This excerpt below is from “The Blooming of the Lotus: the Nature of No-birth and No-death.” It’s a dharma talk given by my heart teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh on May 3, 1998 in Plum Village, France. It is followed by the beautiful and profound song, “Holy as the Day is Spent” by Carrie Newcomer from […]
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For the Sake of Strangers-Poem and Music
2010/07/19 
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For the Sake of Strangers by Dorianne Laux No matter what the grief, its weight, we are obliged to carry it. We rise and gather momentum, the dull strength that pushes us through crowds. And then the young boy gives me directions so avidly. A woman holds the glass door open, waits patiently for my […]
Continue readingMetta Music-Bare to the Bone (audio)
2010/02/08 0 Comments
This is another in the series of “dharma songs” I’ve been posting from time to time. These are songs that have comforted, inspired, helped, and healed me over the years. I invite you to look up the song and have a listen (the lyrics tell only part the story; the beautiful music and voice complete […]
Continue readingA Wonderful Gift from Carrie Newcomer-a Namaste Meditation
2010/02/02 3 Comments
If you are a follower of this blog, you know what a fan I am of singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer: I have featured a number of her songs in my “metta music” posts: Metta music-This Too Will Pass Metta music-When One Door Closes Metta Music-Love Calls and Waits for an Answer-Be True! As these posts say, […]
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2010/02/02 2 Comments
This is another in the series of “dharma songs” I’ve been posting from time to time. These are songs that have comforted, inspired, helped, and healed me over the years. I invite you have a listen to the song, which is at the end of the lyrics. The lyrics tell only part the story; the […]
Continue readingMetta Music-When One Door Closes
2009/12/05 0 Comments
This is another in the series of “dharma songs” I’ve been posting from time to time. These are songs that have comforted, inspired, helped, and healed me over the years. I invite you to look up the song and have a listen (the lyrics tell only part the story; the beautiful music and voice complete […]
Continue readingMetta Music-This Too Shall Pass (audio)
2009/11/24 3 Comments
This is the first in a series of “dharma songs” I will post from time to time. These are songs that have comforted, inspired, helped, and healed me over the years. I invite you to look up the song and have a listen (the lyrics are only part the story; the music completes it). A […]
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