Satya Robyn leads a group Buddhist practice session with Nandini Reddy and others. The group does guided meditation, prostrations, and chanting of
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Namo Amida Butsu. Welcome everybody, really good to see you, and special welcome to Clare who is hopefully still recovering from the horrible virus. It's just me and Ralph tonight, just got Ralph down here, he's brought his bone with him, vegan bone. Kasper is at a meeting for Exile Buddhists to talk about what is special about Buddhists in terms of how we do climate activism, so he's upstairs in that meeting. And Dhyame, if you're willing later, maybe you wouldn't mind unmuting to do the call and response bit, but if not, don't worry, I'll do it on my own.
Great.
So I thought that I'd say something this evening about one of the things I really love about Pure Land Buddhism, which is something that really struck me when I first encountered it. The idea is that where we begin as Pure Land Buddhists is from a position of knowing ourselves as foolish beings. Foolish beings of wayward passions is the phrase that's usually translated from the Japanese, and the word 'bonbu' means foolish beings, bonbu beings. And when I first encountered this idea, immediately something in me began to relax or to imagine that it was okay to be a foolish being.
It's all right there.
There's one bone and two dogs, which is a problem.
Aaah!
Well, you ate yours, didn't you? So This Friday I have my diary all blanked out, and the idea was that I was going to have a retreat day. And I've got some very complicated essays about Pure Land Buddhism that a colleague sent me. I've printed them out, got them ready. I was going to not check any of my online— not going to check my phone or anything online all day, and really dedicate the day to practice and learning. And I noticed this afternoon as I was seeing my clients that there was a part of me that was saying— there was a part of me that was saying, you're actually really quite tired, that there's been quite a lot going on, and the idea of a whole day full of studious practice was not appealing to me. I realized that I've fallen into a trap that I often fall into, which is seeing spiritual practice and spiritual learning as something that I do, which will make me a good girl, it will make me a good Buddhist, it will mean that I'm much more calm or knowledgeable or closer to enlightenment, whatever it is. And that thinking comes from within my bambu system. It comes from within the same sort of thinking that gets me into all kinds of other trouble. And I remembered that as a Pure Land Buddhist, I don't need to do anything. I just need to say Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, and Amida's grace will Amida's merit, Amida's work for us, on our behalf, will take us all to the Pure Land where we will become enlightened nice and easily, from within our lotus petal or from without, and that practice really can be seen as an expression of our gratitude for that fact. It's really hard for me to believe that, but I kind of know that it's true. I have glimpses of experiencing it's true. And when I have those glimpses, I'm ironically more likely to want to do the things that are good for me, like be in nature or read things that are spiritually nourishing or be quiet. So where this has taken me to is acknowledging that I am tired and that I'm very grateful to have a whole day on Friday to do with whatever I want. And I think I'm going to make it a holi treat, which is something I invented a few years ago when I went away on my own., and I couldn't quite— I didn't quite like the idea of it being a proper retreat, so I thought I'd mush the two together. And I had a really wonderful 4 days doing a mixture of reading spiritual texts and going on walks and watching trashy TV and eating popcorn and, you know, all the kind of the whole mix of things that make up life and make up leisure and make up non-work. And all that kind of thing. So Friday will be Holly Treat, and I'm sure that I will read some of those essays because I'm actually looking forward to reading them. But I'm also thinking maybe I'll— not much we can do at the moment, I know— but maybe I'll go on a slightly longer walk for my daily walk, or maybe I'll read a bit of my other book which isn't worthy and that feels much better. So we can always rely on ourselves to do the things that we tend to do, that we, we, we are stuck inside our brains most of the time, and a lot of the thinking we do comes from within that system. But when we can remember that there's something outside that system that just loves us, that just loves us as we are, then everything feels a little bit easier. So I am going to lead us into some quiet meditation. I'm going to then mute and fetch a bone for Aiko and come back, and then after a while I'll start some chanting. The chanting we'll do today I'll decide when we get there, and if you don't know the words, just kind of a good approximation will do. No moan me to be.
