A Plum Village children's song.  Written during the 2012 Holiday Retreat in Deer Park Monastery.  Music by Nhu-Mai Nguyen.  Lyrics by Nhu-Mai and children from the Children's Program; small lyrical adaptations by me.

This performance and arrangement © Monica Max West

The sun, the sun, it shines
On my face and on my eyes
The sun shines in my heart
The sun shines in my heart

The river, the river, it flows
From the mountains to my toes
The river flows in my heart
The river flows in my heart

From the mountains, the flowers,
The children, and the deer (the deer)
We all love each other
There's a space for everyone in my heart

The trees, the trees, they sway
And give oxygen each day
The trees sway in my heart
The trees sway in my heart

The birds, the birds, they fly
As a school of fish swims by
The animals are all in my heart
The animals are all in my heart

From the mountains, the flowers,
The children, and the deer (the deer)
We all love each other
There's a space for everyone in my heart

From the mountains, the flowers,
The children, and the deer
We all love each other
There's a space for everyone in my heart
There's a place for everyone in my heart
There's a home for everyone in my heart

All In My Heart (Plum Village song)

A Plum Village song.  Words by Thich Nhat Hanh (with additional words by me.  Music by Betsy Rose

This performance and arrangement © Monica Max West

Animals, plants and minerals
Animals, plants and minerals

I vow to develop understanding
In order to live peacefully with people
Animals, plants and minerals
Animals, plants and minerals

Mmmm, ahhh, mmmm, ahhh, mmmm, ahhh

I vow to develop my compassion
In order to protect the lives of people
Animals, plants and minerals
Animals, plants and minerals.

Mmmm, ahhh, mmmm, ahhh, mmmm, ahhh

This is my vow, this is my vow
My two promises

Two Promises (Plum Village song)

A Plum Village song.  Words and music by Unknown.
Words based on teachings of Bahua'u'llah: "Ye are all fruits of one tree, the leaves of one branch, the flowers of one garden.”

This performance and arrangement © Monica Max West

We are all the leaves of one tree
We are all the leaves of one tree
The time has come for all to live as one
We are all the leaves of one tree

We are all the waves of one sea
We are all the waves of one sea
The time has come for all to live as one
We are all the waves of one sea

We are all the stars of one sky
We are all the stars of one sky
The time has come for all to live as one
We are all the stars of one sky

We are all the leaves of one tree
We are all the waves of one sea
The time has come for all to live as one
We are all the stars of one sky

We Are All The Leaves Of One Tree (Plum Village song)

A version of the Plum Village song.
Words and music by Sister Chan Duc.
This performance, arrangement and recording © Monica Max West.

No coming, no going
No after, no before
I hold you close to me
I release you to be so free
Because I am in you
And you are in me
Because I am in you
And you are in me

True Aspiration Of The Heart

No Coming, No Going (Plum Village song)

These songs are Plum Village classics recorded by Joe Holtaway, a singer songwriter from England who came to work with Wake Up Schools in Plum Village for six months in 2016.

Joe also records his own music. He and a group of friends set up Peace Sounds, a home for music and audio inspired by ideas of peace.

Breathing In Out

Wake Up Schools

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