Soulful Mindfulness Practice Song on relieving stress and living in the present moment. Lyrics by Thich Nhat Hanh. Music by Brian Otto Kimmel.

Wake Up Happiness Xeq14 - 07 - 12

Pianoforte
Vocal
Backup Vocals
Percussion
Fiddle
Bass

Reunite (Promise of Eternity) Demo

The Heart's Beckoning
F# - Key
Refrain - G# A#m Fm7 F#
Bridge 1 - Bb/D D#m D#dim+6 F5 C#/F
Bridge 2 - F# C#/F G#/D# A#/F  
Piano Interlude – F# F F# A G#

The rhythm of your life
haunts me to this day
the rhythm of your love
is a rectifying wound

It's hard on the outskirts
with a pain that keeps us
distant and in fear
yet anchoring in stillness
pervades the moments
when we are near

Here
Where there's no sorrow and no pain
Here
There's no separation
and no blame
 
Lonesome flowers fallen in the snow
beneath the canopy of the old apple tree
a harvester of miracles
for winter birds to carry with songs away

Here
Where there's no sorrow and no pain
Here
There's no separation
and no blame

(Bridge 1)
Left only are mirages
of a sideways game we've all played
(Bridge 2)
Counting these as blessings
on a path already laid

Here
Where there's no sorrow and no pain
Here
There's no separation
and no blame


Here
Here
There's no beginning and no end
Here
Here
This great stillness is our friend

About the Song
So this song is about coming back together again. Fitting the pieces together so there is no more suffering and no pain. A song about peace and making amends. Beyond forgiveness, it's transcendence into the necessary journey that ends up healing us through and through. It's a symbolic eulogy for what we are casting aside. Towards a rebirth. A bridge to Sukhavati, the land of great ease in the here and now.

The Heart's Beckoning

Written from a poem by Thich Nhat Hanh. Music and Lyrics adapted by Brian Kimmel. Recorded 2020 when I was searching for myself. This is my practice and prayer in this continuation of a great teacher. See http://plumvillage.org

My joy is like spring so warm
It makes flowers bloom all over the earth
My pain like a river of tears
So vast it fills the four oceans
Please call me by my true names
So I can hear all my cries and laughter at once
So I can see that my joy and pain are one
Please call me by my true names
So I can wake up
And the door of my heart can be left open
The door of compassion.

Call Me By My True Name

Cross-Genre Curator of Truths, Brian Kimmel, musician, songwriter, composer, and lyricist from the Seattle area.

Brian Kimmel

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