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Thich Nhat Hanh · March 6, 2007 · Plum Village, France

We are at Prajñā Monastery during a retreat for lay friends on March 3, 2007. This is the fourth day of the retreat.

  1. How can we untie internal knots and have right view and right action when facing those who play a destructive role like Devadatta in modern times?
  2. Please allow the establishment of a local practice center to maintain the practice after the Sangha leaves, and is it permissible to switch from invoking the name of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara to invoking Bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha and Bodhisattva Maitreya?
  3. How can I remain calm and use loving speech when facing insulting, criticizing, and disrespectful words from my husband?
  4. How can we bring the insight and environmental ethics of Buddhism into education at schools and communities surrounding Cat Tien National Park?
  5. Does the monastery accept older people for ordination given the information that only those under 30 are accepted?
  6. What should be done when the family opposes the love between two people of different religions, and does one commit the offense of betraying the spiritual heritage of the ancestors if following the religion of the one they love?
  7. How can I help an elderly mother who is always sorrowful and does not accept the love of her children, and how long must one wait for loving speech to be able to transform the listener?
  8. How can I convince my mother to agree to my wish to ordain?
  9. What does Thay think about the rise of crime, the death penalty, and the fact that law enforcement officers have to use violence or weapons to suppress dangerous criminals?
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