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Thich Nhat Hanh · July 19, 2008 · Lower Hamlet, Plum Village, France

A good question can benefit many people and should concern suffering, happiness, practice, or difficulties.

We begin with questions from the children:

If everything is in everything, why does everything get a different name?
How do you remember all the names of the brothers and sisters?
During the Vietnam War, how did you get to France?

Followed by questions from teenagers and adults:

Did you live in peace as a child, and what can be done if one does not live in peace at all?
Did you have children or not?
How did you become a master?
Why is meat never eaten in Plum Village?
What will happen to the summer retreat after you die?
How can someone who feels lonely and disconnected from themselves and others find joy and fulfillment in life?
How can we distinguish between a fear that is justified and protective and a fear that originates in the mind and hinders our actions?

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Opening of the question-and-answer session

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If everything is in everything, why does everything get a different name?

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How do you remember all the brothers and sisters' names?

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Thich Nhat Hanh

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During the Vietnam War, how did you get to France?

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Did you live in peace when you were a child?

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Did you get children or did you not get children?

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How did you become a master?

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Why don’t we eat meat here?

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When you die, what will happen to the summer retreat?

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I feel disconnected and lonely—how can I find joy and fulfilment?

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How to distinguish protective fear from fear that obstructs us?

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Closing words of gratitude

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