In this session of questions and answers the following questions were asked:

By the children:

• Is meditating about having fun?
• Does the Buddha live in the bell?
• Can the bell be another color besides black?
• Is meditating healthy?

By the teens and young adults:

• If the men in power asked for advice, what would you tell them?
• Is capital punishment justified when someone has taken a life?
• How do I know when I am ready to truly love and commit, given my unresolved suffering?

By the adults:

• What is the most important thing I can do to build Sangha?
• In the face of genocide or extreme violence, is violent action ever acceptable?
• How can I practice letting go before tension builds?
• Would you allow neuroscientists to study your brain to understand meditation’s effects?

Written questions:

• How can we change negligent health systems that cause suffering?

This Questions and Answers session was organised during the Body and Mind are One retreat in the year 2011. Thầy offered this talk at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado, the United States.