[Opening Chant] What we touch, What we see, What we taste, What we feel— All arise, All pass away. [Chant] What we love, What we fear, What we grasp, What we lose— Hold it gently. Let it go. What we build, What we break, What we seek, What we make— Nothing stays. Nothing is ours. [Refrain] Breathe in—awaken. Breathe out—release. Breathe in—compassion. Breathe out—peace. Not in wealth. Not in praise. Not in victory. Not in blame. The purpose of this life Is to awaken To what we truly are. [Chant] Every stranger, Every friend, Every sorrow, Every joy— Meet them fully. Judge them less. Every wound, Every kindness, Every failure, Every gift— Let them teach you. Let them pass. [Refrain] Breathe in—awaken. Breathe out—release. Breathe in—compassion. Breathe out—peace. Yesterday has vanished. Tomorrow has not arrived. Only this breath Is asking for your attention. [Final Chant] All things arise. All things change. All things pass. Therefore awaken. Therefore be kind. Therefore let go. Do not ask, "What can I possess?" Ask instead: "What can I understand?" "What can I heal?" "What can I give?" [Closing] When the wanting becomes quiet, When the fear becomes quiet, When the separate self becomes quiet— There is the path. There is compassion. There is freedom. And in the silence, We remember Why we came. [Outro]
