Wake Up and Laugh!

My one mind hears and answers
all the cries of the world,
so I return to my one mind and rely upon it.
Mind freely manifests and functions everywhere.
Let me discover that all enlightened teachers are my one mind.

Try to recite this a few times before going to bed, and seeing if your dreams change!

My one mind is the Bodhisattva of Compassion,
so I return to my one mind and rely upon it.

Let me know that all Buddhas exist
within my one mind,
the place where enlightenment is attained.

Because we are so used to the material realm, we naturally try to match that format in our perceptions. Where things exist as separate entities, separated by distance and time.

However, they don’t actually exist that way. They are all part of one flowing, interconnected whole, and spiritual practice is the (attempt!) to live in tune with that. The more in tune we become, the more we become able to see things as they truly are, and the more we are able to act effectively in the world. And if you see everyone as yourself, could there be anything more natural than wanting to help them move from suffering?

My one mind is the Bodhisattva of Compassion,
so I return to my one mind and rely upon it.

One mind,
the Way that isn’t a fixed path,
its inherent brightness is never troubled by birth and death.
I vow to realize one mind without delay.

It’s hard to know how to discover our fundamental nature, and hard to function through it, because we’ve also been giving equal (or more) weight to the things we can see and label. This is natural, and not something to get upset about. But, once you become aware of this issue, start by relaxing the urge to grasp onto things. Let go of everything, and entrust it all to your true nature. Then, when things begin to settle down, your true nature can come to the surface. Now your practice can really begin!

My one mind is the Bodhisattva of Compassion,
so I return to my one mind and rely upon it.

Virtue and merit, upright behavior, and actions in harmony with the Dharma
are all done through mind.
I vow to attain these without delay.

My one mind is the Bodhisattva of Compassion,
so I return to my one mind and rely upon it.

“Living” “Dying”
Such things are not my true essence.
Thus I will achieve one mind,
which transcends all distinctions
such as realms of the living
and realms of the dead.

These versus have a strange power to change us. Just by reciting them sincerely, it seems like there are parts of us that hear them, parts that have no ears or eyes.

My one mind is the Bodhisattva of Compassion,
so I return to my one mind and rely upon it.

If I entrust everything I’m searching for to my one mind,
I will realize that the path I seek
is in everything around me,
and that inherently “I” does not exist,
so there is no need to obtain something else.
I will find the one who says
there is no need to obtain something else.

My one mind is the Bodhisattva of Compassion,
so I return to my one mind and rely upon it.

If I entrust all of the great vows I have made to my one mind,
I will surely become a Buddha.

These verses are from part of the noon service we chant every day. Daehaeng Kun Sunim translated this text from the Chinese character to modern Korean, but also did it according to the underlying meaning. The result is an incredible manual for spiritual practice.

My one mind is the Bodhisattva of Compassion,
so I return to my one mind and rely upon it.

If I believe and follow only my one mind,
I can become one with continuously arising unenlightened beings,
and in so doing, save them all.

How’s everyone been doing? Good, I hope. Please take care of yourself during these strange times.

My one mind is the Bodhisattva of Compassion,
so I return to my one mind and rely upon it.
If I believe and believe,
and follow my one mind,
wisdom will burst forth
and the path to freedom will become clear.

My one mind is the Bodhisattva of Compassion,
so I return to my one mind and rely upon it.
Believe and believe in this one mind,
give rise to firm intention,
and everything will be accomplished.