This is a full Dharma talk given by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh on November 26, 2009, in New Hamlet, Plum Village France.

🔔 Video transcript

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In this full Dharma talk, Thay taught us to see the nature of interbeing between suffering and happiness. However, in order to do that, first of all, we need to know how to take care of ourselves the right way. Taking care of ourselves means taking care of the four domains of mindfulness.

Thay also said "When looking deeply, we see that happiness depends on our mind more than the outer circumstances. When something is happening to us, it's the way we look at it that determines whether it's happiness or suffering."

He then shared about "The Body World" exhibition the sangha got to visit on a tour in San Diego (USA), urging us not to take our being alive for granted, and the practice of recognizing non-afflictive states as "happiness" (pleasant feelings), instead of "nothing" (neutral feelings).

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✩ Original Vietnamese title: "03 2009 11 26 NH VN chuyển hoá khổ đau"

✩ Originally posted by Plum Village (YouTube channel) (unlisted) on Jul 22, 2019

✩ Talk given: November 26, 2009, New Hamlet, Plum Village France

✩ Length: 54 minutes 00 seconds

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REFERENCES (Resources used to translate this Dharma talk):

1. Discourse on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness

2. Plum Village UK's Manual of Practice (downloadable PDF)

3. The list of 51 Mental Formations (Plum Village)

4. Uncle Teacher Thích Chí Mậu obituary (in Vietnamese) with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's hand-written letter for Uncle Teacher

5. The Happy Farm project of Plum Village

6. The Body Worlds Show official website

7. Wikipedia, Yogācāra

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