to the Worthy One<\/span>
\nbeing the field of the supreme virtue.<\/span>
\nThe above-mentioned things<\/span>
\nPractitioners always accomplish so,<\/span>
\ntheir merit and virtue get bigger and bigger<\/span>
\nas river water flows down into the ocean. O<\/span>
\nThe six directions above taught by the Buddha are the six ethical and educational relationships interconnecting together very closely between families, schools, and societies, containing the values of humanities, engaged life, cause, effect, duties, and responsibilities so deeply, and helping everyone be aware to live in peace and happiness for oneself and for other people right here in this very life. The Buddha\u2019s teachings have a lot of practical and surpassing meaning beyond space and time.<\/span>
\nWhether living anywhere, or any country in the world, if all people skillfully apply the Thi\u1ec7n Sinh Sutra in the daily life in the right place, at the right time, and on the right object, certainly they will bring a lot of the substances of cultivation, peacefulness, and happiness for many people.<\/span>
\nAfter having listened to the Buddha\u2019s teachings, the young man Thi\u1ec7n Sinh was extremely happy to respectfully pay homage to the Buddha, and spoke out the meaningful, praiseful, reverential, and metaphorical words as follows:<\/span>
\n\u201cHow wonderful it is, respectfully dear the World-Honored One! How marvelous it is, respectfully dear the Exalted One! The Dharma skillfully proclaimed by the Buddha himself is very practical, present, specific, and clear, has penetrated deeply into my heart, makes my mind softer, gentler, and better. The Buddha\u2019s Dharma has opened my mind suddenly brighten up, as a person who erects upright what is fallen down turns face upward what is overturned, opens out what is closed, reveals what is hidden, shows the way to those who are lost, carries light into the darkness so that those who have eyes can see visible objects in detail, as a person who goes in the dark night meets light, as a blind person, whose eyes get brightened. By many skillful methods of teaching, the World-Honored One helps me to see everything clearly like daylight.\u201d O<\/span>
\nMay the World-Honored One regard and accept me as a lay devotee. From now until my whole life, I am determined to take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, and committed to cultivating the five Ethical Trainings fully:<\/span>
\n1. Respecting lives, developing loving-kindness and compassion, protecting the natural environment, and nourishing inner peace by being aware not to kill living beings, 2. Letting go of the stingy and greedy mind, expressing the mind of almsgivings, making offerings to, and protecting the Triple Gem by being aware not to take what is not given, 3. Building happiness for family, living faithfully with a legal spouse by being aware not to do sexual misconduct, adultery, and not to violate kids\u2019 sexuality, 4. Saying the true, harmonious, and loving speech, bringing mutual trust and prestige by being aware not to tell lies. 5. Protecting vigorous health, lucid mind, bringing peacefulness and happiness for families, schools, and societies by being aware not to take alcohols, drugs, including smoking, gambling, and playing violent video games online. O<\/span>
\nWhen aware to keep far away from these toxins, Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma joy, and Dharma happiness have the ability to permeate and cool my body and mind. When officially becoming the well-trained devotee of the Buddha, the young man Thi\u1ec7n Sinh was extremely happy to hold firm and deep confidence in taking refuge in the Triple Gem, applying, and cultivating the Buddha\u2019s Dharma in the daily life to bring benefits and happiness to all living beings throughout the world.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nExpress our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya.(One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Sharing the Merit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
May the merits generated from this practice<\/span>
\nbe dedicated to all beings everywhere.<\/span>
\nMay we and all sentient beings,<\/span>
\nperfectly fulfill the Buddha Way together. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence.<\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING FIFTEEN<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nNow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nMETTA SUTTA<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nSutta Nipata, 143 \u2013 152<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n
This is what should be done<\/span>
\nBy one who is skilled in goodness,<\/span>
\nAnd who knows the path of peace:<\/span>
\nLet them be able and upright,<\/span>
\nStraightforward and gentle in speech.<\/span>
\nHumble and not conceited,<\/span>
\nContented and easily satisfied.<\/span>
\nUnburdened with duties and frugal in their ways.<\/span>
\nPeaceful and calm, wise and skillful,<\/span>
\nNot proud and demanding in nature.<\/span>
