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Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.46,0:01:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dear Sangha, today is the 20th Nov.\Nin the year 2008.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.72,0:01:19.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are in the Lower Hamlet, Plum Village,\Nin the Assembly of Stars Meditation hall.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.33,0:01:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, we will listen\Nto the first Dharma Talk
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.98,0:01:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the three months\NWinter Retreat 2008 – 2009.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.36,0:01:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yesterday, the Sangha assembled\Nin the Still Waters Meditation Hall
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.68,0:01:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Upper Hamlet for the Face-to-Face\Nceremony to open the Rains’ retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.66,0:02:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was informed that there are 52 lay practitioners
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.50,0:02:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,joining the three months with the monastics.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.22,0:02:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Usually, many lay friends are busy with their jobs
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.96,0:02:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are rarely able to set aside three months \Nto practice the Rains or Winter Retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.93,0:02:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now in Plum Village there are 52 friends
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.68,0:02:45.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who can follow the three months\NRains retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.43,0:02:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is an improvement.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.00,0:02:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We heard that in Germany, at the\NIntersein Practice Center in Hohenau ...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.80,0:03:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are also 50 lay friends practicing \Nfor the three months Rains retreat
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.90,0:03:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under the guidance of our lay\NDharma Teachers, Karl and Helga.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.80,0:03:19.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Buddha's time, the Rains retreat was only for monastics.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.26,0:03:25.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we have lay friends practicing with us during the Rains retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.29,0:03:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is an improvement!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.34,0:03:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have done better than in the time of the Buddha.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.57,0:03:34.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the Buddha must be very happy about this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.19,0:03:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should take the spirit of the Rains retreat seriously.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.16,0:03:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should not leave the boundaries of the Rains retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.36,0:03:57.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can practice in such a way
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.03,0:04:04.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that each moment of the Rains retreat
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.59,0:04:07.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becomes a moment of real practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.13,0:04:11.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Practice to touch peace,\Nto touch happiness,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.65,0:04:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to transform the pain, the grief,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.32,0:04:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the difficulties in our heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.13,0:04:29.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Practicing with the Sangha is much\Neasier than practicing alone,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.43,0:04:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because in the Sangha there is collective energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.50,0:04:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we know how to take\Nrefuge in that collective energy
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.08,0:04:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can easily give rise to a more powerful energy of mindfulness and concentration,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.58,0:04:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because all around us,\Nthere are people who are practicing,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.12,0:05:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both monastics and lay practitioners.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.68,0:05:10.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while they practice mindful walking, \Nstanding, lying down or sitting,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.44,0:05:17.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they generate the energy of mindfulness
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.30,0:05:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and concentration.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.48,0:05:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And those energies will support\Nus and protect us,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.66,0:05:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and help us to come back to our own\Nmindfulness and concentration.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.72,0:05:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why the collective\Nenergy is very beneficial for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.29,0:05:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we gather in one place to\Npractice dwelling peacefully —an cư—
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.10,0:05:44.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can benefit from that collective energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.30,0:05:55.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The venerable monks and nuns in Europe or America ...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.14,0:06:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are all aware of the necessity\Nof the three months retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.90,0:06:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They try their best
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.47,0:06:14.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in some places even if the monastics gather in one place
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.71,0:06:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are only able to practice together for a few weeks.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.89,0:06:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is such a pity.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.40,0:06:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because they have so much work to do
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.01,0:06:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have lost the tradition of the three months Rains retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.74,0:06:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is a loss, a significant loss.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.00,0:06:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are very happy that in Plum Village we've been able \Nto keep the tradition of the three. months retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.48,0:06:49.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is why yesterday\Nin our Face-to-Face ceremony in Upper Hamlet,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.02,0:06:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I shared before the Buddha and ancestors.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.65,0:06:55.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said: “Thank you, World Honored One,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.29,0:07:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for having established the tradition\Nof three months retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.00,0:07:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to that, I can stay put\Nin the Sangha for three months.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.97,0:07:08.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Otherwise, people from different countries would\Ninvite me to go here and there to teach.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.53,0:07:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so having this three months retreat is very good.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.12,0:07:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, World Honored One, for giving us a chance \Nto not go anywhere for three months.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.81,0:07:23.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we will try our best to hold on to this tradition.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.58,0:07:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At minimum, we'll have three months of not going anywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.70,0:07:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I also said that the bhikshu sangha
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.83,0:07:43.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a place of refuge for me,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.25,0:07:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a source of happiness for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.41,0:07:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To have a place to take refuge in \Nand to be happy for three months
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.03,0:07:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a real blessing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.97,0:08:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Thầy asks that the Sangha continue \Nto be a refuge for Thầy
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.92,0:08:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a source of joy for Thầy.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.10,0:08:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we are aware that
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.58,0:08:17.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are so lucky to practice for the three months,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.25,0:08:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that awareness brings about\Na great deal of happiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.22,0:08:24.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because in our world, even\Nwithin the Buddhist congregation,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.48,0:08:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many people cannot afford
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.46,0:08:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to stop and practice the three months retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.40,0:08:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This morning,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.42,0:08:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while ...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.58,0:09:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turning on the water to wash my face,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.72,0:09:10.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt ...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.38,0:09:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the refreshing water flowing \Nfrom the faucet on my fingertips,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.50,0:09:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was aware that water comes\Nfrom the high mountain sources,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.26,0:09:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from deep sources in the Earth,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.80,0:09:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and comes right into our bathroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.68,0:09:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because it is cold outside,\Nthe water from the faucet is also cold.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.37,0:09:49.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I scooped water to wet my two eyes,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.25,0:09:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it felt very refreshing,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.56,0:09:54.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like drops of Dharma nectar.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.56,0:10:01.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I felt the cold water made me fresher and more awake.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.54,0:10:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in that moment I was very happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.40,0:10:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just turning on the cold\Nwater,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.14,0:10:14.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just allowing the cold water\Nto run over two fingers
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.81,0:10:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bringing it to our two eyes in mindfulness,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.92,0:10:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that alone can make us very happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.58,0:10:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when we brush our teeth,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.86,0:10:34.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can be free.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.69,0:10:39.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We take our time to brush our teeth,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.36,0:10:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we dwell peacefully in the present moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.00,0:10:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can be very happy in those few minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.88,0:10:55.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Happiness depends on us,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.24,0:11:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depends on whether we are mindful and concentrated.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.80,0:11:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A moment ago, before the Dharma Talk,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.33,0:11:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I heard the sound of the\Nbell invited by sister Thi Nghiêm.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.40,0:11:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listening to the bell, \NI came back to the present moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.92,0:11:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I saw clearly outside, the bamboo grove on the left
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.22,0:11:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the woods on the right.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.37,0:11:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I saw clearly that I'm here.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.65,0:11:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bell brings me back to my true home.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.41,0:12:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen, listen. This wonderful sound of\Nthe bell brings me back to my true home.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.05,0:12:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Vietnam for a long time people\Nhave loved singing this song:
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.08,0:12:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Home is the sweet star fruit tree, \Nwhere I climbed and picked the fruits every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.77,0:12:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Home is the path from school to home…
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.05,0:12:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Home is the kite flying in the blue sky... \N[part of a poem by Đỗ Trung Quan]
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.26,0:12:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the spirit of our practice,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.78,0:12:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,home is different than that.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.85,0:12:51.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Home is not just a memory
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.96,0:12:57.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we carry with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.53,0:13:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the bunch of sweet star fruits
