Songs for the Practice

Wake Up: The Music of Community

Sunday, 31 January 2010 09:08 |

Written by Phap Linh |

Guitar & Vocals: Joe Reilly; Female Lead Vocals: Melina Bondy; Cello: Phap Linh; Bass Guitar: Phap Luu; Keyboard: Phap Dan, Andrew; Djembe: Phap Dang; Guitars: Phap Lai, Luc Nghiem; Harmonica: Phap Man; Backup Vocals: Plum Village Sangha. Recorded and rehearsed on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 in Plum Village. This recording is the third take.

Recording Session of the Wake Up Song in Dharma Nectar Hall of Lower Hamlet.

Last night at the Dharma Nectar Hall of Lower Hamlet in Plum Village, lay and monastic practitioners from around the world gathered to concentrate our energy into a new song which could represent the Wake Up movement. Thanks to the good conditions of a visit from Joe Reilly, Melina Bondy and many talented monks, nuns and lay friends.

courtesy of http://wkup.org

Thank You

Sunday, 18 October 2009 07:10 |

Written by Administrator |

Music, lyrics, vocals and guitar – Joe Reilly
Djembe – Thầy Pháp Sơn
Percussion – Chân Pháp Lưu
Backup vocals – Sangha Choir

Thank you for fathers and mothers,
Thank you for sisters and brothers
For sons and for daughters
For the earth and the waters.

Thank you for bright days and dark nights,

Tree Meditation

Thursday, 24 September 2009 03:36 |

Written by Administrator |

Lyrics, music, voice, guitar – Joe Reilly
Guitar accompaniment – Paul Tingen
Cello – Dylan Pugh
Djembe and percussion – Chân Pháp Lưu
Xylophone – Jeroen Cattoor
Backup vocals – Sangha Choir

Drinking tea I see that the steam is in me
It is water in a river flowing endlessly
The true nature of its being is ecology
We are all one organism and together we breathe.

Last Updated (Thursday, 24 September 2009 03:41)

The Great Bell Chant

Wednesday, 23 September 2009 08:19 |

Written by Administrator |

Read by Thich Nhat Hanh, chanted by brother Phap Niem

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source: http://vimeo.com/6518109
courtesy of: Rens Smittenaar

Last Updated (Thursday, 24 September 2009 06:08)

Arrived

Wednesday, 19 August 2009 06:58 |

Written by Administrator |

sing by Brother Phap Khoi

arrived, arrived at home, I am at home
dwelling in the here and dwelling in the now
solid as a mountain, free as a white cloud
the door to no birth and no death is open
free and unshakable

Last Updated (Saturday, 12 September 2009 16:36)

The Mind Can Go in a Thousand of Direction

Wednesday, 19 August 2009 06:54 |

Written by Administrator |

sing by Brother Phap Khoi

The mind can go in a thousand direction
but on this lovely path I walk in peace
with each step a gentle wind blows
with each step a flower blooms

Last Updated (Saturday, 12 September 2009 16:36)

Sweeping Gatha

Monday, 17 August 2009 11:51 |

Written by Administrator |

Lyric by Thich Nhat Hanh

As I carefully sweep
the ground of enlightenment
A tree of understanding
springs out from the earth

Last Updated (Saturday, 12 September 2009 16:37)

Song of Gratitude

Monday, 17 August 2009 11:49 |

Written by Administrator |

Lyric by Thich Nhat Hanh

Thank you for letting me fly
High, high above the sky

Thank you for letting me smile
Smile, smile through out day and night

Last Updated (Saturday, 12 September 2009 16:37)

Song of Celebration

Monday, 17 August 2009 11:47 |

Written by Administrator |

Lyric by Thich Nhat Hanh

The sky is deeper blue today
Because I have awareness
The trees are more alive today
As I breathe in the greenness

Last Updated (Saturday, 12 September 2009 16:37)

Rivers

Monday, 17 August 2009 11:45 |

Written by Administrator |

Lyric by Thich Nhat Hanh

Rivers flow through me
Sunshine is my morning tea
Body, harmony
Feelings, clouds in the sky
Perceptions, stones on the road
Mental formations, birds are singing...
Singing songs of freedom, freedom
Consciousness, deep blue sea,
Wash over me

Rivers flow through me

Sunshine is my morning tea

Body, harmony

Feelings, clouds in the sky

Perceptions, stones on the road

Mental formations, birds are singing...

Singing songs of freedom, freedom

Consciousness, deep blue sea,

Wash over me

Last Updated (Saturday, 12 September 2009 16:37)

Peace is the Way

Monday, 17 August 2009 11:24 |

Written by Administrator |

Lyric by Thich Nhat Hanh

There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.
There is no way to freedom. Freedom is the way.
There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.

Peace is in the here and now. Peace is the way.
In every breath, in every step, peace is the way.
When I wake up, it’s right there waiting. Peace is the way.
Smiling, saying, “Take my hand.” Peace is the way.
“Don’t look for me in the future. You can have me right now, right now.”

Last Updated (Saturday, 12 September 2009 16:37)

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