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

By the children:

• What can I do so that my brother and I don’t hurt each other with fighting and arguing?
• How can I avoid getting too stressed at school?
• Why did you choose to make Plum Village?
• How can I get myself to sleep quickly when I have to get up early?
• If there is an end to the world, do you think everything else also ends?

By the teens and young adults:

• How do you feel when you are deep in meditation?
• Have you developed theories of the universe?
• How can one be a more mindful student?

By the adults:

• How can I combine the smiling culture of Plum Village with the non-smiling culture of Japanese Zen practice?
• How can the teachings help the people of Spain where unemployment is very high and we have a political crisis?
• Can a person be mindful and still be connected to smartphones and social media? How does it affect deep listening skills?

This is the fourth of four Questions and Answers sessions organised during the Summer Opening retreat in the year 2013. Thầy offered this session at the Lower Hamlet, Plum Village, France.