I don’t know how it works
But since I met you
My life has been “true blue”
Even in disaster
You shine me through
I know you’ll take care of me
I know you’ll take care of me

My life has been so blessed
You always reach me
Right there to teach me
And all I have to do
Is mind rest
I know you’ll be there for me
I know you’ll take care of me

Throughout all my lives
You are the sunrise
And you are the clear skies
And you dry the tears from my eyes
I know you take care of me
I know you’ll be there for me

Not like I ever knew
You fill me completely
Satisfy so sweetly
When I am one with you
I know you take care of me I know you take care of me

When comes my fear of death
I feel you in my heart
From me you’ll never part
When it comes to take my last breath
I know you’ll be there for me
I know you’ll be there, waiting for me

Lama, Lama, oh Lama
Protect my mind
Stay with me, stay with me
Keep my mind on course
Free from mara, please stay with me

Lama, Lama, oh Lama
You are love space
Stay with me, please stay with me
Keep my heart open
Free from pride, oh stay with me

OM MANI PADME OM MANI PADME HUM OM MANI PADME HUM

Lama, Lama oh Lama
You are true reality
Stay with me, please stay with me
Protect from jealousy, protect from anger

May you be happy
May you be gay
May you have lovin’
In every day
Do you know I am here for you?

May you be robust
May you be strong
May you be cheerful
The whole day long
And you know, I am here for you

Down in the canyon and high on the mountain
Tasting the bliss from the mantras we’re a’ countin’

May you feel courage
When there is fear
In the unknown
May you steer clear
And you know, I’ll be waiting for you

May you be calm
May you be bright
No trace of dullness
In the clear light
If you need me I am here for you

Down in the canyon and high on the mountain
Tasting the bliss from the mantras we’re a’countin’

May you be happy
May you be gay
May you have lovin’
In every day
Do you know I am here for you?

Wouldn’t it be nice to be born in a central land?
Where love and compassion, we’re taught to understand
Where children identify with Chenrezig
Where we are loved for who we are
Not for what we should be.

But we were born in the west, where materialism is best
And shame is the name of the game
Yes, we were born in the west, where pride and war are best
And shame is the name of the game.

Wouldn’t it be nice to be born in a Central Land
Where the self-grasping “I” we are taught to understand
Where children identify with Manjushri
Where wisdom can subdue our pride and vanity.

But we were born in the west, where materialism is best
And shame is the name of the game
Yes, we were born in the west, where pride and war are best
And shame is the name of the game.

Wouldn’t it be nice to be born in a central land?
Where benevolent power we’re taught to understand
Where children identify with Vajrapani
Where power can subdue ignorance and hostility

But we were born in the west, where materialism is best
And shame is the name of the game
Yes, we were born in the west, where pride and war are best
And shame is the name of the game.

I pray one day America will be a central land
Where love and compassion at least some people understand
Where all the people strive to be like Chenrezig
And practicing virtue is everyone’s priority.

You can grow your basic seed
Follow your soul, surrender your needs
You can grow your basic seed to heaven

It don’t matter what your mama said
It don’t matter what you feel
Because you have your lotus bloom inside
It don’t matter what you think
It don’t matter what you did
Because you have your lotus bloom inside.

You can grow your basic seed
Follow your soul, surrender your needs
You can grow your basic seed to heaven

Trees to grow and rivers flow and roots can cut concrete
Nothing’s stopping nature’s grace and glory
Daffodiils bloom every spring, do you think we’re not the same?
We are all free to write our righteous story.

You can grow your basic seed
Follow your soul, surrender your needs
You can grow your basic seed to heaven

Whatever comes my way
Peace of mind will stay
With Equanimity, equanimity

Every creature alive
Seeks Happiness to survive
We all are the same
Equanimity, equanimity

If I remember this
I will put down my fist
Only anger to blame
Equanimity, equanimity

Whether it’s good or bad
Whether I’m happy or sad
It’s all the same
With equanimity, equanimity

To only happiness find
I turn around my mind
To change I am able
With equanimity, equanimity

No more need for defending
That which exists depending
On thought and name
Equanimity, equanimity

