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“When I’m playing, everything is working in harmony. Mind, body, music. Harmony and dissonance are so important in music. Taoist Tai Chi® practice has enriched my idea of harmony and everything working together. I can feel when it’s all coming together.”
~Oren, NYC
Throughout the vast world
May there be no anxiety and no hindrance.
The cycles of death and life go on;
What else could there be?
If you go when you must go,
How could you not be at ease?
Turn your mind to the Tao
And deliverance will quickly come!
Chant encouraging souls of the departed to let go of attachments and be delivered from suffering
The last day of All Souls Festival brought together the caring intention of a thousand people chanting for the world and for those who have passed away. The ceremony leader reads a notice to the multitude of gathered souls, marked with a loud crash of cymbals!
In traditional Taoist belief, souls of the dead continue to need care from those in the world of living. Offerings to them include items for daily use such as food, shelter, clothing and money.
There is a Chinese saying that “When the dead are at peace, then the living shall prosper.” By honoring and aiding the dead during the All Souls Festival, we hope to reduce suffering and to bring blessings in the worlds of the living and the dead.
Incense offerings during the All Souls Festival comfort the souls.
As we prepare for All Souls Festival we compose ourselves
We approach the tasks with respectful intention
Carefully, and with reverence we place items on the altar
Flowers, fruit, Jai, tea, wine
We light incense
It is muted, quiet
We chant
At closing it is joyful.
Can I approach my life with the same respectful intention and preparation?
-Kay
All Souls Festival is a chance to bring peace to the countless souls through the ages who have died in circumstances of great suffering and have no one to care for them.
Goon Yam, Deity of Compassion, cares for all.
“She seeks out and responds to the cries of the world
Moving her spirit and revealing her compassion
Her enlightened virtue towers over all
And her power is deep beyond measure
The netherworld awakens to receive the gift of deliverance
All beings come to health and receive the gift of life”
From the Precious Announcement of the Bodhisattva Goon Yam
All Souls Festival gives souls a chance to listen to the wisdom of the sutras chanted during the days of the festival and become free by resolving any attachments, entanglements, or conflicts they had during their lifetimes.
Caring is at the heart of Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism. It was deeply felt on day one of All Souls Festival when a thousand people from 26 countries brought their intention together chanting for the world and for those who have passed away.
