Berkeley, Parallax Press, 1988. Betsy's style is basically a contemporary Folk approach. Quoted comments are from the liner notes. Available as audiocassette only.
| "Three Treasures" |
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A traditional Buddhist chant in a Western musical setting |
| "Silence" |
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Based on a poem by Deena Metzger |
| "Five Rivers" |
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Based on the Heart Sutra.
The closing mantra says "Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone completely beyond. Great Awakening, Hallelujah!" |
| "Children's Promises" |
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"What have you done this week to develop compassion and understanding?" |
| "Song of the Boat People" |
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Based on poetry and Music of Thich Nhat Hanh and Cao Phuong |
| "In My Two Hands" |
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from a poem by Thich Nhat Hanh |
| "Zen and the Art of Sunburn" |
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Written during Rose's "first effort at a spiritual retreat" |
| "Taste and See" |
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"Written for a women's ritual reclaiming Eden and the apple." |
| "Water, Fire and Smoke" |
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"Nature was my first experience of the sacred" |
| "Seneca Moon" |
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"Inspired by the first U.S. Women's Peace Encampment, in Seneca Falls, NY, 1984." |
| "Happy and Good" |
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"Happy and good are the days we spend on earth...." |