Customer Reviews

Drops of Emptiness: Songs, Chants and Poetry from Plum Village, France

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This cd is not for everyone in the Western world. The melodies sung here sound strange to people who are unused to Eastern modalities, and the singers' voices are older and not always perfectly inflected. Having said that, the words of the poetry are stunningly beautiful, and offer many hours of reflection, given the chance. I have this cd, and I'm buying a copy for a friend of mine who leads a centering prayer group. I heartily recommend it.

This is absolutely wonderful. I love that it's the practitioners of Plum Village themselves. Thich Nhat Hanh has a beautiful voice - the singers may not have perfect singing inflection, as the other reviewer mentioned, but this, to me makes it more genuine. These are monastics reverently expressing their Buddhist practice. This adds much beauty to the cd. I also highly recommend it!

This is a lovely CD of chants and poetry by members of the Plum Village monastery. I like it but I had not realized when ordering it that it is in Vietnamese. I had wanted to learn new chants--not going to do that with this CD. Instead, it is good for listening to and bringing a quiet and contemplative mood. The English words are contained in the written material.