Episodes

  • Live Happily in the Present Moment

    Live Happily in the Present Moment
    Feb 7 2021
    This 59-minute talk was given on May 13, 2004 in New Hamlet, Plum Village, France. The talk was given between retreats to the monastic community and a small number of lay residents and guests. Thank you to Chân Phúc H?i for writing the summary and providing a time-stamped transcript. Thay begins this talk with a description… Continue reading Live Happily in the Present Moment
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    11 mins
  • How do we Practice as a Sangha

    How do we Practice as a Sangha
    Jan 21 2021
    2000-06-03 (77-minutes) – It’s been a long while since posting a dharma talk for you all, and for that I apologize. Today for our Day of Mindfulness at Deer Park Monastery, we heard this talk from June 3, 2000 at New Hamlet, Plum Village. The talk is part of the 21-Day Retreat that year with… Continue reading How do we Practice as a Sangha
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Making Peace with Ourselves

    Making Peace with Ourselves
    Jul 6 2020
    The date is November 25, 2001 at Plum Village, Upper Hamlet. This is the first talk of the 3-month winter retreat. The talk is offered in English. 00:00 Connecting with Green Mountain Dharma Center and Deer Park Monastery09:10 Chanting34:12 Going Home to Ourselves41:08 Drinking our Tea43:22 Mindfulness of our Body46:04 Body52:50 Feelings56:26 Perceptions1:01:38 Mental Formations1:05:14… Continue reading Making Peace with Ourselves
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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • Happiness is Right Here

    Happiness is Right Here
    Apr 17 2020
    A 43-minute segment on the third door of liberation – aimlessness. The talk takes place on August 17, 2007 during the Stonehill College retreat during the U.S. Tour. The retreat theme is Mindfulness, Fearlessness, and Togetherness and this is part four of a four-part series. Aimlessness You don’t put something in front of you and run after.… Continue reading Happiness is Right Here
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    44 mins
  • Falling in Love with a Cloud

    Falling in Love with a Cloud
    Apr 15 2020
    A 13-minute segment on the second door of liberation – signlessness. The talk takes place on August 17, 2007 during the Stonehill College retreat during the U.S. Tour. The retreat theme is Mindfulness, Fearlessness, and Togetherness and this is part three of a four-part series. Signlessness The second door of liberation. Sign here is the… Continue reading Falling in Love with a Cloud
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    14 mins
  • The Raft is not the Shore

    The Raft is not the Shore
    Apr 13 2020
    A 38-minute segment on the first door of liberation – emptiness. The talk takes place on August 17, 2007 during the Stonehill College retreat during the U.S. Tour. The retreat theme is Mindfulness, Fearlessness, and Togetherness and this is part two of a four-part series. Three Doors of Liberation Today we are going to talk… Continue reading The Raft is not the Shore
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    38 mins
  • The Wisdom of Nondiscrimination

    The Wisdom of Nondiscrimination
    Apr 12 2020
    A 15-minute segment on the Wisdom of Nondiscrimination. The talk takes place on August 17, 2007 during the Stonehill College retreat during the U.S. Tour. The retreat theme is Mindfulness, Fearlessness, and Togetherness and this is part one of a four-part series. The Wisdom of Nondiscrimination Togetherness is not possible without a kind of wisdom.… Continue reading The Wisdom of Nondiscrimination
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    16 mins
  • Misunderstanding and Fear

    Misunderstanding and Fear
    Mar 16 2020
    We continue our series of posts with questions and answers. In this eleventh post, we hear a question on the theme of spiritual leaders being killed. Jesus, Martin Luther King and Gandhi were all killed and I know that you were exiled from Vietnam. Why do bad things happen to spiritual people?  The session takes… Continue reading Misunderstanding and Fear
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    8 mins