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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.31,0:00:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Three sounds of the bell ...]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.38,0:01:09.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dear sangha, today is the 23rd of November, 2008.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.65,0:01:11.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are in the Loving Kindness Temple, New Hamlet
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.93,0:01:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Rains Retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.08,0:01:30.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today in the Dharma Sharing time we can share
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.47,0:01:34.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about our real experiences in the practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.23,0:01:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How we practice mindful breathing,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.40,0:01:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how we practice mindful walking,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.95,0:01:49.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how we practice working meditation,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.23,0:01:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how we handle the mental formation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.94,0:02:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of irritation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.42,0:02:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First we can share about
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.23,0:02:18.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our practice of mindful walking, of mindful breathing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.78,0:02:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Dharma sharing groups we need seasoned practitioners
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.20,0:02:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that others can learn from their experiences.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.20,0:02:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, we can speak about our experiences of walking meditation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.94,0:03:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each person can share about how you walk in daily life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.47,0:03:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which gathas do you use?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.89,0:03:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how are you following your breathing while you sit,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.86,0:03:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while you drive,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.40,0:03:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while you cook or do the dishes?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.62,0:03:34.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because your steps and your breaths
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.08,0:03:40.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are two very effective ways
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.41,0:03:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help you have more agency over your body and mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.71,0:03:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The steps and breaths are very effective ways
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.60,0:04:01.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help us come back to the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.13,0:04:11.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With your mindful breathing,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.06,0:04:16.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with your mindful steps
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.36,0:04:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can bring the mind home to the body.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.60,0:04:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When mind and body are one,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.09,0:04:36.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can truly be there in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.66,0:04:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you have sovereignty
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.95,0:04:47.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over your body and your mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.62,0:05:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Otherwise you are carried away by the agitations of daily life.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.66,0:05:08.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You drown.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.04,0:05:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes you sit there, but you are really drowning.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.61,0:05:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes you sit in the sangha, but you're really drowning.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.02,0:05:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Drowning in your worries, your grief,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.14,0:05:31.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your memories.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.76,0:05:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are drowning, you are lost.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.55,0:05:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are carried away by your thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.89,0:05:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your worries, your sadness,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.82,0:05:59.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your habit energies.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.90,0:06:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while you are drowning or lost like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.84,0:06:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have no agency,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.54,0:06:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no sovereignty over your body or mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.55,0:06:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have no freedom at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.95,0:06:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in fact, you do have agency.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.66,0:06:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only, you don't know how to use the agency you have.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.38,0:06:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like being a king
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.60,0:06:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not knowing how to make use of the power of a king.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.80,0:06:38.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You allow everyone else to take over \Nand do whatever they want,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.34,0:06:46.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so your kingdom falls in a state of disarray.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.61,0:06:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we are the same.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.90,0:06:55.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are a kind of kingdom,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.79,0:07:01.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the territory of our kingdom is vast.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.67,0:07:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It consists of body,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.39,0:07:08.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feelings, perceptions, mental formations and consciousness.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.01,0:07:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It consists of body and mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.77,0:07:16.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we are not in control of our territory.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.61,0:07:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We allow our body,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.32,0:07:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our feelings, our emotions, our perceptions
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.95,0:07:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be carried away
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.42,0:07:35.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by our inclinations, by our habit energies.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.91,0:07:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we are lost in confusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.23,0:07:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we are kings without sovereignty over our lands.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.43,0:07:57.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we make use of our mindful breath and mindful steps
