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Zen Youth — A Song for Young Hearts

Love, Peace,
and Light

A Children's Song About Buddha's Enlightenment — sing to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

By Andrew Shugyo Daijo Bonnici, Ph.D.

Doctor of Humanistic Depth Psychology · Master Zen Teacher and Counselor · Library of Congress Copyright, February 4, 1998

"Love, Peace, And Light" is a sample from Dr. Bonnici's copyrighted manual entitled Nourishing the Root: Reflections to Inspire and Guide Applied Meditation Therapy in Daily Life.

🎵 How to sing this song: Read each verse aloud or sing it to the gentle melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Sing the Chorus between each verse. Let the words settle quietly into your heart.

Love, Peace, and Light

(Sing to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)

Buddha Sat on the Ground One Day,
Just to Find a Simple Way —
How to Be and How to Do,
How to Live for Me and You.
✦ Chorus ✦ This he Gives to Us Each Day,
To Practice in a Simple Way.
All is One and One is True,
You are Me and I am You.
What he Found by Sitting Still,
Was Remembering Until ......
All Grew Quiet in his Mind,
And his Heart a Peace did Find.
✦ Chorus ✦ This he Gives to Us Each Day,
To Practice in a Simple Way.
All is One and One is True,
You are Me and I am You.
Mind like a Cloud in the Vast Blue Sky,
Drifting in Silence without a "Why".
Heart at Peace like a Bird in Flight,
All was Love and All was Light.
✦ Chorus ✦ This he Gives to Us Each Day,
To Practice in a Simple Way.
All is One and One is True,
You are Me and I am You.
Breathing In and Breathing Out,
We no Longer have a Doubt.
Remembering our Peace of Mind,
And a Heart that's Loving Kind.
✦ Chorus ✦ This he Gives to Us Each Day,
To Practice in a Simple Way.
All is One and One is True,
You are Me and I am You.
Let's Go Out and Share Love True,
With all the People like Me and You.
✦ Final Chorus ✦ This he Gives to Us Each Day,
To Practice in a Simple Way.
All is One and One is True,
You are Me and I am You.

"Mind like a Cloud in the Vast Blue Sky, Drifting in Silence without a 'Why'. Heart at Peace like a Bird in Flight, All was Love and All was Light."

— Dr. Andrew Shugyo Daijo Bonnici

Library of Congress Copyright · Andrew Shugyo Bonnici, Ph.D. · February 4, 1998 · All Rights Reserved

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