This short teaching is excerpted from the full Dharma talk "Be Patient Like The Earth" given by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh on July 18, 1999, Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France.

🔔 Video transcript

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"The earth doesn't discriminate. Whether the things people give the earth are defile or immaculate, foul-smelling or fragrant, the earth receives it all equally without attachment or aversion. It contains and embraces all. It accepts all."

✩ Full talk's Vietnamese title: "Kiên Nhẫn Như Đất | TS Thích Nhất Hạnh(18-07-1999, Xóm Hạ, Làng Mai)"

✩ Full talk originally posted by Làng Mai (Plum Village's Vietnamese YouTube Channel) on November 12, 2022

✩ Talk given: July 18, 1999, Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France

✩ Excerpt's length: 08 minutes 51 seconds

✩ Watch the full Dharma talk with English subtitles and transcript here.

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SPECIAL THANKS

The translation of this Dharma talk will never be possible without Sister Sắc Nghiêm (Sister Rupa)'s valuable advice, and without the help of Sister Xướng Nghiêm for the Sino-Vietnamese words and Dharma Teacher Chân Cơ (Maple Village Sangha, Canada) for French words that Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh used throughout this talk.

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📌 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES

Thich Nhat Hanh, 2004, Touching The Earth: 46 Guided Meditations For Mindfulness Practice (Revised Edition), California, USA: Parallax Press.

. Chapter 38: "Protecting the Earth"

. Chapter 39: "Oneness with the Earth"

. Chapter 40: "Rescuing All Beings"

. Chapter 41: "The Earth as a Solid Place of Refuge"

Note: It's most ideal to practice touching the earth with all the texts offered in this book in a period of 3 months, 6 months or so. However, if time and space is not on your side, just pick one of those recommended above.

📌 RECOMMENDED READING

Chapter 32: "Earth's lessons", Thich Nhat Hanh, 1991, Old Path White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha, California, USA: Parallax Press.

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REFERENCES (Resources used to translate this Dharma talk): Please kindly visit the video transcript link for the full list.

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