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Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.70,0:00:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With respects to Thay, to Sakya Chan Khong,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.100,0:00:19.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to all our ancestral teachers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.14,0:00:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through many generations.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.90,0:00:26.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dear community
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.24,0:00:32.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today is the 7th of August,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.15,0:00:35.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the year 2016.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.01,0:00:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we are in our wake-up earth retreat
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.97,0:00:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Still Water Meditation Hall
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.69,0:00:44.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Upper Hamlet.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.48,0:00:50.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They call me Sister True Dedication,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.83,0:00:55.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm made of non-me elements.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.34,0:01:00.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's not really me sitting here today,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.29,0:01:04.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it is all the elements who have made me
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.44,0:01:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including our wonderful sangha,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.64,0:01:11.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my sisters and brothers, our teacher,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.79,0:01:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also my parents, my mother, my father.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.88,0:01:25.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I come from England, when the sangha had a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.18,0:01:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chance to visit my parents in England,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.80,0:01:30.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there were many brothers and sisters
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.06,0:01:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who then said: "Ah!............ "
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.52,0:01:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Now I get it!"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.81,0:01:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Now I know why you are like how you are."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.32,0:01:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are made of our mother and our father.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.42,0:01:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And many of us have a beautiful aspiration
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.06,0:01:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our own lifetime to transform and heal
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.45,0:02:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and repair some of the weaknesses
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.46,0:02:05.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our parents.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.99,0:02:07.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my own experiences was that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.91,0:02:10.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't spend enough time cherishing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.69,0:02:13.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their qualities well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.27,0:02:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our father and mother have transmitted
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.32,0:02:19.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many wonderful qualities to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.10,0:02:21.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can sit here because my father
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.21,0:02:23.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transmitted courage.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.46,0:02:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I was breathing, my heart was
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.66,0:02:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beating, and my breath was very short.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.03,0:02:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have a practise to breathe with
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.56,0:02:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,often our fathers' lungs Thay would invite us
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.51,0:02:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we sit in meditation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.36,0:02:48.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I breathe with my father's lungs,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.59,0:02:52.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sit with my father's back,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.62,0:02:56.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but my father has short breath.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.51,0:02:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this morning
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.40,0:03:01.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I breathe with my mother's lungs.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.26,0:03:04.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mother has very big lungs,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.57,0:03:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it help me a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.57,0:03:13.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am also here with the energy of the sunrise
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.92,0:03:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from this morning.With the wonderful food
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.01,0:03:21.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have been eaten and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.12,0:03:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many of us have been preparing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.60,0:03:34.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we inter-are,I inter-am with you all.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.34,0:03:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you all inter-are
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.24,0:03:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with me and with everything in the cosmos.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.24,0:03:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay has a wonderful line that I really
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.76,0:03:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.80,0:03:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says you can't be by yourself alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.77,0:03:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.60,0:03:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inter-be with the whole cosmos.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.07,0:04:03.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You inter-are with the whole cosmos.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.41,0:04:07.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay would often point to the flower
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.43,0:04:10.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the podium and say every flower
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.24,0:04:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is made of non-flower elements.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.23,0:04:19.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my first reaction I have to confess
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.76,0:04:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is "but I'm not a flower".
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.54,0:04:29.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it is still true that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.19,0:04:31.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are made of non-us elements.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.71,0:04:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is the good news
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.71,0:04:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is a delight, it is a joy, it is something
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.02,0:04:44.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can discover and touch everyday.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.86,0:04:52.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was very touched when I heard Thay say
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.40,0:04:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we all need a spiritual dimension in our life.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.23,0:05:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And hearing that I thought
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.66,0:05:07.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yes,I am thirsty
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.61,0:05:11.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a spiritual dimension to my life".
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.17,0:05:15.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My soul is thirsty.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.91,0:05:21.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in our life here in a practise center
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.72,0:05:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Plum village,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.18,0:05:26.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have so many opportunities to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.27,0:05:30.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keep the spiritual dimension of our life
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.38,0:05:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,alive, nourished and connected.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.34,0:05:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have this meditation poems that we use
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.30,0:05:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throughout the day.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.89,0:05:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we touch running water,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.50,0:05:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps we are taking some water to drink,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.20,0:05:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or we're opening the tap to wash our face,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.04,0:05:59.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we comtemplate the water,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.19,0:06:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have a beautiful poem.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.20,0:06:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Water comes from high mountain sources,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.54,0:06:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,water runs deep in the earth,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.82,0:06:15.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,miraculously water comes to us
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.69,0:06:19.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sustains all life.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.55,0:06:23.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My gratitude is filled to the brim."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.69,0:06:30.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have the simple actions
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.93,0:06:34.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to serve water, to draw water.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.13,0:06:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But somehow we look deeply and
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.81,0:06:41.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with our mindfulness, we connect ourselves
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.24,0:06:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the true nature of the water.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.74,0:06:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has come from the mountains,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.24,0:06:48.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has come from the oceans,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.69,0:06:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now it is becoming a part of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.83,0:06:56.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I used to work in an office,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.62,0:07:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recited this poem at the water cooler.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.46,0:07:03.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was in 6th floor
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.51,0:07:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the center of the city of London.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.38,0:07:10.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I felt connected to the whole cosmos.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.62,0:07:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could have a magical minute.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.78,0:07:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one knew I was doing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.83,0:07:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A magical minute as I drank my water.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.83,0:07:29.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we take a shower, we can ask ourselves
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.66,0:07:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose body is this?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.97,0:07:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where has it come from?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.04,0:07:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what was the warmth,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.14,0:07:48.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the original warmth that made this body,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.43,0:07:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has been handed from generation to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.78,0:07:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,generation, and never got cold.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.93,0:08:08.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am English, and I like to drink tea.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.97,0:08:15.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I invented the poem for boiling the kettle.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.90,0:08:18.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often when we have a difficult moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.42,0:08:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,culturally, we put the kettle on
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.48,0:08:24.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's our first response.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.55,0:08:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So having a moment to feel spiritual
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.88,0:08:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about boiling the kettle enriched my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.100,0:08:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we write a poem like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.71,0:08:40.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we look at all the different elements
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.100,0:08:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are coming together in the miracle of life