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.51,0:08:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come home to ourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.50,0:08:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bring the mind home to the body,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.24,0:08:05.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be truly there in the present moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.99,0:08:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we begin to have some sovereignty.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.30,0:08:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, we can walk because we want to walk, \Nand not because we are being pulled.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.80,0:08:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We breath because we want to breath,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.98,0:08:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we speak because we want speak,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.94,0:08:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not because we are possessed to talk.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.47,0:08:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We listen because we want to listen.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.22,0:08:33.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this way we restore our sovereignty,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.45,0:08:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even expand our sovereignty.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.36,0:08:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In philosophy there's the idea of free will.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.90,0:08:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In English, it's "free will."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.90,0:08:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In French, it's "le libre arbitre."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.41,0:09:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In philosophy people ask,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.52,0:09:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Is there free will?"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.50,0:09:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some say there is no such thing as free will,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.22,0:09:11.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some say free will is possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.75,0:09:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Buddhism, we know that if you are mindful,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.15,0:09:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you begin to have sovereignty,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.10,0:09:25.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.50,0:09:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freedom.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.30,0:09:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are free to say what you want to say.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.34,0:09:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are free
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.53,0:09:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do the things you want to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.26,0:09:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that freedom has its limits.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.08,0:09:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has its limits because we have many
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.08,0:09:59.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,habit energies that pull us away.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.53,0:10:02.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as a beginner in the practice,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.84,0:10:05.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if you have freedom,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.09,0:10:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that freedom is very limited.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.57,0:10:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more powerful your mindfulness and concentration becomes,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.48,0:10:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the greater your freedom becomes.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.06,0:10:21.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We may have some freedom,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.31,0:10:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that freedom is still limited.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.66,0:10:32.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The "marche de manœuvre," \Nyour range of freedom is still narrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.55,0:10:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you do have it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.98,0:10:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And with practice
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.96,0:10:42.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the scope of your freedom will become greater,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.17,0:10:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then you can walk as a free person,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.86,0:10:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sit as a free person,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.64,0:10:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speak as a free person,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.47,0:10:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,work as a free person,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.08,0:10:55.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eat or drink tea as a free person.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.53,0:10:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you become happier.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.82,0:11:03.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So each one of us
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.08,0:11:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,must know how to practice
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.77,0:11:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we have more freedom day by day.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.96,0:11:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That freedom is not granted to us by Thay,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.92,0:11:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the Buddha
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.46,0:11:19.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or society.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.83,0:11:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to fight for that freedom.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.51,0:11:25.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to practice to have that kind of freedom.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.50,0:11:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The freedom not to drown,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.36,0:11:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the freedom not to be lost in confusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.80,0:11:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The composer Trịnh Công Sơn has a song called \N"Vết Lăn Trầm" — Don't let me drown.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.24,0:11:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Trầm" means to drown \Nand "lăn" means to be adrift.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.42,0:12:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay has a lot of happiness thanks to the practice
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.50,0:12:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of mindful breathing and mindful walking.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.86,0:12:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Usually, Thay uses some gathas or practice poems,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.47,0:12:32.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and occasionally, Thay would change them out.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.96,0:12:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a time Thay used the gatha,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.36,0:12:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Taking refuge in Buddha Amitabha, \Nin the wondrous ultimate dimension."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.88,0:12:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a retreat in the UK 6 or 7 years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.31,0:12:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay made use of that gatha many times.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.46,0:12:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes Thay practices the gatha, \N"Here is the Pure Land, the Pure Land is here."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.16,0:13:05.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the gatha that Thay used the most is The Island Within.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.54,0:13:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay has been practicing with this gatha for a few decades.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.00,0:13:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we walk
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.14,0:13:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we harmonize our breath with our steps,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.98,0:13:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can walk in rhythm