Open to tenderness
Unfettered wilderness
Lay down ego’s game
Lay down ego’s game

Whatever comes my way
Peace of mind will stay
With Equanimity, equanimity

Waking, walking, eating, talking
Whatever you do all day
Driving, writing, work or play
Do it for others

Thinking, caring, breathing, sharing
Feeling depressed or glad
Feeling elated or sad
Do it for others, do it for others
If you want to feel happy, cherish others
Cherish others, cherish others

Cooking, hoping, laughing, joking
Want to make your life feel fine?
Care for others more than mine
Care for others, Care for others, Care for others
If you want to be happy, give to others
Give to others, give to others
Do it for others
Do it for others
Do it for others
Do it for others
Do it for others
Do it for others
Do it for others
Do it for others
Do it for others

Marking trees for their harvest
I heard faeries whispering
In wildflower fields and in the big old trees
They cried, “Go away, please don’t harm me”

And it was magic, I heard magic,
I couldn’t doubt it anymore
I heard magic, faerie magic
Listen to the flowers for faerie lore

Full moon rise at Shiva’s temple
Panorama, Himalayan Peaks
Five directions, five colours, five wisdoms
Dhyani Buddhas showed their majesty

And it was magic, I saw magic
I couldn’t doubt it anymore
I saw magic, Buddha’s magic
Mystic vision of the Lion’s roar

When my mind was in trouble
In dreamtime you came to me
You wrapped my sorrow in your great big arms
And said, “Baby, you are free”

To make magic, with pure intention
Because that is what it’s for
There is magic, there is magic
No need to doubt it anymore

Gather up your pure intention
Make it clear in your mind
Offer beauty to the magic ones
Ask them please, please heal human kind

And make magic with pure intention
Because that is what you are for
There is magic, there is magic
No need to doubt it anymore

It is true you have power
Trust your inner guiding light
Walk right in to your sacred space
Walk out clear, strong and bright

And make magic, with pure intention
To heal others because that’s what you’re for
There is magic, there is magic
No need to doubt it anymore

Chorus:
Any action that I do with one of these three thoughts
Only brings us close to world peace and gone beyond happiness

Please listen while I tell you these three thoughts
You who seek liberation
Future experience comes from present thought
So set your pure motivation
Chorus

Things of this world are to use but not to grasp
Grasping binds to sorrow’s wheel
Craving, grasping from my mind must pass
Our chance for liberation, it will steal.
Chorus

I remember everyone was my mother
And all their sufferings I cannot bear
I live my life to serve and cherish others
Armor of light, gladly I wear
Chorus

Every thing we perceive is deception
Out there, real and true
Like a dream is true perception
The first step towards the right view.
Chorus

CHORUS:
Once a pretty face, now, bags and wrinkles
Soon to be a pile of bones

Life is so short and so much to do
Never an end to the tasks
So many people, we’re always alone
Hiding behind our masks
Chorus:

When we get to the end, will it have been worthwhile?
Have we ever been touched in our hearts?
Did we reach out for someone or work for ourselves?
You know, the selfish, they die in the dark.
Chorus:

Appearance means little, what counts is inside
The outside goes when we die
Dare to be different, search out your heart,
You know, the heart goes on when we die.
Chorus:

The reason we feel we’re always alone
We think we truly exist
It’s true we exist, but not on our own
When interdependence is known
Chorus:

You look in the mirror and you think that it’s you
Really, you are just passing through
If you try to find you, you cannot be found
And then rest in that space, unbound
Chorus:

I find you in the ocean depths
I find you in the trees
I find you in the fallen leaves a dancin’ in the breeze

The road is long before us now
But maybe we don’t care
In every heart there is a smile
Perhaps I’ll meet you there

Sailor fly, Sailor fly
To the distant shore we will rise (2x)
Open eyes

Winds blow hard and cars may crash
And sailors get lost at sea
Sparkling light flecks on the waves
Cry steady as she be

As we ride the changing tide
O’er calm and raging seas
In every moment of each breath
A voice calls out to me

Sailor fly, Sailor fly
To the distant shore we will rise (2x)
Open eyes

As we ride the changing tide
O’er calm and raging seas
In every moment of each breath
A voice calls out to me