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.90,0:08:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to support us.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.74,0:08:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there is the water, there is the energy in the electricity,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.40,0:08:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where has it come from?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.86,0:09:00.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there is me, where have I come from?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.36,0:09:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have all traveled
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.49,0:09:05.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since beginningless time
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.05,0:09:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to arrive in this moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.11,0:09:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of making a cup of tea.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.70,0:09:16.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I invite all of us to
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.83,0:09:18.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,write our own poems,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.01,0:09:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,choose one or two things
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.70,0:09:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in your daily actions
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.62,0:09:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you like to become spiritual moments
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.67,0:09:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for you and your day.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.11,0:09:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where there is mindfulness,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.84,0:09:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where there is deep looking.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.51,0:09:39.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Thay has said that any act we do can
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.52,0:09:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,become sacred when we have that energy
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.09,0:09:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of mindfulness to enrich it.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.72,0:09:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the early mornings here we have
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.76,0:09:55.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the chance to come to practise
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.27,0:09:57.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sitting meditation together and
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.37,0:10:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enjoy the beautiful walking meditation
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.64,0:10:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,together in the silence of the morning.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.09,0:10:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a few years ago in the winter retreat,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.04,0:10:09.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay was staying in his hut
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.47,0:10:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the side of the hill.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.14,0:10:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that morning he stepped out,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.42,0:10:19.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he saw the sky filled with stars,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.42,0:10:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he felt such love for the earth,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.71,0:10:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for this planet and this beautiful cosmos.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.57,0:10:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that day or the next day,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.04,0:10:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he gave the Dharma talk,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.66,0:10:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he said that
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.16,0:10:36.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he had fallen in love with the earth.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.97,0:10:38.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had realized
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.13,0:10:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was in love with the earth.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.88,0:10:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I often ask myself
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.56,0:10:50.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,am I in love with the earth yet?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.22,0:11:00.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We speak about the wonders of life,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.07,0:11:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when I look deeply and
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.43,0:11:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see the wonderful diversity
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.85,0:11:12.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of earth manifestations.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.34,0:11:15.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many millions or billions of years
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.87,0:11:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have taken to evolve.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.20,0:11:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a kind of awe and
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.25,0:11:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wonder of the fertility
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.39,0:11:26.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and beauty of life.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.88,0:11:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I am training myself
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.01,0:11:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to cherish this as much as I can.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.77,0:11:34.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But sometimes it's not so easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.66,0:11:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I grew up in very cynical environment
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.12,0:11:44.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in my society in my generation.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.14,0:11:50.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somehow a tree just did't seem exciting.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.32,0:11:55.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I am learning to look
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.63,0:11:59.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the eyes of wonder, and to see
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.70,0:12:05.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the miracle that a tree is or a bug or any
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.61,0:12:08.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of living being,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.07,0:12:11.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even any human being.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.70,0:12:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm training myself to fall in love
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.37,0:12:17.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the earth to learn more about
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.35,0:12:21.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the earth.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.11,0:12:23.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Thay had said that if we love the
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.44,0:12:29.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,earth enough,then we will know what to do
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.17,0:12:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to help protect the earth.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.25,0:12:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we will have the energy we need to
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.16,0:12:39.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,protect the earth because love is a
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.46,0:12:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wonderful source of energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.31,0:12:46.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It sustains us,it nourishes us,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.40,0:12:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it keeps up happy,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.20,0:12:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it keeps our mind fresh and delighted.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.81,0:13:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Bell sounds)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.22,0:13:37.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came to Plum Village
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.89,0:13:41.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was almost 22 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.55,0:13:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I had a lot of questions,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.42,0:13:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just graduated,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.19,0:13:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I had felt that
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.88,0:13:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my education had cheated me.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.84,0:13:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked myself who am I,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.72,0:14:08.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and somehow my university degree
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.87,0:14:12.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my school hadn't told me.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.03,0:14:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was asking myself what do I want,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.15,0:14:26.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what do I really want in my life?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:30.35,0:14:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course I asked the question
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.64,0:14:36.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why am I here.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.38,0:14:38.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It means why I am here on this planet,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.62,0:14:41.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what am I to do?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.68,0:14:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why am I here?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.98,0:14:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact is I wasn't yet
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.70,0:14:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,practising mindfulness,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.09,0:14:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I wasn't very present at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.47,0:14:50.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I don't think I could say
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.06,0:14:52.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was even present here
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.58,0:14:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I ask the question why am I here.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.70,0:14:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But slowly I am learning
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.33,0:15:02.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be more present.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.04,0:15:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also wanted to know what can I trust,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.59,0:15:12.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what can I count on,what can I rely on.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.08,0:15:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mother nature is often smiling to us,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.80,0:15:33.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can usually rely on
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.80,0:15:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fact nature is smiling to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:39.40,0:15:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In particular in difficult moments,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.53,0:15:44.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in moments of crisis,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.11,0:15:46.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in moments when I felt overwhelmed,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.48,0:15:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to know what can I rely on.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.96,0:15:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also wanted to know where am I going,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.46,0:16:00.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the direction.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.93,0:16:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had this feeling like
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.28,0:16:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm being on a conveyor belt,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.85,0:16:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I had to do this set of exam,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.25,0:16:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to go to this school and do that
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.42,0:16:12.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exam and you have to go to a university,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.22,0:16:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt like I was sped out age 22,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.91,0:16:20.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the conveyor belt still have a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.71,0:16:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,energy telling me now you need to do this,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.83,0:16:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to have this kind of career,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:26.79,0:16:30.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to go there, learn this.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.93,0:16:34.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I felt I hadn't yet stopped,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.72,0:16:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to really ask myself, where am I going,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.52,0:16:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and where do I want to go, how much
Dialogue: 0,0:16:45.24,0:16:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of these directions until now is me,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.69,0:16:53.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how much is everything around me
Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.08,0:16:56.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pushing me.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.57,0:17:00.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a story in Buddhist tradition,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.15,0:17:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about someone on a horse,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.94,0:17:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,riding very fast past cross-roads,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.14,0:17:08.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a man standing there, he says:
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.88,0:17:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Where are you going so fast?"
Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.33,0:17:12.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the rider says:
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.79,0:17:16.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I don't know. Ask the horse."
Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.20,0:17:23.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are we on a horse?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.44,0:17:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do we know where our horse is going?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:28.32,0:17:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are the elements
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.62,0:17:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have given energy to the horse?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.09,0:17:34.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is pushing us?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.62,0:17:38.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have we mastered the horse yet?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:41.16,0:17:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since I've come to Plum village
Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.07,0:17:44.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and been living here,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.54,0:17:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have learnt that it takes a while
Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.55,0:17:49.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn how to ride.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:49.87,0:17:52.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take some traning and we can do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:52.56,0:17:56.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can master the horse.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.66,0:18:00.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another question I had was how can I help,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:02.04,0:18:04.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a sense that I have some energy
Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.04,0:18:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I see there are problems in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.82,0:18:11.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want to know what can I do to help?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:17.09,0:18:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So slowly here I think there is one peot
Dialogue: 0,0:18:19.92,0:18:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who once said
Dialogue: 0,0:18:21.27,0:18:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we live our way to the answers.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:26.57,0:18:28.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I am living my way to
Dialogue: 0,0:18:28.53,0:18:30.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,answer these questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.95,0:18:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that we can all actively
Dialogue: 0,0:18:32.99,0:18:36.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live our way to answer these questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:37.93,0:18:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you may know we have a five year
Dialogue: 0,0:18:40.32,0:18:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,monastic training program in Plum Village.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.36,0:18:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't an option when I ordained
Dialogue: 0,0:18:47.65,0:18:49.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as we learned yesterday,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:49.69,0:18:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't have to suffer
Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.93,0:18:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from having too much choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:54.40,0:18:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just made a lifetime commitment.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.53,0:19:08.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when it came to five years,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.47,0:19:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Thay was convinced that five years is
Dialogue: 0,0:19:10.47,0:19:12.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than enough to be able to
Dialogue: 0,0:19:12.66,0:19:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learn a lot of things,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:14.02,0:19:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then go out into the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:16.03,0:19:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and continue to be a teacher in lay society.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:21.22,0:19:23.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when I got to five years,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:23.81,0:19:26.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to do a reality check.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.82,0:19:30.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I ask myself what have I learned?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.40,0:19:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what I discovered,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.21,0:19:40.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have learned how to eat.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.31,0:19:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's harder than you think.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.27,0:19:47.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to listen to my body?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:47.40,0:19:50.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to choose the right foods?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.32,0:19:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to feel connected when I eat?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.95,0:19:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to nourish and joy
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.18,0:20:00.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,myself and others with food.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:00.41,0:20:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to respect life as I eat?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:04.40,0:20:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to nourish my compassion as I eat?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.100,0:20:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I maybe have completely mastered it.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:12.57,0:20:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have made good progress.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:16.22,0:20:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to sleep?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:19.86,0:20:21.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think only by arriving and living in the
Dialogue: 0,0:20:21.96,0:20:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,monastry did I discover
Dialogue: 0,0:20:23.85,0:20:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how unstable my life was
Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.93,0:20:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I imagine it's the case for many of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:29.40,0:20:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you getting enough sleep?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:32.70,0:20:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you getting good quality sleep?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.86,0:20:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you know how to prepare yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.20,0:20:42.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have a good night's sleep?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.40,0:20:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to wake up without headache?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.31,0:20:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to smile to yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:20:50.32,0:20:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you wake up in the morning?
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.33,0:20:55.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have made good progress on this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:56.08,0:20:57.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I am not a master yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:58.03,0:20:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As my sisters in the last week
Dialogue: 0,0:20:59.89,0:21:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can tell you.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:04.84,0:21:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also somehow learned something about
Dialogue: 0,0:21:07.39,0:21:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taking care of my body and mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:10.43,0:21:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,handling my body and mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.44,0:21:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,listening to my body and mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:19.25,0:21:21.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's something about energy,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:21.07,0:21:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,life is energy,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:23.59,0:21:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that horse pushing us is a kind of energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:27.08,0:21:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And have we learned how to listen to
Dialogue: 0,0:21:29.46,0:21:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our unique combination of energies?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.81,0:21:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that we can master them
Dialogue: 0,0:21:38.22,0:21:40.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like riding a horse.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:40.62,0:21:42.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that we can live beautifully,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:42.27,0:21:46.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,peacefully,happily as much as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:53.11,0:21:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is what Thay has said,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:55.07,0:21:56.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's more important than to know
Dialogue: 0,0:21:56.69,0:22:00.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ourselves,how to generate happiness
Dialogue: 0,0:22:00.24,0:22:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our daily life,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:01.86,0:22:05.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how to handle difficulties,suffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:07.35,0:22:11.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay has reassured us, this is possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.83,0:22:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can learn how to generate
Dialogue: 0,0:22:14.18,0:22:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,moments of happiness in our day.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:17.74,0:22:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can also learn how to
