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People's Peace Treaty
Thầy offers his perspective on resolving conflict based on Buddhist teachings as well as his own experience of war in Vietnam. Thầy underlines the importance of not taking sides in a conflict, of building brotherhood and practicing compassionate listening.
Thầy talks about the School of Youth for Social Service and the important support its members offered to the villages. Thầy stresses the importance of never letting despair take over, and reminds us that we can go always take refuge in the island within ourselves, our true home that nobody can take away from us, in order to care for and nourish ourselves. We need a spiritual dimension, says Thầy, to be strong enough, to be compassionate enough to face difficult situations. Furthermore, Thầy explains in detail what a peace treaty is in Plum Village and offers that as a path to resolve conflicts with other groups of people and reach reconciliation.
This is the fourth talk in a series of five given during the Israeli-Palestinian retreat in the year 2003. Thầy offered this talk in the Upper hamlet, Plum Village, France.
Responding to the Ravages of War