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.79,0:13:31.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with each line of the gatha.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.57,0:13:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have to time it in such a way that
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.06,0:13:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each line of the gatha goes with our steps.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.11,0:13:50.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes on an in-breath
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.18,0:13:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can make three steps,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.54,0:13:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or two steps.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.76,0:14:00.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes on an out-breath,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.29,0:14:04.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can make four or five steps.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.49,0:14:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The out-breath usually lasts longer than the in-breath.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.46,0:14:17.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes the out-breath and in-breath \Nare the same length.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.70,0:14:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for the poem "The Island Within,"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.71,0:14:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when Thay walks slowly,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.50,0:14:40.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the in-breath Thay makes two steps,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.70,0:14:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the words "Go back."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.88,0:14:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,," [ Breathing in I ] go back. "
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.00,0:14:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Breathing out,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.74,0:14:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay says, "take refuge."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.50,0:14:53.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Go back / take refuge."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.24,0:14:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"In the island / within myself."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.77,0:15:16.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we make three steps on an in-breath, \Nand three steps on an out-breath,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:16.85,0:15:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so Thay changes the words to, \N"I go back / and take refuge."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.88,0:15:26.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So "go back / take refuge" becomes \N"I go back / and take refuge."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.94,0:15:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the same meaning, only with more words.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.41,0:15:38.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Thay has one version with two words \Nand one with three words.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.62,0:15:39.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The one with three words is,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:39.90,0:15:42.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Con quay về / và nương tựa ]\N"I go back / and take refuge"
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.11,0:15:44.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Nơi hải đảo / của tự thân ]\N"In the island / within myself"
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.29,0:15:46.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Chánh niệm ấy / chính là Bụt ]\N"Buddha is my mindfulness"
Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.33,0:15:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Đang soi sáng / khắp xa gần ]\N"Shining near, shining far"
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.80,0:15:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Hơi thở này / là chánh pháp ]\N"Dharma is my breathing"
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.86,0:15:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Đang bảo hộ / thân và tâm ]\N"Guarding body and mind"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.04,0:16:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Năm uẩn nọ / là tăng thân ]\N"Sangha is my five skandhas"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.04,0:16:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Đang phối hợp / rất tinh cần ]\N"Working in harmony"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.71,0:16:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Con thở vào / con thở ra ]\N"Breathing in, breathing out"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:07.71,0:16:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Là bông hoa / con tươi mát ]\N"I am fresh as a flower"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.63,0:16:11.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Là đỉnh núi / con vững vàng ]\N"I am solid as a mountain"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.11,0:16:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Là nước tĩnh / con lặng chiếu ]\N"I am water reflecting"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.92,0:16:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Là không gian / con thênh thang ]\N"I am space, I feel free."
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.80,0:16:22.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there is a four word version and a six word version
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.19,0:16:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Thay came up with so that \Nit can go with the steps and breath.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.36,0:16:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can adjust any practice poem in this way,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.74,0:16:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including the practice poem, \N"Taking refuge in Buddha Amitabha."
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.66,0:16:50.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"In the wondrous ultimate dimension"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:51.77,0:16:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when we do running meditation,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.40,0:17:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the in-breath we can make four steps and say,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.96,0:17:05.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I go back and take refuge,"
Dialogue: 0,0:17:05.21,0:17:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on the out-breath, "in the island within."
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.70,0:17:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can always apply
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.27,0:17:21.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or harmonize the breath, the steps and the practice poem.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.57,0:17:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The practice poem helps us
Dialogue: 0,0:17:28.22,0:17:32.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to prolong and keep our concentration alive.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.39,0:17:36.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we stick to the practice poem, \Nthe breathing, and the steps.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.25,0:17:40.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Running like that, we cultivate concentration.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.74,0:17:51.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while running or walking
Dialogue: 0,0:17:52.07,0:17:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we do it in such a way that happiness is possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.32,0:18:00.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like when we practice mindful movements or qigong,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:00.02,0:18:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's wonderful if while doing it we really enjoy it.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:12.34,0:18:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was one sister who was arrested and put in prison,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:16.40,0:18:20.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so she had to do walking meditation in a very small cell.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.79,0:18:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, none of us are in prison.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:24.17,0:18:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have plenty of space,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.72,0:18:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so doing walking or jogging meditation is a great joy.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:45.62,0:18:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The practice poem, "Let the Buddha breathe, \Nlet the Buddha walk" is really wonderful.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:58.44,0:19:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Thay often makes very good use of this poem.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.32,0:19:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ The sound of the bell ...]
