This is a short teaching video (15 minutes) excerpted from the Dharma talk given by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh on November 26, 2009 in the New Hamlet, Plum Village France. A

🔔 Video transcript

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"A practitioner should know how to handle their body because the body is also the foundation of countless sufferings and countless happinesses. The body gives rise to the feelings. For that reason, a practitioner should meditate on the body. Meditate on the body, know how to take care of the body, know how to handle the body. Practicing is not only just about the mind. It's also about the body."

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✩ Original video's Vietnamese title: "Chuyển Hoá Khổ Đau [bài 03] -TS Thích Nhất Hạnh (26-11-2009, Xóm Mới, Làng Mai)"

✩ Full Dharma talk originally posted: by Plum Village (YouTube channel) on Jul 22, 2019

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

✩ Length: 15 minutes 26 seconds

✩ You can watch the full talk with English subtitles and transcript here.

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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

8. "The stars are made of consciousness. We are made of the stars.", Plum Village Mindfulness Academy

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