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This is the Dharma talk offered by Thay in the Lower Hamlet of Plum Village on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24th, 2012, during the Winter Retreat 2011-12.Thay speaks about the practice of mindfulness and how it can bring us back to our true home. "The practice offered by Plum Village is to go home at every moment, wherever you find yourself. Breathe, and you find yourself alive. Breathe, and you are already home, in the here and the now. That is the basic practice; and many of us have suc...
This is the Dharma talk offered by Thay in the Dharma Cloud Temple of Plum Village on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, during the Winter Retreat 2011-12. Thay speaks about the impact of human beings on the planet. "When we look into non-self, we want to be able to alleviate suffering. We usually think that to end suffering we need to change the environment: in the world there is poverty, social injustice. We think that there is an outer cause of suffering. In reality, though, there are also reaso...
This is the talk of Thay from the Lower Hamlet of Plum Village, given on Sunday, December 18, 2011, during the Winter Retreat 2011-12. Thay begins by suggesting a change in the way we chant the bodhisattvas' names when sending energy to those who suffer, and then shares about cultivating Dharma happiness (phap lac) in everything we do. He continues teaching on the Paramartha Verses from the Yogacarabhumi Sastra of Asanga, covering verses 21-25. English translation is in the right channel or ea...
This is the Dharma talk of Thay from New Hamlet on the 15th of December, 2011, during the Winter Retreat 2011-12. Thay continues teaching on the Paramarthah Gathas of Asanga's Yogacarabhumi, particularly focusing on the verses dealing with the ephemeral nature of all things we think of as ourselves. Note: to listen only to the English translation, listen only to the right earphone or adjust the balance on your computer to the right.
This is the talk of Thay given on Sunday, Dec. 11th, 2011 in the Upper Hamlet of Plum Village during the Winter Retreat 2011-12. Thay shares about the practice of getting deeply in touch with Mother Earth.
This is the talk of Thay from the Lower Hamlet of Plum Village, France, given on Thursday December 8th, 2011, during the Winter Retreat 2011-12. Thay shares about the practice of happiness while sitting, and then continues to share about the verses of study for the Winter Retreat: the Paramartha Gathas of Asanga from the Yogacarabhumi Sastra. He shares in particular about the 12 Links of Interdependent Origination as a new theory of knowledge, or epistemology. When we look at them deeply we se...
This is the talk of Thay from the Winter Retreat 2011-12, given on Sunday, December 4th, 2011, in the New Hamlet of Plum Village. Thay shares about the practice of sitting meditation, beginning with the practice of listing to the Morning and Evening Chants. Thay talks about the traditional way of offering the chants in Sino-Vietnamese. He tells the story of sitting all night in meditation with Ananda and a group of new bhikshus, and about his life as a novice where there were no toilets in the...
This is the talk of Thay given on Thursday, December 1st, 2011, in the Upper Hamlet of Plum Village during the Winter Retreat 2011-12. Thay shares about truly being present when we touch the Earth while practicing walking meditation, about not getting caught in a dualistic view of nature and the Earth. "The Earth has many good qualities: solidity, endurance, and the capacity to embrace all things. When we feel lost we can go back to our mother, the Earth. When can call her Bodhisattva Gaia. Th...
This is the second talk offered by Thay in the Winter Retreat 2011-12, given on November 27th, 2011 in the Lower Hamlet of Plum Village, France. Thay shares hows to practice when entering the meditation hall for sitting meditation: quietly, stopping our thinking, and at peace. "We want to express our love for the Earth, so we have to walk mindfully, with gratitude." He also continues sharing on the Paramartha Gathas from the Yogacarabhumi Sastra of Asanga. "Yoga means coming together appropria...
This is the first talk of the Winter Retreat 2011-12, offered by Thay in the New Hamlet of Plum Village on Thursday, November 24th, 2011. Thay begins by talking about the importance of putting into practice what we learn when we study about Buddhism. "When we share the Dharma it should come from a place of happiness. Some people, including monastics, can give very good Dharma talks on 'I have arrived, I am home,' but they are not truly happy." He then begins study of the Paramartha Gathas, fro...