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.62,0:13:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may only belong to the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.60,0:13:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kite in the blue sky may only belong to the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.38,0:13:22.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, for many of us
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.51,0:13:26.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've had happy moments in our childhood.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.24,0:13:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we grow up,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.82,0:13:45.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are busy with the demands of life.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.82,0:13:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why whenever we\Nremember those childhood moments,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.32,0:13:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,times when we were able to fly a kite ...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.10,0:13:58.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or climb the starfruit tree and pick the fruits,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.86,0:14:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or catch butterflies on the way to school.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.92,0:14:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And perhaps in those moments of flying kites or chasing butterflies,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.37,0:14:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were truly happy,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.24,0:14:21.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we may not have been aware \Nthat we were happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.65,0:14:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To be happy is one thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.70,0:14:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to be aware that we\Nare happy is another thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.45,0:14:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To be fortunate is one thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.52,0:14:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to be aware that we\Nare fortunate is another thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.26,0:14:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To be aware here means to be mindful.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.24,0:14:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we sing the song home is\Na bunch of sweet star fruits,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.00,0:14:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a kite flying in the blue sky,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.88,0:14:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little ferry boat,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.36,0:14:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are nostalgic,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.10,0:15:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we remember the paradise of the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.64,0:15:07.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is why such a home is a lost home,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.18,0:15:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the home of our childhood.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.69,0:15:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That home is only in our memory;\Nit is not a reality in the present.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.61,0:15:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, as a practitioner,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.28,0:15:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our home is the present.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.82,0:15:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The home of the past may have a banana tree, \Nbut there are no banana trees here.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:39.10,0:15:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, there are oak trees, apple trees.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.41,0:15:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So home is not just a\Nbanana tree or a banyan tree,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.24,0:15:53.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can be an oak tree or an apple tree.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.45,0:15:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why right in the present moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.16,0:16:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on this land, we can be in\Ncontact with our true home.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.48,0:16:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we listen to the bell,\Nwe come back to our breathing,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.68,0:16:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we see that we are truly present
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.08,0:16:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the wonders of life are there all around us.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.36,0:16:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The white clouds, the blue\Nsky, the apple tree, the oak tree,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.61,0:16:40.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,friends who are practicing around us,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.39,0:16:43.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all these things belong to home.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.58,0:16:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All these things are there\Nin the present moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:48.44,0:16:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even though the sweet starfruits\Nand the little ferryboat are not there.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:58.41,0:17:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so to practice is to touch our true\Nhome right in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.26,0:17:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wherever we are we can be at ease,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.00,0:17:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wherever we are we can be at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:13.04,0:17:15.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That true home is life itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:20.29,0:17:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the present moment, there are \Nso many things that we do not cherish.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.30,0:17:29.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only when they are no longer there
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.07,0:17:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or when we are separated from them that\Nwe start to appreciate them.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:35.53,0:17:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we only appreciate it after having parted with it,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.89,0:17:41.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it already belongs to the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:41.94,0:17:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the home of the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.58,0:17:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For a practitioner, home must\Nbe in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.61,0:17:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is what we mean by our true home.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.60,0:17:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Quê hương đích thực" means true home,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:58.84,0:18:01.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not just nostalgia for the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:02.90,0:18:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so we should practice in such a\Nway that the Sangha becomes our home.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:09.77,0:18:15.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Sangha is everywhere,\Nthe Sangha is our joy.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:19.53,0:18:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Already at the start of the three\Nmonths retreat, we see many
Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.60,0:18:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brothers, sisters and lay friends\Nfrom other places gather here,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.98,0:18:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we feel the joy of reuniting as a sangha.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.22,0:18:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we kick start our three months\Nwinter retreat with that joy.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.04,0:18:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so for the three months\Nretreat
Dialogue: 0,0:18:40.91,0:18:47.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we should find a way for our true home \Nto be present right here right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:52.65,0:18:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For this rains retreat Thầy has two new attendants,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:58.00,0:19:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brothers Đức Tạng and Pháp Thuyên.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.73,0:19:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I heard that brother Đức Tạng can\Nonly stay in Plum Village for this winter.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.10,0:19:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After, his master has asked him\Nto go back to take care of their monastery,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:12.56,0:19:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe to become an abbot.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:16.60,0:19:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thầy told him: “You should\Ntell your master that
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.92,0:19:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you must graduate from Plum Village first,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.08,0:19:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you must stay until you become \Na Dharma teacher in training
Dialogue: 0,0:19:29.05,0:19:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and receive the lamp transmission \Nbefore going back.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:33.12,0:19:36.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You must write to your master."
Dialogue: 0,0:19:52.84,0:19:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we take refuge in the Sangha to practice,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:01.18,0:20:06.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we see the setting of\Nthe retreat as our home,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:06.96,0:20:12.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will have a lot of happiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.58,0:20:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The theme for the three months\Nretreat this year is "The path of the Buddha."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.77,0:20:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Path of the Buddha"
Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.52,0:20:33.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The path that the Buddha has taken ...
Dialogue: 0,0:20:34.65,0:20:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the path that the Buddha has shown us.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:54.72,0:20:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The path that leads to happiness,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:59.09,0:21:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the path that leads to the\Ntransformation of suffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:15.92,0:21:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The path of the Buddha or “Phật đạo”.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:24.14,0:21:26.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Path of the Buddha.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:26.69,0:21:29.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have had retreats with the themes \N“The Heart of the Buddha”,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:29.75,0:21:32.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“The Eye of the Buddha”,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.80,0:21:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“The Feet of the Buddha”,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:37.72,0:21:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now we have “the Path of the Buddha”.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:56.70,0:22:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to ask, have we ever NOT\Nlearned about the path of the Buddha?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:02.90,0:22:06.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not only this year that we\Nlearn about the path of the Buddha.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:06.73,0:22:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything we've studied from\Nthe sutras, the vinaya, the abhidharma,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:10.54,0:22:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are part of the Buddha's path, so why are we talking \Nabout the path of the Buddha this year?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:21.58,0:22:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is because there is a new need.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:28.98,0:22:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is because our world is moving\Ninto a new order called “globalization”.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:40.29,0:22:45.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a new order called “ global order”.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:02.04,0:23:05.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A new global order.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:12.26,0:23:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is because the economy\Nis moving towards globalization.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:19.06,0:23:22.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Politics is moving towards globalization.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:24.30,0:23:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And education ...
Dialogue: 0,0:23:32.93,0:23:36.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is also on the path of globalization.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:38.44,0:23:47.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why ethics also needs \Nto go on the path of globalization.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:48.64,0:23:56.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A global order requires a global ethics,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:56.37,0:24:03.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an ethics that is accepted\Nby the whole of humanty.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:04.73,0:24:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because up to now different cultures, \Ndifferent nations have their own ethics.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:19.13,0:24:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And each set of ethics has its\Nown values and criteria.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:29.52,0:24:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how can we move toward
Dialogue: 0,0:24:35.23,0:24:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,acknowledging the values that we hold in common,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:39.31,0:24:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our common values,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:46.28,0:24:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to establish a global ethics.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:55.01,0:25:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why a new global order\Ncalls for a new global ethics.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:10.08,0:25:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A new global order calls\Nfor a new global ethics.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:25.16,0:25:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(repeat)
Dialogue: 0,0:25:39.65,0:25:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Buddhist practitioners,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:45.37,0:25:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have the responsibility to speak out ...
Dialogue: 0,0:25:49.18,0:25:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the Buddhist contribution to the new global ethics.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:00.24,0:26:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does Buddhism have to offer
Dialogue: 0,0:26:06.01,0:26:11.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to contribute to the new global ethics?
Dialogue: 0,0:26:14.92,0:26:21.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, there are many different\Nwisdom traditions in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:21.06,0:26:29.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And each tradition has\Ntheir own insights, wisdom ...