Om mani padme hum hri! Humani Padmi Hung Hui... Ohm Manipadme Honghuri— Omani Pab me hung rhi? Aum Many Path Me Home Free?! "AUM MANY PATH ME HOME FREE!" Om mani padme hum hri! Humani Padmé Hungry? Ummani paad me hoonghui?! Oh many Paddy Me Home Huy... Omany Paadmehunghiy— Om Mani Padme Hum Hri! Om Mani Padme Hum Hri! Om Mani Padme Hum Hri! Om Mani Padme Hungry...? Om mani padme hum hri! Om mani padme hum hri! Om mani pam mehum hri! Om mane pa mihum hri! Om mani padme hum hri! Oh mah nee pa mmm meh hoong reh riyee... Ooh maah nnee paa mm mee heung rehee— Hooommaaaneepaabmehoom hhreeeee. Ho-Ohmah-ne-pab-me-hum-reeeeeeyyy? Hmm?! Okay yeah I see what you mean by that one actually it's very interesting but um oh there we go all right so let us take our feet to this position now okay here like your toes pointed down towards each other just slightly on top of them if possible or even at least parallel over those knees again keep breathing normally whatever feels good for yourself today do not try too hard because remember when something doesn't feel great don't push through anything then move forward slowly until everything starts feeling better yes please come back into center inhale deep breath out exhaling gently lower both hands onto mat bring arms up overhead 3 times breathe deeply from heart open chest belly expand lungs completely release any tension hold tight anywhere else relax head neck shoulders hips pelvis buttocks hip bones ribs abdomen thighs legs ankles wrists fingers elbows wrist joints forearms palms fingertips thumbs middle finger tips knuckles nails fingernails toe nail beds heels balls-of-feet pads tip-toes bigtoes little ones smalls om hanne pada may hmm huhreem omanipadmeehumrehiiiii homanaepamihummhrim namaha shivayaam ahhmhanaemanapadmayhammrhiye hammanaepadmeyuhuumrhimi. Om mani padme hum hri! Humani Padmé Huum Rhi... Ohh ma nee paad mé hoong ri— Ooh maa néee pahd meé huhm riiieehhh? Hmmmaa née pooom mmeee huung roooyyyihhhh?! Ho-Ohmm-maan-e Paab-Mê-Hoom-Riiiieee. Hommanay Pobhmey Homeyrieem. Om mani padme hum hri! Humani Padmé Hungry— Ummani Podmehung Hui... Oh my Nepali hungry? Om Mani Padme Hum Hri! Um... um? I'm sorry— Oh mané padmé hum hri?! Oohm-man-e-pad-me-humh-reee!? Umm-ma-ne-pad me hooung heeeeyyy?? Maa-nay paadd mee huung reeeeiiiey!!! Om mani padme hum hri! Humani Padmi Huhm... Oohh? Oh my God— oh nooo!! I'm sorry for that one guys— ummm okay here we go again from beginning to end please be patient right now. Okay so it goes like this once more on your own time if you want or when they're done but otherwise just follow along at home all together. Um-hui?! Hmmhm-ma nee paad me hoong hmm huwiyeeeee? Ahhh maaneey paaadmehoomm hueyyieee?? Om mani padme hum hri! Oh my name Padma Hum Hree— oh mah nee paad me hoong heee... om ah neh pahd mee hung huyy? Um maneh Pabmehum Hoyiehohmahneepapmihoom HooyeyoMamaniPabhMeHoomeHreemOhMaNePaBMiHuOmHyEhyOmhAnI PaD-Mei-HuOM HyEyuhMuUhmHeyAyeYayAyAhYeheyAmHeehee