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(French) 
Why do I sometimes cry for no reason?

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(English)
Why do I sometimes cry for no reason?

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There is some reason
but we have not seen it.

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As Thay has said before, sometimes

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the sorrow, the sadness of our parents 
have been transmitted to you.

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and maybe, you have 
the sorrow, the sadness in you.

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You have not created 
that sadness, that sorrow,

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but maybe
one of your ancestors, one of your parents

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did not know how to transform 
that sorrow, that sadness

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That is why it's still there in you.

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So one day if you feel sad,

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and if you don't know what is the cause 
of that sadness,

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and you cry,

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you might like to breath in mindfully
and get in touch with your parents,

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get in touch with your ancestors,
who are in you, and you say:

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"Dear parents, dear ancestors, 
this is your sorrow, your sadness.

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and I'm crying 
in order to help you suffer less in me."

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And if you practice like that,

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everytime you feel sad and you cry,
and you don't know why and how,

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you practice breathing in and out

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and recognize that sadness is in you 
and smile to it,

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that way, you'll help yourself 
and you help your parents, your ancestors.

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And this is a very simple practice, 


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but it has a great effect
to smile at your sadness.

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And Thay has seen people 
who are crying and smiling at the same time

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They are smiling to their own sadness.

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And this is very wonderful.

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It's like a positive energy 
is taking care of a negative energy.

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This is like a brother
taking care of a sister.

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A brother is taking care of a sister.

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Your compassion, your joy
is a big brother.

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Your sadness, your sorrow
is a younger sister.

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And the big brother is taking care
of the younger sister.

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This is a very beautiful practice.

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And not only when we are sad and we cry, 
we can do like that.

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but also when we are angry.

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Anger is a young brother, 
a younger brother.

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When we get angry, we should know 
how to smile to our anger.

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Smiling to your anger 
is a very beautiful practice.

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And... 


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And... if you can do that,

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you will get a victory.

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