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Question & Answer
During a public Question and Answer session on August 16, 2007 at the Stonehill College retreat in the U.S. Tour, “Mindfulness, Fearlessness, and Togetherness,” Thich Nhat Hanh responds to a wide range of questions from children, teenagers, and adults.
He addresses why spiritual leaders such as Jesus, Martin Luther King, and Gandhi were killed and why bad things happen to spiritual people; how to transform suffering caused by sexual abuse within a family and within a church community; healing the scared inner child after childhood abuse and protecting a new baby in the family.
Questions on mental health include transforming chronic depression, the role of biochemical factors and medication, overcoming fear of losing one’s mother, and working with the habit of “judging the judgmental.”
He speaks to a person with late-stage cancer seeking a spiritual path before passing; explores how to influence family members to reduce toxic inputs like television and alcohol, and how to help someone who feels bad; reflects on suffering around death and whether we can take comfort that our loved ones’ energy continues.
Children ask why the bell is important, what to do when angry, scared, or annoyed, how to control temper, whether Thay sees his family, and how often he travels. Other questions include why some children are born handicapped and, amid the madness and violence in the world, how to keep from losing faith in humanity—a teaching that leads to the practice of taking refuge in the peace and compassion within each of us.
The session offers practical guidance on mindfulness, fearlessness, and togetherness in facing personal and collective suffering.
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