{"id":4682,"date":"2020-03-22T06:05:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T23:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/?p=4682"},"modified":"2020-04-10T11:35:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T04:35:26","slug":"rite-of-chanting-and-praying-for-well-beings-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/rite-of-chanting-and-praying-for-well-beings-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"Rite of Chanting and Praying for Well-Beings Daily."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/category\/thich-trung-sy\/\">Th\u00edch Tr\u1eebng S\u1ef9<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Pray wholeheartedly for the global coronavirus pandemic soon ended.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4685\" src=\"http:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/545936_369074373135425_141602309215967_1097764_1473690475_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/545936_369074373135425_141602309215967_1097764_1473690475_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/545936_369074373135425_141602309215967_1097764_1473690475_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/545936_369074373135425_141602309215967_1097764_1473690475_n-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\">(3 times).<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Respectfully pay homage to the Buddha: the World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened or Enlightened One <span style=\"color: #282828;\">(Bell).<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Incense Offering<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>As wonderful as the lotus flower,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>as bright as the northern star,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>let us come back and take refuge in<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>the Teacher of gods and human beings.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The precious lotus blossoms on the enlightened pedestal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The halo shines in all the directions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Wisdom goes beyond the Dharma realms,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Loving-kindness and compassion are imbued with all over mountains and rivers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>We have just seen the Buddha\u2019s beautiful countenance,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>our wholeheartedly sincere hearts are to respectfully offer,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>forwarded to praises to the Three Jewels<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Diligence in the Dharma career is well cultivated.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>As the incense is lit,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>sandalwood perfumes the air,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>making an auspicious rainbow cloud.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>I, your disciple, with all my respect<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>offer it to the Buddha of the Ten Directions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May we practice the precepts seriously at all times<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May we practice concentration diligently,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May we offer the precious fruit of insight as our offering of incense of the heart.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>We would like to respectfully offer incense of precepts, concentration, wisdom, deliverance, and that of deliverance with right view to the Buddha, Bodhisattvas, virtuous and noble Sangha, dharma guardians, good gods, knowing and understanding our wholehearted minds. (Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Touching the earth in deep gratitude to the Triple Gem<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>We, your disciples, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lives and ten directions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>(<em>Bell, one prostration<\/em>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>We, your disciples, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lives and ten directions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>(<em>Bell, one prostration<\/em>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>We, your disciples, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lives and ten directions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>(<em>Bell, one prostration<\/em>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>(Meditation practice around 10 minutes)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Open Verse<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Dharma is deep and lovely,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>we now have a chance to see, study, and to practice,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>we vow to realize its true meaning.(Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Recollection of Gratitude to the Buddha Jewels <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The World-Honored Buddha;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Master is our peaceful, noble, and spiritual Leader;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Master is the most worthy to be made offerings;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Master understands and loves;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Master has fully virtuous conduct and insight;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Master has obtained perfect peace, joy, and deliverance;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Master understands the world clearly;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Master has the ability to subjugate people;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Master of both gods and human beings;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Master has attained enlightenment and awakening completely;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Master deserves to be best honored and respected by the world.(Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Recollection of Gratitude to the Dharma Jewels<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Dharma Jewels of the World-Honored One that have been well proclaimed by himself are very practical in the present,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>have value beyond time,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>have the ability to transform one\u2019s body and mind,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>have the ability to extinguish defilements of greed, anger, delusion, arrogance, doubt, wrong view, etc.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Taking refuge in the Dharma, an intellectual one who can also cultivate oneself masters the Dharma,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>comes and sees,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>comes and hears,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>comes and understands,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>comes and learns<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>comes and practices,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>comes and enjoys the flowers and fruits of peaceful joy and deliverance right here and right now in the present life.(Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Recollection of Gratitude to the Sangha Jewels<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Sangha Jewels of the World-Honored One mean the Community is going on the really good, true, honest, beautiful, and appropriate path; the Community following the Buddhadharma practices the Buddhadharma, and lives correctly with the Buddhadharma.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>In the noble Community, there are those who have attained and are attaining the holy fruition of the stream-enterer, the once-returner, the non-returner, \u00a0and that of Arahant, comprises four pairs and eight fruitions of holy people,<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> accomplishes all aspects of ethics, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>This Community deserves to be taken refuge in, served, respected, honored, admired, and made offerings, is the field of merit good for everyone to sow and to plant.