Dialogue: 0,0:26:29.77,0:26:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and experience of ethics and morality.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:34.41,0:26:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each religion or philosophy
Dialogue: 0,0:26:43.20,0:26:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also has its own insights,\Nwisdom and experience
Dialogue: 0,0:26:49.98,0:26:58.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and each can contribute\Ntheir part to a global ethic.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:02.92,0:27:06.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So from a Buddhist standpoint,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:06.42,0:27:10.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what gems do we have
Dialogue: 0,0:27:10.63,0:27:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can be a contribution\Nto that new global ethic?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:17.13,0:27:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the theme of\Nthis year’s winter retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:24.73,0:27:27.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Path of the Buddha,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:31.61,0:27:38.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Buddhist contribution to a global ethic.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:38.85,0:27:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Buddhist contribution to a global ethic.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:25.09,0:28:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why our theme\Nfor this year's Winter Retreat
Dialogue: 0,0:28:29.98,0:28:34.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the "Path of the Buddha" –
Dialogue: 0,0:28:34.25,0:28:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Buddhist contribution to a global ethic.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:50.98,0:28:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have three months\Nto go deeply into these topics.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:56.16,0:29:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thầy's teachings and Dharma talks will be in Vietnamese ...
Dialogue: 0,0:29:01.84,0:29:06.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will be translated into English, French.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:08.12,0:29:13.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then next year, in the 21-Day Retreat,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:13.20,0:29:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will also use this\Ntheme but we will condense
Dialogue: 0,0:29:17.77,0:29:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these teachings into\Nthe 21-Day Retreat setting.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:22.25,0:29:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 21-Day Retreat will be taught\Nin English with the same theme:
Dialogue: 0,0:29:28.92,0:29:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Path of the Buddha - \NBuddhist contribution to a global ethic.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:35.85,0:29:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We study now in Vietnamese\Nand next year we study again
Dialogue: 0,0:29:39.54,0:29:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in English with the compact\Nversion of 21-Day Retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:43.10,0:29:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have as many as 90 days now - isn't that wonderful?
Dialogue: 0,0:29:47.00,0:29:49.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can go deeply.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:49.37,0:29:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the past, we had a retreat with the theme, “The Heart of the Buddha”
Dialogue: 0,0:29:53.96,0:30:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for more than 90 days, in Vietnamese.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:00.06,0:30:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we condensed it into the \N21-Day Retreat in English.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:10.62,0:30:17.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we can master the\Ncontent of the 90-Day Retreat,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:17.10,0:30:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then when the 21-Day Retreat comes in June,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:23.96,0:30:30.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can contribute a lot in Dharma\Nsharing sessions by sharing ...
Dialogue: 0,0:30:30.88,0:30:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and guiding newly arrived friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:36.20,0:30:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our way of study should not be the same way as one studies in universities.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:39.76,0:30:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At universities you need to read many\Nbooks and read them really fast ...
Dialogue: 0,0:30:43.20,0:30:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there are so many \Nmaterials to read.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:48.66,0:30:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because at universities \Nthe emphasis is on knowledge,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:58.12,0:31:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conceptual knowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:02.86,0:31:08.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here ... the emphasis is \Nmore on looking deeply.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:08.73,0:31:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there are too many readings,\Nthere wouldn't be time for deep looking.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:14.01,0:31:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You could read one page\Nvery quickly in a few minutes,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:19.29,0:31:23.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you only pick up a few ideas.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:23.10,0:31:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't have a chance to\Ncontemplate these ideas.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:27.26,0:31:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So our way of study is very\Ndifferent to that of universities.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:33.04,0:31:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We read very little, \Nbut we contemplate a great deal.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:38.42,0:31:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this retreat you will be given some reading materials...but very few.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:51.34,0:32:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, there will be material from a\Nparliament of the world's religions in Chicago.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:07.92,0:32:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Parliament of the World's Religions was convened in Chicago in 1993.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:26.04,0:32:39.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That parliament of religions \Nbrought out a declaration -
Dialogue: 0,0:32:45.37,0:32:50.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the "Declaration toward a global ethic". \NIt's only 10 pages of reading.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:51.64,0:32:57.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You read to reflect; \Nread to look deeply;
Dialogue: 0,0:32:59.65,0:33:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,read to see the ways in which we can\Ncontribute to that global ethic.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:08.78,0:33:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The material is in English.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:12.28,0:33:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might find the German online, \Nso there is no need for translation.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:17.61,0:33:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It may be in French, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:19.36,0:33:31.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I ask the brothers and sisters to\Ndownload the English and French versions.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:31.30,0:33:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think it is in Vietnamese.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:33.85,0:33:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We might need a Vietnamese translation.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:45.94,0:33:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The German theologian Hans\NKüng summarized the meetings
Dialogue: 0,0:33:54.70,0:34:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of world's religions from that parliament \Nin this booklet -
Dialogue: 0,0:34:10.30,0:34:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Declaration of the Parliament of\NWorld's Religions Toward a Global Ethic.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:23.78,0:34:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is one material we will use to look deeply.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:28.86,0:34:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While using the material,\Nour seeds of insight and experience
Dialogue: 0,0:34:34.53,0:34:40.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be touched; they will sprout.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:40.44,0:34:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these sprouts will be our\Ncontribution toward a global ethic.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:59.96,0:35:03.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I entrust this to Thầy Pháp Hữu:
Dialogue: 0,0:35:04.82,0:35:14.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please find a way to have it in\NEnglish, French, German and Vietnamese.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:14.61,0:35:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A copy for each of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:30.61,0:35:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Vietnamese there is the word “đạo đức”,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:40.18,0:35:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also the word “luân lý”.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:45.61,0:35:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often we translate “luân lý” as "morality".
Dialogue: 0,0:36:01.42,0:36:09.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The word “đạo đức” can\Nalso be translated as "morality" or "ethic".
Dialogue: 0,0:36:17.74,0:36:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The word “luân lý” is of Chinese origin: 倫理.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:50.56,0:36:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Luân lý” (倫理)...
Dialogue: 0,0:36:55.52,0:37:05.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Luân” means the way of \Nconduct between people.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:06.53,0:37:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to conduct ourselves to not have suffering but to have happiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:13.88,0:37:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A code of behavior.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:17.06,0:37:22.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A way of behavior between humans
Dialogue: 0,0:37:22.21,0:37:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reduce the sufferings and difficulties,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:26.23,0:37:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:30.44,0:37:32.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the word “nhân luân”.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:32.06,0:37:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Nhân” means human -
Dialogue: 0,0:37:35.49,0:37:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“nhân luân” (人倫) means human ethics.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:56.05,0:37:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And “Lý” (理) means the principles,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:00.13,0:38:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are basic principles ...
Dialogue: 0,0:38:17.90,0:38:20.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for actions and rules.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:21.21,0:38:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These principles are the foundation for the rules, actions, conduct.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:38.66,0:38:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Luân lý” ...
Dialogue: 0,0:38:42.28,0:39:10.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be the abbreviation\Nof “luân thường đạo lý”.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:15.28,0:39:20.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Luân thường đạo lý” (倫常道理)
Dialogue: 0,0:39:25.02,0:39:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Thường” (常) means "common",
Dialogue: 0,0:39:38.29,0:39:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it means "in general",
Dialogue: 0,0:39:45.18,0:39:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accepted by everyone,\Ncommon for everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:59.81,0:40:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it continues like that, \Nnot changing from time to time.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:09.60,0:40:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Luân thường” (倫常)
Dialogue: 0,0:40:14.74,0:40:22.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a principle of conduct between humans
Dialogue: 0,0:40:22.85,0:40:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is accepted by everyone and \Nmaintained throughout time.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:31.04,0:40:34.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Đạo” (道) is "path".
Dialogue: 0,0:40:35.68,0:40:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Lý” (理) is “lý trí” (reason) ...
