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(Bell)

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For the past few years,
I've been obsessed with video games,

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playing for 8 hours a day

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and I need suggestions to stop
this obsession of playing video games.

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(Sr. True Dedication):
Dear Thay, dear sangha,

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a young friend just shared
that for the last few years

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he has been playing
a lot of computer games.

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About 8 hours every day
he plays computer games

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and it has become an obsession.

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He would like any help, any ideas

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how he can stop this obsession
with playing computer games.

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The young people may already have 
a lot of suffering in themselves.

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Their parents do not know
how to help their children to suffer less,

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to transform the suffering in them.

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That is why both, parents and children

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try to cover up the suffering inside
by entertainment:

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music, books, films,
electronic games and so on.

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This is not really enjoyment,

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it is just trying to run away
from the suffering inside.

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As the time passes,
the suffering inside continues to grow.

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Because the items that we consume

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in order to forget about our suffering

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can bring more toxins, poisons,

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anger, distress, to us.

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This is not living.

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That is running away from life.

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What the West calls
the Kingdom of God

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in Buddhism is called
the Dharma body.

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The Buddha has the Buddha body,

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but he also has a Dharma body.

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When the physical body of the Buddha
is no longer there,

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his Dharma body continues
to give Dharma talks.

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When you contemplate a flower

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or when you listen
to the wind in the willow

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with mindfulness and concentration,

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you hear the Dharma talk given by
the Dharma body of the Buddha.

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So the Buddha is always alive
giving Dharma talks.

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If you contemplate the Moon,
the cloud, the blue sky,

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the river, the rising tide,

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then everything is teaching the Dharma.

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The Dharma body is equivalent
to the Kingdom of God.

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We know that
the Kingdom of God is there.

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Every flower, every tree
belongs to the Kingdom of God.

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They speak to you
about the Kingdom of God

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that is here and now.

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So if you know how to go home
to the here and the now,

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you have the Kingdom of God with you.

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It will nourish you, make you happy.

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You don't have to run away
and take refuge in electronic games.

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When you breathe in mindfully,
you bring your mind home to your body.

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When mind and body are together,
you are truly alive.

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If you get lost in your computer,

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your body and your mind are separated.

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You are not truly alive.

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You are wasting your live.

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You don't profit from your life.

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Nature has given us a life.

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Every second, every minute is a jewel.

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If you can stay in the here and the now,

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you can enjoy the Kingdom of God
in the here and the now.

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That is the best kind of enjoyment.

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There is an image in the Gospel.

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A peasant, a farmer,
discovers a piece of land

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with a treasure in it.

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He goes home and sells everything
in order to buy that small piece of land.

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Because it has a treasure in it.

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And that treasure
can make him happy all his life

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and in the next life also.

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So if you have the treasure,
the Kingdom of God,

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you don't need other things,

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including money, fame,
power, sensual pleasures

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and electronic games.

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That is why
parents should practice

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in order to be able
to enjoy the Kingdom of God

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in the here and the now.

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In that way, they can teach
their children to do the same.

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And they will not run away

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and take refuge in electronic games

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and got addicted to them anymore.

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Because if you continue,

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your body will have a lot of problems
and your mind also.

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That has proved to be exact.

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If you spend too much time
with your computer,

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your electronic games,

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you are addicted to new technologies,

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then you don't have any time left
to enjoy the wonders of life,

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the Kingdom of God that is available
in the here and the now.

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This is not only an answer 
to a young person,

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but to all of us,
especially parents and teachers.

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Thank you for asking a question.

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