WEBVTT

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
bell

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
bell

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
bell

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
dear respected Thay, dear sanga. today is the 26th of march 2017. we are in the assembly of stars, meditation hall, lower hamlet.

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
and today’s the new hamlet’s mindfulness day.

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
every moment in plum village is an opportunity for us to cultivate mindfulness

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
concentration, insight

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
and these are called the three trainings

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
of buddhist meditation, buddhist practices

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
mindfulness means to bring our mind

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
back to the present moment

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
so that we are aware of what is happening

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
inside ourselves

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
and what’s happening around us

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
when we are present

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
with what’s happening

99:59:59.999 --> 99:59:59.999
we focus and concentrate