Basket of Plums Songbook by Thich Nhat Hanh

Bring the music of mindfulness into your life with this beautiful book that shares the songs of Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh’s Zen Buddhist community in southwest France. Canadian composer and songwriter Joseph Emet has collected songs of Plum Village, and set to music many of Thich Nhat Hanh’s most well-known poems. This songbook includes traditional hymns as well as Emet’s own lyrics and compositions. Each song captures a different facet of the practice of mindfulness. There are 41 different songs for walking, sitting, breathing, eating, and enjoying the present moment. Basket of Plums Songbook is a perfect way to learn about mindfulness and it gives you the opportunity to be part of Plum Village wherever you are. 

DISC 1

• 1 - Happiness Is Here And Now 2:37
• 2 - Island Of The Self 3:08
• 3 - Moon 4:11
• 4 - Rain 4:54
• 5 - Song Of The Wind 2:41
• 6 - Gathas For Mindful Eating 2:44
• 7 - Here Is The Pure Land 2:30
• 8 - No Coming No Going 2:20
• 9 - Watch The Rosebud Open 3:10
• 10 - Gartha For Planting A Tree 2:01
• 11 - Breathe, You Are Alive 1:48
• 12 - Please Call Me By My True Names 3:38
• 13 - Winter Song 2:09
• 14 - Hi's Song 3:26
• 15 - Awareness Is A Mirror 2:37
• 16 - And When I Rise 2:41
• 17 - Breathing In, Breathing Out 1:24
• 18 - In, Out, Deep Slow 4:25
• 19 - Realm Of The Mind 2:23
• 20 - Happiness Makes You Beautiful 3:13
• 21 - Simple Gifts 2:24

DISC 2

• 1 - Let the Buddha Walk With You 3:04
• 2 - I Hold the Earth and the Sky with Love in My Heart 3:07
• 3 - Mealtime Meditation 3:27
• 4 - Garden Hymn 2:55
• 5 - Peace is Every Step 2:01
• 6 - How can I Keep from Singing 2:16
• 7 - There is no need to Travel Very Far 2:33
• 8 - Namo Buddhaya 2:58
• 9 - I Learn Each Moment 1:41
• 10 - I have Arrived, I am Home 2:14
• 11 - Compassion Springs from the Heart 3:33
• 12 - Guarding the Six Senses 3:36
• 13 - In the Bleak Mid Winter 3:06
• 14 - See the Green Blade Rising 2:20
• 15 – Reverence 3:49
• 16 - Now I Walk in Beauty 3:48
• 17 - The River and the Sky 3:23
• 18 – Earthsong 2:55
• 19 - My Head Resting on Waves 5:31

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Running Time:  1.9 hours

ISBN: Digital Download