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[The Plum Village Online Monastery]
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Breathing in, I'm aware
that I'm sitting with my sangha,
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surrounded by the frost, cold,
above, below,
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but inside it is warm.
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Breathing out, I let go all
my expectations about this Dharma talk.
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(Laughter)
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About the Winter Retreat,
about my practice,
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so I can be fully here
breathing with my sangha.
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In, aware of the Sangha,
out, letting go of expectations.
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(Bell)
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(Bell)
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Breathing in, I'm aware
that mindfulness is present.
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Aware of my breathing,
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
of all things.
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Breathing out, I smile to mindfulness.
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This awareness taking care
of the present moment.
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Breathing in, I investigate
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,
thoughts coming and going.
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Breathing out, I smile
to this capacity to investigate
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what is going on.
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Breathing in, I touch a deep source
of energy, life energy,
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that supports, gives life
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
awakened inside of me.
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Breathing in, I feel joy,
a kind of rapture in my body.
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With this mindfulness,
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
of the present moment.
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Breathing out, I smile to joy
within me and around me.
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Breathing in,
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this joy makes my body
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
to pervade my body and my mind.
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Breathing in, my mind
is naturally concentrated.
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With mindfulness,
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
to rest in concentration.
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My thinking is calmed down.
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I can sustain my awareness with ease
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
to include all things,
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good, painful, just or unjust,
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fair or unfair,
pleasant or unpleasant.
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My mind no longer
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
are cast off, frozen away.
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Breathing in, with mindfulness,
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investigating what is going on
in the present moment,
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making effort, energy,
to sustain this awareness,
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enjoying the rapture
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
to my likes and dislikes,
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my fears or my desires.
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I can dwell happily
in this present moment
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as I breathe out.
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