Cultivating Compassion (Causes, Conditions, and Kanzeon)

This was a talk I gave at an online retreat on February 24, 2024. To find out more about retreats (both online and in person) and other opportunities to study and practice the Dharma, check out the Furnace Mountain website:
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One of the themes running through this talk is the "Kanzeon" chant, aka "Extend Life Ten Phrase Kannon Sutra" or, "Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo". A while back I taught four classes on that chant, which you can see here:
• Kanzeon Chanting, Part...
• The Inexhaustible Lamp...
• Jo Raku Ga Jo, The Fou...
• Thought After Thought ...
And I also gave another talk at another online retreat that where I also talked about the Kanzeon chant (and growing things):
• Buddha Nature, Bodhici...
Here's a recording of the chant:
• Kanzeon
And here's the Kanzeon chant:
延 命 十 句 觀 音 經
Enmei Jukku Kannon Go (extend life ten phrase Kannon sutra)
觀 世 音
Kanzeon
南 無 佛
Namu Butsu (Homage to the Buddha)
與 佛 有 因
Yo Butsu u in (With Buddha I have cause)
與 佛 有 緣
Yo Butsu u en (With Buddha I have conditions)
佛 法 僧 緣
Bu Po So En (With Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha I have conditions)
常 樂 我 淨
Jo Rakku Ga Jo (Eternity, Happiness, Self, Purity)
朝 念 觀 世 音
Cho nen Kanzeon (In the morning I am mindful of Kanzeon)
暮 念 觀 世 音
Bo nen Kanzeon (In the evening I am mindful of Kanzeon)
念 念 從 心 起
Nen nen ju shin ki (Continuous mindfulness arises from the Mind)
念 念 不 離 心
Nen nen fu ri shin (Kazeon is never separate from my mind)