Dialogue: 0,0:40:40.97,0:40:46.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or “nguyên lý”, principles, or reasons.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:47.57,0:40:51.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Lý” (理) has at least two meanings:
Dialogue: 0,0:40:51.13,0:40:52.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One is...
Dialogue: 0,0:40:56.40,0:41:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“nguyên tắc", principles, "nguyên lý”.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:00.94,0:41:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two is “lý luận”, reasoning,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:05.12,0:41:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we need to use \Nour wisdom to examine things.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:10.30,0:41:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We cannot just use faith, \Nbut to use wisdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:13.65,0:41:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Luân lý đạo đức” (ethics, morality) must involve wisdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:18.81,0:41:24.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Trí tuệ”, la raison, reason - \Nin order to contemplate,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:24.45,0:41:30.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to examine and discover \Nthe basic principles,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:30.43,0:41:38.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which form the foundation of our conduct.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:39.24,0:41:44.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To be more correct, it should be called “luân thường đạo lý” -
Dialogue: 0,0:41:45.60,0:41:57.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the basic principles that create \Na path forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:00.37,0:42:04.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Đạo” (道) is the path.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:05.37,0:42:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A path that is manifested as the way human beings behave towards each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:16.50,0:42:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is accepted by everyone.\NThat is “luân thường đạo lý” (倫常道理).
Dialogue: 0,0:42:23.93,0:42:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is morality in the\Nsense of Eastern ethics.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:34.09,0:42:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The guiding principles, the\Nreasonings that lead to a path,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:42.41,0:42:52.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,manifested as the conduct between\Nhumans and are accepted by everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:52.97,0:43:01.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are two meanings of ethics and morality of people in the East.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:02.33,0:43:15.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this word “đạo đức” (道德)
Dialogue: 0,0:43:18.56,0:43:22.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can also be translated \Nas "morality" or "ethics".
Dialogue: 0,0:43:22.38,0:43:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It contains the the word “đạo” (道) - the path,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:38.72,0:43:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and “đức” (德) - virtues or good qualities.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:46.97,0:43:50.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Đức means virtues, les vertus,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:51.98,0:43:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as integrity, charity...
Dialogue: 0,0:43:59.85,0:44:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The qualities that bring us happiness
Dialogue: 0,0:44:03.81,0:44:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do not bring suffering to others.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:06.20,0:44:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are virtues, virtuous conduct,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:09.97,0:44:11.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a path,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:14.81,0:44:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the virtues
Dialogue: 0,0:44:21.66,0:44:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can show us a path of conduct
Dialogue: 0,0:44:25.33,0:44:30.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we do not make\Nourselves or others suffer.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:30.77,0:44:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where we can be happy and help\Nothers be happy. That is called “đạo đức”.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:37.92,0:44:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Đạo" and "đức" - path and\Nvirtue, or the path of virtue.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:43.21,0:44:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can translate the word “đạo\Nđức” as the path and the virtues,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:50.13,0:44:52.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or as the virtues ...
Dialogue: 0,0:44:57.92,0:45:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that show us the way to behave.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:02.64,0:45:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The virtues that show us...
Dialogue: 0,0:45:09.05,0:45:12.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way to act,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:15.00,0:45:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to behave.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:18.48,0:45:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The virtues
Dialogue: 0,0:45:23.53,0:45:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that shine the light for us,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:26.02,0:45:30.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to show us the way to act
Dialogue: 0,0:45:30.66,0:45:36.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we do not suffer, \Nand do not make others suffer.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:36.61,0:45:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For us to be happy and from there,\Nbring happiness to others.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:43.57,0:45:51.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the Eastern definition of\N“luân lý” (倫理) and “đạo đức” (道德).
Dialogue: 0,0:46:27.73,0:46:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the World Honored One\Nwas enlightened, “thành đạo”,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:33.61,0:46:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he immediately thought of the path.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:45.78,0:46:48.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the expression “thành đạo”,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:05.15,0:47:07.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(成道)
Dialogue: 0,0:47:12.37,0:47:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which can be called “realizing the way”,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:20.94,0:47:21.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or ...
Dialogue: 0,0:47:24.22,0:47:26.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“became enlightened”.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:28.48,0:47:33.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Tathagatha became enlightened under the bodhi tree. What does "became enlightened" mean?
Dialogue: 0,0:47:33.01,0:47:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It means complete awakening.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:36.49,0:47:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Awakened. Free.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:44.44,0:47:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why “đạo” (道) here does not just mean "path".
Dialogue: 0,0:47:49.44,0:47:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also means "truth".
Dialogue: 0,0:47:54.24,0:47:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Thành đạo" is to see the truth.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:59.88,0:48:02.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Realization of the truth.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:09.60,0:48:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Đạo" here is truth, reality, a great wisdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:19.88,0:48:24.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A vision, a great insight that can free us.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:24.94,0:48:27.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is “đạo” (道).
Dialogue: 0,0:48:30.64,0:48:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the East, the first meaning \Nof “đạo” is "path".
Dialogue: 0,0:48:40.37,0:48:47.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then it means the ultimate\Nand deepest wisdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:53.17,0:48:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can say that "đạo" is the great wisdom,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:57.74,0:49:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as the path to that great wisdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:02.12,0:49:07.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Đạo” is the great wisdom,\Nfreedom, awakening.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:07.17,0:49:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Đạo” is also the path leading to\Nthat great wisdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:29.06,0:49:31.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We often translate ...
Dialogue: 0,0:49:35.02,0:49:41.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“tông giáo” as "religion".
Dialogue: 0,0:50:03.78,0:50:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the word “tông giáo” (宗教)\Ndoes not mean "religion".
Dialogue: 0,0:50:11.97,0:50:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,”Tông” means "tradition".
Dialogue: 0,0:50:16.04,0:50:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,”Tông” is "tradition".
Dialogue: 0,0:50:26.17,0:50:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Giáo” means "teachings".
Dialogue: 0,0:50:32.69,0:50:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A tradition of teachings, of practices.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:42.77,0:50:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, the word "religion" in \NWestern literature relates to God,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:54.33,0:50:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the creator,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:57.52,0:51:03.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and faith in God, in the creator.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:05.21,0:51:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But with the word “tông giáo”,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:09.32,0:51:17.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there doesn't necessarily need to be \Na god or faith in a god.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:17.66,0:51:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,”Tông giáo” is the "tradition of a teaching".
Dialogue: 0,0:51:28.54,0:51:38.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Giáo” (教) here means \N"to teach", "teaching".
Dialogue: 0,0:51:45.62,0:51:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we translate "religion" as “đạo”, like “đạo Bụt” (Buddhism),
Dialogue: 0,0:51:50.14,0:51:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“đạo Chúa” (Theistic religions).
Dialogue: 0,0:51:58.44,0:52:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The word "đạo" just means "path".
Dialogue: 0,0:52:05.81,0:52:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not so correct to use “đạo” for "religion".
Dialogue: 0,0:52:11.46,0:52:19.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because in religion, there often has to be a creator, a god.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:21.12,0:52:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But “đạo” may not refer to god or creator.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:32.34,0:52:36.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why it is not so correct to\Ntranslate religion as “tông giáo”,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:36.88,0:52:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or as “đạo”.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:42.82,0:52:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, in "đạo Bụt" (Buddhism),
Dialogue: 0,0:52:49.49,0:52:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the idea of a path is very clear.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:53.82,0:52:56.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Con đường” is "magga" ("path" in Pali).
Dialogue: 0,0:53:04.14,0:53:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are learning the \Npath of the Buddha in this retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:11.96,0:53:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Buddha’s magga. Buddha magga.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:29.67,0:53:42.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first teaching that the Buddha\Noffered to his five spiritual friends ...
