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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.75,0:00:02.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Half bell)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.40,0:00:18.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Bell)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.76,0:00:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dear Thay, dear Sangha,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.19,0:00:34.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese) \NI came from Japan.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.37,0:00:40.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dear Thay, dear Sangha,\NI come from Japan.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.09,0:00:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese) I am Shinto priest \Nat the shrine at the foot of Mount Fuji.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.00,0:00:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am Shinto priest at the shrine\Nat the foot of Mount Fuji.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.25,0:01:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese) At the same time, I am also \Npracticing the Rinzai's Zen meditation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.48,0:01:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the same time, I am also practicing \Nthe Zen meditation in the Rinzai school.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.89,0:01:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese) \NJapanese people don't laugh very often.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.46,0:01:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Japanese people don't laugh very often.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.47,0:01:38.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese) Especially in Rinzai school,\Nwe were told that we are not allowed
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.53,0:01:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to show our teeth in first three years\Nafter we are ordained.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.22,0:01:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Especially in Rinzai school after \Nyou were ordained for first three years
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.44,0:01:53.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you should never show your teeth... \Nmeans you should never laugh.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.72,0:02:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese) We are taught to do traditional\Nways in practicing Zen meditation,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.34,0:02:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no face expression, body still and\Nto hold the tension if it exists.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.07,0:02:16.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the way I have been taught in school\Nis also when I practice Zen meditation,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.70,0:02:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to keep my face still, body still,\Nand hold tension.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.55,0:02:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese) I also have this tension, which\Nis a characteristic of Japanese culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.44,0:02:37.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this tension, I find it is also\Na characteristic of Japanese culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.24,0:02:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese) But I love Thay's teaching\Nof smiling and relaxing in Plum Village.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.66,0:02:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I love the practice and\Nteaching of Plum Village.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.90,0:02:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love the smiling of Plum Village\Nvery much.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.10,0:03:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese)The day after tomorrow, I \Nreturn to that land of non-smiling.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.54,0:03:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese) Day after tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.38,0:03:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Day after tomorrow, I have to return \Nto the land of non-smiling.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.29,0:03:17.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese) While I like that culture \Nof my native country,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.15,0:03:21.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also love Thay's teaching\Nin Plum Village.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.19,0:03:26.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my heart, these two teachings\Nare mixed together.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.40,0:03:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After I return to Japan, I wish to\Ncollaborate these two teachings better,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.32,0:03:42.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how should I do this?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.51,0:03:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I love this practice of Plum Village.\NI love smiling.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.88,0:03:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But at the same time,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.26,0:03:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really cherish my own tradition of\NJapanese culture of non-smiling.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.59,0:03:57.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So day after tomorrow, \Nwhen I have to go back to Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.57,0:04:01.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know how I can continue \Nto practice in a way that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.99,0:04:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can combine \Nthese two different practices.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.60,0:04:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Japanese)I want to combine.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.09,0:04:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope to be able to combine.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.32,0:04:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(English) How to combine, Thay?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.75,0:04:17.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.84,0:04:21.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it is possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.46,0:04:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the history of Zen Buddhism in Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.92,0:04:37.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are many Zen masters \Nwho are capable of smiling.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.29,0:04:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They enjoy the beauty of nature very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.90,0:04:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In their writing,\Nin their speaking,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.84,0:04:56.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have expressed \Na lot of love and appreciation for nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.32,0:05:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you enjoy that much, \Nyou cannot refrain from smiling
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.83,0:05:03.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,although nobody sees you smiling.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.14,0:05:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can smile during the night,\Nnobody sees you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.24,0:05:20.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Crowd laughs)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.49,0:05:39.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know that smile like that\Nis not a diplomatic smile.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.27,0:05:46.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Smiling, and even laughing.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.28,0:05:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think many friends of us in Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.22,0:05:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they want to show that \Nthey are practicing seriously.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.28,0:06:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, their intention is\Nto succeed in the practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.44,0:06:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You cannot do half-practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.44,0:06:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to practice wholeheartedly, you \Nhave to show your seriousness in practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.79,0:06:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you go a little too far, \Nyou become too solemn, too grim.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.96,0:06:23.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And some of us overdo it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.79,0:06:29.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is good to practice seriously, \Nwe agree with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.42,0:06:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tell them that we agree that \Nwe have to practice seriously.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.97,0:06:41.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we should not overdo it to become\Ngrim, tense, and things like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.07,0:06:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because a beautiful Buddha statue \Nalways has a very light smile.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.60,0:07:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can go home and \Ntell your colleagues in practice:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.12,0:07:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are two kinds of smile,\Ntwo kinds of laugh.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.00,0:07:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you smile mindfully,\Nthat is good.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.06,0:07:28.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if you laugh very loud, \Nif you do it mindfully, it is good.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.43,0:07:33.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it is mindful, it is good.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.42,0:07:36.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it is not mindful, that is not good.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.49,0:07:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you should allow a good laugh and \Na good smile to be accepted.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.10,0:07:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, be a good teacher and bring\Nmindful smiling, mindful laughing back
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.07,0:07:53.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into your tradition and \Nmake it more beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.35,0:07:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Especially, advice them to eat slowly.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.33,0:08:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because in the Soto tradition,\Nthey eat very quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.66,0:08:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.87,0:08:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should be able to enjoy eating.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.47,0:08:14.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tell them to chew at least 30 times.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.31,0:08:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,50 times is very good.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.23,0:08:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.75,0:08:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Half bell)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.41,0:08:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Bell)