Dialogue: 0,0:22:19.71,0:22:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,handle our suffering,our difficulties.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:27.36,0:22:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to not feel overwhelmed?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:31.12,0:22:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How we can learn
Dialogue: 0,0:22:32.58,0:22:36.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what to do in difficult moments.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:37.60,0:22:40.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I first came here,I didn't know
Dialogue: 0,0:22:40.50,0:22:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any of these things as a 20, almost 22 year old.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:45.20,0:22:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't know how to generate happiness,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:48.75,0:22:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't know how to handle my suffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:52.13,0:22:54.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes our suffering may have
Dialogue: 0,0:22:54.44,0:22:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come to us from previous generations.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:57.55,0:23:01.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not exactly US.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:01.39,0:23:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps the seed of sadness or
Dialogue: 0,0:23:04.09,0:23:07.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despair, this is what I'd discovered.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:07.86,0:23:10.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My seed of sadness and despair
Dialogue: 0,0:23:10.08,0:23:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had been transmitted to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:12.75,0:23:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd done a fair bit of helping it grow too.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:16.50,0:23:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I had received a strong seed already
Dialogue: 0,0:23:19.45,0:23:23.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from my parents and from my grandparents,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:24.14,0:23:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and probably their parents.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:27.00,0:23:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because even our parents
Dialogue: 0,0:23:28.78,0:23:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are not just themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:30.88,0:23:32.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're also their parents.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:32.94,0:23:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each of us has a treasure trove of elements that we've received from our ancestors.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:41.31,0:23:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we need to know what they are.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:44.24,0:23:46.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to know how to handle them.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:46.50,0:23:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least, I needed to know what they were.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:49.04,0:23:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I needed to know how to handle them.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:51.98,0:23:54.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that I can feel free in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:54.18,0:23:55.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that I could answer
Dialogue: 0,0:23:55.75,0:23:59.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of these questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:05.82,0:24:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We learn here that
Dialogue: 0,0:24:07.49,0:24:12.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are made of many different elements.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:12.26,0:24:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would like to draw something
Dialogue: 0,0:24:16.38,0:24:20.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the board to illustrate this.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:24.61,0:24:35.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can see ourselves as five different rivers,we have our physical body.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:35.22,0:24:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay often like to draw this with segments of clementine, tangerine
Dialogue: 0,0:24:59.99,0:25:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have our body
Dialogue: 0,0:25:05.25,0:25:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has been transmitted to us from many generations
Dialogue: 0,0:25:09.13,0:25:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That we nourish with everything we eat.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:13.99,0:25:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish it was a 360 degrees board, but it is not
Dialogue: 0,0:25:17.99,0:25:21.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Body
Dialogue: 0,0:25:24.24,0:25:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the next segment is our feelings
Dialogue: 0,0:25:30.42,0:25:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They may come from the body or from our emotions
Dialogue: 0,0:25:39.74,0:25:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our perceptions
Dialogue: 0,0:25:51.10,0:25:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So our perceptions is how we are perceiving things,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:54.36,0:25:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how we are perceiving the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:57.36,0:25:59.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:59.13,0:26:00.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other people,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:00.93,0:26:03.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,situations.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:04.20,0:26:07.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Generally most of them are wrong
Dialogue: 0,0:26:17.00,0:26:19.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we have our mental formations
Dialogue: 0,0:26:19.81,0:26:21.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so based on our perceptions
Dialogue: 0,0:26:21.81,0:26:23.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and feelings
Dialogue: 0,0:26:23.26,0:26:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we give rise to a state of mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:25.68,0:26:28.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a mental formation.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:36.38,0:26:38.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could be something like frustration
Dialogue: 0,0:26:38.45,0:26:41.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or anger
Dialogue: 0,0:26:41.45,0:26:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or depression, sadness,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:45.06,0:26:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or joy
Dialogue: 0,0:26:46.44,0:26:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some positive ones
Dialogue: 0,0:26:48.72,0:26:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hope
Dialogue: 0,0:26:55.13,0:26:58.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we have consciousness
Dialogue: 0,0:27:03.95,0:27:06.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the ground of our beeing
Dialogue: 0,0:27:08.06,0:27:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to share a little more about consciousness
Dialogue: 0,0:27:14.79,0:27:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our teacher likes to draw a circle.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:17.18,0:27:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I'm not very good at drawing circles
Dialogue: 0,0:27:20.17,0:27:22.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I've got some help
Dialogue: 0,0:27:40.60,0:27:42.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that was been my English ancestors
Dialogue: 0,0:27:42.89,0:27:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than my Vietnamese ancestors.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:49.32,0:27:52.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, our body and our mind
Dialogue: 0,0:27:53.71,0:27:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay often speaks about two levels of the mind
Dialogue: 0,0:27:59.41,0:28:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have the upper part of our mind
Dialogue: 0,0:28:02.03,0:28:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the lower part.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:04.24,0:28:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we call the upper part "mind consciousness"
Dialogue: 0,0:28:10.41,0:28:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the lower part "store".
Dialogue: 0,0:28:18.50,0:28:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, here...
Dialogue: 0,0:28:20.61,0:28:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are talking a lot about store consciousness.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:23.38,0:28:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is were we have all the seeds.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:26.29,0:28:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These elements that have been transmitted to us
Dialogue: 0,0:28:30.29,0:28:31.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we carry
Dialogue: 0,0:28:32.28,0:28:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that are potentials in life
Dialogue: 0,0:28:38.39,0:28:40.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have seeds like ...
Dialogue: 0,0:28:42.69,0:28:44.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Joy
Dialogue: 0,0:28:44.44,0:28:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Hope,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:47.26,0:28:48.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mindfullness,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:50.12,0:28:51.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Peace,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:52.57,0:28:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some other ones like .... Anger,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:58.62,0:28:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fear,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:01.13,0:29:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anxiety.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:04.69,0:29:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any others we can think of ?
Dialogue: 0,0:29:09.15,0:29:10.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jealousy .... very good,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:13.67,0:29:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadness,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:17.47,0:29:19.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Compassion,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:21.40,0:29:23.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Desire, Craving.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:26.32,0:29:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we crave
Dialogue: 0,0:29:28.48,0:29:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we usually crave sensual pleasures
Dialogue: 0,0:29:31.60,0:29:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we may also crave money, status, fame, power... craving...
Dialogue: 0,0:29:39.89,0:29:42.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it is a little bigger than the other ones
Dialogue: 0,0:29:45.94,0:29:47.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any more ?
