1
00:00:01,783 --> 00:00:03,529
(Half bell)

2
00:00:09,507 --> 00:00:15,482
(Bell)

3
00:00:32,271 --> 00:00:33,829
Dear Thay, 
dear Sangha,

4
00:00:33,830 --> 00:00:36,968
my name is Julie and
I am from here in San Diego.

5
00:00:37,544 --> 00:00:41,386
Two years ago, I received 
the Five Mindfulness Trainings

6
00:00:42,349 --> 00:00:46,332
and since then I have been studying 
for the Fourteen trainings informally.

7
00:00:47,625 --> 00:00:49,859
One thing that has been holding me back

8
00:00:49,859 --> 00:00:58,561
is because I have suffered from
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD.

9
00:01:01,255 --> 00:01:05,767
And over the past few years, this practice
has brought me a lot of peace

10
00:01:06,448 --> 00:01:09,221
and help me live in the present moment.

11
00:01:10,117 --> 00:01:14,032
The one that has been holding me back from
taking the Fourteen Mindfulness Training

12
00:01:14,032 --> 00:01:17,508
is that I feel I need to get
completely past it.

13
00:01:18,406 --> 00:01:22,608
And one of the things I am still 
struggling with is nightmares.

14
00:01:23,336 --> 00:01:28,245
If you hear it, beautiful dear friends, I
have nightmares and fears in the evening.

15
00:01:29,287 --> 00:01:34,184
So, my question is, is there a practice
or something I can do to help

16
00:01:35,404 --> 00:01:39,823
with staying mindful even
when we get up from nightmares

17
00:01:39,850 --> 00:01:42,355
so that I can continue 
the experience of peace?

18
00:01:44,405 --> 00:01:48,636
Every time you wake up from nightmare,
you feel so happy.

19
00:01:48,905 --> 00:01:54,297
(Laughter)

20
00:02:04,586 --> 00:02:08,241
And that happiness cannot be
without nightmare.

21
00:02:08,251 --> 00:02:13,111
(Laughter)

22
00:02:15,865 --> 00:02:20,036
And if you know how to cherish
every moment in our daily life,

23
00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:28,370
not only we enjoy our daily life
but we are awake

24
00:02:28,654 --> 00:02:33,017
but we are indirectly reduce the amount
of nightmare during the night.

25
00:02:34,935 --> 00:02:42,332
Because I myself have nightmare
from time to time.

26
00:02:44,377 --> 00:02:53,680
Because our consciousness
carries within itself

27
00:02:54,128 --> 00:02:58,325
the collective consciousness of society.

28
00:02:59,956 --> 00:03:04,400
My generation has gone through two wars -

29
00:03:04,577 --> 00:03:07,809
one with the French and
one with the Americans.

30
00:03:08,746 --> 00:03:13,501
And there was a lot of death, 
destruction, despair

31
00:03:14,699 --> 00:03:18,837
and with the practice, 
you can reduce slowly and heal

32
00:03:19,778 --> 00:03:22,898
but you cannot heal completely.

33
00:03:24,228 --> 00:03:28,914
And the suffering can also
play a positive role,

34
00:03:30,610 --> 00:03:35,511
provided you look like yesterday.

35
00:03:36,150 --> 00:03:38,521
Yesterday I was sitting on the mountain

36
00:03:39,190 --> 00:03:43,373
and saw a young American sitting 
meditation up there, I felt so wonderful,

37
00:03:44,584 --> 00:03:48,928
it's completely different with the time 
when young Americans went there,

38
00:03:49,241 --> 00:03:50,982
killed and get killed.

39
00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,615
So we are able to do this today,

40
00:03:57,102 --> 00:04:00,309
young Americans and young Vietnamese
are sitting together,

41
00:04:00,391 --> 00:04:03,432
producing compassion and joy.

42
00:04:03,534 --> 00:04:08,603
It is very beautiful, it's exactly the
opposite of what we had during the '60s.

43
00:04:11,557 --> 00:04:15,782
And that is when the healing
process continues

44
00:04:16,422 --> 00:04:21,411
so that the nightmare 
can still be helpful for us

45
00:04:21,714 --> 00:04:29,305
to treasure, to appreciate 
what we are able to have today.

46
00:04:29,853 --> 00:04:32,788
Each moment can be 
a moment of happiness.

47
00:04:35,277 --> 00:04:37,671
(Half bell)

48
00:04:40,293 --> 00:04:46,617
(Bell)