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Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.21,0:01:30.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good morning
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.72,0:01:33.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dear respected Thay, dear brothers \Nand sisters and dear friends
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.02,0:01:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today is Sunday the 18th of December\Nin the year 2016
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.03,0:01:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are in the New Hamlet.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.45,0:01:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this winter retreat we are looking \Nat the Noble Eightfold Path.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.53,0:01:57.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today i would like to share with you \Na little bit about right livelihood.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.16,0:02:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last week Brother Phap Lai \Nspoke about right action
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.62,0:02:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and mentioned something about \NRight Livelihood and monastics,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.69,0:02:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so as I sat down here,\Nthat thought came to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.72,0:02:21.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Am I practicing right livelihood,\Nright now?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.52,0:02:28.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my mind I see the Buddha \Ngoing out on alms round
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.38,0:02:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,receiving alms to be nourished
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.54,0:02:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Buddha will offer the Dharma
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.07,0:02:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is an exchange of dana and Dharma.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.77,0:02:45.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess I am continuing,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.85,0:02:49.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are all continuing \Nthe career of the Buddha
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.60,0:02:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Buddha practices Right Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.72,0:02:57.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,offering Dharma for dana
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.07,0:03:01.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so i guess that I'm practicing \NRight Livelihood.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.90,0:03:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is possible for monastics
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.94,0:03:12.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the Noble Eightfold Path.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.98,0:03:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are times,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.11,0:03:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Noble Eightfold Path is at times \Npresented in three groups
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.84,0:03:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One group for ethics, “Sila”,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.00,0:03:37.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one group for “Samadhi”, \Nconcentration
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.94,0:03:41.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one group for “Prajna”, insight.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.54,0:03:47.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sila, or the mindfulness trainings
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.42,0:03:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay teaches us that \Nthe mindfulness trainings
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.52,0:04:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are a very concrete \Nexpression of mindfulness
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.24,0:04:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the logo of Plum Village is \NSmrthi, which is mindfulness,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.73,0:04:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samadhi, concentration, Prajna, insight.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.87,0:04:21.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I would like to start \Nwith sharing with you
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.32,0:04:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how the eight elements \Nof the Noble Eightfold Path
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.08,0:04:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are divided up in those three groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.30,0:04:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe I'll write them on the board
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.95,0:04:55.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Big and small inter-are
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.81,0:05:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right view, right livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.55,0:05:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One, or two? One.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.69,0:05:57.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mindfulness
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.44,0:06:45.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Usually we present them in a circle
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.40,0:06:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, for ethics we have Right View \Nand Right Thinking
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.85,0:06:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sila
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.58,0:07:18.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,excuse me,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.56,0:07:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm trying to look at the paper \Ninstead of looking into my mind
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.49,0:07:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right Speech, Right Action, \NRight Livelihood is ethics, Sila
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.07,0:07:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right Concentration, Right Mindfulness, \NRight Effort
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.25,0:07:57.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is Right Concentration, samadhi
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.84,0:08:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right View, Right Thinking \Nis Prajna, insight,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.22,0:08:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When our way of living is ethical,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.50,0:08:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it goes in the direction of \Nnon-violence for ourselves and others
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.30,0:08:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we feel joyful, we have energy,\Nwe're happy
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.06,0:08:50.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is very easy \Nfor ourselves to check.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.63,0:08:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right Speech for instance.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.31,0:09:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the first thing we said to the person \Nwe met in the morning,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.15,0:09:09.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was kind, loving, understanding,\Nyou feel well
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.95,0:09:19.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we go to work,\Nwe feel happy and joyful