Dialogue: 0,0:29:48.21,0:29:49.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Doubt,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:52.32,0:29:54.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pride ... oh, wonderful,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:54.83,0:29:56.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How big is that ?
Dialogue: 0,0:29:58.04,0:29:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have Doubt.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:59.08,0:30:00.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have a lot of seeds.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:04.01,0:30:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And somehow our store consciousness
Dialogue: 0,0:30:06.45,0:30:09.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is both individual and collective.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:11.36,0:30:12.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also share it.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:14.23,0:30:18.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, when the seed of fear in society is very strong,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:18.66,0:30:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our own seed of fear will be
Dialogue: 0,0:30:24.90,0:30:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will take more place, will be more active.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:27.54,0:30:32.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if our parents have transmitted to us a strong seed down here
Dialogue: 0,0:30:32.05,0:30:34.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it will be more strong perhaps than in
Dialogue: 0,0:30:34.41,0:30:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other people and our mind is receiving
Dialogue: 0,0:30:41.06,0:30:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,information from sense doors from our
Dialogue: 0,0:30:46.76,0:30:55.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eyes our ears, our ears, our nose, our tongue,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:55.70,0:31:05.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and from our body
Dialogue: 0,0:31:18.36,0:31:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So information is coming in all the time
Dialogue: 0,0:31:30.93,0:31:33.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we watch a news bulletin, or we
Dialogue: 0,0:31:33.99,0:31:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,listen to the radio, that will come in
Dialogue: 0,0:31:37.34,0:31:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it may water the seeds of fear in us,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:40.62,0:31:44.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the seed of anger in us, and that seed
Dialogue: 0,0:31:44.66,0:31:49.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will then come up and manifest in the
Dialogue: 0,0:31:50.91,0:31:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upper level of our consciousness. So when
Dialogue: 0,0:31:54.26,0:31:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we want to learn how to handle our mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:56.43,0:31:59.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to know what to do when this
Dialogue: 0,0:31:59.57,0:32:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,happens. First of all we need to know
Dialogue: 0,0:32:01.92,0:32:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anger has come up.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:04.17,0:32:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fear has come up. Sadness has come up.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:08.00,0:32:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have to recognize, we have to identify
Dialogue: 0,0:32:11.12,0:32:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it happened. And that's why we need
Dialogue: 0,0:32:13.70,0:32:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the energy of mindfulness. Mindfulness
Dialogue: 0,0:32:15.90,0:32:20.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helps us to know what is going on.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:20.96,0:32:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the energy of mindfulness is another seed
Dialogue: 0,0:32:22.96,0:32:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we say that it's the seed of
Dialogue: 0,0:32:25.18,0:32:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anger that has come up, we can say that
Dialogue: 0,0:32:27.10,0:32:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mindfulness comes up and embraces
Dialogue: 0,0:32:32.48,0:32:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the anger. So you have one energy which is
Dialogue: 0,0:32:36.29,0:32:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anger, and we have the other energy which
Dialogue: 0,0:32:41.08,0:32:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is our compassion. I said compassion
Dialogue: 0,0:32:46.31,0:32:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the antidote to anger is
Dialogue: 0,0:32:50.36,0:32:51.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compassion.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:51.53,0:32:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have mindfulness embracing anger
Dialogue: 0,0:32:55.32,0:32:58.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we can generate an energy of
Dialogue: 0,0:32:58.79,0:33:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compassion that will help cool the anger.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:04.51,0:33:06.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what I have been learning here is to
Dialogue: 0,0:33:06.41,0:33:08.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have a strategy for when different
Dialogue: 0,0:33:08.39,0:33:11.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mental formations come up and to know
Dialogue: 0,0:33:11.38,0:33:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to invite certain seeds to come up
Dialogue: 0,0:33:15.92,0:33:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to embrace the one that has manifested.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:22.77,0:33:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So many different seeds have different antidotes.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:29.88,0:33:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We could say that
Dialogue: 0,0:33:31.57,0:33:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we have restlessness, the antidote
Dialogue: 0,0:33:36.78,0:33:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might be relaxation.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:41.04,0:33:46.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we feel restless maybe we could spend 10 or 20 minutes to relax.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:49.60,0:33:55.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we feel sadness, perhaps five or
Dialogue: 0,0:33:55.19,0:33:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ten minute bath in the present moment
Dialogue: 0,0:33:57.78,0:34:02.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will refresh us. We can nourish ourselves
Dialogue: 0,0:34:02.31,0:34:05.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the wonders of life. But if the
Dialogue: 0,0:34:05.35,0:34:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sadness is a bit stronger and it takes
Dialogue: 0,0:34:08.48,0:34:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the form of despair, we have to have a
Dialogue: 0,0:34:12.72,0:34:17.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even stronger strategy.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:17.09,0:34:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I've learned that the antidote to despair we have a
Dialogue: 0,0:34:21.88,0:34:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bodhisattva who is fearless and persevering.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:28.31,0:34:29.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have an energy of hope
Dialogue: 0,0:34:29.71,0:34:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are fearless and we don't give up
