ATTENTION ALL INOS: Chant from the Diaphragm

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40325

    ATTENTION ALL INOS: Chant from the Diaphragm

    Hi All,

    Our usual advice in Zazen is to let the breath be the breath, at its own pace, but even then we usually breathe nice and deep. We say "from the diaphragm" or (more traditionally) "from the Hara."

    In chanting especially, it makes a big difference to chant deeply from the diaphragm, as opposed to "up in the throat" or chest. This is not true only for Buddhist Sutras, for opera singers, public speakers and the like know this as well. Please learn to chant deeply, from the diaphragm, because it will give your voice resonance and depth.

    Here are a couple of lessons. A really short one:


    A little longer:


    THANK YOU (said with resonance)!

    Gassho, Jundo

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    Last edited by Bion; 05-14-2024, 09:04 PM.
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  • Nengyoku
    Member
    • Jun 2021
    • 536

    #2
    I've actually wondered how to do this my whole life, so thank you lots.

    Gassho,
    Nengyoku
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    Thank you for being the warmth in my world.

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    • Suuko
      Member
      • May 2017
      • 405

      #3
      Noted. Another thing to look into. Thanks Sensei.

      Gassho,
      Suuko.

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