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Thich Nhat Hanh · July 26, 2008 · Lower Hamlet, Plum Village, France Not yet reviewed

Today is a special day where the children are playing and practicing as kings and queens. A good question can profit many people and should be a real question of the heart concerning difficulties, experience, suffering, and happiness.

If looking deeply means living every moment mindfully, what should one be mindful of, and is psychotherapy a deeper way of looking?
Is there a special practice to help make the right decisions for the future, such as what to study or finding a job to serve the well-being of society?
How can a mother who feels she needs mothering herself provide guidance and support to her child when faced with ancestral pain and difficulty?
How can a person working to save abused dogs deal with the increased pain felt through meditation without turning away from helping sentient beings?
What can help heal the cord with ancestors and open the heart to them when feeling cut off by emotional distance from parents?
How can one deal with feelings of anger and despair triggered by news of social conflict and instead wake up with a smile?
What is helpful to do for people who are dying or for their families when they do not have their own spiritual practice?
How can a negative action in life, such as having an abortion, be repaired?
What corresponds to the idea of God within Buddhist Dharma and practice?
How can one break through addictions to things like cannabis, television, and music used to cover up a sense of emptiness, and how can a parent help a young adult in this situation?
How can the circle of compassion be widened to protect life on Earth when many people protect themselves with apathy?

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Practicing to open our Heart

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Mindful of what? And is psychotherapy a deeper way of looking?

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Is there a special practice that can help me make the right decision for my future?

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How can I find guidance and support in motherhood when I still feel I need mothering myself?

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What would correspond to God in Buddhism?

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