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.43,0:09:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we feel happy and joyful,\Nit's very easy to concentrate,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.93,0:09:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have concentration.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.18,0:09:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we have concentration,\Nwe can look deeply and we get insight.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.09,0:09:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the first thing we say \Nwhen we get up in the morning,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.92,0:09:51.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,makes another person feel awful,\Nwe will also feel awful
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.96,0:09:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we may go to work but somewhere \Nin the depths of our mind
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.76,0:09:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is this uneasy feeling.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.90,0:10:07.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have concentration, but it may \Nnot be the same kind of concentration
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.56,0:10:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as when we're happy and at ease
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.83,0:10:19.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we look at this path, \Nthe Noble Eightfold Path
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.94,0:10:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can ask the question where to enter
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.40,0:10:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is the entry \Ninto the Noble Eightfold path?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.27,0:10:33.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mindfulness,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.68,0:10:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's the door through \Nwhich we enter the Noble Eightfold path
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.06,0:11:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we practice mindfulness, \Nwe're bringing our mind home to our body.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.53,0:11:43.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a saying that goes \N'working from home'
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.26,0:11:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like to think about 'living from home'
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.59,0:11:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I bring my mind home to my body,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.00,0:11:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I live from that place of being aware.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.20,0:12:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we go back to ourselves,\Nbring our mind home to our body,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.30,0:12:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will notice what is happening \Ninside of us and around us
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.92,0:12:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we will have the clarity and calm \Nin order to know how to respond
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.66,0:12:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to what is happening inside of us \Nand around us.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.40,0:12:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not just around us,\Nin our direct environment
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.99,0:12:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also to the world and society at large
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.62,0:12:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's practice with the bell
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.19,0:12:37.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do exactly that,\Nbring our mind home to our body
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.29,0:12:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we will be able to find out
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.96,0:12:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is happening inside of us,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.76,0:12:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what are we doing, body and mind
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.34,0:12:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how are we doing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.58,0:13:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two aspects, what and how
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.03,0:13:03.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, make yourself comfortable
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.46,0:13:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bring your mind home to your body
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.09,0:13:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to sort of sink into the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.59,0:13:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just become aware of what is happening \Ninside of us, in our body and mind
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.55,0:14:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To stop being carried away \Nby our thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.26,0:14:46.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our feelings, our emotions,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.05,0:14:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and coming home to our body,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.22,0:14:57.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the foundation of our practice \Nof the Noble Eightfold Path
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.51,0:15:06.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Traditionally, Right Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.34,0:15:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is described as having a profession
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.84,0:15:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that does not harm human beings, \Nanimals, nature, mother earth
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.46,0:15:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't cause any harm, \Nphysically or mentally, morally
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.57,0:15:38.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means not to deal in weapons,\Nthis is how it's mentioned.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:39.45,0:15:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not to slaughter animals \Nfor consumption and meat,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.02,0:15:51.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to deal in poisons or drugs,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.46,0:15:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no human trafficking for instance
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.83,0:16:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and today I would like to look \Na little bit at Right Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.94,0:16:08.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the light of our mindfulness trainings
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.84,0:16:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the five mindfulness trainings
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.28,0:16:21.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the 14 mindfulness trainings \Nof the Order of Interbeing.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.44,0:16:35.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right Livelihood is,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.70,0:16:42.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking at how we're making \Na contribution to the world
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.83,0:16:49.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do we interact \Nwith the world at large?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.40,0:17:01.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, looking to see and to become aware\Nof the impact we have on the world
Dialogue: 0,0:17:05.89,0:17:10.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we can go in the direction \Nof non-violence
