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Interview with Thay – Thay’s Hut

Thich Nhat Hanh · December 19, 2002 · Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, France · Audio Only
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  1. What is the significance of Christmas and what did Christmas represent for you?
  2. Christmas is associated with peace: what do you think about that?
  3. How can we promote peace in a world where it is lacking?
  4. How could parliamentarians observe the Fourth Mindfulness Training?
  5. Do non-peace and violence also arise from ideologies, including religious ones?
  6. After the trauma of September 11th, can Americans listen and try to understand?
  7. Can force be used against terrorism?
  8. Hitler has not yet been “killed,” fanaticism and racism persist: should we aim at this evil?
  9. You say that a child is a being within each of us: can you elaborate on this idea?
  10. What is the European soul, as you discovered it upon hearing the bells of Prague?
  11. How do you respond to the confrontation between Asian values and Western values?
  12. Do you sense the beginnings of a rapprochement between Buddhism and Christianity in the 21st century?
  13. Do you hope to be able to return to Vietnam?
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