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The Eyes of Compassion, Deep Listening, and Loving Speech

The Way, the Dharma, and the Path of Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh · October 24, 2002 · Plum Village, France · Audio Only Not yet reviewed

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The difference between the two words Đạo and Pháp opens up our understanding of the path of practice. Đạo is first and foremost the path, going through the following stages:

Tầm đạo is seeking the path.
Kiến đạo is seeing the path but not yet walking it.
Tu đạo is actually walking on that path, facing difficulties and obstacles.
Chứng đạo is attaining peace and liberation, touching the ontological ground and Nirvana.
Pháp is the teachings and methods of practice that are transmitted to us. The process of receiving and practicing the Dharma consists of three repeating elements:
Văn is listening to and learning the teachings.
Tư is deep reflection and contemplation.
Tu is putting them into practice and applying them.

In the present moment, each person continuously generates and offers three karmas, which include:

Right Thinking is thoughts of compassion and non-discrimination, going right into the insight of impermanence, no-self, interbeing, and Nirvana.
Right Speech is words that untie sorrow and fear, and build love and trust.
Right Action is physical actions that go in the direction of compassion and saving others, without causing suffering.
To generate these three wholesome karmas, we need to nourish our input of energy with mindfulness, Right Concentration, and Right View. Among these, mindfulness is practiced in four domains:
Body
Feelings
Mind
Objects of mind
This practice helps generate the power of concentration and reveals Right View – the unerring vision of oneself and the world.

The principle of interbeing points out that nothing can exist independently, “this is because that is”. This understanding is applied to resolve problems in daily life, from helping business leaders reduce suffering through three steps:

Coming back to take care of oneself, to recognize and to transform one’s own suffering.
Dedicating time and attention to take care of and bring joy to one’s family.
Bringing attention to the corporation, establishing communication, and taking care of the employees’ happiness.
To resolving religious and social conflicts. True happiness is not made of power or wealth, but of liberation, freedom, and compassion.

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