Dialogue: 0,0:53:43.78,0:53:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,set the foundation for an ethic.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:50.72,0:53:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In that teaching, called the "Discourse on Turning the Wheel of the Dharma",
Dialogue: 0,0:53:58.00,0:54:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he taught about the Four Noble Truths,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:02.12,0:54:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the path of the Eight Right Practices.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:10.30,0:54:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we speak of Buddhist ethics or Buddhist morality,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:18.98,0:54:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we should remember this sutra.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:23.04,0:54:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After realizing the path, the Buddha\Nwanted to share his insight.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:35.48,0:54:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After enlightenment,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:38.36,0:54:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he enjoyed his time, visiting the lotus pond,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:44.62,0:54:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to the forest and\Nplaying with the children.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:47.30,0:54:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe during those few\Nweeks he was thinking of ...
Dialogue: 0,0:54:53.86,0:54:59.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to share the insights\Nhe had realized.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:02.65,0:55:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He might have thought,\N“Whom should I share with?”
Dialogue: 0,0:55:05.85,0:55:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he thought of his five companions,
Dialogue: 0,0:55:10.20,0:55:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the five friends including Kondana.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:20.53,0:55:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From Deer Park in Sarnath ...
Dialogue: 0,0:55:26.84,0:55:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he walked on foot, ah no, from Bodhgaya –
Dialogue: 0,0:55:34.69,0:55:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the bodhi tree at Bodhgaya ...
Dialogue: 0,0:55:40.21,0:55:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he walked on foot to Deer Park in\Nsearch of his five old spiritual friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:51.48,0:55:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He must have walked for at\Nleast two weeks before arriving.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:00.27,0:56:03.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He walked on paths\Nthrough the rice paddies.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:03.55,0:56:07.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Searching. A teacher\Nsearching for his disciples.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:07.53,0:56:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first five disciples.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:11.02,0:56:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On our recent tour in India, our sangha...
Dialogue: 0,0:56:19.96,0:56:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,went by bus from Sarnath or the old Deer Park ...
Dialogue: 0,0:56:27.60,0:56:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the World Honored One gave\Nhis first teaching to his five friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:33.52,0:56:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Bodhi Tree.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:37.71,0:56:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The trip was quite tiring, even\Nthough we sat properly on the bus.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:44.32,0:56:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How long did it take us? Six hours on the bus.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:52.40,0:56:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the past, the Buddha had walked, \Nstep by step, in mindfulness
Dialogue: 0,0:56:58.64,0:57:04.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the foot of the \NBodhi Tree to Deer park.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:09.72,0:57:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He heard that his five\Nfriends were at Deer park;
Dialogue: 0,0:57:16.36,0:57:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so he set out to find them.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:19.56,0:57:22.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wasn't certain if they were\Nstill there or not, but he kept on going.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:22.28,0:57:26.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately for him and\Nfortunately for the five friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:26.32,0:57:30.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were still there and the \NBuddha met them.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:32.14,0:57:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He sat down and shared with them
Dialogue: 0,0:57:37.26,0:57:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the Four Truths and the path\Nof Eight Right Practices.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:43.90,0:57:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the content of the "Discourse on Turning the Wheel of the Dharma".
Dialogue: 0,0:57:49.87,0:57:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This sutra could be the foundational material for Buddhist ethics.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:00.96,0:58:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is very practical.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:04.67,0:58:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not philosophy.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:08.06,0:58:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not science.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:13.52,0:58:17.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is teaching on ethics and morality.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:21.08,0:58:26.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Buddha spoke of human suffering and
Dialogue: 0,0:58:27.90,0:58:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to transform suffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:38.08,0:58:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he offered the methods of practice,
Dialogue: 0,0:58:45.50,0:58:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a path to transform suffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:50.52,0:58:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the essence of the Four\NNoble Truths or the four wondrous truths.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:02.75,0:59:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Tứ Diệu Đế" (四妙諦)
Dialogue: 0,0:59:16.84,0:59:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the four noble, wondrous truths.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:23.12,0:59:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Diệu” (妙) means "wondrous".
Dialogue: 0,0:59:26.78,0:59:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is sometimes translated as the "Four Holy Truths" (Tứ Thánh Đế, 四聖諦).
Dialogue: 0,0:59:38.08,1:00:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The four holy truths."
Dialogue: 0,1:00:08.17,1:00:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes as the "Four Real Truths" (Tứ Chân Đế, 四真諦).
Dialogue: 0,1:00:21.85,1:00:23.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Chân” (真) means ...
Dialogue: 0,1:00:27.50,1:00:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,real, not fake, authentic.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:32.36,1:00:40.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not fake, it is genuine.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:52.08,1:00:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The words “Diệu” (wondrous), “Thánh” (holy), and “Chân” (real)
Dialogue: 0,1:00:55.48,1:00:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are different translations of the word “Arya”.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:01.44,1:01:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Arya" means "noble" and "true".
Dialogue: 0,1:01:08.60,1:01:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Catvari Arya Satyani
Dialogue: 0,1:01:28.17,1:01:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Catvari" is "four". \N"Arya" is "holy" or "noble".
Dialogue: 0,1:01:36.94,1:01:42.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Satya" is "truth".
Dialogue: 0,1:02:00.89,1:02:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During our tour in India,
Dialogue: 0,1:02:03.69,1:02:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was invited to give a\Ntalk in the Indian Parliament
Dialogue: 0,1:02:12.30,1:02:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the topic of leadership.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:15.87,1:02:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to lead with non-fear and compassion?
Dialogue: 0,1:02:31.16,1:02:38.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a teaching, a\Npresentation about the path and
Dialogue: 0,1:02:38.09,1:02:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the virtues essential to a political leader.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:43.76,1:02:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leading with courage and compassion.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:52.99,1:02:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The person who wrote the \Nletter of invitation was
Dialogue: 0,1:03:11.04,1:03:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the President of the Indian Council for International Cultural Relations.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:34.06,1:03:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He invited me to his house for tea.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:39.44,1:03:45.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And invited me to go\Nupstairs to visit the altar.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:47.40,1:03:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He belonged to the Brahmana caste.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:52.44,1:04:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the old days, he was the crown prince \Nof a Kashimiri kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:03.64,1:04:08.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He could have become a king, but\Nhe chose the path of democracy
Dialogue: 0,1:04:08.49,1:04:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and became a member of Congress - \None of its most senior members.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:21.47,1:04:29.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On his altar there was also a Buddha statue.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:31.12,1:04:36.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, “Dear Thầy, I also\Nrecite the Three Refuges.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:36.33,1:04:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I read: 'Buddham saranam gacchami,\NDharmam saranam gacchami.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:43.88,1:04:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I don’t read Sangham saranam gacchami, there is no Sangha in India.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:53.02,1:04:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I read: Satyam saranam gacchami."
Dialogue: 0,1:05:04.27,1:05:07.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is - I take refuge in\Nthe Buddha, I take refuge in the Dharma,
Dialogue: 0,1:05:07.18,1:05:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I take refuge in the Truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:09.71,1:05:18.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of "Sangham saranam \Ngacchami", he read "Satyam ...
Dialogue: 0,1:05:22.43,1:05:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saranam ...
Dialogue: 0,1:05:26.67,1:05:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gacchami."
Dialogue: 0,1:05:31.26,1:05:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I take refuge in the Truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:37.42,1:05:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadly, there is no Sangha \Nfor him to take refuge in,
Dialogue: 0,1:05:40.01,1:05:43.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so he had to take refuge in the Truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:50.38,1:05:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Truth, “đế”, (諦),
Dialogue: 0,1:06:05.40,1:06:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,satyam.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:14.33,1:06:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the Buddha's first teaching,
Dialogue: 0,1:06:22.20,1:06:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the First Truth is that there are real\Nsufferings in life.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:36.03,1:06:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Dukkha" - we translate it as "ill being".
