Good morning, dear friends. Today is the tenth of April, the year 2014. We are in Upper Hamlet, in the Still Water Meditation Hall. And today is the sixth day of our French-speaking retreat.

Today we have a session of questions and answers. There are some questions that have already been written here. And Brother Phap Linh will read one of these questions from time to time. You are invited to come and ask your question directly. The first questions are reserved for the young people. Young people are encouraged to come and ask their questions. And then, we adults will have our time to ask our questions. Those who have a question are invited to come and sit near Thầy. And we will take turns sitting on this chair so that everyone can see us.

Our practice is that before asking the question, we will listen to the sound of the bell and breathe together with the Sangha three times to calm ourselves before asking the question. And we know that a good question does not need to be very long. And we should ask a question that has to do with our practice, our suffering, our practice, our joy, our happiness. You can also ask a question on behalf of a friend. You can write it on a piece of paper and give it to Brother Phap Linh, who is sitting next to Thầy. And you can ask the question directly to the Sangha, to us. So the young people are invited to come, and the adults and the less young are also invited to come.

[A sound of the bell.]

Dear Thay, I have read that the Buddha said we should live in joy and peace even when we are with people who are suffering and sad.