\nLet them not do the slightest thing<\/span>
\nThat the wise would later reprove.<\/span>
\nWishing: In gladness and in safety,<\/span>
\nMay all beings be at ease.<\/span>
\nWhatever living beings there may be;<\/span>
\nWhether they are weak or strong, omitting none,<\/span>
\nThe great or the mighty, medium, short or small,<\/span>
\nThe seen and the unseen,<\/span>
\nThose living near and far away,<\/span>
\nThose born and to-be-born,<\/span>
\nMay all beings be at ease!<\/span>
\nLet none deceive another,<\/span>
\nOr despise any being in any state.<\/span>
\nLet none through anger or ill-will<\/span>
\nWish harm upon another.<\/span>
\nEven as a mother protects with her life<\/span>
\nHer child, her only child,<\/span>
\nSo with a boundless heart<\/span>
\nShould one cherish all living beings:<\/span>
\nRadiating kindness over the entire world:<\/span>
\nSpreading upwards to the skies,<\/span>
\nAnd downwards to the depths;<\/span>
\nOutwards and unbounded,<\/span>
\nFreed from hatred and ill-will.<\/span>
\nWhether standing or walking, seated or lying down<\/span>
\nFree from drowsiness,<\/span>
\nOne should sustain this recollection.<\/span>
\nThis is said to be the sublime abiding.<\/span>
\nBy not holding to fixed views, practitioners do not fall into wrong<\/span>
\nview, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong concentration,<\/span>
\nThe pure-hearted one, having clarity of vision,<\/span>
\nBeing freed from all sense desires,<\/span>
\nIs not born again into this world. O<\/span>
\nExpress our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya.(One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya.(One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines nobly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Sharing the Merit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
May the merits generated from this practice<\/span>
\nbe dedicated to all beings everywhere.<\/span>
\nMay we and all sentient beings,<\/span>
\nperfectly fulfill the Buddha Way together. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence.<\/span>
\nNamo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span>
\nCHANTING SIXTEEN<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNamo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Respectfully, we pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha\u2014the path of practice leading us to peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many, right here in this very life. Namo Dharmaya.<\/span>
\nRespectfully, we pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha\u2014the community of noble practitioners who vow to cultivate morality, concentration, and wisdom; to realize liberation and the knowledge and vision of liberation; and to do so for the benefit of themselves and others, right here and right now, in this very life. Namo Sanghaya. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Praising the Buddha<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/span>
\nAs bright as the northern star,<\/span>
\nLet us come back and take refuge in<\/span>
\nthe Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe noble lotus blossoms on the throne of enlightenment,<\/span>
\nIts radiant light illuminates all directions.<\/span>
\nWisdom transcends the bounds of all Dharma realms,<\/span>
\nLoving-kindness and compassion pervade mountains and rivers.<\/span>
\nBeholding the serene and perfect countenance of the World-Honored One,<\/span>
\nWith a heart of devotion, I offer my deepest reverence.<\/span>
\nTurning my mind to praise the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nI diligently cultivate the Bodhi Path until I attain perfect awakening.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nRespectfully pay homage to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
The Buddha, the perfect Teacher, showing the way of peace to all beings,<\/span>
\nThe fully Awakened and Enlightened One;<\/span>
\nBearing virtuous, noble, and auspicious marks,<\/span>
\nWith perfect wisdom and boundless compassion.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Dharma is the radiant way,<\/span>
\nLeading all beings beyond the realm of delusion;<\/span>
\nBringing us back to true home,<\/span>
\nIn order to live a life of awakening.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nThe Sangha, the beautiful community in harmony,<\/span>
\nWalks together on the joyful path;<\/span>
\nCultivating to be freed from all defilements,<\/span>
\nTo bring peace and joy to life.<\/span>
\nWe take refuge in the Triple Gem,<\/span>
\nOn the path of Dharma learning,<\/span>
\nRealizing the Triple Gem within our own mind,<\/span>
\nVowing to cultivate diligently,<\/span>
\nTo illuminate the heart with the light of the Triple Gem.<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha, ever present in the three times and the ten directions. (One prostration, O)<\/span><\/div>\n
Open Verse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/span>
\nNow we have a chance<\/span>
\nto see, study, and to practice,<\/span>
