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(Bell)

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Dear Thay, dear Sangha,

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our son has been with us in

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the Summer Opening in Plum Village[br]over the last 8 years,

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since he was 11 years old.[br]He's 19 now.

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He is very intelligent, creative,[br]peaceful and loving.

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He is a child of the Sangha.

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Half a year ago[br]he had his first psychotic episode.

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After some recovery from[br]the traditional psychiatric treatment,

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we came for the 21 day retreat.

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He found himself again[br]in the practice of mindfulness.

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He was feeling secure and stable.

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Feeling his practice solid,[br]he decided to drop the medicine

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and to look into his mind[br]directly without hindrances.

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At a point, he wasn't able[br]to control his mind.

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He slipped off into another episode.

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We were afraid for his sanity[br]and decided to help the brothers

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to take him to the hospital of Bergerac.

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Doctors say he has a disorder.

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Nobody really know where it comes from[br]and how to treat it,

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other than making him sleepy[br]and dull with drugs.

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We feel very touched and thankful.

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We don't trust much in the team[br]that is taking care of him,

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nor in the way of oppressing[br]his mind with drugs.

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We are searching for a return [br]to a way of truth in his problems,

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more loving and respectful[br]with regards to his spiritual growth.

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Can you help us get some spiritual[br]insight and understanding?

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I think we need more mindfulness.

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We need to pay more attention,

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because mindfulness helps us to be there,

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to be more concentrated and

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we have a better chance to understand

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the cause of the illness.

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The cause might have come from[br]very far away in time and in space.

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And with the Sangha, especially[br]those who are close to us,

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we should look together[br]in order to find out.

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We should be in the process of learning,

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because...

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because we have not understood, we do [br]not know exactly what has been happening

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So with members of the Sangha, [br]young and less young,

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and with members of the medical corps,

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we have to look together and try our best

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to understand and to be open

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in order to look for better ways[br]to deal with the situation.

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The fact is that in our society[br]every one of us is a little bit too busy.

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We are preoccupied with so many things.

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We don't have enough time[br]to be with ourselves

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and to be with our beloved ones.

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We may underestimate the situation.

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So let us as a Sangha become aware of that

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and produce that collective energy [br]of mindfulness and compassion,

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to help embrace him and [br]send him that energy,

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so that he can recover more quickly.

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This morning we also sent energy[br]to a monastic member of the Upper Hamlet,

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who was hospitalised in [br]Bordeaux last night

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and went through a surgery.

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During the time of chanting this morning[br]Thay and the Sangha focused our attention.

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We sent the collective energy to him[br]who is now in the hospital.

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We hope that the collective energy of [br]compassion and mindfulness

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and peace can help him recover [br]quickly from the accident.

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His name is Phap Nhac,[br]the Music of the Dharma.

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He just came from Vietnam two days ago.

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We accept the situation.

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We should accept the situation[br]and try our best from there.

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And we shall do it as a Sangha.

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(Bell)