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.88,0:17:17.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not harming ourselves, others, \Nanimals, mother nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:22.72,0:17:28.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We practice being responsible \Ncitizens and consumers
Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.58,0:17:34.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, Right Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.24,0:17:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are two calligraphies by Thay
Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.19,0:17:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that, for me, express very beautifully \N
Dialogue: 0,0:17:51.59,0:17:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the state of mind that helps us to go \Nin the direction of Right Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:17:58.51,0:18:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one is: “You have enough”
Dialogue: 0,0:18:06.21,0:18:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we can all see \Nhow that relates to Right Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:18:12.35,0:18:17.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as:\N“Happiness is not an individual matter”
Dialogue: 0,0:18:19.85,0:18:21.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have enough,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.45,0:18:28.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we do not take more \Nfrom others and from mother nature
Dialogue: 0,0:18:32.48,0:18:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we do not take more from others \Nand mother nature than we need,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:42.90,0:18:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we share what we have with others \Nyou don't take what belongs to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:55.42,0:19:01.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These two calligraphies help us \Nto look deeply into our Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:19:02.84,0:19:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we look at \Nthe five mindfulness trainings,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:09.63,0:19:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they give us guidelines \Nfor our actions of body, speech
Dialogue: 0,0:19:18.51,0:19:21.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Throughout the day we make many choices
Dialogue: 0,0:19:23.37,0:19:26.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what to do, what not to do, \Nwhat to say, what not to say
Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.60,0:19:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what to buy, what not to buy, \Nwhere to go or not to go
Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.25,0:19:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to go, how not to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:33.41,0:19:36.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We make choices throughout the day, \Nthe whole time.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:38.43,0:19:43.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The five mindfulness trainings are \Na very good point of reference,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.30,0:19:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a guidance for us, to make choices
Dialogue: 0,0:19:51.24,0:19:55.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that enhance not only our own well-being
Dialogue: 0,0:19:55.80,0:20:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also the well-being of others \Nas well as the mother earth.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:03.36,0:20:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the first mindfulness training\Nhas the name “reverence for life”
Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.10,0:20:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we practice protecting life.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:19.32,0:20:21.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second one is "true happiness"
Dialogue: 0,0:20:23.69,0:20:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we practice sharing our time and energy
Dialogue: 0,0:20:28.81,0:20:32.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with others and material resources.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:33.12,0:20:37.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"True love,"\Nto live in a committed relationship
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.68,0:20:45.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we practice deep listening and loving \Nspeech to keep our relationships happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.00,0:20:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And "mindful consumption" as nourishment \Nand healing for healthy living
Dialogue: 0,0:20:56.69,0:21:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 14 mindfulness trainings \Nof the order of Interbeing
Dialogue: 0,0:21:03.40,0:21:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reflect the Noble Eightfold Path.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:07.99,0:21:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Noble Eightfold Path,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:10.17,0:21:14.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we write them in a list,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:16.05,0:21:18.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they start usually with the mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:18.51,0:21:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right View, Right Thinking
Dialogue: 0,0:21:22.50,0:21:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the 14 mindfulness trainings \Nalso start with the mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:28.06,0:21:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have seven mindfulness trainings
Dialogue: 0,0:21:36.28,0:21:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are related to our mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:50.30,0:21:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I pull out the book
Dialogue: 0,0:21:54.64,0:21:57.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will read some of that a little later.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:58.88,0:22:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first three mindfulness trainings \Nof the order of Interbeing
Dialogue: 0,0:22:04.68,0:22:09.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speak about our attitude of mind\Nwhat kind of attitude do we have.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:10.61,0:22:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first one is "openness", \Nwe call it openness
Dialogue: 0,0:22:16.73,0:22:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is not to be bound \Nto any doctrine.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:21.20,0:22:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So many wars have been waged \Nbecause of doctrines
Dialogue: 0,0:22:25.03,0:22:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we hold on to for many, many decades
Dialogue: 0,0:22:31.10,0:22:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so doctrines or ideologies.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:34.64,0:22:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second one is \N"non-attachment to views"
Dialogue: 0,0:22:38.87,0:22:42.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be open to other people's \Nviews and opinions,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:48.48,0:22:50.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be inclusive
Dialogue: 0,0:22:54.17,0:22:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to go in a direction \Nof the collective insight.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:01.93,0:23:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third one is "freedom of thought"
Dialogue: 0,0:23:05.04,0:23:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we do not impose our views onto others.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:09.25,0:23:14.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone has the right to look deeply \Nand to decide for themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:23:17.30,0:23:26.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what to do, how to be, what to choose \Nwhat to believe, what to believe
Dialogue: 0,0:23:27.09,0:23:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freedom of thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:31.67,0:23:33.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you look into \Nthis mindfulness training