\nwe vow to realize its true meaning.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nDISCOURSE ON THE WHITE-CLAD DISCIPLES<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Thus have I heard. On the occasion the World-Honored One was staying at the Jetavana Monastery wholeheartedly offered by Suddata Anathapindika and prince Jeta. One beautiful day, this businessman along with five hundred devotees paid a visit and homage to Venerable Sariputta and other monastics. At that time, Venerable Sariputta used many skillful teachings to preach the Dharma to them, bring many joyful feelings of the Dharma practice, and help them arouse their confident hearts of thirsting for the Triple Gem. <\/span>
\nThen, Venerable Sariputta led them all to a hut of the Buddha, prostrated at his feet, and sat down respectfully to one side in mindfulness and awakening postures. The World-Honored One considerately taught them the key things that devotees[1] should be diligent to practice the Buddha\u2019s Dharma daily to bring peacefulness and happiness to themselves and to others right here in this very life.<\/span>
\nThe key things, namely, are the five ethical trainings and four noble contemplative minds. If devotees lead their devotional and exalted lives, and regularly practice them, right here in this very life, they can obtain perfect peacefulness and happiness, contribute to bringing authentic peace to the many all over the planet. Coming at the time of death, they certainly know that they will not fall into the evil realms of hells, hungry ghosts, and animals. Upon understanding and practicing so, devotees have the ability to cultivate, transform their bodies and minds, attain the stream of holy fruition right in life, and have no fear of descending into dark ways. <\/span>
\nThe first ethical trainings: Devotees who are determined to keep far away from all forms of killing living beings, including creatures. Be aware to nurture and arouse our loving-kindness and compassion hearts by protecting our and others\u2019 lives. Not killing ourselves, not killing living beings by ourselves, not telling others to kill living beings, not inciting others to kill living beings, and not seeing others killing sentient beings, we rejoice to follow them. Aware to protect the natural environment, give up weapons and violence, practice loving-kindness and compassion, transform anger and hatred, know to repent, correct, and be ashamed of wrongdoings. Thanks to practicing so, devotees have the ability to eradicate the roots of the intention of killing, lead their lives of peacefulness and happiness right in the world. O<\/span>
\nThe second ethical trainings: Devotees who are determined to keep far away from all forms of stealing, not to take what is not given, respect the possessions of others, cherish almsgiving, help people go beyond needy circumstances, find joy before almsgiving, during almsgiving, and after almsgiving; almsgiving without regretting and almsgiving without expecting anything in return. Thanks to practicing so, devotees have the ability to transform and let go of their greedy and stingy hearts, lead their lives of integrity and altruism. O <\/span>
\nThe third ethical trainings: Devotees who are determined to keep far away from sexual misconduct and adultery, live faithfully with a legal spouse, stay away from kids\u2019 sexuality, spend an appropriate time looking after descendants, do not allow them to play violent games, limit them to play online electronic games, allow them to school, spend time helping them do homework, and teach understanding and love to them. Thanks to practicing so, devotees have the ability to build happiness for their families and contribute to bringing peacefulness to schools and to societies. O <\/span>
\nThe fourth ethical trainings: Devotees who are determined to keep far away from telling lies \u2013 only tell the truth, do not say anything deceitful and false \u2013 only say reliable and confident words, do not say anything separate and disharmonious \u2013 only say words of construction and suggestions, do not say anything rude and evil \u2013 only say polite and elegant words, do not say anything useless and meaningless\u2013 only say useful and meaningful words, do not say anything despicable, contemptuous, and reproachful \u2013 only say commendable, appreciative, and solidarity words, do not say anything critical, hasty, stressful, and angry \u2013 only say loving, affable, pleasant, harmonious, reconciling words. Thanks to practicing so, devotees are worthy to get confident, have the ability to bring prestige and peace to many people. O<\/span>
\nThe fifth ethical trainings: Devotees are determined to keep far away from alcohol, intoxicants, smoking, and gambling, especially narcotics, to give up the depraved and violent enjoyment habits, such as movies, newspapers, radio, television, not to buy, sell, product, and stockpile weapons and poisons, not to plant cannabis and opium, not to broker and trade in people and rare wildlife. <\/span>
