At Hosshinji Zen monastery in Japan, dawn is welcomed by the distinct high-pitched knock of wood meeting wood and the deep bellowing hum of the bell. The mokugyo drum provides a low baseline as practitioners chant this Zen anthem: “Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, when deeply practicing prajnaparamita, clearly saw that all five aggregates are empty and thus relieved all suffering.”
Personally, I’ve found that words and text limit how I experience what goes beyond
