Satigata

REMAIN

There's a place for my heart in this life

every trace of my doubt taking flight

let these roads that I walk guide me home

so familiar, yet ever unknown

And every step is glory

glory bound

The path is where I'm found

and as I make my way

throughout this winding maze

it's here I shall remain

There's a storm raging on in my mind

shifting forms, watch them change and unwind

What abides up above all these clouds?

Endless sky where I fly to now

So, every breath is glory

glory bound

this moment we are found

And as we come to play

upon this fresh new day

it's here we shall remain

Oh, there's a place in my heart for all life

open space, made of love beyond strife

I will stay to embrace those who roam

each being traveling to one home

Where every soul is glory

glory bound

together we are found

And as we cast our gaze

on that farther landscape

it's here we shall remain

Namami idam sharanam bhumim

(I bow to the ground of this refuge)
 

Lyrics by Darren Becker
Pali chant by Chris Berlin
 

GONE AWAY TO THE SEA

Om Mani Padme Hum
Om Mani Padme Hum…

Where’d you go?

How you went and lost your way

Where’d you go?

How you went and lost your way

You have gone away

You have gone away

You have gone away

to the sea…
 

Lyrics by Darren Becker

HEART OF REFUGE

Om mani padme hum *

Om tare tuttare ture, Soha **

Om Ara-pachana dhi-hi ***

(Repeat)

May the heart of refuge and protection

feel the light of open sky

May the heart of wisdom bring connection

and a world of calm abiding

'til we are free…
 

* Avalokiteshvara mantra (Boundless compassion)

** Green Tara mantra (Refuge and protection)

*** Manjushri mantra (Clear wisdom)
 

Lyrics by Chris Berlin

GATE, GATE (FROM THE HEART SUTRA)

Gate, gate, paragate

parasamgate, bodhi svaha

RAINDROPS TO WATERFALLS

So comes the winter    

With its cold, hard light

We lived in waterfalls

Now frozen in time

Memories of sunlight

With the clouds rolling in

From raindrops to waterfalls,

I'm swept in again,

swept in again

The mountains were calling

They still do now

So lost on the trails

we never know how

How far they'll wind 

through currents in time

Like the winds through the pines

they carry us blind,

carry us blind

Anicca vata sankhara

Uppada vaya dhammino

Uppajjitva nirujjhanti

   Tesam vupassamo sukho *

So comes the springtime

So fragrant, the air 

The changes still yielding

a season laid bare

The seeds of impermanence

are the freedom that turns

the raindrops to waterfalls

until we rise with the sun,

rise with the sun

Anicca vata sankhara

Uppada vaya dhammino

Uppajjitva nirujjhanti

   Tesam vupassamo sukho *
 

When love is letting go

wisdom brings us home… 

(* Pali chant: All conditioned things are impermanent

They arise and pass away

To be in harmony with this truth

Brings great happiness
 

Lyrics by Chris Berlin

SHANTI MA / WHITE TARA MANTRA

Shanti ma, shanti ma

Ayuh karuna ma

(Mother of peace, Mother of peace

Mother of longevity, well-being and compassion)
 

May this life be long

this body be strong

May healing begin to guide my way on

May this heart be wide

encompasss the night,

and may love begin to guide my way on

my way on
 

Shanti ma, shanti ma

Ayuh karuna ma

(Mother of peace, Mother of peace

Mother of longevity, well-being and compassion)
 

May our lives be long

our bodies be strong

May healing begin to guide our way on

May our hearts be wide

encompasss the night,

and may love begin to guide our way on

our way on

Om Tare Tuttare Ture Ma-ma

Ayuh punye jhana pushtim kuru svaha…

(White Tara mantra)
 

Lyrics and Shanti Ma chant by Chris Berlin

IMMEASURABLE

Metta, karuna, mudita, upekkha
(Repeat)

(Lovingkindness, compassion, empathetic joy, equanimity)

I will abide

pervading one-quarter

with a heart imbued with lovingkindness (compassion/empathetic joy/equanimity)

Likewise the second, likewise the third

likewise the fourth

so above and below

around and everywhere

and to all, as to myself.

I will abide

pervading the all-encompassing world

with a heart imbued with lovingkindness (compassion/empathetic joy/equanimity).

Abundant, exalted

immeasurable

without hostility and without ill-will.
 

Adapted by Darren Becker and Chris Berlin

TOUCH THE MYSTERY

Breathing in, I calm my body

Breathing out, I smile

Dwelling in the present moment

What a wonderful moment *

Living this life is a work of art

Everything we do has meaning and

Nothing can stand apart

Breathing in, I calm my body

Breathing out, I smile

Dwelling in the present moment

What a wonderful moment

Settling into what’s here and now

Grounding into groundlessness, it’s firm

But still fluid somehow

Breathing in, I calm my body

Breathing out, I smile

Dwelling in the present moment

What a wonderful moment

A flash of magic lies in everything

Looking deeply, we can see it as

We touch the mystery

Lyrics by Darren Becker

* Words by Thich Nhat Hanh
 

NEW EYES TO THE SUN

Om, tamaso ma jyotir gamaya

(Om, bring us from darkness into light.)

Without the mud, there is no lotus

Breathing in, I know that suffering is there

Up from the mud, there grows the lotus

Breathing out, I say hello to my suffering

If only I can wait until morning

If I can make it through the night

If only I can wait until morning,

I’ll follow you into the light

With new eyes to the sun

New eyes to the sun

Lyrics by Chris Berlin and Darren Becker