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Thich Nhat Hanh · August 4, 1998 · Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, France · Audio Only
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The Sangha gathers at the Upper Hamlet on August 4, 1998 for a questions-and-answers hour with Thich Nhat Hanh.

  1. Should time and space be included as objects of contemplation when contemplating impermanence on the sutra of the breathing?
  2. How can one reconcile justice and compassion when having been nominated as a judge for 1999?
  3. What are your views on capital punishment for someone who has killed ten children?
  4. What do you do when you feel joy, and how do you offer joy to your Sangha mindfully and continue to contain it?
  5. What do you mean by going back to our religious roots, and how can we continue to study and practice Buddhism in a practical and helpful way?
  6. Why wait for a Sangha to be set up before speaking to oneself, and how can one establish a Sangha right away?
  7. How should I answer when people say that Zen is a sect?
  8. Regarding historical and ultimate dimensions, do experiences have both dimensions at the same time, or do we live mostly in the historical dimension and occasionally see the ultimate?
  9. What is the purpose of our emotions, and do we have physiological expressions of emotions like crying, shaking, or sweating?
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