Dialogue: 0,0:23:34.18,0:23:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we see also that a lot of suffering \Nhas been caused
Dialogue: 0,0:23:41.22,0:23:46.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by not allowing others to choose\Nwhat to believe.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:06.44,0:24:08.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the fourth and the seventh,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:09.36,0:24:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they speak about a personal practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:22.54,0:24:24.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We learn to take care of our suffering
Dialogue: 0,0:24:27.01,0:24:29.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to look deeply into our suffering
Dialogue: 0,0:24:35.68,0:24:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and look into the suffering of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:40.48,0:24:46.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for the fifth,\Nwe go in the direction of healthy living
Dialogue: 0,0:24:48.13,0:24:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for the sixth, \Nwe take care of our mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:50.72,0:24:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are our own personal practices
Dialogue: 0,0:24:52.85,0:24:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like we take care of anger for instance
Dialogue: 0,0:24:56.01,0:24:58.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that can be anger, irritation
Dialogue: 0,0:25:04.50,0:25:05.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upset
Dialogue: 0,0:25:06.35,0:25:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we take care of our anger
Dialogue: 0,0:25:11.46,0:25:15.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the seventh, how we can dwell\Nhappily in the present moment
Dialogue: 0,0:25:23.20,0:25:26.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the eighth and the ninth are \Nabout communion and communication
Dialogue: 0,0:25:27.71,0:25:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and truthful and loving speech.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:29.24,0:25:31.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about interactions that we have \Nwith others
Dialogue: 0,0:25:32.92,0:25:36.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the tenth trough the 14th \Nare for acting in society.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:38.41,0:25:40.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We protect and nourish the Sangha.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:43.42,0:25:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To bring about a change in society \Nwe need the sangha, we can't do it alone
Dialogue: 0,0:25:49.02,0:25:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so a sangha is a precious jewel\Nit's a place of refuge
Dialogue: 0,0:25:53.50,0:25:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's where we get the support.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:56.57,0:26:02.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all know already that we may be \Non this path of mindfulness
Dialogue: 0,0:26:04.54,0:26:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when we go home, we look for others \Nwho also practice the same thing
Dialogue: 0,0:26:12.26,0:26:16.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because standing alone in society \Nis not so easy
Dialogue: 0,0:26:16.64,0:26:18.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but having a sangha to practice with,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:19.24,0:26:25.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're able to stand by the choices \Nwe make in our life.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:28.02,0:26:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a sangha, we can do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:31.86,0:26:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 11th mindfulness training \Nspeaks of Right Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:26:36.81,0:26:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 12th about reverence for life
Dialogue: 0,0:26:40.40,0:26:42.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 13th about generosity
Dialogue: 0,0:26:42.80,0:26:48.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the 14 about Right Conduct,\Nabout our intimate relationships,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:48.84,0:26:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,true love.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:01.23,0:27:08.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we look at the Noble Eightfold Path,\Nwe'll find the 14 mindfulness trainings
Dialogue: 0,0:27:08.28,0:27:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you look at \Nthe 14 mindfulness trainings
Dialogue: 0,0:27:10.72,0:27:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll find all the elements \Nof the Noble Eightfold Path
Dialogue: 0,0:27:17.91,0:27:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're looking into \Nthe mindfulness trainings
Dialogue: 0,0:27:20.35,0:27:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we can understand ourselves better.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:24.87,0:27:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all want to go \Nin the direction of happiness
Dialogue: 0,0:27:29.08,0:27:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only for ourselves but for all others.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:33.02,0:27:36.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And looking into ourselves in the light \Nof the five mindfulness trainings
Dialogue: 0,0:27:37.37,0:27:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can see how we can...
Dialogue: 0,0:27:46.76,0:27:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enhance our practice
Dialogue: 0,0:27:48.57,0:27:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of going in a direction \Nof non-violence and true happiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:04.30,0:28:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right Livelihood is expressed \Nalso in the way we think,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:10.23,0:28:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the way we speak and \Nhow we spend our time and energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:29.47,0:28:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point I'd like to read \Nthe 11th mindfulness training
Dialogue: 0,0:28:37.14,0:28:38.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:28:42.26,0:28:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Aware that great violence and injustice
Dialogue: 0,0:28:45.20,0:28:48.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been done to our environment \Nand society,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:49.75,0:28:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are committed \Nnot to live with a vocation
Dialogue: 0,0:28:52.86,0:28:55.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is harmful to humans and nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:58.32,0:29:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will do our best to select a livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:29:01.17,0:29:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that contributes to the well-being \Nof all species on earth
Dialogue: 0,0:29:05.49,0:29:09.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and helps realize our ideal \Nof understanding and compassion.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:12.09,0:29:17.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aware of economic, political and \Nsocial realities around the world
Dialogue: 0,0:29:18.29,0:29:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as our interrelationship \Nwith the ecosystem,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:24.20,0:29:30.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are determined to behave responsibly\Nas consumers and as citizens.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:32.26,0:29:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will not invest in, \Nor purchase from companies
Dialogue: 0,0:29:36.86,0:29:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that contribute to the depletion \Nof Natural Resources,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:42.08,0:29:46.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,harm the earth and deprive others \Nof their chance to live.”
