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Prepare Your Mind

By Lynn Scheurell

Several years ago, I went to a monastery just outside Escondido, CA. This place of sacred community is the CA home for Thich Nath Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist. He is considered by many to be the most influential person in Zen Buddhism today but I learned that he is insightful, witty and a little mischievous in his humor. It’s kinda weird to think a Zen master would tell a story joke as a sermon, but that’s what he did. And then we went on a walking meditation together – even my slowest, most contemplative and present walk felt like a run next to him.

Anyway, this video is The Great Bell Chant wherein Thich Nath Hanh reads a passage of work dedicated to acknowledging the human spirit and the end of suffering.  It’s simple and profound in its simplicity. (And I recommend you prepare to slooooooowwwww down to enjoy it!) ;=)

The Great Bell Chant  http://vimeo.com/6518109   (7 minutes)

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