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Thich Nhat Hanh · July 23, 2001 · Plum Village, France

Taking refuge in the one who embodies ultimate reality and is endowed with perfect wisdom, the teaching that can be realized right here and right now, and the noble community that grows in the direction of goodness. The mindfulness trainings are a wholesome way of living that leads to insight and non-fear.

Questions from children:

  1. Can I kill just one mosquito a day to stop them from biting me in my room?
  2. What do you do on your lazy day?
  3. What can be done when a younger brother always teases and beats you?
  4. How can students help bad teachers in school who blame others and give extra work because they have no other means to deal with their lives?
  5. Why do we have to die one day?
  6. Is it true that everything must be done in moderation?

Questions from adults:

  1. How can we appreciate the many people who make it possible for us to be here, and how can a silence that heals be created with a husband who is unhappy about the sacrifices he made for his wife to attend the retreat?
  2. What can be done when there is difficulty accepting ancestors as part of the spiritual self due to unresolved emotional burdens, and there is still anger and resentment for receiving this burden?
  3. When practicing mindfulness, is it necessary to be conscious of everything that is happening around you at once?
  4. How can parents be helped when a baby is born dead or with deformities, and how can one deal with the unbearable attachment to a child with an incurable disease?
  5. How can one be faithful in a long-term relationship when there is no permanent self and everything is changing all the time?
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