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What do you think of psychotherapy as an aid or instruction for mindfulness?
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Business Retreat Questions and Answers
Business Retreat Questions and Answers
Thich Nhat Hanh
· October 31, 1999
· Plum Village, France
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- I think the problem of my life is that I’m too occupied with calming my mind and not enough with analyzing my life; I see only problems, get depressed, and return to calming—how can I break this vicious circle?
- As a physician witnessing increasing commercialization of medicine leading to more greed and less compassion, what can we do to keep our noble intention alive and our hearts open?
- Although I try to live in the here and now, I find myself planning for the future and making present decisions for later—what is the key to preventing future concerns from interfering with living now?
- In a conversation of two or three people, I feel embarrassed by silence and try to break it with talk—what else can I do to manage silence?
- Have you had any thoughts about offering mindfulness training in elementary and high schools to reach future professionals and prevent violence?
- How does a young man know that he is on the right way with his ideas and visions concerning his business, and how will he find out whether he will be successful?
- What are the obstacles in our Western world that prevent this wisdom from spreading more quickly across society?
- How can we use our practice in a concrete way in civil disobedience to show those around us that violence is unacceptable?
- Insight is key and mindfulness and concentration are tools to access it—what practice conditions best facilitate the arising of insight?
- To work on my concentration, what would you recommend: daily sitting meditation or is mindful walking enough to integrate into daily life?
- What does awakening mean in practice, and how do we recognize its different levels?
- What do you think about psychotherapy as an aid to mindfulness practice or as an obstruction?
- What is your view on competition, and can it be good if it isn’t harmful to people?
- How can we share the mindful experience we’re having here when we return home to our families and businesses?
- I was impressed by your business language—what sources or methods do you use to learn business terminology and information?
- You mentioned the “finger” as a metaphor—could you explain its role in understanding our true nature and direction?
- How do we understand the origin of greed, and can we explore its roots through vipassanā?
- One of humanity’s major catastrophes is AIDS—do you see it as a punishment for not fulfilling the practice of mindfulness?