Dialogue: 0,0:19:40.01,0:19:42.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay also really likes the practice poem
Dialogue: 0,0:19:42.17,0:19:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Buddha is walking,"
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.94,0:19:47.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Buddha is enjoying,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:47.71,0:19:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Buddha is happy,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:49.04,0:19:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Buddha is at peace."
Dialogue: 0,0:19:51.48,0:19:53.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Buddha is us.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:53.46,0:19:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you let the Buddha walk,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.98,0:19:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you see that Buddha is walking,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.60,0:20:01.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Buddha is enjoying, the Buddha is happy,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:01.03,0:20:03.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Buddha is at peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:04.78,0:20:08.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a while you can change it to, \N"I am walking, I am enjoying"
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.83,0:20:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am no less than the Buddha. \N"I am happy, I am at peace."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.65,0:20:16.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, you can walk for your mother.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:16.97,0:20:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your two feet are also your mother's.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:19.36,0:20:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Mother is walking, \NMother is enjoying."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.41,0:20:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Mother is happy,\NMother is at peace."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:24.21,0:20:28.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And walking for your father,\N"Father is walking, father is enjoying"
Dialogue: 0,0:20:28.05,0:20:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Father is happy, father is at peace."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:29.54,0:20:32.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see clearly that your father \Nis walking and that he's happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:33.64,0:20:37.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You walk for your father, \Nand your father is walking for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:37.63,0:20:40.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can walk for your teacher.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:40.13,0:20:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"My teacher is walking, \Nmy teacher is enjoying."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.28,0:20:44.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"My teacher is happy, \Nmy teacher is at peace."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:45.00,0:20:47.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can walk for your students.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:47.15,0:20:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"My student is walking, \Nmy student is enjoying"
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.58,0:20:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"My student is happy, \Nmy student is at peace."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:57.14,0:21:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see that they are all you,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.50,0:21:04.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are all in you, \Nand they are practicing with you.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:05.03,0:21:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an easy and wonderful practice to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:07.95,0:21:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While in India, Thay practiced this a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.88,0:21:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Buddha is lying in a hammock, \Nthe Buddha is at peace."
Dialogue: 0,0:21:17.42,0:21:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Buddha is happy, \Nthe Buddha is enjoying."
Dialogue: 0,0:21:21.20,0:21:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I am lying in a hammock,\NI am enjoying."
Dialogue: 0,0:21:23.80,0:21:27.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I am happy, I am at peace."
Dialogue: 0,0:21:29.44,0:21:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Practicing like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:31.90,0:21:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you bring the mind home to the body
Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.84,0:21:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and completely dwell in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:37.44,0:21:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can see the wonders of life,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:40.72,0:21:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can see the Pure Land is here,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:42.76,0:21:45.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can see that happiness
Dialogue: 0,0:21:45.62,0:21:48.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is possible in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:48.57,0:21:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't need to look for happiness in a distant future.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:01.82,0:22:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in your Dharma sharing group,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:05.26,0:22:11.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allow each person to share what they have practiced.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.11,0:22:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How they have practiced mindful walking, \Nhow they have practiced mindful breathing.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:17.73,0:22:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some may share at length and others just briefly,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:21.48,0:22:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in listening to everyone,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:24.73,0:22:28.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can reflect
Dialogue: 0,0:22:28.75,0:22:35.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see how your own practice of \Nmindful breathing or sitting is.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:35.26,0:22:38.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it bringing you much happiness?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:42.20,0:22:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we must know how to make use of
Dialogue: 0,0:22:44.61,0:22:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our mindful breath and mindful steps
Dialogue: 0,0:22:47.36,0:22:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to have some agency over our body and mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:52.03,0:22:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't allow ourselves to be lost.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:03.66,0:23:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So our Winter retreat is a great chance
Dialogue: 0,0:23:10.54,0:23:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for us to do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:13.49,0:23:16.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because surrounded by a big sangha
Dialogue: 0,0:23:16.45,0:23:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where everyone is practicing like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:19.75,0:23:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of course you can do it too.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:27.46,0:23:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very easily.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:30.59,0:23:35.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With everyone walking mindfully, \Ndwelling peacefully in the present moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:35.14,0:23:39.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could you possibly wander off on your own?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:39.37,0:23:41.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be lost on your own?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:41.94,0:23:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You would feel embarrassed.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:43.37,0:23:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's so unsightly.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:51.68,0:23:53.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And
Dialogue: 0,0:23:54.88,0:23:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to be determined to touch your happiness
Dialogue: 0,0:23:59.39,0:24:02.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right in the present moment..
