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    DAMI Buddhist Choir Singing Chants for the New Year

    Published:2013/02/05 Activities Views:1475

    In 2013, DAMI was invited to attend the new year celebration event held by The American Buddhist Confederation. Our Buddhist choir delivered a performance, 31 choir members split into 3 rows which looks like a blooming lotus. The performance earned many applauses and praises from audiences.

    美国佛教联合会2013年新年团拜会在纽约隆重召开,受佛教联合会的邀请,大密清淨极乐弥陀殊胜洲参加了此次盛会,和与会僧众一起,欢天喜地,共庆新春。

    大密居士梵呗唱诵团,也在团拜会上精彩亮相。当晚到场的僧众人数过千,大密居士年轻的身姿,庄严的着装,法喜充满的演唱,受到现场僧众们的欢迎,成为整场晚会一个亮点。

    居士们身着灰褐色的海青,分男众和女众两队,从左右两侧登台。如蜻蜓点水般潇洒飘逸,似王侯将相样威仪庄严,面带着欢喜沉着的笑容,唱念着观音菩萨的圣号,宽袍大袖,古道遗风,上场的过程就吸引了现场僧众的目光,不断有居士来拍照,还有人啧啧赞叹“气象非凡”。

    问讯礼佛,向观众鞠躬之后,31位居士分列前后三排,从蹲到站,由低到高,整体造型宛如一朵盛开的莲花,围绕着舞台中间供奉的佛祖挂像。起腔演唱唱,“梵唱大悲咒”和“金刚萨哆百字明咒”,整齐的梵音唱腔,欢喜真诚的心,得到了佛菩萨的慈悲加持。彷佛是观世音菩萨亲临现场,燥热的会场瞬间变得清凉了,居士的唱诵也显得更加庄严和欢喜,推杯换盏的嘈杂声音也没有了,观众不由得放下了手中美味的食物,前排年轻的法师们不约而同站起来喝彩、拍照,高兴地和着曲调一起演唱。参加表演的居士如同进入了佛菩萨的庄严世界,忘记了尘嚣繁杂,完全浸润在唱诵当中,心里非常快乐,物我两忘,岿然不动,身姿稳如泰山。中排半蹲着的女众居士训练时很辛苦,此时她们丝毫不觉得任何不适,彷佛有人在为她们助力,整个过程轻松自如。

    演出过程中,掌声多次响起,这是整场晚会中获得掌声和欢呼声最多的节目。现场的僧人和居士不断涌到舞台前拍照。演唱结束后,全场观众报以热烈的掌声。居士们依次走下舞台,高兴地和大家挥手问好。有位法师走上前来赞叹:“你们的表演队伍真庄严!”

    台上一分钟,台下十年功,胜利来源于充分的准备。殊胜洲上下对此次团拜会非常重视,全力给予支持。师父多次亲切关怀居士的训练,对很多关键问题给予指导,团拜会当日,师父更亲临团拜会演出现场。唱诵团居士提前两个多月就开始准备,从曲目上精心策划和准备,唱腔、队形、动作、仪轨、出场、退场到表情都经过反复地训练。唱诵团独特的造型,欢喜的唱诵,年轻而庞大的阵容,自始至终的威仪和敬佛的礼仪,更重要的是佛菩萨的慈悲加持,给现场僧众留下了深刻的印象,这次的演出非常成功!大密梵呗唱诵团是此次表演人数最多的团体,也是最具纪律性和专业性的队伍。

    团拜会结束后,大家步出会场,师父站在门口高兴地目送每位居士离开,大家非常高兴。出门一看,暗夜的天空不紧不慢地撒下了瑞雪,纽约的钢铁丛林披上银装,人行其中,身心倍感清淨,天地也在为这次佛教的盛会欢喜赞叹,大家不约而同地赞叹“盛世西方,普天同庆”,佛教定会在美国大兴!

    大密僧众欢欣鼓舞,没有到现场的居士纷纷发来贺词,在网络平台祝贺团拜会演出取得成功,祝愿大密清淨极乐弥陀殊胜洲在新的一年更加发展壮大!僧众信心倍增,相信梵呗不仅能给自己和家庭带来幸福,也能促进整个世界的和谐、和平!

    有佛常住世间,正法时代久驻!