<a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> (Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Recollection of Gratitude to the Dharma Precepts<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>The Dharma Precepts of the World-Honored One;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"color: #282828; font-size: 190%;\">the <\/b><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><span style=\"font-size: 27.36px;\"><b>Discipline<\/b><\/span><\/span><b style=\"color: #282828; font-size: 190%;\">\u00a0<\/b><strong><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><em>Vinaya<\/em>) -right mindfulness the Sanghabody has been receiving, practicing, spreading, and observing,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>are the perfect precepts body,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>are the never broken precepts body,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>are the never polluted precepts body,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>are the never spotted precepts body,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>are the never mingled precepts body,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>are the precepts body praised and admired by intellectuals,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>are the precepts body with the ability to protect freedom,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>are the precepts body leading us to fearlessness,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>are the precepts body leading us to virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>are the precepts body leading us to peacefulness and happiness forever.<a href=\"#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a>(Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The Heart Sutra of Insight that Bring Us to the Other Shore <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong><em>Avalokiteshvara<\/em>, 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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Listen, 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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>That 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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The 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. (Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Bodhisattvas who practice the Insight that brings us to the other shore see no more obstacles in their mind, and because there\u00a0 are no more obstacles in their mind, they can overcome all fear, destroy all wrong perceptions and realize Perfect Nirvana.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>All 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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>\u201c<em><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Gate, gate, p\u0101ragate, p\u0101rasamgate, bodhi, svaha<\/span>.<\/em>\u201d (3 times)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8220;Gone, Gone, Well Gone, Gone to the other Shore, Got Enlightenment so happily.&#8221; <span style=\"color: #282828;\">(3 times,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #282828;\">O)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Contemplation of Body, Mind, and Karma<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>I am of the nature to grow old, I cannot escape growing old;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>I am of the nature to have ill health, I cannot escape having ill health;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>I am of the nature to die, I cannot escape death;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>All things are created and caused by my bodily action, verbal action, and mental action, I cannot let go of them, whether it is good karma or non good karma; Aware of\u00a0 this, good karma I continue upholding and developing; non good karma I try to recognize and transform;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>All relatives, loved ones, and things I cherish today are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions.My actions are the ground on which I stand. (Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Freedom of Body and Mind<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>This body is not mine,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>I am not limited by this body,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>I am an infinite life,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>I have never been born,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>and also have never died.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Look! Sea is wide and sky is high,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>densely innumerable stars.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>All are together manifested in me<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>from the spiritual source of consciousness mind,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>from all lives I am free.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Birth and death are the gateway in and out,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>they are the hide-and-seek games.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Smile together with me.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Breathe together with me.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Practice meditation together with me<em>.<\/em><a href=\"#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Recite the Buddhas\u2019names together with me.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Namo Fully Awakened Buddhaya<\/span>. (Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Person knows to live alone<\/span><a href=\"#_ftn6\" name=\"_ftnref6\">[6]<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Buddha has taught that:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Do not trace back to the past,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Do not worry about the future<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The past was over,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The future has not come yet.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Contemplate your life<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>In the present moments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Wise people are dwelling in<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Steadiness and calmness.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Be diligent today<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Do not wait until tomorrow<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Health will get weaker<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>You cannot practice.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Death comes to you suddenly<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>You cannot know it in advance.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>A person knows how to dwell in<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Both day and night in mindfulness<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The Buddha calls him or her as<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>The person knows to live alone.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Namo Fully Awakened Buddhaya<\/span>. (Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The Three Refuges<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>I take refuge in the Buddha, the One who shows me the way of loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom in lifetime.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Having taken refuge in the Buddha, I clearly see the path of light and beauty in life.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Turning back and taking refuge in the Buddha in myself, I aspire to help all people soon recognize and develop their own enlightened nature.