Dialogue: 0,0:34:33.12,0:34:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is how we handle our seed of
Dialogue: 0,0:34:36.62,0:34:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despair. That is how i have learned to
Dialogue: 0,0:34:39.04,0:34:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,handle my seed of despair.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:44.30,0:34:46.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have many wonderful practices to cultivate
Dialogue: 0,0:34:46.38,0:34:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,non fear, like the five remembrances
Dialogue: 0,0:34:52.32,0:34:54.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aware that we are of the nature to grow
Dialogue: 0,0:34:54.75,0:35:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,old, to get sick, and to die and to be
Dialogue: 0,0:35:00.00,0:35:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,separated from those we love. We have a
Dialogue: 0,0:35:02.10,0:35:04.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contemplation on that, and that helps us
Dialogue: 0,0:35:04.77,0:35:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strengthen our non-fear. We accept the
Dialogue: 0,0:35:07.72,0:35:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reality and we cultivate courage and non-fear.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:13.81,0:35:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes the seeds that come up are
Dialogue: 0,0:35:16.22,0:35:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very big and overwhelming and some of us
Dialogue: 0,0:35:20.84,0:35:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may have had that experience there's not
Dialogue: 0,0:35:23.28,0:35:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even space for mindfulness to intervene
Dialogue: 0,0:35:27.14,0:35:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those are the moments when we need
Dialogue: 0,0:35:30.12,0:35:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to practice a kind of emergency practice
Dialogue: 0,0:35:34.80,0:35:38.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for me my emergency practice has
Dialogue: 0,0:35:38.55,0:35:40.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been something that has taught us to do
Dialogue: 0,0:35:40.58,0:35:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is deep belly breathing. So when
Dialogue: 0,0:35:46.94,0:35:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our mind has a seed running riot we have
Dialogue: 0,0:35:53.59,0:35:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come down from here which has become
Dialogue: 0,0:35:57.81,0:36:01.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a chaos of a thunderstorm and we have to
Dialogue: 0,0:36:01.55,0:36:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bring our energy down to our breathing
Dialogue: 0,0:36:04.28,0:36:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we take our energy down from the
Dialogue: 0,0:36:09.19,0:36:10.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upper level of our consciousness and we
Dialogue: 0,0:36:10.99,0:36:15.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just breathe and we trust in
Dialogue: 0,0:36:15.33,0:36:17.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the good seeds down here who have some
Dialogue: 0,0:36:17.54,0:36:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,space to help respond to the situation
Dialogue: 0,0:36:19.82,0:36:24.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so if necessary we lie down we take
Dialogue: 0,0:36:24.84,0:36:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ourselves out of this situation that has
Dialogue: 0,0:36:27.95,0:36:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,triggered our anger or sadness or our
Dialogue: 0,0:36:32.64,0:36:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despair and we put our hand, I put my
Dialogue: 0,0:36:35.52,0:36:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hands on my belly and I'm bring all my
Dialogue: 0,0:36:40.25,0:36:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,attention 100-percent to the rising and
Dialogue: 0,0:36:45.72,0:36:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the falling of my abdomen
Dialogue: 0,0:36:51.76,0:36:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I often give myself the challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:36:55.00,0:36:59.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I have to follow the breath all the
Dialogue: 0,0:36:59.87,0:37:03.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,way through and all the way back again
Dialogue: 0,0:37:03.37,0:37:09.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strictly no thinking and it's not very
Dialogue: 0,0:37:09.32,0:37:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easy but if we have our hands on our
Dialogue: 0,0:37:12.34,0:37:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,belly and we are fascinated by the
Dialogue: 0,0:37:15.04,0:37:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,experience of our in-breath and are out
Dialogue: 0,0:37:17.90,0:37:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,breath
Dialogue: 0,0:37:18.81,0:37:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've discovered that with practice
Dialogue: 0,0:37:22.21,0:37:27.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's possible to breathe 10 times in and
Dialogue: 0,0:37:27.03,0:37:30.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out with not a single thought and I do
Dialogue: 0,0:37:30.99,0:37:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it like snakes and ladders so if I have
Dialogue: 0,0:37:33.58,0:37:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a thought I have to start again and
Dialogue: 0,0:37:35.07,0:37:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,count from one. And i started doing this
Dialogue: 0,0:37:40.28,0:37:42.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because i thought if i cannot even
Dialogue: 0,0:37:42.55,0:37:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,master my breathing
Dialogue: 0,0:37:44.52,0:37:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who am I to know what to do in this
Dialogue: 0,0:37:46.89,0:37:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,situation
Dialogue: 0,0:37:48.14,0:37:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mind is not clear. I haven't
Dialogue: 0,0:37:51.86,0:37:55.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got a grip on my mind. So I shouldn't
Dialogue: 0,0:37:55.87,0:37:59.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trust my mind in this situation it has
Dialogue: 0,0:37:59.05,0:38:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no right to have a voice until it has
Dialogue: 0,0:38:01.65,0:38:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,breathed 10 times
Dialogue: 0,0:38:05.84,0:38:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the amazing thing is that after ten
Dialogue: 0,0:38:09.42,0:38:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,breaths there's clarity there is
Dialogue: 0,0:38:13.00,0:38:16.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stability it made on a bad day it may
Dialogue: 0,0:38:16.45,0:38:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take 20 minutes or 25 minutes to have 10
Dialogue: 0,0:38:20.67,0:38:22.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clear breaths
Dialogue: 0,0:38:22.11,0:38:25.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but after that there is clarity and we
Dialogue: 0,0:38:25.97,0:38:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know what to do and what not to do. So
Dialogue: 0,0:38:29.98,0:38:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somehow i have learned not to trust my
Dialogue: 0,0:38:33.06,0:38:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mind but to trust my breathing
Dialogue: 0,0:38:36.56,0:38:44.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if in doubt breathe. And it has never
Dialogue: 0,0:38:44.75,0:38:48.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,failed me and that has given me a real
Dialogue: 0,0:38:48.32,0:38:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,solid basis something I always know I
Dialogue: 0,0:38:50.60,0:38:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can trust and I don't need to be afraid