Sailor fly, Sailor fly
To the distant shore we will rise (2x)
Open eyes

CHORUS:
Let go of superstition for it will never end
Relax into the natural state and you will find a friend

A friend who is always there
A friend who never leaves
Guiding you and loving you
Relaxed and peaceful ease
Chorus:

A friend who is always there
If you take the time
To sit yourself down and look inside
And there you will find Clear Mind
Chorus:

Above the clouds on a cloudy day
The sun always shines
And underneath your talking mind
Is a clear and spacious sky
Chorus:

Now relaxing into the natural state
Is not as easy as it seems
It’s best if you find a teacher
Who can guide you in your dreams

What’s the use of being angry?
What’s the use of being mad?
What’s the use of feeling hostile?
It will only make you sad
Open your heart, it ain’t so bad
Open your heart and let the sunshine in

So somebody hurt you,
You don’t deserve or believe it
What they said isn’t true
But for Love, you’ve got to leave it
Open your heart, it ain’t so bad
Open your heart and let the sunshine in

You know it’s such a sad thing
When we hold a grudge
It steals away our happiness
Life becomes a big black smudge
Open your heart, it ain’t so bad
Open your heart and let the sunshine in
Open your heart, it ain’t so bad
Open your heart and let the sunshine in

Attachment raging
Intent blazing
The sun is tearing up the night
Elephant stares in the dawn

Pride is ignoring
Wisdom is snoring
The ocean defiles its own waves
Red dog stares at noon

I dare you to step outside
Your breath slips away
Your breath slips away
Slip away

Jealousy roaming
Dark heart foaming
Flower produces barren seed
Green horse stares in hell

Ignorance groping
Hungry and moping
Wishes for happiness all in vain
Sweet milk squeezed from a bull

I dare you to step outside
Your breath slips away
Your breath slips away
Slip away

Hatred shining
Lonely heart pining
Tossed and beaten in emotional tide
Gray rivers fill black seas

I dare you to step outside
Your breath slips away
Slip away

by George Galt

In the space in front of me Is a beautiful lion throne
Suspended in the middle of the air

On it on a cushion On a lotus, sun and moon
Sits my Guru smiling down at me

Oh, Guru, there is such pain in the world
I go to you to help me heal it

I offer you my body speech and mind
Bless me to become just like you

Now he melts into brilliant blue light
And transforms into Guru Medicine Buddha

In his right hand he holds the stem of the aura plant
In his left is a bowl of healing nectar

As we sing the Medicine Mantra
Nectar flows from the Buddha’s Heart

It purifies all my body, speech and mind
And heals all the illness in the world

TAYA TA OM BEKUNDZAY BEKUNDZAY MAHA BEKUNZAY RANDZA SAMU GATE SOHA
7X or more

The guru Medicine Buddha melts into light
And flows into each and every being

Now rejoice we’ve set all beings free
And healed all the illness in the world.

By this merit may I become a Buddha just like you
May all beings be free from illness

TAYA TA OM BEKUNDZAY BEKUNDZAY MAHA BEKUNZAY RANDZA SAMU GATE SOHA
4X or more

It might be true we don’t need lovers
It might be true we don’t need lust
But everybody needs someone
A friend they know they can trust
Everybody needs lovin’
And everybody needs a friend

Old lady on a park bench
My, how she looks alone
Should I go over and speak to her
Maybe invite her to my home
‘Cause everybody needs lovin’
And everybody needs a friend

Some people are so difficult
We just don’t understand
Inside a proud and mean shell
Is a frightened, little man
Everybody needs lovin’
And everybody needs a friend

Wherever you travel
Inside every creature you see
A tender heart is crying,
“I’m so lonesome, please care for me.’
Everybody needs lovin’
And everybody needs a friend

My mind is jittery and scattered
My nerves are frayed and tattered
When will I find that peace?
When will craving cease?
Ah but you have gone beyond sorrow
Please don’t wait ’til tomorrow
Please bless me now

My mind is so easily excited
A slave to karmic deeds ignited
When will I steady my pace
And abandon the concept race?
Ah, but you have no worldly feeling
Beyond the realm of six sense reeling
Please bless me now

