Language

Watch this talk

Login or create a free account to watch this talk and discover other teachings from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

The title, description and transcript may contain inaccuracies.

Questions & Answers

Thich Nhat Hanh · August 6, 2001 · New Hamlet, Plum Village, France · Audio Only
Feedback

Today is the sixth of August, 2001, and we are in the New Hamlet for our question and answer time.

  1. Why did you want to become a monk?
  2. How many hours of meditation do you practice daily, and of that how many are sitting meditation versus walking meditation?
  3. Are you fully awakened?
  4. What should we do when other children make fun of us?
  5. When do our desires become forms of pursuit, and does non-pursuit mean doing nothing?
  6. How can I feel my mother’s love through her pain and help my father and brothers understand her, forgive her, and let go of their guilt and shame?
  7. The Dharma says the way is more important than the destination, while analytic psychology teaches that character determines destiny—what is your response?
  8. How can I help children in my class who are scapegoated and subjected to aggression by their classmates?
  9. Can it ever be skillful not to speak the truth, for example by telling a child there is a cake in the refrigerator when there isn’t one?
  10. When I practice mindfulness I sometimes fall asleep or become overly distracted by sights and sounds, and I struggle to coordinate my mind and body—how can I address these challenges, and is mind the same substance as soul or the ancestral spiritual stream?
read more
Previous Talk August 5, 2001
1h 11m

Establishing Communication

Next Talk August 7, 2001
1h 21m

Living Happily in Peace and Joy