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Questions & Answers

Thich Nhat Hanh · August 4, 2005 · New Hamlet, Plum Village, France · Audio Only
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Children are invited to play outside while teenagers stay for a question-and-answer session at Plum Village, with 43 countries represented and questions accepted in English, French, or Vietnamese (with translation as needed).

  1. Do you choose your own parents, and why do monastics shave their heads?
  2. As a composer who spends long periods alone waiting for inspiration and sometimes loses mindfulness—reacting rather than acting—how can I maintain mindfulness and learn to act?
  3. In my intercultural marriage, my husband’s views on counter-terrorism mirror those of Western leaders and we remain far apart—what hope is there for influencing him and the wider world?
  4. Thay, are you an enlightened person? How did Buddha get his enlightenment? After enlightenment, do you still keep your particularity?
  5. When may I receive the Five Mindfulness Trainings as a Buddhist and when not? When did you know you wanted to become a Buddhist, and why?
  6. How long have you been a monk, and if you are a monk, can you change your mind and decide not to be one anymore?
  7. I have childhood sadness and despair from my father’s violence and a past suicide attempt that sometimes returns without warning—how can I transform and learn from this suffering?
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