This link is interesting. As it is the first posting most readers will see I am showing how I can make a much wider link from any chapter in the book.
Reading these links should be interesting in itself. It will take me most of 2007 to find and post such links, but keep looking!
www.beliefnet.com/story/188/story_18813_1.html
and more from his website:
www.plumvillage.org/HTML/dharmatalks.html
The May 7th talk is quite long
(main site at www.plumvillage.org)
Closing my eyes, I sink into bliss... and expand...
Words being spoken:
May the sound of this bell penetrate deep into the cosmos
Even in the darkest spots living beings are able to hear it clearly
So that all suffering in them ceases, understanding comes to their heart
And they transcend the path of sorrow and death.
The universal dharma door is already open
The sound of the rising tide is heard clearly
The miracle happens
A beautiful child appears in the heart of the lotus flower
One single drop of this compassionate water is enough to bring back the refreshing spring to our mountains and rivers.
Listening to the bell I feel the afflictions in me begin to dissolve
My mind calm, my body relaxed
A smile is born on my lips
Following the sound of the bell, my breath brings me back to the safe island of mindfulness
In the garden of my heart, the flowers of peace bloom beautifully.
(the nearest English idea to dharma is 'right conduct'
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