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Questions and Anwers
Thich Nhat Hanh welcomes the Sangha to a morning Q&A session divided into three groups—children first, then teenagers, and finally adults—and explains that a good question arises from the heart, touches our happiness, suffering, or practice, need not be long, and may be submitted in writing; participants are invited to sit around Thay, signal readiness with the sound of a bell, then breathe together before asking.
Children’s questions:
- What should I do when other children tease me?
- When you were young, what did you like about the Buddhist monks that made you decide you wanted to become one?
Teenagers’ question:
- “The joy I feel when walking, breathing, or chanting with mindful concentration is not the joy I feel when eating rich food or indulging in comforts—what are the types of joy and what are their natures?”
Adults’ questions:
- How do you give all those long Dharma talks and speeches without getting scared?
- What inspired you to write books?
- How do you deal with and overcome fear?
- How can I reconcile working for environmental and social justice in New York City—with its speed and need to move people and protect community gardens—while holding mindful practice?
- How do I honor the suffering of the boat people and feel peace and happiness as well?
- Once a being passes away, does its knowledge go to waste?
- For people who are adopted and don’t know their parents or who have traumatic relationships with them, how can they connect with their parents in meditation?
- How can I help others access their true self as a life coach when the ultimate teaching is that there is no self?
- What advice do you have for parents who want to raise their children to be more mindful and compassionate?