Om mani padme hum hri! Humanae Padma Hui... Oh my name be hungry— oh Manépadméhumhuy? Homani Patmehumhui?! Umami PahdmeyHumHuey?? Ooh Māni Paad mé-huum huyyy!! Om Mani Padme Hum Hri! Oh manee paad mee hoong hreee... Oom maaneey paaadmeee humm heerey— ooom maaaaney pooobmm mehooome hmm Heereeeyyy? Ho-oh-ma-neypaad-me-ho-o-on-Hreeryyyy?! Om mani padme hum hri! Oh mahani paad me hungh ri... oh ma nee paaadh mee hoong rehii— om maneepaade mey hung rehiyee? Um mānepaadmehumhreeeyyyeee?! Hohm-mah-nee-paab-me-hoom-reheem-e-yayyyyeeee!? Om mani padme hum hri! Humani Padmi Hungry? Oh many— Pardon me... hungry?! Hoh ma nee pahd mee hoongh reee!? Omani podmehum-hreey?? Hmmmmmmm. Om mani padme hum hri! Oh my name Padma Hum Hree— oh mah nee pa me hoongh reee... om mane pahmehoohmm heeee? Oom ma neh pav may hom rehreem ramane papmihoonhm weyooome hmareepabmeyhomheeeyum eyoom heyam hoyoiye yeheyay um haiyooyai yowuiyya mummy yum hihiyum amani patmayuhumm huyyyy! Um many pammy home free omanie pom eh whom whoei ehyomy ee ah mo nih pur beh whuum hueyi!
Ah momanyapadmehuung huuyiiiii?!
Om mani padme hum hri! Humani Padmi Hungry? Ummani paad me hungry— Oh many Paadmehum Hreee... Omany Padminhumhreemmmee?! Om Mani Padme Hum Hri! Um... um? I'm sorry— Oh mané padmé hum hri?! Oohm maané paad mé hoong hríe!? Hmmmmmaaane paaadmehoomhreeeee?? Home money pub me home freeyee??? Om mani padme hum hri! Humani Padmi Hritha— Oh Mani Padminhum Hari... Ummani Padminhum Haritamumariyaiharaanidhi Barata Kumareeeyahaaomanaipadmahumbreeee? Homma neepadmehoom reeee?! Ho ma ni pa me hooum breeeeee?? Om mani padme hum hri! Humani Padmi Hungry? Ummani Pod Me Hoong Wee... Oh my knee— Pob me hoom ri?! Ooh ma neh pob mi home briiiieeee!? Hmmmaa neh pahmeh hom reeeiiiimmm... Hoom-mummy-pub-me-hum-ree-eemms-yayyy umami paab mee hung rieee-i eeyyamooomeenai yooyouwmyoowwwwyuuuuumming-a-wayyyy om many pav may hun mre ee omanipadmayhum bree...
oh mannypadmihungrei... hmmmany papmeyhungrhee...
haha that's good right there guys it was like 10 minutes of practice I'm not gonna lie to you but yeah this one took some time so if anyone has any advice on how do we pronounce these words because for example he said something about saying 'whew' when doing them or trying Om really hard at pronouncing those sounds correctly maybe try throwing your head back against the wall while speaking out loud just make sure everyone can hear what they're hearing okay thank y'all very much again let us know down below in comments which word did you struggle most Mani today, also tell him why here underneath his video comment section please see ya next week from all yours truly Nandini Reddy @namdi_red.com www.nandi.reddy.co.uk Thank You Everybody!!
Bye-bye now!
<LYRICS>OM MANI PADME HUM</LYRIC> OM MANIPADMEHUNGRIE! OMG!!! This guy knows Hindi well dude! Wow wow amazing Padme work by Mr.
Anuj Choudhari who wrote our subtitles too thanks buddy!</LYRICS> Hum Hri!
