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(Half bell)

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(Bell)

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How do you understand the process[br]of surrendering to God's will?

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(Sister): Dear Thay, dear friends,[br]the question is:

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How does Thay understand[br]the process of surrendering to God's will?

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(Thay): God's will is[br]that you should be your best.

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You should be alive.

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You should enjoy the wonders of life

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and you should help other people

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to suffer less and to enjoy[br]the wonders of life.

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That is the will of God.

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And that is also the will of nature,[br]the will of Mother Earth.

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Because Mother Earth is doing that.

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Mother Earth always tries[br]to be as beautiful as she can be,

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to be as fresh as she can,

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as forgiving as she should.

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So Mother Earth is doing God's will.

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And we who are children[br]of the Mother Earth

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we can learn from her.

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We should be patient.

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We should live in such a way

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that can preserve[br]our freshness, our beauty,

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our compassion.

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With that kind of intention,

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good intention,

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to transform the suffering inside,

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to help people around, living beings,

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to transform their suffering.

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The intention to really be there

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and live deeply the life[br]that is given to you to live.

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The intention to help[br]people to do the same.

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With that intention,[br]you surrender to the will of God,

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to the desire of Father Sun[br]and Mother Earth.

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Because vitality, the will to live,

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the will to live peacefully, happily,[br]with compassion,

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that is the will of God.

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And it is also our will,

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because we have our physical body

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and we have our cosmic body,[br]we have our God body.

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The one who surrenders[br]and the one who is surrended to

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they are not two separate entities.

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(Bell)

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(Bell)