Dialogue: 0,0:29:53.85,0:29:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in this training \Nwe see very clearly that
Dialogue: 0,0:29:58.22,0:30:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is not just what we do, \Nas a profession
Dialogue: 0,0:30:04.06,0:30:07.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also, how do we live,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:09.70,0:30:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what are the choices that we make.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:15.04,0:30:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As i said before, choices that may,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:23.97,0:30:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,choices that support others \Nin their livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:30:30.19,0:30:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance if we are a teacher
Dialogue: 0,0:30:35.31,0:30:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have the heart...
Dialogue: 0,0:30:43.36,0:30:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to nurture our students
Dialogue: 0,0:30:46.80,0:30:50.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a way that will give rise \Nto compassion and understanding in them
Dialogue: 0,0:30:52.34,0:30:55.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can say we have Right Livelihood.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:57.36,0:31:02.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then afterwards, we go to the supermarket \Nand we put things in our basket
Dialogue: 0,0:31:04.06,0:31:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we may use products that have chemicals \Nthat pollute the environment
Dialogue: 0,0:31:12.30,0:31:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as long as we put those articles \Nin our basket
Dialogue: 0,0:31:17.22,0:31:19.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they will be produced.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:20.18,0:31:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in that way, we are supporting \Nthe livelihood of someone else
Dialogue: 0,0:31:29.39,0:31:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that pollutes the environment
Dialogue: 0,0:31:33.76,0:31:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when we look at that way
Dialogue: 0,0:31:36.78,0:31:39.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the choices we make in our life
Dialogue: 0,0:31:43.40,0:31:50.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can clearly see that Right Livelihood \Nis not an individual matter.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:51.59,0:31:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a collective matter
Dialogue: 0,0:31:54.31,0:31:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we want to bring about a change
Dialogue: 0,0:31:56.98,0:31:59.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we need a collective awakening.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:03.71,0:32:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe we can have a bell \Nbefore we continue?
Dialogue: 0,0:32:58.87,0:33:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All our actions of body of speech of mind\Nhave an effect on other people
Dialogue: 0,0:33:05.23,0:33:11.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so when we go to work, go to the office \Nor wherever we may be working
Dialogue: 0,0:33:13.48,0:33:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way we interact with others \Nhas an effect on others
Dialogue: 0,0:33:21.26,0:33:26.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we can practice Right Livelihood\Nto the way we speak.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:29.68,0:33:33.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we speak from understanding \Nand compassion
Dialogue: 0,0:33:37.59,0:33:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others will build up trust in us.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:43.27,0:33:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They will be able to listen to us
Dialogue: 0,0:33:49.65,0:33:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they will open up to us
Dialogue: 0,0:33:52.57,0:33:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they may see how we live.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:57.27,0:34:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They may become aware \Nof what choices we make
Dialogue: 0,0:34:05.32,0:34:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this may inspire them \Nto look at their choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:16.86,0:34:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we practice being open to their views
Dialogue: 0,0:34:21.98,0:34:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to allow them to believe \Nwhat they want to believe,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:28.56,0:34:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all that is part of Right Livelihood.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:33.81,0:34:37.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right Livelihood is not just \Nthe actual work that we do.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:40.04,0:34:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was much younger,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:42.48,0:34:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some 20 years old or so,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:49.10,0:34:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I did some job \Nto earn some money in my holiday.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:56.15,0:35:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I went to one of those offices \Nwhere you get temporary job, temps office,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:06.40,0:35:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day I was sent \Nto an advertising agency
Dialogue: 0,0:35:13.58,0:35:19.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since I can type, \Nthey asked me to type the notes
Dialogue: 0,0:35:20.10,0:35:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the meeting they had the day before,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:23.59,0:35:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because their secretary was sick,\NI was replacing the secretary.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:28.88,0:35:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As was typing these notes,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:33.00,0:35:36.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was a sentence, \None input from one member
Dialogue: 0,0:35:37.35,0:35:43.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was sort of in the direction of,\Nwe really would like this product to sell
Dialogue: 0,0:35:47.99,0:35:51.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We cannot straight out say \Nit's much better than other products
Dialogue: 0,0:35:51.59,0:35:55.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because actually it's not exactly the case
Dialogue: 0,0:35:57.28,0:36:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we like to word it in a way \Nthat it sounds that it is better
Dialogue: 0,0:36:04.29,0:36:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we cannot say it's better, but we'll \Nword it so it sounds like it's better
Dialogue: 0,0:36:08.99,0:36:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I typed up all the notes.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:12.22,0:36:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to breathe when I came to that part,\Nyou may understand.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:16.97,0:36:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was ready, I went to the person \Nwho'd asked me to type
Dialogue: 0,0:36:24.46,0:36:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I gave it back
Dialogue: 0,0:36:25.86,0:36:27.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She said “well that's all for today”
Dialogue: 0,0:36:27.62,0:36:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I said “thank you very much”
Dialogue: 0,0:36:29.15,0:36:30.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I didn't bow because..
