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Autumn Retreat - The Recorded Sayings of Linji

Thich Nhat Hanh · November 20, 2003 · Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, France

Believing that “the seeds of insight, liberation, and happiness are already present in our mind,” there is no need to run around searching for this teacher or that teacher; “I have arrived, I am home, I have stopped running” encourages us to return to rely on our inner self and to practice self-healing instead of creating long-term dependence on a therapist.

Four types of relationships between “guest” (student) and “host” (spiritual friend) – called the Four Guest-Host Relationships:
1. Host is host – guest is guest (ordinary relationship)
2. Guest challenges host (the student shines light on the teacher)
3. Host challenges guest (the teacher “brings down” the student)
4. Flexible – host and guest can switch roles
The four steps “Looking, Listening, Questioning, and Prescribing” in diagnosis and therapy:
1. Looking: observing the outer appearance
2. Listening: listening to the story
3. Questioning: asking probing questions
4. Prescribing: designing a way of responding – therapy

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Ai Là Chủ, Ai Là Khách [Lâm Tế Ngữ Lục 13] TS Thích Nhất Hạnh(20-11-2003, Xóm Thượng, Làng Mai)

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