Oh manee paad mee hoong hreee... Ooh maani pad me humm bree? Ho— Maanii paaadmeee hoong reee?! Hommaaaneepaabmmehoommbrieeyy??!? Om Mani Padme Hum Hri! Oh my God... What? That's so cool— I'm like just staring at it for some reason right now but that was really good though. So there you go guys! Um yeah let me know if this video helped or not because sometimes videos don't even help people out too much when they're having problems finding their voice box control especially since we have to use our throat chakra which can be kind of tricky on its own already without adding anything else into your body system anyway um oh man what an amazing exercise everyone thank you again very much once more see ya later bye-bye hahaha OMG wow okay uh hi hello everybody welcome back here today also known by many other names such as Mummy Poojyamani aka Mama Mooji who will lead us through another session together using her beautiful sounds healing skills from 20 years ago still doing great work around sound therapy technology yes she does indeed awesome job ladies love all these comments coming up about how wonderful he sounded before his surgery obviously after being healed everything should get better anyways thanks for letting him rest little one do something fun while waiting Ooh y'all look lovely tonight hey sweetie want any snacks baby?! Hi honey come say goodbye Mommy Poopjaami Hungry mommy poopy hungry mommies poppy hum hry ho ma ni pa mi hung hyo ommani pabmi hungh ryh hmm mm-hmm mhm hmhm huh wait did somebody ask questions yet nope nobody asked them anymore oops sorry mama moonbeef has been busy lately alright well then stay tuned till next time ciao caiooski bitches holy shit interesting comment made earlier honestly didn't expect anyone would ever think 'momma moo-bee' could make someone feel happy lol haha nice joke maybe Om Lizzie Murphy said "I am feeling lonely" haahahaheyyaehhhhaaaumanni pavmíhum huy hommany pap míhung hueeehoomannypapmíhunghueeeeheeeyyyy!!! mani padme hum hri! Omni Padmi Hum Hri or Omani Patni Rum Rui— Oh my Nepali room? Hmm... Umami Patani Room Ri?! Om Mani Padme Hum. Om Mani Padme Hum. Om Mani Padme Hum. Om Mani Padme Hum.
So now we'll recite the refuges and precepts together. Gyame, if you are able and willing, do unmute. Thank you. So please repeat after me. After me. For refuge I go to the Buddha. For refuge I go to the Buddha. Namo Buddha.
Namo Buddha.
For refuge I go to the Dharma. Namo Dharma. For refuge I go to the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. With faith in the Three Jewels, I pray that I may not take life. With faith in the Three Jewels, I pray that I may not steal. With faith in the Three Jewels, I pray that I may not fall into sexual misconduct. With faith in the Three Jewels, I pray that I may avoid wrong speech. With faith in the Three Jewels, I pray that I may avoid intoxication. I pray that I may avoid intoxication.
Innumerable are sentient beings, we vow to save them all. Inexhaustible are deluded passions, we vow to transform them all.
Immeasurable are the Dharma teachings. We vow to master them all. Infinite is the Buddha's way. We vow to fulfill it completely. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. I don't know what that sounded like to you guys. We lost Jarmaine, but sorry about singing. That's fine, the singing sounded good to me, but it might not have sounded good to anyone else. So we'll now do prostrations, and either prostrate to the floor or do a bow or bowing your head, whatever feels comfortable. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
Namoh Amida Butsu. Namoh Amida Butsu. Na mo amida bi. Na mo amida. Na mo amida. Na mo amida bi. Namoh Amida Butsu. Namoh Amida Butsu. Namoh Amida Butsu. Namoh Amida.
I think that might have been you, Philip, that made Ralph bark. Philip's just above the, uh, I think you're just up there, are you?
No?
Oh, okay, it wasn't you, it was someone in the guest room. Blaming you for no reason. Okay, so we always finish by saying a verse together, which I will just put into the chat box. Oh, it was there earlier, now it's gone.
That's strange.
Okay, so if everyone wants to— everyone who can unmute, including Becky, who now has sound, then we'll recite this together. Blessed by Amitabha's light, may I care for all living things and the holy earth. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
