Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sam Buddhassa 3

Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sam. Buddhassa. (3 times) Respectfully pay homage to the Buddha: the World. Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened or Enlightened

Incense Offering As wonderful as the lotus flower, as bright as the northern star, let us come back and take refuge in the Master of gods and human beings.

The halo shines in all directions. Wisdom goes beyond the Dharma realms, Loving-kindness and compassion permeate all over mountains and rivers. I have just seen the Buddha’s perfect countenance, My wholeheartedly sincere heart

I forward it to praise the Triple Gem Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated. As the incense is lit, sandalwood perfumes the air, making an auspicious rainbow

I, your disciple, with all my respect offer it to the Buddhas of the Ten Directions. May we practice the precepts seriously at all times May we practice concentration

May we offer the precious fruit of insight as our offering of incense of the heart. We would like to respectfully offer the fragrant incense of the precepts, concentration, wisdom, deliverance,

and deliverance with right understanding to the Buddha, Bodhisattvas, virtuous and noble Sangha, dharma guardians, good gods, knowing and understanding our wholehearted minds. (Bell)

Touching the earth in deep gratitude to the Triple Gem Praising the Buddha Jewel The Buddha Jewel shines infinitely. He has realized perfect understanding for countless lifetimes.

The beauty and stability of a Buddha sitting can be in the mountains and rivers. How splendid the Vulture Peak is! How beautiful the light that

The Nagapushpa Assembly will be our next appointment for the continuation of the true teachings of practices. We take refuge in the Buddha everpresent. We, your disciples, wholeheartedly pay homage to

present in the three lifetimes and ten directions (Bell, one prostration). Praising the Dharma Jewel The Dharma Jewel is infinitely lovely. It is the precious words spoken by the Buddha himself,

from the heavens. The wonderful Dharma is plain to see. It is recorded luminously in three transparent baskets. handed down from generation to generation in the Ten Directions,

We vow to study it with all our hearts. We take refuge in the Dharma everpresent. We, your disciples, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten

Praising the Sangha Jewel The Sangha jewel is infinitely precious, a field of merit where good seeds can be sown. The three robes and the bowl are symbols of freedom.

Mindfulness trainings, concentration, and insight support each other. The Sangha dwells in mindfulness day and night, providing the foundation for us to realize the fruit of meditation.

With one heart, we come home to the Sangha, and take refuge in the Sangha ever-present. We, your disciples, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions (Bell, one

Discourse on Loving-Kindness Metta Sutta This is what should be done By one who is skilled in goodness, And who knows the path of peace:

Humble and not conceited, Contented and easily satisfied. Unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways. Peaceful and calm, wise and skillful, Not proud and demanding in

That the wise would later reprove. Wishing: In gladness and in safety, May all beings be at ease. Whatever living beings there may be;

short or small, The seen and the unseen, Those living near and far away, Those born and to-be-born, May all beings be at ease! Let none deceive another, Or despise any being in any

Let none through anger or illwill Wish harm upon another. Even as a mother protects with her life Her child, her only child, So with a boundless heart

Radiating kindness over the entire world: Spreading upwards to the skies, And downwards to the depths; Outwards and unbounded, Freed from hatred and ill-will.

Free from drowsiness, One should sustain this recollection. This is said to be the sublime abiding. By not holding to fixed views, practitioners do not fall into

wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong concentration, The pure-hearted one, having clarity of vision, Being freed from all sense desires, Is not born again into this world.

Great Compassion Chanting Daily Practicing spreading the daily compassion heart to all directions In the Morning I wake up, I smile and recognize that

everything clearly around me, my noses breathe in and breathe out mindfully and consciously, my tongue enjoys the Dharma happiness, my body feels peaceful, healthy, and well. I forward my mind to the East, the West,

the South, the North, both the Above and Below directions, I pray for all sentient beings and insentient beings living there in peace, joy, love, and understanding together. When I practice so regularly anywhere and anytime,

my mind gets instilled into the substances of compassion, wisdom, peace, and happiness to myself and to others right here and right now in the present life. May all living things and living beings on earth be well and happy and

anger, delusion, wrong view, ignorance, hatred, violence, and suffering. Namo Compassion Mother Buddhaya Namo Compassion Father Buddhaya. (Bell)

Practicing wholesome things daily In the morning, say something wholesome, In the afternoon, say something wholesome, In the evening, say something

We have a joyful day and night. In the morning, think about something wholesome, In the afternoon, think about something wholesome, In the evening, think about something wholesome,

We have a joyful day and night. In the morning, do something wholesome, In the afternoon, do something wholesome, In the evening, do something wholesome,

We have a joyful day and night, and We have a joyful year and life. Namo Fully Enlightened Buddhaya (Bell)

Four Practitioner’s Vows Sentient beings are numberless, I vow to save them all. Defilements are endless, I vow to end them all. Dharma cultivation is limitless,

The Buddha’s way is supreme, I vow to attain it. Namo Fully Awakened Buddhaya. (3 times, Bell)

The Three Refuges I take refuge in the Buddha, the One who shows me the way of loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom in lifetime. Having taken refuge in the

I clearly see the path of light and beauty in life. Turning back and taking refuge in the Buddha in myself, I aspire to help all people soon recognize and develop their

Namo Buddhaya Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi Dutiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Tatiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. (Bell)

I take refuge in the Dharma, the way of practicing peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many right in the present life. Having taken refuge in the Dharma, I am learning and

ethics, meditation, and wisdom interconnected very closely with right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.

Turning back and taking refuge in the Dharma in myself, I aspire to help all people fully master the ways of practice and walk together on the path of liberation.

Namo Dharmaya Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Dutiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Tatiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. (Bell)

I take refuge in the Sangha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to lead their lives of ethics, harmony, and awareness to themselves and to others right here and right now in the present life.

I am enlightened, instructed, and supported by the Sanghabody on the way of practice. Turning back and taking refuge in the Sangha in myself, I aspire to help all people build

and support their transformation. Namo Sanghaya. Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Dutiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Tatiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ

Sharing the Merit Reciting the trainings, practicing the way of awareness gives rise to benefits without limit. We vow to share the fruits with all beings. We vow to offer

beings who give guidance and support along the path. May the merit of this practice benefit all beings and bring peace. (Bell)

Express diligent vows and pay thankful respects to the Triple Gem We, disciples of Gotama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and

Namo Buddhaya. (Bell, one prostration). We, disciples of Gotama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the

Namo Dharmaya (Bell, one prostration). We, disciples of Gotama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the

Namo Sanghaya (Bell, prostration). one May we be well, May we be happy May we be healthy May we be peaceful May we be free from suffering,

desire, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, and ignorance. May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere. Sadhu. Lành thay. Well-done.