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This song was inspired by one of Thích Nhất Hạnh's most profound and helpful teachings on suffering and happiness.
He says, “Most people are afraid of suffering. But suffering is a kind of mud to help the lotus flower of happiness grow. There can be no lotus flower without the mud. Without suffering, there's no happiness. So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tenderness.”
~ Thích Nhất Hạnh, from the book, "No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering"
lyrics
no mud, no lotus
no dark, no light
no winter, no springtime
no sorrow, no joy
no compost, no flowers
no tension, no ease
no dying, no transforming
no clinging, no release
no darkness, no dawning
no falling, no rising
no sleeping, no awakening
no birthing, no life
no mud, no lotus
no rain, no rainbow
no stopping, no turning
no journey, no home
no mud, no lotus
no dark, no light
no winter, no springtime
no sorrow, no joy
credits
released January 28, 2022
Copyright 2014 Charity Kahn
Lyrics + Music by Charity Kahn, inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh
Vocals: Charity Kahn
Guitar and Ukulele: Charity Kahn
Strings: Daryn Roven
Engineering, mixing and production: Daryn and Charity
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