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Earth Gathas
Thich
Nhat Hanh
First step of the day
The
green Earth
Is
a miracle!
Walking
in full awareness,
The
wondrous Dharmakaya is revealed.
Turning
on Water
Water
flows from the high mountains.
Water
runs deep in the Earth.
Miraculously,
water comes to us
And
sustains all life.
Washing
hands
May
I use them skillfully
To
preserve our precious planet.
Sweeping
As
I mindfully sweep the ground of enlightenment
A
tree of understanding springs from the Earth.
Eating
In
this plate of food
I
see the entire universe
Supporting
my existence.
Walking
The
mind can go in a thousand directions
But
on this beautiful path, I walk in peace.
With
each step, a gentle wind.
With
each step, a flower.
Gardening
Earth
brings us into life and nourishes us.
Countless
as the grains of sand
In
the River Ganges,
All
births and deaths are present in each breath.
Watering
Plants
Water
and sun green these plants.
When
the rain of compassion falls
Even
the desert becomes an immense, green ocean.
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This
stream of water comes from Earth and sky.
This
water is the Earth.
We
are together for countless lives.
Recycling
Garbage
becomes rose.
Rose
becomes compost-
Everything
is in transformation.
Even
permanence is impermanent.
Planting Trees
I
entrust myself to Buddha.
Buddha
entrusts himself to me.
I
entrust myself to Earth,
Earth
entrusts herself to me.