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Uninterrupted Mindfulness
April 18, 2011, the second day of the five-day Taiwan Retreat in Taipei, Thich Nhat Hanh offered a 112-minute Dharma talk in English with consecutive Mandarin translation (during the first 20-30 minutes the voice is quite low, but it becomes audible afterwards).
The talk touches on the Four Noble Truths—suffering and happiness are inseparable—and on offering your true presence. Thay introduces the Four Mantras in the context of the Anapanasati Sutta: the first mantra is “Darling, I am here for you,” the third is “Darling, I know that you suffer and I am here for you,” and the fourth is “Darling, I suffer and I want you to know it. I am trying my best to practice. Please help me.”
He offers an introduction to pebble meditation and some mindful movements, and explains the first eight steps of mindfulness of breathing. Recognize and follow are the first two exercises; the third exercise is being aware of your whole body; the fourth is to release the tension in the body. Producing a feeling of joy and a feeling of happiness are the fifth and sixth exercises—mental formations—“Breathing in, I know that I am alive; breathing out, I smile to life.” The next exercises ask practitioners to recognize and embrace painful feelings, including mindfulness of anger.
The Sutra on Mindful Breathing is presented as a wonderful text for practice.
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