Dialogue: 0,0:24:04.65,0:24:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If during these three months,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:08.54,0:24:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in my daily life,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:12.29,0:24:15.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I'm not able to touch happiness,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:15.29,0:24:17.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to find my happiness,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:17.34,0:24:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then when can I be happy?"
Dialogue: 0,0:24:20.65,0:24:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"With Thay, with the sangha,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:22.66,0:24:25.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the collective energy of practice supporting me,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:25.94,0:24:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,offering me guidance,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:29.21,0:24:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if I'm unable to be happy right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:31.55,0:24:36.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then when will I be happy?"
Dialogue: 0,0:24:36.32,0:24:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to challenge yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:24:41.84,0:24:45.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to find happiness right in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:47.29,0:24:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the teachings and practices of Plum Village
Dialogue: 0,0:24:57.06,0:25:01.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is present-centered.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:03.12,0:25:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to find the Buddha,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:05.64,0:25:07.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to find God,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:07.45,0:25:11.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you want to find the Kindgom of God
Dialogue: 0,0:25:11.62,0:25:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Nirvana or the Pure Land,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:15.00,0:25:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to find it right in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:19.64,0:25:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want peace and happiness
Dialogue: 0,0:25:25.94,0:25:28.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you also have to find it right in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:37.35,0:25:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are looking for good health,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:41.10,0:25:42.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to find it in the now,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:42.93,0:25:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if you are not well.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:46.21,0:25:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you are able to stop in the present moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:48.50,0:25:53.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you know how to breathe, \Nhow to walk, you feel some relief,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:53.32,0:25:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is already an improvement on your health.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:55.98,0:25:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you were to feel anxious,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:58.36,0:26:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your health will get worse.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:05.66,0:26:07.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you know how to come back to the present
Dialogue: 0,0:26:07.58,0:26:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get in touch with the wonders in the present moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:12.32,0:26:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your body and mind can benefit from the refreshing,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:19.84,0:26:24.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wholesome and nourishing elements \Nin the sangha and in the present,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:24.68,0:26:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your health can improve.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:27.82,0:26:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why you have to look for good health \Nright in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:32.90,0:26:37.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't hang your hopes on something in the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:42.12,0:26:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to find happiness,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:44.58,0:26:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to look for it right in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:48.24,0:26:50.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you can't be happy now,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:50.17,0:26:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what are the chances of you being happy in the future?