Dialogue: 0,1:06:48.12,1:06:58.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Khổ đế” (苦諦) - the truth about suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:03.36,1:07:13.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right from this First Truth, we can see that the Buddha was a very practical person.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:17.16,1:07:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Practical.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:22.32,1:07:29.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He did not spend time talking\Nabout the universe and all phenomena,
Dialogue: 0,1:07:30.60,1:07:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about who created this world.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:37.50,1:07:47.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He brought us back to the truth that there\Nare sufferings in our heart and in society.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:48.65,1:07:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:51.92,1:07:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the object of our attention.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:57.95,1:08:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the work we have to do -
Dialogue: 0,1:08:01.24,1:08:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to recognize the presence of\Nsuffering in order to resolve it.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:09.76,1:08:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ethics or morality (“đạo đức\Nhọc”, “luân lý học”) is like that.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:14.94,1:08:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of casting our mind out to research the universe and the stars,
Dialogue: 0,1:08:24.72,1:08:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we bring our mind home\Nto re-examine our sufferings:
Dialogue: 0,1:08:32.70,1:08:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the frustrations, the difficulties; to\Nfind a way to resolve them.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:37.31,1:08:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ethics and morality is to find a path.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:43.24,1:08:44.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to act,
Dialogue: 0,1:08:44.73,1:08:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we ought to do,
Dialogue: 0,1:08:47.44,1:08:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we ought to be.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:50.32,1:08:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So philosophy here is the\Nphilosophy of action and not of theory.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:04.19,1:09:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few of the Buddha's disciples did not \Nfully understand his intention.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:18.27,1:09:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When they heard him\Nteach that "suffering is a truth",
Dialogue: 0,1:09:23.02,1:09:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they wanted to prove\Nthat suffering is a truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:27.92,1:09:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They spent all their time to\Nprove that everything is suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:32.51,1:09:34.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being born is suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:35.68,1:09:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ageing is suffering. Illness is suffering. Dying is suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:42.88,1:09:44.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything is just suffering!
Dialogue: 0,1:09:44.73,1:09:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to prove the Buddha’s words.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:49.40,1:09:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the Buddha's purpose was not to \Nsay that everything is suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:58.03,1:10:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He just wanted to say\Nthat suffering is there,
Dialogue: 0,1:10:01.28,1:10:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to take care of it, to transform it.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:04.99,1:10:08.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Buddha did not say that\Neverything is suffering,
Dialogue: 0,1:10:14.89,1:10:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there is no joy whatsoever.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:24.40,1:10:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many people who \Nfollow that reasoning and say
Dialogue: 0,1:10:28.73,1:10:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there are three kinds of suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:35.00,1:10:38.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first kind is the "suffering of suffering",
Dialogue: 0,1:10:40.19,1:10:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means the \Nsuffering itself is suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:42.87,1:10:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, toothache\Nis a "suffering of suffering".
Dialogue: 0,1:10:47.37,1:10:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Losing a loved one is a \N"suffering of suffering".
Dialogue: 0,1:10:51.74,1:10:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is true to say that a\Nsuffering itself is painful.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:55.37,1:10:58.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then there is the "suffering of formations".
Dialogue: 0,1:11:05.92,1:11:09.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Hành” here refers to phenomena.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:20.14,1:11:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The word "hành" here is translated \Ninto English as "formation".
Dialogue: 0,1:11:41.87,1:11:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"All formations are suffering."
Dialogue: 0,1:11:53.63,1:12:01.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, having a toothache is suffering,
Dialogue: 0,1:12:04.52,1:12:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not having a toothache is also suffering,
Dialogue: 0,1:12:08.30,1:12:13.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because our tooth is a formation.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:14.81,1:12:17.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Formation" in Sanskrit is
Dialogue: 0,1:12:20.83,1:12:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"samskara".
Dialogue: 0,1:12:42.80,1:12:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Formation" is a technical \Nterm in Buddhism.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:47.69,1:12:53.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All phenomena that gather due to conditions are formations.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:53.56,1:12:56.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, this flower is a formation.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:57.29,1:13:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In it are the seed, clouds,\Nthe sun, soil, fertilizer, the gardener...
Dialogue: 0,1:13:05.24,1:13:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of which are conditions \Nthat have brought about the flower.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:10.14,1:13:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anything that manifests as a result of conditions is called a "formation".
Dialogue: 0,1:13:17.32,1:13:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is said that "all formations are impermanent"in the sutras.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:20.83,1:13:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All formations are impermanent. \NThis is a truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:27.39,1:13:32.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no formation, no phenomenon \Nthat is not impermanent.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:32.97,1:13:39.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only is our toothache impermanent, \Nour tooth is also impermanent.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:39.45,1:13:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's very true. \NThere is nothing that is not impermanent.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:43.92,1:13:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"All formations are impermanent" is\Nsomething the Buddha really said.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:48.22,1:13:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then people said, \N"all formations are suffering,
Dialogue: 0,1:13:53.12,1:13:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wherever there are formations, \Nthere is suffering."
Dialogue: 0,1:14:00.24,1:14:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Toothache is suffering and \Nno toothache is also suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:06.30,1:14:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When our tooth aches we suffer, \Nbut when it stops aching we still suffer.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:10.52,1:14:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is to push the words\Nof the Buddha too far.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:30.52,1:14:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If all formations are suffering, what is there that is not suffering?
Dialogue: 0,1:14:40.99,1:14:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then there's the third kind - \Nthe "suffering of decay" (壞苦).
Dialogue: 0,1:14:51.56,1:14:54.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It means everything is decaying.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:54.97,1:14:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it has not yet decayed, it will decay,
Dialogue: 0,1:14:59.66,1:15:03.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is why there is the "suffering of decay".
Dialogue: 0,1:15:03.15,1:15:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not yet decayed is also suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:07.18,1:15:11.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That idea shows that \Npeople really wanted to prove
Dialogue: 0,1:15:11.63,1:15:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the Buddha's words were right.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:17.39,1:15:19.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Everything is suffering."
Dialogue: 0,1:15:19.20,1:15:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the Buddha did not intend to say that.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:21.28,1:15:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said that suffering is present and\Nwe must find ways to resolve it.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:30.12,1:15:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have be a little more intelligent.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:33.00,1:15:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should not be dogmatic. We should not misunderstand the Buddha's words.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:41.02,1:15:43.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His purpose was not\Nto say that everything is suffering
Dialogue: 0,1:15:43.86,1:15:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so let's just die to end it.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:46.98,1:15:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said - suffering is present,\Nwe need to take care of it.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:57.08,1:16:02.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now, when you teach about\Nthe First Truth, you need to be skillful.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:02.35,1:16:05.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't be carried along by the idea \Nthat everything is suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:05.39,1:16:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is true that "everything is impermanent; \Neverything is without a separate self".
Dialogue: 0,1:16:08.68,1:16:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But “everything is suffering”,\NI'm afraid is not true.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:16.16,1:16:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our society, when a\Nchild is born, it is a joy.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:25.85,1:16:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Giving birth to a child is a joy.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:29.66,1:16:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when the birthday comes, \Nwe celebrate and sing “Happy birthday”.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:37.39,1:16:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then why do we say birth is suffering?