Dialogue: 0,0:36:31.66,0:36:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said “thank you very much, \Nhave a nice day”, and I left
Dialogue: 0,0:36:36.32,0:36:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on the way to the station\NI stopped at the agency and I said to them
Dialogue: 0,0:36:40.87,0:36:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“I don't think I'll go back there, could \Nyou please give me something else to do?”
Dialogue: 0,0:36:46.32,0:36:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the lady said “No,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:48.96,0:36:53.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they want someone for an X number of days\Nand that is what we give you."
Dialogue: 0,0:36:53.61,0:36:56.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said “well, I'm sorry, I cannot take it,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:58.90,0:37:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will go somewhere else”, I said,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:02.76,0:37:04.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she said,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:05.16,0:37:10.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“you may not find something else \Nto do elsewhere.”
Dialogue: 0,0:37:10.84,0:37:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said “it's ok, I'll find a job, \NI'll clean toilets
Dialogue: 0,0:37:18.74,0:37:24.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, I don't feel comfortable \Nworking for this company”
Dialogue: 0,0:37:26.10,0:37:30.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I went home and I told my mother,\N“don't believe anything you see in an ad.”
Dialogue: 0,0:37:35.88,0:37:38.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at that time, you know, \NI didn't realize,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:38.50,0:37:40.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could have gone back, \Nthe people were very nice
Dialogue: 0,0:37:41.83,0:37:44.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maybe at some way or another,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:44.75,0:37:52.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could have helped and raise \Ntheir awareness of Right Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:37:54.76,0:37:58.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're there, you know they need a job \Nthey have a family to feed
Dialogue: 0,0:38:02.58,0:38:04.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are doing their best
Dialogue: 0,0:38:13.24,0:38:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I still type things from time to time, \Nbut it is all about the Dharma
Dialogue: 0,0:38:18.55,0:38:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I feel very comfortable typing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:22.74,0:38:26.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this is just to say that \Nif we are in a job, we need a job,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:27.17,0:38:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need something to do, we need \Nto have some bread on our plate, or rice.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:40.09,0:38:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What impact do we have on the world \Nand the people around us
Dialogue: 0,0:38:45.99,0:38:48.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is not about going about and
Dialogue: 0,0:38:52.47,0:38:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, moralizing,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:54.36,0:38:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going about and telling everybody \Nthey're not ethical etc
Dialogue: 0,0:39:00.16,0:39:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, what is our intention in life?
Dialogue: 0,0:39:04.69,0:39:06.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From where do we live?
Dialogue: 0,0:39:09.38,0:39:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is our intention \Nwhen we interact with our co-workers?
Dialogue: 0,0:39:14.66,0:39:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do we water in them?
Dialogue: 0,0:39:17.72,0:39:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do we water something in them \Nthat helps all of us
Dialogue: 0,0:39:20.89,0:39:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to go in the direction \Nof non-harming, non-violence?
Dialogue: 0,0:39:31.40,0:39:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do we do?
Dialogue: 0,0:39:34.54,0:39:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As teachers, we can do many things.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:40.50,0:39:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a secretary we can do many things.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:44.46,0:39:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe one day we will be \Nthe director of the company
Dialogue: 0,0:39:49.80,0:39:54.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can look and see what kind of products
Dialogue: 0,0:39:56.01,0:39:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or how would we like \Nto promote the market.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:00.87,0:40:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's many, many possibilities\Nto practice Right Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:40:14.78,0:40:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, we have a little bit \Nof a different program for this morning
Dialogue: 0,0:40:22.74,0:40:25.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not quite the same as the days before.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:27.35,0:40:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've just shared a little bit with you \Nabout Right Livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:40:31.20,0:40:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for you to reflect...
