Tags:: #gatha # Gāthā (Verse, recited in singing) ## Proper Attention and Pronounciation > [! attention] Proper Attention > When reciting a Gatha, **All your Attention** should be focused around your ***Lips Area*** and on how the ***Sound*** is coming out. This is important to help **Cut all the Thoughts**, so that, one can be in [[Sampajanna|Sampajañña]]. ^proper-attention ![[Pali#^pronunciation]] ## Common Gāthā(s) ![[Vandana#^mano-tassa]] ![[Five precepts chants @Sila @Vandana#^b47573]] ![[Jhana#Etam Santam Etaṁ Santaṁ Etaṁ Paṇītaṁ ...]] ## Other Good Gāthā ![[MN75 Māgaṇḍiyasutta#^nibbana-parama-sukha]] ![[SN41.5 Paṭhamakāmabhūsutta#^verse]] > [!NOTE] Beautiful Gatha by Upāli (praising the Buddha) — In Upālisutta ([MN56](https://suttacentral.net/mn56/en/sujato)) > The wise one, free of delusion, > _“Dhīrassa vigatamohassa,_ > > rid of barrenness, victor in battle; > _Pabhinnakhīlassa vijitavijayassa;_ > > he’s untroubled and so even-minded, > _Anīghassa susamacittassa,_ > > with the virtue of an elder and the wisdom of a saint, > _Vuddhasīlassa sādhupaññassa;_ > > immaculate in the midst of it all: > _Vesamantarassa vimalassa,_ > > he is the Buddha, and I am his disciple. > _Bhagavato tassa sāvakohamasmi. > > ... ## Vidoes - (2023-07-23) How to experience Gatha? ([Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyb-1_W61nI)) - On [[MN56 Upālisutta]] ## List of Gāthā - Common ones - [[Five precepts chants @Sila @Vandana#Going for Refuge|Going for refuge]] - [[Five precepts chants @Sila @Vandana#5 Precepts|Taking 5 precepts]] - [[Etam Santam|Etaṁ santaṁ ...]] - Chanting - [[Jinapanjara Gatha|Jinapañjara Gāthā]] - Inside sutta - [[SN41.5 Paṭhamakāmabhūsutta]] - [[Thag16.2 Pārāpariyattheragāthā]]