Dharma Talks / Manas Consciousness, Teachings on Buddhist Psychology Retreat, 1997

The date is November 2, 1997 and the sangha is holding a mindfulness retreat in Key West, Florida with the theme of Buddhist psychology. This is the first talk (100-minutes) where Thay introduces the attendees to the basic practices of mindfulness. It’s a wonderful teaching covering breathing, sitting, walking, and...

The Retreat on Buddhist Psychology continues in Key West, Florida. The date is November 7, 1997. This is the sixth talk (96-minutes) offered as an audio recording below. Seed of anger. Mindfulness of anger. How do we practice with this energy of anger? How do we make peace with...

We continue our series from the archives. The date is November 4, 1997 and the sangha continues a mindfulness retreat in Key West, Florida with the theme of Buddhist psychology. This is the third talk (98-minutes) where Thay teaches on the first 8-verses of the Fifty Verses on Buddhist...

The Retreat on Buddhist Psychology continues in Key West, Florida. The date is November 8, 1997. This is the seventh talk (115-minutes). We begin with the story of David, an America who came to Plum Village and was given he assignment to write a Iove letter to his father....

Thay’s teachings on Buddhist Psychology in the Nov 2- 9, 1997 Retreat at Key West, Florida, USA Day 1: Nov. 2, 1997: Orientation to practices in the retreat If you are interested in these specific teachings, you might want to read the book Understanding our Mind by Thich Nhat...

Thay’s teachings on Buddhist Psychology in the Nov 2- 9, 1997 Retreat at Key West, Florida, USA Day 3: Nov. 4, 1997: The Field of Suchness If you are interested in these specific teachings, you might want to read the book Understanding our Mind by Thich Nhat Hanh http://www.parallax.org/product/understanding-our-mind-50-verses-on-buddhist-psychology/...

The Retreat on Buddhist Psychology continues in Key West, Florida. The date is November 6, 1997. This is the fifth talk (114-minutes). Much of this talk is offered in the context of those working in the helping professions such as therapists and doctors. The practice we are learning here...

This 13-minute segment is from the first dharma talk during the November 1997 retreat in Key West (Florida) and Thich Nhat Hanh offers us a teaching on silence. The practice of purification of speech. How do we practice with silence during the first four days of the retreat. In the retreat,...

What is interbeing and emptiness? A brief excerpt from the November 3, 1997 dharma talk given at Key West, Florida.

The Retreat on Buddhist Psychology continues in Key West, Florida. The date is November 9, 1997. This is the final talk in the series. Thay jumps immediately to the teachings on the verses of consciousness, the topic of this retreat, beginning with the thirtieth verse. Self and nonself. Interbeing....

Another talk from the archives. The date is November 3, 1997 and the sangha continues a mindfulness retreat in Key West, Florida with the theme of Buddhist psychology. This is the second talk (96-minutes) where Thay introduces the interbeing and gives a teaching on store consciousness. Seeing things in...

The Retreat on Buddhist Psychology continues in Key West, Florida. The date is November 5, 1997. This is the fourth talk (99-minutes). Teaching on the Three Dharma Seals Impermanence No-self Nirvana The authentic teachings of the Buddha must contain all three of these. They are not only a description of reality...

Thay’s teachings on Buddhist Psychology in the Nov 2- 9, 1997 Retreat at Key West, Florida, USA Day 2: Nov. 3, 1997: On Store Consciousness If you are interested in these specific teachings, you might want to read the book Understanding our Mind by Thich Nhat Hanh