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><em>Namo Buddhaya<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><em>Buddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><em>Dutiyampi buddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><em>Tatiyampi buddha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43\u00a0 gacch\u0101mi.\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>I take refuge in the Dharma, the way of practicing peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many right in the present life.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Having taken refuge in the Dharma, I am learning and cultivating the Noble Eightfold Path, including ethics, meditation, and wisdom interconnected very closely with right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Turning back and taking refuge in the Dharma in myself, I aspire to help all people fully master the ways of practice and walk together on the path of liberation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><em>Namo Dharmaya<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><em>Dhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><em>Dutiyampi dhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><em>Tatiyampi dhamma\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/em><\/span>(Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>I take refuge in the Sangha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to lead their lives of ethics, harmony, and awareness to themselves and to others right here and right now in the present life.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Having taken refuge in the Sangha, I am enlightened, instructed, and supported by the Sanghabody on the way of practice.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Turning 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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><em>Namo Sanghaya<\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><em>Sa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><em>Dutiyampi sa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43 gacch\u0101mi.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><em>Tatiyampi sa\u1e45gha\u1e43 sara\u1e47a\u1e43\u00a0 gacch\u0101mi.\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"color: #282828;\">(<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Bell)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sharing the Merit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Reciting the trainings, practicing the way of awareness gives rise to benefits without limit.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>We vow to share the fruits with all beings. We vow to offer tribute to parents, teachers, friends, and numerous beings who give guidance and support along the path.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May the merit of this practice benefit all beings and bring peace. (Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Express diligent vows and pay thankful respects to the Triple Gem<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>We, disciples of Gotama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Namo Buddhaya<\/span>. <\/em>(Bell, one prostration).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>We, disciples of Gotama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Dharma. <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Namo Dharmaya<\/span>.\u00a0<\/em>(Bell, one prostration).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>We, disciples of Gotama Buddha,are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Namo Sanghaya<\/span>.\u00a0<\/em>(Bell, one prostration).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dharma Song<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">I<\/span> be well,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">I<\/span> be happy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"> I<\/span> be peaceful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">I<\/span> be healthy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">you<\/span> be well,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">you<\/span> be happy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">you<\/span> be peaceful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">you<\/span> be healthy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">all<\/span> be well,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">all<\/span> be happy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">all<\/span> be peaceful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">all<\/span> be healthy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">all<\/span> be free from suffering, desire, anger, delusion, hatred, ignorance, violence, and coronavirus quickly.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>May the <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Buddha, Bodhisattvas<\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">God<\/span> bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>L\u00e0nh thay, l\u00e0nh thay, l\u00e0nh thay.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>Well-done, well-done, well-done.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 190%; color: #282828;\"><strong>(Bell, Bell, Bell)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Thich Nhat Hanh. <em>Chanting from the Heart. Parallax Press, California: 2007, P. 180.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a><em>Sot\u0101panna<\/em>means the noble person who enters the first holy stream is called the stream-entry (<em>Sot\u0101patti phala<\/em>), the stream-winner, or the stream-enterer (<em>Sot\u0101panna<\/em>). This person has attained the Path (<em>Magga<\/em>) (i) and the fruition (<em>Phala<\/em>) (ii) of <em>Sot\u0101panna. Sakad\u0101g\u0101m\u012b <\/em>means the noble person who enters the second holy stream is called the once-returner (<em>Sakad\u0101g\u0101m\u012b<\/em>). This person has attained the Path (<em>Magga<\/em>) (iii) and the fruition (<em>Phala<\/em>) (iv) of <em>Sakad\u0101g\u0101m\u012b. An\u0101g\u0101m\u012b <\/em>means the noble person who enters the third holy stream is called the non-returner (<em>An\u0101g\u0101m\u012b<\/em>). This person has attained the Path (<em>Magga<\/em>) (v) and the fruition (<em>Phala<\/em>) (vi) of <em>An\u0101g\u0101m\u012b. <\/em>S. <em>Arahanta <\/em>= or P. <em>Arahant <\/em>means the noble person who enters the fourth holy stream is called the one who has deserved to be offered (1), who has killed the enemies of afflictions (2), who has broken the evil things completely (3), who has made maras of defilements terrified (4), who has ended the samsara of birth and death (5). This person has attained the Path (<em>Magga<\/em>) (vii) and the fruition (<em>Phala<\/em>) (viii) of <em>Arahanta.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(i) and (ii) as one pair, (iii) and (iv) as one pair, (v) and (vi) as one pair, (vii) and (viii) as one pair, all consist of four pairs. Calculating from the Path (<em>Magga<\/em>) and the fruition (<em>Phala<\/em>) of (i) to the Path (<em>Magga<\/em>) and the fruition (<em>Phala<\/em>) of (viii), we totally have the four pairs and the eight fruitions of holy persons (<em>Catt\u0101ri purisayug\u0101ni a\u1e6d\u1e6dha purisapuggal\u0101<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">[3]<\/a>\u00a0 See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aimwell.org\/assets\/PathofPurification2011.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.aimwell.org\/assets\/PathofPurification2011.pdf<\/a> Part II, Chapter VII, pp. 215 &#8211; 218.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\">[4]<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aimwell.org\/assets\/PathofPurification2011.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.aimwell.org\/assets\/PathofPurification2011.pdf<\/a>Part II, Chapter VII, pp. 218-9.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref5\" name=\"_ftn5\">[5]<\/a>\u00a0 See <em>Anattalakkhana Sutta<\/em> \/ http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PdeVCWo5Bis<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref6\" name=\"_ftn6\">[6]<\/a>Majjhima Nikaya 131. 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