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Die Tiefe Verbindung Zwischen Leid und Glück
This is the first Dharma talk by Thay during the German Retreat ‘Are you Sure?’ at the European Institute of Applied Buddhism, 12th of June, 2013. The talk is given in English with consecutive translation into German.
Following two chants by the monastics, the talk begins at 12-minutes into the recording. We begin immediately with the concept of dualist thinking and Right Thinking. How do we see the interconnection between things? For example, between happiness and suffering or all the elements of a lotus flower. The lotus is made of non-lotus elements. A good gardener knows how to make good use of the mud just as a good mindfulness practitioner knows how to make good use of her suffering. The goodness of suffering. When you understand suffering then understanding and compassion arises - the foundation of happiness.
From the Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing, we have exercises handed down by the Buddha to help our practice with suffering:
- Generate a feeling of joy
- Generate a feeling of happiness
- Recognize painful feelings
- Calm down the painful feeling
Mindfulness is an energy that helps us know what is going on in our body and our feelings. How do we bring relief to our painful feelings and emotions?
Three kinds of energies we should try to generate: mindfulness, concentration, and insight.
Four elements of True Love and being present for those we love. Taking care of our suffering and our life we can learn to take care of the world.
In the last 10-minutes, we get walking meditation instructions.
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