Dialogue: 0,0:38:52.75,0:38:55.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I always know that the breathing
Dialogue: 0,0:38:55.75,0:39:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I breathe fully 100-percent will
Dialogue: 0,0:39:00.44,0:39:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help calm clarifying and give me courage
Dialogue: 0,0:39:18.05,0:39:21.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(bell sound)
Dialogue: 0,0:39:56.74,0:39:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what we are taking in, through our
Dialogue: 0,0:39:59.56,0:40:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sense organs
Dialogue: 0,0:40:01.48,0:40:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a kind of food. And that is going to
Dialogue: 0,0:40:05.81,0:40:08.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,affect how our mind is going to operate.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:08.59,0:40:14.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so our sense impressions, what we watch
Dialogue: 0,0:40:14.54,0:40:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,movies, websites, what we listen to, music,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:23.79,0:40:30.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even conversations, what we smell
Dialogue: 0,0:40:30.19,0:40:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll notice that some you are very
Dialogue: 0,0:40:33.23,0:40:36.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sensitive to certain kinds of smell, what
Dialogue: 0,0:40:36.63,0:40:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we eat, so the kinds of foods edible
Dialogue: 0,0:40:40.75,0:40:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,foods that we eat, they are nourishing
Dialogue: 0,0:40:46.12,0:40:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something in us, so if we eat food that
Dialogue: 0,0:40:51.82,0:40:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has violence or suffering in it then
Dialogue: 0,0:40:57.20,0:40:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somehow we r that is becoming a part of
Dialogue: 0,0:40:59.73,0:41:04.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,us and that is affecting who we are but
Dialogue: 0,0:41:04.44,0:41:06.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we are able to eat with compassion
Dialogue: 0,0:41:06.88,0:41:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then our seed of compassion here will grow
Dialogue: 0,0:41:09.97,0:41:13.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so every day you can have a day without
Dialogue: 0,0:41:13.79,0:41:17.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meat you can say to yourself I have
Dialogue: 0,0:41:17.71,0:41:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nourished my seed of compassion today,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:20.09,0:41:23.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and i have not nourished my seed of
Dialogue: 0,0:41:23.26,0:41:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,violence or suffering, and we know that
Dialogue: 0,0:41:27.04,0:41:30.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the animals suffer deeply when they are
Dialogue: 0,0:41:30.15,0:41:33.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,killed, and that is what we are eating,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:33.31,0:41:37.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when we eat meat that it is
Dialogue: 0,0:41:37.99,0:41:40.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,destroying our planet to cultivate that
Dialogue: 0,0:41:40.73,0:41:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meat, then we are also eating something
Dialogue: 0,0:41:44.76,0:41:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is not wholesome, we are not
Dialogue: 0,0:41:47.12,0:41:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nourishing our compassion and our care,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:50.48,0:41:57.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we can learn about four kinds of
Dialogue: 0,0:41:57.18,0:42:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nutriments
Dialogue: 0,0:42:08.40,0:42:13.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the first is edible foods
Dialogue: 0,0:42:17.58,0:42:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,edible foods and drink,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:25.83,0:42:29.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this includes orange juice and alcohol
Dialogue: 0,0:42:29.69,0:42:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,okay so we know that it takes a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:42:34.84,0:42:40.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grain to make liquor and maybe that
Dialogue: 0,0:42:40.42,0:42:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grain could be better used for something
Dialogue: 0,0:42:42.46,0:42:47.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,else. Our earth is in need for our help.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:51.39,0:42:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our sense impressions, that's all the movies,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:59.50,0:43:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the movies, the music and so on.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:04.68,0:43:06.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even now I still remember movies I
Dialogue: 0,0:43:06.94,0:43:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watched 20 years ago. they come up
Dialogue: 0,0:43:10.83,0:43:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes even in my meditation and i
Dialogue: 0,0:43:13.92,0:43:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think god how did I let that come in.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:16.64,0:43:19.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because once its come in, it's somehow
Dialogue: 0,0:43:19.99,0:43:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're in our memory and it's very
Dialogue: 0,0:43:22.90,0:43:27.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trusting of us we go into a cinema we
Dialogue: 0,0:43:27.15,0:43:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even pay for the privilege for someone
Dialogue: 0,0:43:31.04,0:43:35.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,else to then put all this stuff into our
Dialogue: 0,0:43:35.17,0:43:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consciousness that may be violent or
Dialogue: 0,0:43:40.08,0:43:44.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disturbing unpleasant. so we have to be
Dialogue: 0,0:43:44.71,0:43:47.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very careful when we choose what to
Dialogue: 0,0:43:47.49,0:43:52.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watch and feel free to walk out i guess
Dialogue: 0,0:43:52.25,0:43:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,i didn't have enough courage to walk out
Dialogue: 0,0:43:55.39,0:43:57.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of cinemas or to switch off movies but I
Dialogue: 0,0:43:57.95,0:43:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think we need to be able to switch them
Dialogue: 0,0:43:59.74,0:44:04.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off
Dialogue: 0,0:44:07.35,0:44:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Third Kind is volition.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:17.08,0:44:21.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This volition comes from the world will, like
Dialogue: 0,0:44:21.19,0:44:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"volonté" (in French). it's a kind of technical word
Dialogue: 0,0:44:24.32,0:44:28.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it just means our deepest desire
Dialogue: 0,0:44:33.00,0:44:34.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do you know what you want to do with
Dialogue: 0,0:44:34.43,0:44:38.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your life what you really really want to
Dialogue: 0,0:44:38.85,0:44:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do with your life?