Dialogue: 0,0:40:36.21,0:40:41.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how to bring \Nthis aspect in your daily life
Dialogue: 0,0:40:43.04,0:40:48.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to say, how to bring a spiritual \Ndimension in your daily life
Dialogue: 0,0:40:50.10,0:40:55.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the practice \Nof the Noble Eightfold Path,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:56.35,0:40:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe the five mindfulness trainings
Dialogue: 0,0:40:58.50,0:41:02.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 14 mindfulness trainings \Nof the Order of Interbeing.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:10.82,0:41:14.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe we can enjoy a sound of the bell?
Dialogue: 0,0:41:57.94,0:42:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To go in the direction of non-harming,\Nin Plum Village, we also follow this path.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:08.37,0:42:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When i first came to Plum Village,\Nwe were vegetarian
Dialogue: 0,0:42:13.12,0:42:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we had cheese.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:19.24,0:42:23.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In France, at the time at least,\Nyou could buy a bar of cheese
Dialogue: 0,0:42:23.63,0:42:25.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a square bar, about this size.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:28.33,0:42:35.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the table in the morning, there were \Nneatly cut slices of square cheese
Dialogue: 0,0:42:36.88,0:42:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,square slices of cheese that we could have
Dialogue: 0,0:42:44.69,0:42:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then when we became aware \Nof the dairy industry
Dialogue: 0,0:42:53.41,0:42:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we became vegan
Dialogue: 0,0:42:57.64,0:43:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going in the direction \Nof being totally vegan.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:05.92,0:43:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Slowly also we became aware \Nof the impact on the earth
Dialogue: 0,0:43:13.30,0:43:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the products that we use in our hamlets
Dialogue: 0,0:43:24.04,0:43:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we looked into biodegradable products
Dialogue: 0,0:43:30.30,0:43:32.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're still going in that direction.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:32.71,0:43:33.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we have many
Dialogue: 0,0:43:34.07,0:43:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes a little bit less
Dialogue: 0,0:43:35.59,0:43:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we're going in the direction \Nand that's very important.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:53.59,0:43:59.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nowadays, when we travel from one \Nhamlet to another, we have buses
Dialogue: 0,0:44:01.12,0:44:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before, we asked everybody to please \Nuse their car and fill them up with people
Dialogue: 0,0:44:07.14,0:44:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until we realized that's many cars.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:10.20,0:44:15.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now we use buses, it's just one big \Nvehicle for many people to go into
Dialogue: 0,0:44:19.96,0:44:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going in the direction of trying \Nto combine trips to the town
Dialogue: 0,0:44:27.34,0:44:29.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This usually works around Christmas
Dialogue: 0,0:44:32.97,0:44:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we have one day when we can go and\Nbuy some material to make some presents
Dialogue: 0,0:44:40.20,0:44:42.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we don't find materials here.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:44.03,0:44:49.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the important mindset is \Nto go in the direction
Dialogue: 0,0:44:53.54,0:44:56.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to go in the direction \Nis very compassionate.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:00.28,0:45:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also avoids us from becoming dogmatic
Dialogue: 0,0:45:05.99,0:45:10.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we go in the direction of Right Livelihood.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:12.29,0:45:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Buddha walked everywhere
Dialogue: 0,0:45:15.72,0:45:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for us, it's a bit far to walk from the \NLower and Upper Hamlet to the New Hamlet
Dialogue: 0,0:45:21.27,0:45:23.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, we drive.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:26.21,0:45:31.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also try to look into vehicles that \Nare not so polluting for the environment
Dialogue: 0,0:45:35.20,0:45:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the choices we make are very important.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:42.12,0:45:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we have a profession \Nthat is in the media
Dialogue: 0,0:45:48.83,0:45:50.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we reach many, many people.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:53.04,0:45:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's very clear, \Nthe impact we have on the world
Dialogue: 0,0:46:02.05,0:46:05.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we are an artist \Nwe also reach many people
Dialogue: 0,0:46:06.59,0:46:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also have an impact on the world
Dialogue: 0,0:46:10.09,0:46:16.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that art has always been \Na messenger to educate people
Dialogue: 0,0:46:19.02,0:46:24.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, for today we have invited two \Nof our friends, two practitioners
Dialogue: 0,0:46:26.54,0:46:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to share with us a little bit \Nabout their personal spiritual journey
Dialogue: 0,0:46:35.46,0:46:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would like to invite Paz and Jo
Dialogue: 0,0:46:40.30,0:46:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Sister True Dedication who will be the\Nfacilitator of this part of our program