\nBe aware that the consumption and use of four kinds of daily nutriments comprise edible foods, feeling foods, volitional foods, and conscious foods in mindfulness and awareness, devotees can abandon and let go of those toxins. Thanks to understanding and practicing so, they can live their healthy and lucid lives and contribute to bringing true peacefulness and happiness to themselves and to others right here in this very life. O<\/span>
\nThe five ethical trainings have been taught by the Tathagata, next are the four noble contemplative minds.<\/span>
\nThe first noble contemplative mind: Devotees should contemplate that \u201cThe World-Honored Buddha:<\/span>
\nThe Teacher is our peaceful, noble, and spiritual Leader, showing the way of peace to all beings.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher is the most worthy of all offerings.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher is fully endowed with loving-kindness, compassion, wisdom, and perfect virtue.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher has skillfully crossed over to the shore of complete liberation, peace, joy, and happiness.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher knows the world thoroughly.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher has the ability to train and teach all living beings.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher is the Teacher of both gods and human beings.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher is the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One.<\/span>
\nThe Teacher deserves the highest honor and deepest respect around the world.\u201d O<\/span>
\nThe second noble contemplative mind: Devotees should contemplate that: \u201cThe Dharma of the World-Honored One, well proclaimed by the Buddha himself, is profoundly practical in the present, has value beyond time, has the power to transform one\u2019s body and mind, has the power to extinguish defilements of greed, anger, delusion, arrogance, doubt, wrong views, etc. Taking refuge in the Buddha\u2019s Dharma, you who are wise and capable of self-cultivation master and comprehend the true Dharma. You come and see, come and listen, come and learn, come and understand, come and practice, and come and enjoy the flowers and fruits of peace and happiness, right here and right now, in the very life.\u201d O<\/span>
\nThe third noble contemplative mind: Devotees should contemplate that: \u201cThe Sangha of the World-Honored One is a noble community\u2014comprising Buddhist monks, nuns, and lay followers\u2014walking together on the truly good, pure, honest, beautiful, and right path.<\/span>
\nIt is the community following the Buddha\u2019s Dharma, practicing the Buddha\u2019s Dharma, and living in harmony with the spirit of the Buddha\u2019s Dharma.<\/span>
\nWithin this noble community are those who have attained, or are in the process of attaining, the four noble fruitions:<\/span>
\nthe first \u2013 Stream-Enterers,<\/span>
\nthe second \u2013 Once-Returners,<\/span>
\nthe third \u2013 Non-Returners, and<\/span>
\nthe fourth \u2013 Arahants.<\/span>
\nThey embody the four pairs and eight stages[2] of noble attainment, fulfilling all aspects of virtue, meditation, wisdom, liberation, and the knowledge and vision of liberation.<\/span>
\nThis community is worthy of taking refuge in, serving, respecting, honoring, admiring, and making offerings to. It is a fertile and wholesome field of merit, wherein all beings may sow and cultivate the seeds of goodness.\u201d[3] O<\/span>
\nThe fourth noble contemplative mind: Devotees should contemplate that: \u201cThe Dharma Precepts of the World-Honored One, together with the Disciplines (Vinaya) and the right mindfulness that the Sangha is receiving, practicing, transmitting, and upholding,<\/span>
\nare a complete and intact body of precepts \u2014<\/span>
\na body that is never broken,<\/span>
\na body that is never defiled,<\/span>
\na body that is never tainted,<\/span>
\na body that is never mixed or confused,<\/span>
\na body praised and admired by wise people,<\/span>
\na body with the power to protect freedom,<\/span>
\na body leading us to fearlessness,<\/span>
\na body leading us to virtue, meditation, wisdom, liberation, and the knowledge and vision of liberation, and<\/span>
\na body that brings forth everlasting peace and happiness to all beings.\u201d[4] O<\/span>
\nDear devotees, thanks to contemplating and practicing the four noble contemplative minds entirely, you have the ability to put an end to cravings, ignorance, unhappiness, sorrow, and suffering, transform afflictions of greed, anger, delusion, etc., go beyond the three evil realms of hells, hungry ghosts, and animals, obtain happiness and great joy, build a Paradise or a Pure Land right on earth, and open up many firm and bright directions for life.<\/span>
\nAfter having proclaimed the five ethical trainings and four noble contemplative minds to devotees, the World-Honored One considerately summarizes a verse of easy-understanding example as follows: <\/span>
\nYou who should be bright<\/span>
\nKnow fear of the evil realms<\/span>
\nDiligently practice the Dharma<\/span>
