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(Half-Bell)

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(Bell)

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My question is:
how do you deal with depression?

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How do you deal with depression?

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(Thay off-camera)
Depression?

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Yeah, depression.

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We have learnt in the last four days,

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that if something happens,

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you have to be there
in order to recognize it.

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So the first thing we do,

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is to recognize the depression

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and say hello to it.

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Hello! My depression!

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I know you are there.

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And you have to look deeply to see,

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whether there is a real depression or not.

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A real depression is a kind of thing,

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that can take away our peace, our joy,

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our stability and so on.

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Recognize it, and then look into it,

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you should have enough time

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to look into it, even to embrace it

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and to find out why

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it has come to you.

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You might have been exposed 
to many things.

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The sounds, the sights,

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the feelings and surroundings,

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you might have consumed them
in such a way,

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that has brought that depression to you.

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If possible, you can ask,

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someone to help you to do that.

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A teacher, a friend, a psychotherapist,

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they can help you to look deeply
into your depression,

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to find out what kind of roots,

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what kind of nutriment,

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what kind of consumption,

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you have used in order to feed it,

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to bring it to you.

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This is very important.

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This is practicing the 'First Noble Truth'

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and the Second Noble Truth'

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and when you have seen,

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the ghost,

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the ghost is the root of the depression,

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and the source of food that

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that has brought the depression to you

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and then you know what to do

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and what not to do.

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Maybe you have to change the environment,

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you have to change your way of consumption,

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you have to be surrounded
by more positive elements.

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If you get a new source of nutriment,

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healthy, sane,

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you don't feed your depression anymore,

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It will have to go by itself,

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you don't have to chase it away.

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That is what you have learnt,

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during the last many days.

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You can do it by yourself,

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and you can rely on a friend,


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a brother or sister
in the practice to help you,

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because she knows how to do it,

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he knows how to do it.

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It's a good question.

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(Half-Bell)

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(Bell)