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[The Plum Village Online Monastery]

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Breathing in, I'm aware[br]that I'm sitting with my sangha,

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surrounded by the frost, cold,[br]above, below,

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but inside it is warm.

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Breathing out, I let go all[br]my expectations about this Dharma talk.

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(Laughter)

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About the Winter Retreat,[br]about my practice,

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so I can be fully here[br]breathing with my sangha.

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In, aware of the Sangha,[br]out, letting go of expectations.

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(Bell)

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(Bell)

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(Bell)

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(Bell)

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Breathing in, I'm aware[br]that mindfulness is present.

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Aware of my breathing,[br]aware of my body,

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aware of my feelings,

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aware of my mind.

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Aware of the impermanent nature[br]of all things.

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Breathing out, I smile to mindfulness.

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This awareness taking care[br]of the present moment.

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Breathing in, I investigate[br]what is going on in my body,

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the sensations,

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arising and passing away.

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I investigate my mind,[br]thoughts coming and going.

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Breathing out, I smile[br]to this capacity to investigate

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what is going on.

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Breathing in, I touch a deep source[br]of energy, life energy,

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that supports, gives life[br]to this mindfulness,

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to this investigative energy.

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Allow this energy to nourish my practice,

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to bring me back to the present moment

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and be aware of what is going on

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with diligence.

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Breathing out, I smile to this energy[br]awakened inside of me.

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Breathing in, I feel joy,[br]a kind of rapture in my body.

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With this mindfulness,[br]this investigation within,

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that ignites the source of energy.

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My body fills with joy,

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joy to be alive and aware[br]of the present moment.

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Breathing out, I smile to joy[br]within me and around me.

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Breathing in,

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this joy makes my body[br]calm, tranquil.

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I have nowhere to go and nothing to do.

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All I need is available here and now

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within.

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Breathing out, I allow this tranquility[br]to pervade my body and my mind.

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Breathing in, my mind[br]is naturally concentrated.

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With mindfulness,[br]awareness of what is going on,

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energy, joy,

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and calm,

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my body need make no effort[br]to rest in concentration.

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My thinking is calmed down.

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I can sustain my awareness with ease[br]and allow it to pervade

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my body and my mind.

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Breathing out, I smile to concentration.

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I feel settled,

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free from all worry or anxiety.

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Breathing in, I touch equanimity.

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I allow my awareness[br]to include all things,

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good, painful, just or unjust,

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fair or unfair,[br]pleasant or unpleasant.

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My mind no longer[br]is attached to perceptions

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about all these things,

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liking, disliking.

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Breathing out, I feel free,

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my heart feels open,

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my worries, my burdens[br]are cast off, frozen away.

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Breathing in, with mindfulness,

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investigating what is going on[br]in the present moment,

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making effort, energy,[br]to sustain this awareness,

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enjoying the rapture[br]that fills my body and mind,

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and allowing it to calm down

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and become concentrated,

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I no longer am attached[br]to my likes and dislikes,

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my fears or my desires.

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I can dwell happily[br]in this present moment

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as I breathe out.

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