(Bell)
The sangha is invited to come back to our breathing,
so that our collective energy of mindfulness
will bring us together as an organism,
going as a river, with no more separation.
Let the whole sangha breathe as one body,
chant as one body,
listen as one body,
and transcend the boundaries of a delusive self,
liberating ourselves from the superiority complex,
the inferiority complex and the equality complex.
# With body, speech and mind in perfect oneness,
# I send my heart along # with the sound of this bell.
# May the hearers # awaken from forgetfulness,
# and transcend the path # of anxiety and sorrow.
# I listen, I listen this wonderful sound # brings me back to my true home.
# May the sound of this bell # penetrate deeply into the cosmos,
# in even the darkest places, # living beings hear it clearly,
# so that understanding lights up # their hearts and without hardship,
# they transcend the cycle # of birth and death.
# Listening to the bell, # I feel my afflictions begin to dissolve,
# my mind becomes calm, my body relaxed,
# and a smile is born upon my lips,
# following the sound of the bell,
# my breath guides me back, # to the safe island of mindfulness.
# In the garden of my heart, # flowers of peace bloom in beauty.
# The Universal Dharma Door # is already open,
# the sound of the rising tide is clear, # and the miracle occurs,
# a beautiful child is born # in the heart of a lotus flower,
# a single drop # of this compassionate nectar,
# is enough to bring back the spring # to mountains and to rivers.
# Namo Valokiteshvaraya,
#Namo Valokiteshvaraya. #
(Bell)