This is the first talk offered by Thay in the third week of the Summer Opening Retreat, given in the Lower Hamlet of Plum Village on Friday, July 22nd, 2011. Thay speaks about three kinds of power: the power to cut off, the power to love, and the power to understand. When we realize that happiness is made up of non-happiness elements, we are able to make good use of the mud of our suffering to grow a lotus flower.
Video and audio published by the Plum Village Online Monastery: monks, nuns, and layfriends making content from Thich Nhat Hanh and the monks and nuns of Plum Village available on the Internet.
