Plum Village | Wisdom, Hope, Faith | Q&A with Sr. Chan Khong | 2022 10 13 | Rains Retreat Thursday Talk 4 @plumvillageonline | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 2 hours ago
"Do not abandon your aspiration too early!"
00:00:00 A suitable environment for taking care of suffering
00:13:40 "How can I accept that there is so much suffering in the world?"
00:22:58 Practicing with difficult family situations (e.g. addiction)
00:48:20 "How do I love myself as I am?"
00:51:50 "What is the importance of rituals in the practice? Can I still practice without them?"
00:58:48 "My mind goes nuts when I try to be still. What can I do?"
Through her own experience of fearlessness, hope, compassion, anger, and despair during the war in Vietnam, Sr. Chan Khong shares how she transformed unwholesome seeds through mindfulness practices in our Plum Village tradition.
Touching on difficult topics such as suicide, alcoholism and self judgements, Sr. Chan Khong showers us with practice songs and stories that touch the seeds of hope and transformation. Like a loving grandmother, she offers a lived wisdom of the Dharma and deep faith with openness. She emphasized the importance of choosing appropriate mindfulness practices that work for us given our personal preferences and circumstances, including hugging meditation, walking meditation, chopping vegetables, cooking, singing, dancing etc…
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"Do not abandon your aspiration too early!"
00:00:00 A suitable environment for taking care of suffering
00:13:40 "How can I accept that there is so much suffering in the world?"
00:22:58 Practicing with difficult family situations (e.g. addiction)
00:48:20 "How do I love myself as I am?"
00:51:50 "What is the importance of rituals in the practice? Can I still practice without them?"
00:58:48 "My mind goes nuts when I try to be still. What can I do?"
Through her own experience of fearlessness, hope, compassion, anger, and despair during the war in Vietnam, Sr. Chan Khong shares how she transformed unwholesome seeds through mindfulness practices in our Plum Village tradition.
Touching on difficult topics such as suicide, alcoholism and self judgements, Sr. Chan Khong showers us with practice songs and stories that touch the seeds of hope and transformation. Like a loving grandmother, she offers a lived wisdom of the Dharma and deep faith with openness. She emphasized the importance of choosing appropriate mindfulness practices that work for us given our personal preferences and circumstances, including hugging meditation, walking meditation, chopping vegetables, cooking, singing, dancing etc…
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Please participate in supporting Thich Nhat Hanh’s community and legacy at: plumvillage.org/support
Please help us offer videos in other languages by creating subtitles for our videos, please create an account at Amara.com: amara.org/en
Send a message to our Amara account: amara.org/en/profiles/profile/6CaUc7u6E--veOhtyytPBpm2GUSdYuiaQ32XqujWKgo
A tutorial on how to use Amara: youtube.com/watch?v=eDgl1lFbbKU
