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(Half Bell)

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(Bell)

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Dear Thay, I never met my father,

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so there will always be this longing [br]I have to meet him.

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You learn here to recognize [br]our grandfather or our grandmother or father

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in ourselves.

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So my question is: [br]how do I practice to see my father

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when I never met him or have seen him?

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There are people [br]who see their father every day,

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but have not really met him.

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I mean that there are couples: there are [br]fathers and sons, fathers and daughters

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who see each other every day, but [br]there is no communication between them.

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They see the other person, yes, but[br]they have not really met the other person

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because there is no communication; [br]there is no love;

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there is no understanding.

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So, in that case,

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to see a father every day

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that's not true happiness

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because there is no understanding, [br]no love.

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But if you practice looking deeply, [br]meditation,

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you will see that you are [br]the continuation of your father.

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And this is the truth.

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You are not only the continuation[br]of your father, but you ARE your father.

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You cannot take your father out of you.

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Look at the cloud in the sky.

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The cloud may become the rain

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and the rain may become the tea.

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And when you look at the tea[br]you can see the cloud.

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It's not so difficult to see [br]the cloud in the tea.

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So when you look into yourself

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is not difficult to see [br]your father in you.

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You are not only [br]

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the continuation of your father,

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you ARE your father.

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The rain IS the cloud.

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And the tea IS the rain and the cloud.

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So the appearance is not[br]the most important thing.

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It is the content.

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So if you can smile with joy and peace,

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your father is smiling with joy and peace[br]at the same time.

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And you carry your father always with you.

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When you make a step [br]that is full of peace and joy,

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your father is making this step[br]at the same time with you.

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And you are closer, closer to your father [br]than you might have thought.

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And you can talk to your father[br]at any time.

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My own father, he has not died

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and he walks with me every day.

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He breathes with me every day[br]and I talk to him.

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The cloud has not died.

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It is now a new form:[br]the rain or the tea.

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So you can talk to the cloud,[br]and you can drink your cloud.

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And meditation can help us see [br]things deeply like that.

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And when we are able to see[br]things like that we can remove

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all kind of afflictions, and regret, [br]and sadness, and suffering.

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(Half Bell)

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(Bell)