\nTo transform all sufferings.<\/span>
\nObserving the Five Ethical Trainings:<\/span>
\nNot killing living beings<\/span>
\nNourishing the compassion heart<\/span>
\nLeading lives of little sickness and sorrow<\/span>
\nYour longevity always increases.<\/span>
\nNot taking what is not given<\/span>
\nLetting go of your stingy hearts<\/span>
\nKnowing to make offerings and almsgiving<\/span>
\nBringing benefits to yourselves and to others.<\/span>
\nNot doing sexual misconduct and adultery<\/span>
\nNot abusing children\u2019s sexuality<\/span>
\nFaithful to a spouse<\/span>
\nLiving peacefully and happily.<\/span>
\nNot saying deceptive words<\/span>
\nOnly telling the truth<\/span>
\nRight conviction and prestige<\/span>
\nAre always trusted.<\/span>
\nDetermined not to use<\/span>
\nAlcohol and drugs<\/span>
\nGambling and smoking<\/span>
\nYour minds become lucid and calm.<\/span>
\nYou frequently contemplate<\/span>
\nVirtues of the Buddha,<\/span>
\nThe Dharma and Sangha,<\/span>
\nEthics and meditation,<\/span>
\nWisdom and liberation.<\/span>
\nJoy in almsgiving<\/span>
\nJoy in making offerings<\/span>
\nSkillfully sowing and planting the field of merit<\/span>
\nSkillfully cultivating good faculties<\/span>
\nDiligently practicing right mindfulness<\/span>
\nEnlightenment and happiness<\/span>
\nAppear right here in the present.<\/span>
\nDevotees hear clearly<\/span>
\nThe Tathagata set the examples:<\/span>
\nObserve a flock of cows<\/span>
\nWith the yellow, white ones<\/span>
\nWith the red, black ones<\/span>
\nThe brown ones with yellow spots<\/span>
\nOr the pigeon gray color.<\/span>
\nwhether they bring any color<\/span>
\nOr where they come from<\/span>
\nBut their true values<\/span>
\nDepend on their transportable strength.<\/span>
\nThose that are healthy<\/span>
\nare well trained<\/span>
\nPull the carts strongly and quickly<\/span>
\nTransport many trips<\/span>
\nAre the useful oxen.<\/span>
\nAll over the world<\/span>
\nMany kinds of different people<\/span>
\nKings or civilians<\/span>
\nMonastics or lay followers<\/span>
\nFemales or males<\/span>
\nThe young or the old<\/span>
\nThose who observe the precepts<\/span>
\nLive peacefully and calmly<\/span>
\nBecome people of ethics<\/span>
\nBecome people of paragons<\/span>
\nFor oneself and for others.<\/span>
\nMaking offerings to people like this<\/span>
\nWill obtain great virtuous blessings.<\/span>
\nThe Tathagata never discriminates<\/span>
\nBetween castes and origins<\/span>
\nThose who lack talent, virtue<\/span>
\nWisdom, and cultivation<\/span>
\nDo not enlighten anyone,<\/span>
\nDo not make benefit for anyone.<\/span>
\nMaking offerings to those people<\/span>
\nWithout great virtuous blessings.<\/span>
\nThe Tathagata\u2019s disciples<\/span>
\nAlways cultivate wisdom and virtue<\/span>
\nTheir hearts direct to the World-Honored One<\/span>
\nDiligently practice the Buddha\u2019s Dharma<\/span>
\nDiligently support the Sangha<\/span>
\nCultivate the good faculties<\/span>
\nSow the field of merit<\/span>
\nAttain Nibbana \u2013 true happiness<\/span>
\nRight in the world.<\/span>
\nAfter letting go of the physical bodies<\/span>
\nYou are born up to a peaceful realm<\/span>
\nContinue vowing to save living beings<\/span>
\nIn the worlds of gods and human beings<\/span>
\npractice the Dharma together<\/span>
\nTo bring benefits to themselves and to others.<\/span>
\nAfter having listened to the Buddha\u2019s teachings, Venerable Sariputta, Monastics, the businessman Anathapindika, and the five hundred devotees feel delighted and excited, understand the Buddha\u2019s teachings thoroughly, vow to practice, and propagate the Buddha\u2019s Dharma to bring benefits and happiness to living beings together. <\/span><\/div>\n
Namo the Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddhaya.<\/span>
\n(3 times, O)<\/span>
\nExpress our diligent vows and offer deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the right Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nWe, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (One prostration, O)<\/span>
\nBodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha shines noblly and solemnly.<\/span>
\nWherever we firmly abide in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, there we are ever happy and peaceful. O<\/span><\/div>\n
Sharing the Merit<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
May the merits generated from this practice<\/span>
\nbe dedicated to all beings everywhere.<\/span>
\nMay we and all sentient beings,<\/span>
\nperfectly fulfill the Buddha Way together. O<\/span>
\nMay we be well,<\/span>
\nMay we be happy<\/span>
\nMay we be peaceful<\/span>
\nMay we be healthy.<\/span>
\nMay we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, wrong view, etc.<\/span>
\nMay the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/span><\/div>\n
Sadhu, l\u00e0nh thay, well-done, and excellence.<\/span><\/div>\n
Namo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.<\/span>
\nO O O<\/span><\/div>\n
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