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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?
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Le
silence
dans
une
conversation
à
deux
ou
à
trois,
je
suis
gêné
et
cherche
à
parler
n'importe
quoi
pour
briser
le
silence.
Que
faire
d'autre?
Y
a-t-il
d'autres
options
pour
gérer
le
silence?
A
silence
happening
in
a
conversation
of
two
or
three
people,
I
feel
embarrassed,
uneasy,
and
I
want
to
say
something
in
order
to
break
the
silence.
What
else
can
I
do?
How
to
manage
silence?
In
Plum
Village,
silence
is
very
precious.
We
call
it
noble
silence.
And
we
cherish
that
very
much.
It's
more
precious
than
gold.
Because
sometimes
silence
is
very
eloquent.
You
sit
there
and
your
personality
shines.
You
radiate
peace
and
joy.
And
you
need
only
to
sit
there.
And
the
children
would
like
to
come
and
sit
close
to
you.
Silence
is
very
important.
Silence
helps
life
to
be.
And
sometimes
silence
speaks
more
than
words.
And
that
is
why
we
have
to
train
ourselves.
Two
friends
sitting
together
and
have
a
cup
of
tea,
they
may
spend
half
an
hour
in
silence
and
yet
they
don't
feel
there
is
a
vacuum
in
it.
I
remember
when
I
was
in
Princeton,
Princeton
University.
I
used
to
come
and
to
visit,
it
was
winter,
visit
an
old
person
who
lived
near
the
campus.
His
name
is
Eisenhart.
He
is
a
mathematician,
a
friend
of
Einstein.
And
every
time
I
came,
usually
at
night,
he
would
come
and
open
the
door
for
me
and
took
me
in
close
to
a
fireplace.
And
then
Madame
Eisenhart
will
offer
me
a
cup
of
tea.
And
we
just
spent
one
hour
sitting
there.
He
didn't
say
anything
and
I
didn't
say
anything.
And
after
that
I
bowed
to
him
and
I
went
home.
And
that
happened
several
times.
And
I
knew
in
advance
that
if
I
come,
that
will
happen
again
and
again.
And
yet
I
always
came.
Because
it's
very
nice,
it's
very
rewarding.
One
time
he
gave
to
me
one
of
his
books
on
mathematics.
I
did
not
understand
anything.
High-level
mathematics.
But
it
is
very
precious
for
me
because
that
is
a
token
of
friendship.
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