Dialogue: 0,0:44:41.01,0:44:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is your deepest desire, and our
Dialogue: 0,0:44:48.14,0:44:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deepest desire is like a seed that we've
Dialogue: 0,0:44:50.36,0:44:54.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,planted in our consciousness and when we
Dialogue: 0,0:44:54.09,0:44:57.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can identify it and take care of it it
Dialogue: 0,0:44:57.67,0:44:59.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be a great source of energy in our
Dialogue: 0,0:44:59.83,0:45:03.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,life, and we need to know what we want to
Dialogue: 0,0:45:03.65,0:45:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:04.82,0:45:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,life is precious we don't know how much
Dialogue: 0,0:45:07.76,0:45:12.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of it we have. we would like to think
Dialogue: 0,0:45:12.74,0:45:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we will all live to 80 but maybe
Dialogue: 0,0:45:15.16,0:45:18.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that won't be the case. so what do you
Dialogue: 0,0:45:18.20,0:45:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to do, we have this one body, we had
Dialogue: 0,0:45:22.34,0:45:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this life, and what we do with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:24.80,0:45:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A terrorist is someone who has the
Dialogue: 0,0:45:30.26,0:45:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,intention to revenge vengeance.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:38.50,0:45:42.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is a kind of deep desire. A terrorist
Dialogue: 0,0:45:42.81,0:45:45.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also have seeds of compassion, of
Dialogue: 0,0:45:45.55,0:45:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kindness, of peace, of joy, of love. but
Dialogue: 0,0:45:50.44,0:45:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have watered another kind of seed
Dialogue: 0,0:45:52.37,0:45:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that drives them to do something very
Dialogue: 0,0:45:54.29,0:45:58.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,violent. so we can see the power of this
Dialogue: 0,0:45:58.70,0:46:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of energy and each of us we need to
Dialogue: 0,0:46:01.84,0:46:07.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know what we want to do with our life.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:07.89,0:46:13.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how would we like to live. what talents
Dialogue: 0,0:46:13.22,0:46:16.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we have been transmitted would we
Dialogue: 0,0:46:16.18,0:46:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like to cultivate. we are a wonder of the
Dialogue: 0,0:46:20.42,0:46:24.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,earth, and how will our particular flower
Dialogue: 0,0:46:24.50,0:46:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the garden of humanity sing her song.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:28.65,0:46:32.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is your song? How will you be a flower
Dialogue: 0,0:46:32.75,0:46:33.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on this earth?
Dialogue: 0,0:46:33.94,0:46:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what would you like to cultivate and to
Dialogue: 0,0:46:35.64,0:46:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,offer? and its deepest desire, our volition
Dialogue: 0,0:46:43.65,0:46:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came here because I wanted to
Dialogue: 0,0:46:45.30,0:46:50.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transform and to live
Dialogue: 0,0:46:50.47,0:46:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leanly we have a wonderful word in English.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:59.00,0:47:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It means some simply, just what
Dialogue: 0,0:47:04.39,0:47:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is necessary in order to have more
Dialogue: 0,0:47:07.20,0:47:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,energy to act, to help, to not destroy
Dialogue: 0,0:47:13.77,0:47:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with my way of consuming. and the final
Dialogue: 0,0:47:17.57,0:47:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one is consciousness
Dialogue: 0,0:47:27.30,0:47:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we've been learning the consciousness
Dialogue: 0,0:47:29.46,0:47:32.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is both individual and collective and
Dialogue: 0,0:47:32.25,0:47:34.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here it's mostly we're talking about
Dialogue: 0,0:47:34.53,0:47:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,collective consciousness.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:39.74,0:47:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The environments we are exposed to, our kind
Dialogue: 0,0:47:43.64,0:47:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of food coming into our being,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:46.71,0:47:51.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you've ever been on a protest for
Dialogue: 0,0:47:51.39,0:47:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,social justice when everyone is
Dialogue: 0,0:47:54.33,0:47:56.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,collectively having a very strong energy
Dialogue: 0,0:47:56.82,0:47:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes in in a protest there is also
Dialogue: 0,0:47:59.66,0:48:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an energy of anger of demanding and you
Dialogue: 0,0:48:02.75,0:48:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may feel that you are carried by this
Dialogue: 0,0:48:04.68,0:48:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,collective consciousness or like now we
Dialogue: 0,0:48:08.58,0:48:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have a lot of fear and anxiety in the
Dialogue: 0,0:48:12.64,0:48:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,world at the moment, so that is coming in
Dialogue: 0,0:48:15.32,0:48:18.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and triggering our own fear and anxiety
Dialogue: 0,0:48:20.63,0:48:22.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or in our family, if something is
Dialogue: 0,0:48:22.89,0:48:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,happening in our family, certain seeds
Dialogue: 0,0:48:25.95,0:48:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may be stronger at one time then another.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:28.18,0:48:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jealousy or anger, or at work, or in our
Dialogue: 0,0:48:35.36,0:48:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,friendship group is a kind of collective
Dialogue: 0,0:48:37.42,0:48:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,energy and we need to be aware what is
Dialogue: 0,0:48:40.76,0:48:43.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being triggered in us by our environment
Dialogue: 0,0:48:43.15,0:48:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we need to learn when to walk away,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:47.43,0:48:51.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when to step out of the room, when to
Dialogue: 0,0:48:51.91,0:48:54.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,switch off the television. that is our
Dialogue: 0,0:48:54.91,0:48:58.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freedom, that is empowering us to be the
Dialogue: 0,0:48:58.70,0:49:01.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of person would like to be. that is
Dialogue: 0,0:49:01.99,0:49:04.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how we protect our mind and our body.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:04.81,0:49:08.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because when we have things that make us
Dialogue: 0,0:49:08.73,0:49:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tense or afraid or anxious, we live that
Dialogue: 0,0:49:12.63,0:49:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also in our body.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:25.64,0:49:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this evening we will have a presentation
Dialogue: 0,0:49:27.86,0:49:31.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the five mindfulness trainings and
Dialogue: 0,0:49:31.22,0:49:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are a wonderful path of practice
Dialogue: 0,0:49:35.50,0:49:40.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showing us how in our daily actions we
Dialogue: 0,0:49:40.69,0:49:47.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can cultivate our mind. so that we can be
Dialogue: 0,0:49:47.49,0:49:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the kind of person we would like to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:49.28,0:49:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we can have more compassion. so
Dialogue: 0,0:49:53.62,0:49:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can have more inner space,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:55.93,0:50:01.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more freedom, more courage to be able to
Dialogue: 0,0:50:01.07,0:50:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make wonderful use of this precious life
Dialogue: 0,0:50:05.84,0:50:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we have. and to be able perhaps to
Dialogue: 0,0:50:10.25,0:50:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deserve the earth in ways that we would
Dialogue: 0,0:50:13.38,0:50:16.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like to serve the earth. she needs our
Dialogue: 0,0:50:16.81,0:50:23.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help, we need her, and she also needs us.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:29.25,0:50:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for listening.