If I let deeds go in their own time
They always turn out just fine
Intellecting causes much pain
I remind myself again and again
Ah, but you have all let go
And you abide in true nature’s flow
Please help me now

If they do black deeds, let it be
I can’t let their poison poison me
Because one black thought of mine
Harms the world ’til the end of time
Ah, but you have the non-dual “I”
And you let grasping and clinging go by
Please bless me now

Written with Scott Tusa

He’s just like you and he’s just like me
All he wants is to come home
She’s just like you and she’s just like me
All she wants is to come home
Be kind to the soldiers, they never wanted to harm anyone.

He didn’t sign up ‘cause of politics
All he wants is to get ahead
To leave a life of poverty
Of confusion and of dread
Be kind to the soldiers, they never wanted to harm anyone.

When he signed up there was no war
And he hoped there would be none
When the politicians call him to go
He’s shocked with blood and gore and gun
Be kind to the soldiers, they never wanted to harm anyone.

Body parts fly through the air
Of what was once his best friend
We have to understand his pain
And stand by him until its end
Be kind to the soldiers, they never wanted to harm anyone.

Where do they go?
Come home from the storm
Hearts broken and torn
Who will heal their harms
Who will open their arms?
Be kind to the soldiers, they never wanted to harm anyone.

Our streets are lined with homeless vets
Doesn’t any body care?
Whatever happened to Uncle Sam?
Did he vanish into thin air?
Be kind to the soldiers, they never wanted to harm anyone.

Super violent movies make my blood boil
They make my liver need castor oil
I don’t want to see them, get them out of my life
They make me go home and beat my wife
I don’t want to see violence and the picture show
What about some kindness on the TV show?

You know the kid next store, he saw a great show
He got his Daddy’s gun and he let it blow
He felt real cool and he got real high
He’s got life in prison, Jimmy good bye
I don’t want to see violence and the picture show
What about some kindness on the TV show?

Creative movie makers want to be realistic
They don’t mean to harm or be sadistic
Please think about what they do to our brains
Those pictures harm us and cause us pain
I don’t want to see violence and the picture show
What about some kindness on the TV show?

Enough bloodshed is around us, don’t make it worse
Even though those movies fill up your
Please think of the children, what it does to them
Could be your own child, that is the next victim
I don’t want to see violence and the picture show
What about some kindness on the TV show

Real Love, True Love, Real Love is letting go
Real love, True Love, Real Love is letting go

What’s the use of hanging on to feelings that make you uptight
Take every opportunity in short, human life to give LOVE
Real Love, True Love, Real Love is letting go
Real love, True Love, Real Love is letting go

When you try to force someone you love to do the things that you want
You only end up with a love that’s cold as the winters in Vermont
Real Love, True Love, Real Love is letting go
Real love, True Love, Real Love is letting go

Accept your people as they are fat, warts and all
Work on yourself, be good them
They’ll stick with you through life’s long haul
Real Love, True Love, Real Love is letting go
Real love, True Love, Real Love is letting go

People hurt you, jobs fail, disasters come,
Breathe in, breathe out, ’cause we are the ones who give love
Real Love, True Love, Real Love is letting go
Real love, True Love, Real Love is letting go

It’s a gentle touch, an easy breath
Sitting so softly, thinking about death
Blowing my heart right out of the dark
Come with me, along the freedom road

I humble myself to the great big mind
That cares for each of us all of the time
Nothing to do and nowhere to go
Come with me, along the freedom road

Happy to give me and mind away
Tasting the beauty in every day
The more I give the more I get
Dance with me, along the freedom road

Without guilt or shame I regret the pain
My blindness caused, I’ll never do it again
But it’s all okay, mercy paves the way
Come with me, along the freedom road

Blast into the light of gratitude bright
Joyful in all of our virtuous might
Cloudy skies will part, rainbows will glow
Dance with me, along the freedom road

I remember the great ones, present and past
Glorious blessings, forever they’ll last
Please show me the way, I don’t want to stray
Please guide me along the freedom road

Whatever goodness, all I create
Around the world it reverberates
May it never die, only to grow
And take everyone, along the freedom road