Dialogue: 0,1:16:40.20,1:16:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we accept that birth is\Nsuffering, then let's stop singing
Dialogue: 0,1:16:46.27,1:16:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“happy birthday to you”, \Ndon't celebrate anymore.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:54.72,1:16:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Everything is suffering".\NGrowing old is also suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:00.06,1:17:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing old is sometimes very\Njoyful. I am old, so I know.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:05.92,1:17:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing old can be very joyful.\NWhen we grow old, in our body
Dialogue: 0,1:17:11.95,1:17:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are no more the excessive\Nexuberance or frustrations of youth.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:18.08,1:17:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Old age is very relaxed.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:22.94,1:17:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is very calm, we can live deeply,\Nwe have wisdom.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:30.14,1:17:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So growing old is not necessarily suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:34.40,1:17:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don’t be afraid. Growing old is wonderful.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:40.24,1:17:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When young, we are like a stream\Ndancing high on the mountain -
Dialogue: 0,1:17:48.40,1:17:52.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are restless, wanting to reach the ocean
Dialogue: 0,1:17:52.26,1:17:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as soon as possible.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:56.89,1:18:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as we descend to the plain and\Nbecome a river, we slow down.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:02.72,1:18:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the river slows, we start to \Nsee the clouds reflected in our midst.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:10.88,1:18:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The river can reflect the blue sky\Nand white clouds. There is tranquility.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:17.12,1:18:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only being a stream is joyful. Being a slow flowing river is also very joyful.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:26.99,1:18:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Illness is suffering."
Dialogue: 0,1:18:31.32,1:18:34.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we might agree that \Nillness is suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:34.72,1:18:37.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we can look again more carefully.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:40.30,1:18:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the sutras it also says that\Nillness helps us to have insight.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:46.81,1:18:53.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we do not know of illness, \Nwe are too far removed from reality.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:55.13,1:18:57.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If as a child
Dialogue: 0,1:18:58.12,1:19:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were not sick from time to time, our\Nimmune system would be very weak
Dialogue: 0,1:19:05.76,1:19:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we could die at any moment.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:08.36,1:19:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to the child\Nbeing sick from time to time,
Dialogue: 0,1:19:13.55,1:19:19.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the body could create a \Nstrong immune system.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:19.93,1:19:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And thanks to that strong immune\Nsystem, as the child grows up
Dialogue: 0,1:19:24.54,1:19:29.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can resist the invasion of\Ncountless pathogens from outside.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:29.16,1:19:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So illness helps a child to grow stronger and able to resist diseases.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:36.12,1:19:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Illness is not necessarily \Nsomething negative.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:44.44,1:19:48.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the “Jewel Cloud Samādhi” \Ncommentary, it is said that
Dialogue: 0,1:19:48.80,1:19:53.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if there is no illness,\Nsensual desire can arise.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:54.76,1:19:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so being sick once \Nin a while is very good.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:00.17,1:20:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The monks, nuns and\Nlay friends have seen that.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:04.04,1:20:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we are sick, we have\Nthe time to lie still and reflect back -
Dialogue: 0,1:20:08.96,1:20:11.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we realize how good it is to be healthy.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:11.63,1:20:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So don't be so sure that \Nillness is only suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:14.12,1:20:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can also be a favorable condition\Nfor our happiness to grow.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:26.12,1:20:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So illness is not necessarily suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:29.11,1:20:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can also be a favorable \Ncondition for happiness.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:33.15,1:20:35.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Death is also like that.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:35.05,1:20:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We usually say death is suffering. \NBut without death, how can there be life?
Dialogue: 0,1:20:40.04,1:20:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without death, where would\Nwe find the land for our children to live?
Dialogue: 0,1:20:44.40,1:20:47.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How could our children have a future?
Dialogue: 0,1:20:47.86,1:20:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We would grow very old: \N100, 500, 5000 years old.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:51.20,1:20:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The earth would be full of\Nhunched up people
Dialogue: 0,1:20:54.90,1:20:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who go around coughing as they walked.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:58.28,1:21:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There wouldn't be room \Nfor the children on the land.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:03.44,1:21:07.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see clearly that in our body, \Nif no cells die,
Dialogue: 0,1:21:07.55,1:21:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how can new cells be born, for us to grow?
Dialogue: 0,1:21:11.98,1:21:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So death is very crucial.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:15.95,1:21:20.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we die with the insight \Nthat we are not really dying
Dialogue: 0,1:21:20.20,1:21:24.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but are leaving room for future births; \Nsuch a death is not suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:24.48,1:21:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the old ways of explaining the First Truth of suffering is too out of date.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:32.96,1:21:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Birth is suffering, ageing is suffering, \Nillness is suffering,
Dialogue: 0,1:21:36.41,1:21:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,death is suffering, this\Nis and that is suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:40.30,1:21:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to recognize the sufferings of now.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:54.33,1:21:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the past there was not the\Nphenomenon of global warming,
Dialogue: 0,1:22:00.44,1:22:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a great human suffering now.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:04.68,1:22:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A catastrophe.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:09.32,1:22:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to present the\NNoble Truth of suffering in terms
Dialogue: 0,1:22:13.11,1:22:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of what is happening now - \Nthat the earth is heating up,
Dialogue: 0,1:22:17.84,1:22:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,climate change.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:22.22,1:22:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a threat.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:24.54,1:22:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we need time to look deeply\Nand find ways to transform it.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:32.49,1:22:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there is a great deal of violence in society.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:36.67,1:22:45.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Violence and terrorism are\Nnew kinds of suffering
Dialogue: 0,1:22:50.22,1:22:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were not there in the old days.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:57.15,1:23:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many people with mental\Nillness. There are many religious wars.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:04.92,1:23:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the sufferings that we need to note down
Dialogue: 0,1:23:07.94,1:23:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to look deeply into them.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:11.61,1:23:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to recognize these sufferings:
Dialogue: 0,1:23:23.15,1:23:26.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fanaticism, division,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:30.75,1:23:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,violence, terrorism,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:36.52,1:23:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,economic crisis,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:43.98,1:23:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,environment destruction... all\Nthese sufferings need to be recognized.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:51.47,1:23:55.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must have a new way of seeing the Noble Truth of suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:56.01,1:24:01.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to know the path, to see the path
Dialogue: 0,1:24:01.14,1:24:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that leads to the transformation\Nof this suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:12.01,1:24:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the truth of suffering. \NThe first truth is to recognize
Dialogue: 0,1:24:18.89,1:24:23.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and call our sufferings by their name.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:26.33,1:24:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The real sufferings,
Dialogue: 0,1:24:29.24,1:24:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,collective sufferings of humans, of all beings, and our personal sufferings.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:37.92,1:24:46.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are of course personal sufferings that are connected to that of the entire Earth -
Dialogue: 0,1:24:46.04,1:24:49.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including human beings and other species.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:49.45,1:24:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we do have our individual sufferings.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:53.12,1:24:59.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to recognize them. \NIt could be despair,
Dialogue: 0,1:24:59.55,1:25:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hatred,
Dialogue: 0,1:25:04.72,1:25:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anxiety.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:08.09,1:25:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to acknowledge our suffering\Nin order to find a path to transform it.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:15.39,1:25:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not about finding ways \Nto prove that life is suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:19.04,1:25:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to call the suffering by its true name,
Dialogue: 0,1:25:23.25,1:25:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,acknowledging that it is real in\Norder to find a path to transform it.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:49.52,1:25:55.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we want to see a path
Dialogue: 0,1:25:55.98,1:26:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to transform the suffering,\Nwe must see the roots of the suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:05.47,1:26:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, if we want to reverse\Nthe situation of global warming,
Dialogue: 0,1:26:11.29,1:26:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we must see why this phenomenon exists.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:18.25,1:26:25.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our way of daily consumption,
Dialogue: 0,1:26:27.00,1:26:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,car use,
Dialogue: 0,1:26:32.52,1:26:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deforestation,
Dialogue: 0,1:26:36.17,1:26:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,raising cattle for meat...