Dialogue: 0,0:26:53.52,0:26:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what I call, "Happiness is now or never."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:06.89,0:27:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If a sister can't be happy now,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:12.89,0:27:15.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if she receives the lamp she wouldn't be happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:17.97,0:27:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if she were a dharma teacher she wouldn't be happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:23.60,0:27:27.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you were already happy, \Nyou wouldn't need the lamp from Thay,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:27.41,0:27:28.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:32.88,0:27:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or you say, you'll be happy when \Nyou're born into the Pure Land.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:38.39,0:27:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the challenge in this is,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:40.80,0:27:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you can't be happy now,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:41.99,0:27:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how can you possibly be happy when you get there?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:45.56,0:27:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once you get there, what if you want to leave?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:48.65,0:27:51.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bye-bye Amitabha,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:51.54,0:27:54.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm uncomfortable here.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:56.90,0:28:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we need to be capable of being happy right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:01.62,0:28:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we are happy now, the Pure Land is there now.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:05.54,0:28:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wouldn't need to go to the Pure Land.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:09.90,0:28:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the practice of Plum Village is present-centered.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:14.77,0:28:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Present-centered.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:21.31,0:28:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dwelling in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:23.16,0:28:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hiện pháp" is the present moment
Dialogue: 0,0:28:25.70,0:28:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and "trú" means to stay.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:28.44,0:28:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Demeurer dans l'instant présent.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:31.90,0:28:34.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dwelling in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:35.95,0:28:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you cannot dwell in the present moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:43.06,0:28:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you cannot touch happiness in the present moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:49.50,0:28:52.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you continue to be unsettled, lost.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:53.02,0:28:56.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being unsettled is not something \Nthat happens in the future,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:56.03,0:28:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is happening now.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:58.92,0:29:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are with the sangha,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:00.56,0:29:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you hear Thay's teachings,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:03.02,0:29:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are in the Rains retreat,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:11.25,0:29:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that's only what's happening on the outside.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:13.96,0:29:17.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you don't practice, you can easily drown,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:17.59,0:29:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can easily get lost.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:19.50,0:29:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is something that is happening now, \Nand not necessarily in the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:23.97,0:29:27.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to put an end to \Nthe feeling of being unsettled,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:28.99,0:29:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to stop, \Nand come home to the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:33.65,0:29:36.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why your mindful breathing and steps
Dialogue: 0,0:29:36.46,0:29:42.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the life jacket to keep you afloat so you won't drown.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:44.03,0:29:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the anchor
Dialogue: 0,0:29:48.20,0:29:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keeping your boat moored in one place.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:54.18,0:29:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a life jacket, an anchor.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:56.56,0:30:00.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So knowing how to make use of \Nmindful breathing and mindful walking
Dialogue: 0,0:30:00.31,0:30:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can allow us to have some agency.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:03.87,0:30:11.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we haven't mastered the art of \Nmindful breathing and mindful walking
Dialogue: 0,0:30:11.69,0:30:14.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we cannot go far in the practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:14.05,0:30:16.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while in Plum Village, you must be able to master
Dialogue: 0,0:30:16.79,0:30:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each breath and each step.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:20.36,0:30:24.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are the essential practices.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:25.72,0:30:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we walk, we know that we are the one walking,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:28.79,0:30:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not because we are being carried away.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:31.48,0:30:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we breath, we know that we are the one breathing,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:34.00,0:30:36.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not because we are being carried away.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:39.08,0:30:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we produce a thought that's upsetting,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:43.71,0:30:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're aware, "Ah, this is an upsetting thought."
Dialogue: 0,0:30:49.71,0:30:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This upsetting thought is not good for my health,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:53.60,0:30:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not good for my happiness."
Dialogue: 0,0:30:56.58,0:30:58.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And like that, we have agency.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:59.72,0:31:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having agency doesn't mean that \Nwe don't have any disturbing thoughts.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:02.90,0:31:04.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The disturbing thought can be there,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:04.76,0:31:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we know: This is a disturbing thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:10.16,0:31:12.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at that moment we have agency,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:13.54,0:31:16.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we are mindful.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:21.05,0:31:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Thay would like to suggest
Dialogue: 0,0:31:24.42,0:31:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that in the next dharma sharing session,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:31.44,0:31:35.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we should share with one another
