In Plum Village Practice centers worldwide, we chant the Great Bell Chant every day. The sound of the Great Bell is so beautiful and helps us to calm our mind, and relax our body. We come back to our true home and generate compassion for all living beings. We send our peaceful energy through the sound of the bell and wish that they can hear it clearly so that all suffering in them cease.

We would like to invite you to listen to the Great Bell Chant with a reading by Thay (Thich Nhat Hanh) and chanting by Br Phap Niem.

Alternatively named: The End Of Suffering · Produced by Gary Malkin from his album Graceful Passages. ℗ 2001 Wisdom of the World

Transcript

Lắng lòng nghe, lắng lòng nghe

Tiếng chuông huyền diệu đưa về nhất tâm.

May the sound of this bell

penetrate deep into the cosmos

Even in the darkest spots

Living beings are able to hear it clearly

So that all suffering in them cease

Understanding comes to their hearts

And they transcend the path

Of sorrow and death.

Ba nghiệp lắng thanh tịnh

Gởi lòng theo tiếng chuông

Nguyện người nghe tỉnh thức

Vượt thoát nẻo đau buồn.

The universal Dharma Door

Is already open

The sound of the Rising Tide is heard clearly

The miracle happens

A beautiful child appears in the heart of a lotus flower

One single drop of this compassionate water

Is enough to bring back the refreshing spring

To our mountains and rivers.

Nghe chuông phiền não tan mây khói

Ý lặng, thân an, miệng mỉm cười

Hơi thở nương chuông về chánh niệm

Vườn tâm hoa tuệ nở xinh tươi.

Listening to the bell

I feel the afflictions in me begin to dissolve

My mind calm, my body relaxed

A smile is born on my lips

Following the sound of the bell

My breath brings me back to the safe island of mindfulness

In the garden of my heart

The flowers of Peace bloom beautifully.

Phổ Môn vọng tiếng triều dâng

Bé thơ xuất hiện giữa lòng đóa sen

Cam lồ một giọt rưới lên

Xuân về trên khắp mọi miền núi sông. (x2)

Lắng lòng nghe, lắng lòng nghe

Tiếng chuông huyền diệu đưa về nhất tâm.