Frère ChiSing (Norman Eng) est né en 1970 et a grandi au Texas.
Il a obtenu un baccalauréat en religion d'une université protestante, une maîtrise en spiritualité d'un collège catholique.

Il était un animateur de retraite spirituelle interconfessionnelle, un directeur spirituel, un artiste rituel, un musicien, un compositeur et le fondateur de nombreux groupes de méditation à travers les États-Unis. Son parcours de vie a culminé dans une spiritualité interconfessionnelle, s'inspirant de ses antécédents dans le bouddhisme et le christianisme.

Son principal professeur de méditation était le Vénérable Thich Nhat Hanh, et il a été ordonné par lui dans "l'Ordre de l'Inter-être" (Église Bouddhiste Unifiée) en 2003 avec le nom spirituel de "Vrai Merveilleux Bonheur".

Sa vision ultime était d'apporter la pleine conscience et la pratique de la méditation aux personnes de toutes confessions et non confessionnelles, en mettant l'accent sur la créativité, la musique et les arts. Cette vision s'est concrétisée avec Awakening Heart (communauté spirituelle interconfessionnelle) et Dallas Meditation Center (centre de méditation) dont il est le fondateur.

En 2012, il publie "Buddha Is My Refuge" un album de ses compositions qu'il qualifie de "pop music" bouddhiste avec un message universel.

Le matin du 8 mars 2016, après avoir vécu avec un carcinome du nasopharynx pendant deux ans et demi, frère ChiSing est décédé de cette vie physique dans son sommeil.

www.brotherchising.com

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Buddha Is My Refuge :
New Dharma Songs for the Contemporary Sangha
 Brother ChiSing 2012

Texte en PDF...ICI

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- I Take Refuge in the Buddha -

I take refuge in the Buddha
the One who shows me the Way in this life.
I take refuge in the Dharma
the Way of understanding and love.
I take refuge in the Sangha
the Community that lives in harmony and awareness.
I take refuge in these Three Jewels
in perfect oneness of body, speech and mind.

Just go back to the island within yourself.
Just go back to the Island Within.
All it takes is one breath in mindfulness.
All it takes is one step in mindfulness.

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- You Are a Buddha to Me -

You are a Buddha to me
and I am a Buddha to you
The Dharma is what we share
The Sangha is how we care
(Oh)
This is our Way
This is our Truth
This is our Life

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- Four Bodhisattva Vows -

Countless beings, we vow to save
Ceaseless afflictions, we vow to end
Limitless Dharma doors, we vow to open
The Highest Path of Awakening, we vow to realize

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- Ever so Mindfully -

Oh the breeze, and the trees,
and your smile sing the Dharma to me
Ever so mindfully, ever so joyfully
ever so mindfully, ever so joyfully

Oh, the mountains and the rivers
Yes, the sunshine and the flowers
and your smile sing the Dharma to me
Ever so mindfully, ever so joyfully
ever so mindfully, ever so joyfully

. . . Ever so mindfully, ever so joyfully
ever so mindfully, ever so peacefully
ever so mindfully, ever so lovingly
Ever so mindfully, ever so . . .

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- I Breathe for You -

I breathe for you, you breathe for me
We breathe for all the world in peace

There is no Way to Peace
Peace is the Way

I breathe for you, you breathe for me
We breathe for all the world in love

There is no Way to Love
Love is the Way

I breathe for you, you breathe for me
We breathe for all the world in peace

I breathe for you, you breathe for me
We breathe for all the world in love.

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- A Song for Amitabha (A Pure Land Song) -

I take refuge in You
You are my Strength, You are my Fortress
Through Your love, I now move
Into the Light, out of the darkness

All these years, I’ve been searching for You
You’ve been here all along
Deep within my Heart
I sing a New Song

You take refuge in me, yes
This very step, this very breath, and
Through our mindfulness
Earth is transformed, here is the Pure Land

All this time, You’ve been waiting for me
To wake up here and now
To make a home for all beings
This is our Vow

I take refuge in You
You are my Strength, You are my Fortress
Through Your love, I now move
Into the light, out of the darkness
You take refuge in me, yes
This very step, this very breath, and
Through our mindfulness
Earth is transformed, here is the Pure Land

I take refuge in You
You take refuge in me
We take refuge in This
This is our Refuge

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- Do You Know? (A Zen Song) -

Turn around and look within
Can you see the sound of silence ?
Can you hear the flowers smiling ?
Can you taste the setting sun ?

Do you know that I’m the One ?
Do you know the One is you ?

No separation
No birth, no death
Only this moment
Only this breath

No “self” to suffer
No gain, no loss
All is perfection
Even the dross

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- Buddha's Prayer (A Theravada Song) -

“May everyone be happy and safe, and may all hearts be filled with joy.
May all beings live in security and in peace —
beings who are frail or strong, tall or short, big or small,
invisible or visible, near or faraway, already born, or yet to be born.
May all of them dwell in perfect tranquility.”

May all beings be happy and free
May all beings transform their suffering
May all beings rejoice in all joys
May all beings be at peace

“Let no one do harm to anyone.
Let no one put the life of anyone in danger.
Let no one, out of anger or ill will, wish anyone any harm.”

“Just as a mother loves and protects her only child at the risk of her own life,
cultivate boundless love to offer to all living beings in the entire cosmos.
Let our boundless love pervade the whole universe, above, below, and across.
Our love will know no obstacles. Our heart will be absolutely free from hatred and enmity.”

“Whether standing or walking, sitting or lying, as long as we are awake,
we should maintain this mindfulness of love in our own heart.
This is the noblest way of living.
Free from wrong views, greed, and sensual desires,
living in beauty and realizing Perfect Understanding,
those who practice boundless love will certainly transcend birth and death.”

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- Breathing and Walking (A Thich Nhat Hanh Song) -

Let the Buddha breathe
Let the Buddha walk
I don’t have to breathe
I don’t have to walk

The Buddha is breathing
The Buddha is walking
I enjoy the breathing
I enjoy the walking

Buddha is the breathing
Buddha is the walking
I am the breathing
I am the walking

There is just the breathing
There is just the walking
There is no breather
There is no walker

Peace and joy while breathing
Peace and joy while walking
Peace and joy . . . the breathing
Peace and joy . . . the walking

Breathing, walking
Sitting, smiling
Laughing, crying
Working, playing
Sleeping, waking
Breathing, walking

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- Walk On the Path of Love -

Walking with friends in mindfulness
As the Dharma rain falls upon our heads
Brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart
As we walk on the Path of Love

And though the world assail my body
And though its fears assail my mind
In the Sangha, I take refuge
Won’t you hold my hand and walk with me?

Walk with me, oh my brother
Come and walk with me, oh my sister
Take my hand, hold my heart
Breathe with me, listen deeply

As we walk on the Path of Love

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- We Are the Light of Buddha -

We are the Light of Buddha shining
We are the Love of Buddha’s heart
And we are the Life of Buddha manifesting
We are a blessing, yes, we are !

When the journey’s long and the road gets rough
and we cannot find our way
We can turn within to the Source of Truth
and remember once again who we are

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- One Heart (Interfaith) -

One Heart, One Life
We are One Family, One Earth

And together we can make a difference in our world
Every creed and color, every boy and girl
All of Creation, no separation
We are One . . . One Heart

Even though it seems we are so far apart
And many times we’re feeling all alone
The Truth of who we are has been here from the start
We are One Heart 

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Brother ChiSing - A Song for Amitabha

"Living Christ" (une autre chanson de brother ChiSing)...ICI

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