Gatha Practice at ZCD
Gatha for the Week of Jan. 11th through the 17th
Verses for Starting the Day: Stepping out of Bed?
Morning, noon, eve, and night,?
may all creatures take good care.?
If I step on you by mistake,?
may you transcend all fear.?
Homage to the bodhisattva who transcends fear.
For a more in depth discussion of this gatha see the 2022 edition of Present Moment Wonderful Moment by Th¨ªch Nh?t H?nh. In the Forward Sister Chan Duc includes a short history of Gathas and discusses the question: ¡°How can mindfulness become a part of my daily life?¡± She also offers a way to deepen a Gatha practice. In the Introduction Thich Nhat Hanh discusses what are Gathas and his history using Gathas as a novice monk.
Nh?t H?nh, Th¨ªch. Present Moment Wonderful Moment (Revised Edition): Verses for Daily Living-Updated Third Edition. Parallax Press, 2022.
Martin Johnson