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Questions and Answers

Thich Nhat Hanh · March 16, 2000 · New Hamlet, Plum Village, France
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The Sangha is gathered at the New Hamlet on March 16, 2000 for a question and answer session.

  1. In the context of your teaching, what is the definition of the word practice?
  2. How can one stop eating unwholesome foods loved by the ancestors when their strength within oneself is greater than the intention to abstain?
  3. How can one reconcile living things fully and observing oneself living them without creating too much tension or confinement?
  4. How can one apply compassion, deep listening, and loving speech in a business governed by an economic logic of profit?
  5. How can one practice as a family, especially regarding questions about death, without living in a practice center?
  6. How should one raise children, and is it necessary to use severe measures with a small child who gets too angry?
  7. How can one overcome shyness and keep one’s spontaneity in the presence of one’s teacher while still respecting fine manners?
  8. How can one cultivate freedom and equanimity in the face of the habit energy of snacking which goes against the precepts?
  9. What can a child do when the parents’ conduct, focused on money and ignorance, cannot serve as an example?
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