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The Practice of Letting Go
On September 10, 2010, Thich Nhat Hanh gave a 100-minute dharma talk in Singapore during the Peaceful Mind, Open Heart Retreat at the Kong Meng San Pu Jue Zen Monastery. The retreat explored the Discourse on the Full Awareness of Breathing (Anapanasati Sutta), focusing on the first eight exercises which cover the broad categories of body and feelings. These exercises include:
- ‘Breathing in a long breath, I know I am breathing in a long breath. Breathing out a long breath, I know I am breathing out a long breath.
- ‘Breathing in a short breath, I know I am breathing in a short breath. Breathing out a short breath, I know I am breathing out a short breath.
- ‘Breathing in, I am aware of my whole body. Breathing out, I am aware of my whole body.’
- ‘Breathing in, I calm my whole body. Breathing out, I calm my whole body.’
- ‘Breathing in, I feel joyful. Breathing out, I feel joyful.’
- ‘Breathing in, I feel happy. Breathing out, I feel happy.’
- ‘Breathing in, I am aware of my mental formations. Breathing out, I am aware of my mental formations.’
- ‘Breathing in, I calm my mental formations. Breathing out, I calm my mental formations.’
This talk was given on the third day of the Singapore retreat “The Art of Living Happily in the Here and Now.”
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