Wait No More
photos by Chi Xie McIsaac
Wait no more
1. Night Lights
2. "Let's Celebrate Family and Friends" (Thanks to Thay and Plum Village and ZASP) - lyrics below
3. Wait No More - Focus On Your Breathing (Thanks to Brother Spirit at Plum Village and ZASP) - lyrics below
4. Om Vairocana Hum (Thanks to vairocana, "illuminator")
5. Ketotarian guitar (Thanks to Will Cole)
6. Solar Terms Minor Cold guitar
7. Tea and Gratitude Chocosol guitar
8. Gong with Legs Up The Wall
Let's Celebrate Family & Friends
Let’s celebrate family and friends
Let’s celebrate at the homestead
The ancestors are with us
Our ancestors continue within us
Where do we come from
Where are we going
The past is done
The future is unknown
To live in the present
To be in the moment
We can practice with the mindfulness bell
And when it rings
We stop
And bring our awareness to our breath
Be in the moment
If only for a moment
Let’s celebrate family and friends
Let’s celebrate at the homestead
The ancestors are with us
Our ancestors continue within us
Karma is the seeds we plant in our minds
That will bear fruit as suffering or happiness
If you want to know your past karma
Look at the state of your life now
If you want to know your future karma
Look at the state of your mind now
Aware of my breath
I breathe in
Aware of my breath
I breathe out
Let’s celebrate family and friends
Let’s celebrate at the homestead
The ancestors are with us
Our ancestors continue within us
Young and old
Rich and poor
We are all victims
Of the system
We all are suffering
When we know we are suffering
We suffer less
When we suffer less
We can help others suffer less
Through compassion
Aware of my breath
I breathe in
Aware of my breath
I breathe out
Let’s celebrate family and friends
Let’s celebrate at the homestead
The ancestors are with us
Our ancestors continue within us
Where do we come from
Where are we going
The past is done
The future is unknown
To live in the present
To be in the moment
We can practice with the mindfulness bell
And when it rings
We stop
And bring our awareness to our breath
Be in the moment
If only for a moment
Let’s celebrate family and friends
Let’s celebrate at the homestead
The ancestors are with us
Our ancestors continue within us
Karma is the seeds we plant in our minds
That will bear fruit as suffering or happiness
If you want to know your past karma
Look at the state of your life now
If you want to know your future karma
Look at the state of your mind now
Aware of my breath
I breathe in
Aware of my breath
I breathe out
Let’s celebrate family and friends
Let’s celebrate at the homestead
The ancestors are with us
Our ancestors continue within us
Young and old
Rich and poor
We are all victims
Of the system
We all are suffering
When we know we are suffering
We suffer less
When we suffer less
We can help others suffer less
Through compassion
Aware of my breath
I breathe in
Aware of my breath
I breathe out
Wait No More - Focus on Your Breathing
There’s no time for waiting
Focus on your breathing
Put away your device
Realize that it’s a vice
I know you don’t like this advice
To give up something that you like
Focus on your breathing
And wait no more
There’s no time for reading
Focus on your breathing
Put away your book
You don’t have to look
Focus on your breathing
And wait no more
There’s no reason to be bored
Focus on your breathing
Don’t reach for anything
A phone, a drink, a smoke, more food
Just focus on your breathing
And wait no more
There’s no time for watching
Focus on your breathing
Put away the screen
Tough to be without a screen
Focus on your breathing
And wait no more
There’s no time for listening
Focus on your breathing
Put away your earbuds
Take off your headphones
Focus on your breathing
And wait no more
When you’re waiting for the train
Waiting for the plane
Waiting for the bus
Waiting for the end of the shift
Waiting for the call
Waiting for the rain to stop
Focus on your breathing
And wait no more
Never have to wait again
There’s no time for waiting
Focus on your breathing
Put away your device
Realize that it’s a vice
I know you don’t like this advice
To give up something that you like
Focus on your breathing
And wait no more
There’s no time for reading
Focus on your breathing
Put away your book
You don’t have to look
Focus on your breathing
And wait no more
There’s no reason to be bored
Focus on your breathing
Don’t reach for anything
A phone, a drink, a smoke, more food
Just focus on your breathing
And wait no more
There’s no time for watching
Focus on your breathing
Put away the screen
Tough to be without a screen
Focus on your breathing
And wait no more
There’s no time for listening
Focus on your breathing
Put away your earbuds
Take off your headphones
Focus on your breathing
And wait no more
When you’re waiting for the train
Waiting for the plane
Waiting for the bus
Waiting for the end of the shift
Waiting for the call
Waiting for the rain to stop
Focus on your breathing
And wait no more
Never have to wait again