Dialogue: 0,1:26:40.96,1:26:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all these are contributing to global warming.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:48.00,1:26:55.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have to see the Second Truth, tập đế.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:08.26,1:27:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Samudaya".
Dialogue: 0,1:27:23.04,1:27:24.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Accumulation".
Dialogue: 0,1:27:28.84,1:27:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Roots of suffering".
Dialogue: 0,1:27:34.75,1:27:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tập đế (集諦).
Dialogue: 0,1:27:49.32,1:27:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Tập" is to accumulate.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:57.29,1:28:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also means to converge (chiêu tụ, 招聚).
Dialogue: 0,1:28:19.22,1:28:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is, to gather, an accumulation.
Dialogue: 0,1:28:26.98,1:28:31.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use cars too much,
Dialogue: 0,1:28:32.27,1:28:35.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we burn and destroy too many forests,
Dialogue: 0,1:28:35.92,1:28:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we eat too much meat, we consume too much,
Dialogue: 0,1:28:39.66,1:28:57.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we cause too much CO2 emission, etc.,
Dialogue: 0,1:28:58.73,1:29:03.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is why the phenomenon of \Nglobal warming is there.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:04.59,1:29:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to discover the causes.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:07.40,1:29:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the Second Truth.\NIf we cannot see the Second Truth,
Dialogue: 0,1:29:11.15,1:29:15.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we cannot hope to transform\Nthe suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:16.16,1:29:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It means looking into the nature of\Nthe suffering to find its root causes -
Dialogue: 0,1:29:21.72,1:29:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"the making of ill-being".
Dialogue: 0,1:29:25.69,1:29:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The First Truth is ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:29.28,1:29:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Second Truth is about where the \Nill-being comes from -
Dialogue: 0,1:29:33.53,1:29:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"the making of ill-being".
Dialogue: 0,1:29:37.32,1:29:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must see it, see it clearly!
Dialogue: 0,1:29:41.21,1:29:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is already a Buddhist contribution\Nto a global ethic. It is very practical.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:49.44,1:29:52.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are not speaking vastly about\Neverything under the sun.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:53.10,1:29:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to bring people back to the truth\Nthat there is real suffering here.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:58.84,1:30:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to find ways\Nto recognize the roots
Dialogue: 0,1:30:05.15,1:30:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have brought about that real suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:09.76,1:30:18.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the basic principles that can give us a clear vision of a global ethic.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:20.20,1:30:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The First and Second Truths on suffering and its roots can also be applied individually.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:30.11,1:30:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have our own pain and\Nsuffering, physically and spiritually.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:37.72,1:30:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to look deeply to see\Nwhere they come from.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:45.29,1:30:47.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only then we can resolve them.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:49.32,1:30:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is similar to the principles of medicine.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:53.42,1:30:58.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are sick. \NWhat are the causes of that sickness?
Dialogue: 0,1:30:59.64,1:31:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes it is our diet;\Nsometimes it is too much anxiety;
Dialogue: 0,1:31:05.48,1:31:10.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes it is working too much \Nwith no time to relax.
Dialogue: 0,1:31:10.70,1:31:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to discover all these causes.
Dialogue: 0,1:31:13.42,1:31:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no hope of transforming\Nour suffering if we cannot see its roots.
Dialogue: 0,1:31:19.77,1:31:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is true for ourselves and for the world.
Dialogue: 0,1:31:24.24,1:31:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What sufferings and difficulties are there right now in the world?
Dialogue: 0,1:31:28.68,1:31:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only the world of humans, \Nbut also the world of all beings.
Dialogue: 0,1:31:34.01,1:31:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where are the sources of the world's \Npains and sufferings?
Dialogue: 0,1:31:42.65,1:31:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is there an economic crisis now?
Dialogue: 0,1:31:47.28,1:31:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is the environment being polluted now?
Dialogue: 0,1:31:53.84,1:31:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is there the situation of \Nglobal warming now?
Dialogue: 0,1:31:57.12,1:32:02.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is there so much \Nviolence and hatred?
Dialogue: 0,1:32:02.97,1:32:07.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We ask these questions and\Nfind the Second Truth –
Dialogue: 0,1:32:10.86,1:32:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Truth about the roots of suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:32:38.38,1:32:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Khổ đế" (苦諦), the Truth about\Nsuffering, is the First Truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:32:43.55,1:32:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Second Truth is “Tập đế” (集諦),
Dialogue: 0,1:33:00.01,1:33:04.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Truth about the roots (of suffering). Strictly speaking it should be
Dialogue: 0,1:33:09.34,1:33:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Khổ tập đế” (苦集諦)
Dialogue: 0,1:33:15.94,1:33:20.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The truth of the accumulation of sufferings.
Dialogue: 0,1:33:22.56,1:33:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suffering is the First Truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:33:25.60,1:33:31.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Second Truth is the roots, \Nthe accumulation,
Dialogue: 0,1:33:31.20,1:33:37.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the build up or the making of\Nsuffering, or the causes of suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:33:37.07,1:33:42.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We often say that the First Truth is "khổ" (suffering), the Second Truth is tập (the accumulation).
Dialogue: 0,1:33:42.58,1:33:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But strictly speaking it should be "khổ tập" - the root causes that have led to suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:33:48.36,1:33:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The making of suffering".
Dialogue: 0,1:33:52.94,1:33:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The making of suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:34:12.14,1:34:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also invite those of other\Nethical and religious paths to look deeply.
Dialogue: 0,1:34:27.87,1:34:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether our friends are Christian, \NJewish, or Muslim,
Dialogue: 0,1:34:35.84,1:34:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you also acknowledge\Nthat the sufferings there are real.
Dialogue: 0,1:34:49.02,1:34:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these sufferings have their \Nroot causes near and far.
Dialogue: 0,1:34:54.81,1:35:00.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can sit down together\Nto find out those causes.
Dialogue: 0,1:35:01.10,1:35:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not because you are\NChristian, Jewish or Muslim
Dialogue: 0,1:35:06.03,1:35:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we cannot work together or\Nagree collectively on this matter.
Dialogue: 0,1:35:20.24,1:35:26.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why first of all, we\Nneed to name the sufferings
Dialogue: 0,1:35:26.30,1:35:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are present in us and around us.
Dialogue: 0,1:35:30.80,1:35:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondly, we need to look carefully\Nand deeply to see the root causes ...
Dialogue: 0,1:35:40.52,1:35:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have brought about the sufferings.\NThis is the Buddhist way.
Dialogue: 0,1:35:46.49,1:35:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It does not require us\Nto have faith in anyone.
Dialogue: 0,1:35:52.48,1:35:58.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don’t need to believe in the Buddha, the Bodhisattvas, in God, in anyone.
Dialogue: 0,1:35:59.56,1:36:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just use our insight to\Nacknowledge that there are sufferings,
Dialogue: 0,1:36:04.19,1:36:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there are causes for those sufferings.
Dialogue: 0,1:36:11.98,1:36:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why Buddhist contribution \Nis not religious in nature.
Dialogue: 0,1:36:21.05,1:36:24.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is based on insight and experience.
Dialogue: 0,1:36:27.48,1:36:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Chicago Declaration\NTowards a Global Ethic was signed
Dialogue: 0,1:36:33.49,1:36:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by representatives of \Nmany different religions.
Dialogue: 0,1:36:38.72,1:36:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can read it and see.
Dialogue: 0,1:36:42.25,1:36:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While reading, we need to contemplate - \Nwhat can Buddhism contribute?
Dialogue: 0,1:36:53.10,1:37:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should read in\Na spirit of free enquiry.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:02.97,1:37:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we read it in that\Nspirit we will have insight.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:08.03,1:37:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can then complement it and contribute from a Buddhist perspective.