Questions & Answers

Thich Nhat Hanh · July 26, 2011 · Lower Hamlet, Plum Village, France · Audio Only Not yet reviewed

July 26, 2011 – 122-minute Question and Answer dharma talk with Thich Nhat Hanh during the Summer Opening Retreat in the Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, France.

Questions asked:

Why are my parents separated?
How do I recognize the Buddha in myself and in others?
How did Thay practice so that he could be so wise and smart?
Why do we have homework?
How can I regain trust in someone who has hurt me, especially when that person is someone I love a lot?
How can we Norwegians respond to the recent killings in our country?
What is the best way to regain a sense of mindfulness after years of conditioning with cell phones, internet, and other things that destroy our humanity? How does a technologically trained person get back to finding the True Way? And is there a place for all of this digital noise in that quest?
Is it true that hate is not possible, due to the interbeing of all things in the universe?
How can we support human rights in our countries, when many governments seem to act against them?
How can I deal with sudden hostility after a divorce, now that communication is blocked?
Please help in the case of addiction: what to do when strong craving comes?

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Introduction to the questions and answers session

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Waarom zijn mijn ouders gescheiden?

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How can we find the Buddha within ourselves, and how can we recognize him in others?

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What did he practice and learn that made him so smart and so wise?

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Why do we have homework?

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How can she have confidence in a person who hurt her, but whom she loves too much to let go?

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How can we digest the killings in Norway and help others when we go home?

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What is the best way to regain mindfulness after years of conditioning with cell phones, internet, and digital noise?

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If everything inter-is, is hate impossible?

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How can we be at peace with always present physical pain, and what if medicine includes animal ingredients?

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What advice can help young people working nonviolently for human rights and a more peaceful society?

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How should I relate to sudden hostility in a long divorce when communication seems impossible?

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How can I work with strong craving and addiction?

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