Dialogue: 0,0:31:35.61,0:31:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how we have really practiced with the breath and the steps.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:42.60,0:31:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can listen deeply to everyone's sharing.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:52.13,0:31:55.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because Thay has been practicing \Nwith the breath and the steps,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:55.61,0:32:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he knows that he can be a place of refuge \Nfor the sangha in the Rains retreat.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:01.72,0:32:03.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each one of us,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:03.63,0:32:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we have been practicing with our breath and steps,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:06.22,0:32:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can also be a place of refuge for the community.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:12.40,0:32:15.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is
Dialogue: 0,0:32:16.93,0:32:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most precious gift that we can offer
Dialogue: 0,0:32:22.78,0:32:24.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Three Jewels,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:24.18,0:32:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which includes the Sangha.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:57.43,0:33:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must be able to be happy when we drink our tea.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:02.81,0:33:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must be able to be happy while brushing our teeth.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:06.25,0:33:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brush your teeth in such a way that \Nyou can be happy during those two or three minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:13.22,0:33:15.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a kind of challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:17.27,0:33:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While urinating or defecating,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:19.68,0:33:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we also do it in a way that we feel at ease, happy,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:23.00,0:33:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not be carried away by this or that.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:26.19,0:33:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While steaming vegetables,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:29.98,0:33:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while arranging the meditation hall,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:32.44,0:33:36.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do it in such a way that happiness \Nis possible right in that moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:37.36,0:33:41.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether you are a true practitioner or not depends on that.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:41.83,0:33:44.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because out there in the world, people do those things, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:44.28,0:33:47.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only, while doing them, they get carried away.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:48.32,0:33:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whereas in the monastery,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:49.87,0:33:51.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while doing those very same things,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:51.49,0:33:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have agency. \NWe are free.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:33.98,0:34:37.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other day we spoke about ill-being [dukkha],
Dialogue: 0,0:34:51.18,0:34:55.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the past, our ancestors \Ndescribed ill-being in terms of
Dialogue: 0,0:34:55.70,0:34:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,birth,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:57.66,0:34:58.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,old age,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:58.95,0:35:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sickness,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:00.00,0:35:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,death,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:01.73,0:35:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not getting what we want is suffering,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:05.52,0:35:07.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being separated from our loved ones is suffering,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:08.86,0:35:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being forced to live 24 hours a day \Nwith those we hate is suffering,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:15.34,0:35:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Five Skandhas not being in harmony is suffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:24.08,0:35:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is how they described ill-being in the old days.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:34.58,0:35:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's just a conventional way of seeing ill-being,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:42.31,0:35:44.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to illustrate ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:45.38,0:35:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the past, to explain why Siddhartha \Nleft his kingdom to become a monk,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:51.44,0:35:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they say it's because he went through \Nthe four gates of the kingdom
Dialogue: 0,0:35:54.19,0:35:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and encountered scenes of \Nbirth, old age, sickness and death,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:57.05,0:36:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he was so disturbed that he became a monk.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:03.04,0:36:07.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A 25, 27-year-old who doesn't know anything \Nabout birth, old age, sickness and death?
Dialogue: 0,0:36:07.88,0:36:09.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's absurd.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:09.51,0:36:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, we hear that Siddhartha was very intelligent
Dialogue: 0,0:36:12.31,0:36:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and understood different philosophies deeply.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:16.64,0:36:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to say that he became a monk after having \Nencountered birth, old age, sickness and death
Dialogue: 0,0:36:22.64,0:36:25.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and seen the suffering of the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:25.74,0:36:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that may be partially true, but it's too naive.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:31.00,0:36:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Too representational.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:34.32,0:36:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the book, Old Path White Clouds, Thay said that
Dialogue: 0,0:36:36.82,0:36:39.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Siddhartha chose the monastic path because
Dialogue: 0,0:36:41.78,0:36:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he saw that not only the people in the kingdom suffered, \Nbut the ruling class also suffered.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:45.89,0:36:49.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only the king suffered, but his officials also suffered.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:49.39,0:36:51.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though they all held a lot of power
Dialogue: 0,0:36:52.01,0:36:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and prestige, they also suffered.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:55.34,0:37:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because they themselves suffered, they weren't able
Dialogue: 0,0:37:00.00,0:37:03.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help their subjects
Dialogue: 0,0:37:04.66,0:37:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with poverty, hunger, diseases,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:09.07,0:37:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,division.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:12.45,0:37:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And
Dialogue: 0,0:37:16.28,0:37:20.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the struggles for power, the jealousy happening in the courts,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:21.12,0:37:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even the king himself was unable to resolve these issues.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:26.40,0:37:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even the king was at a loss for what to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:29.62,0:37:34.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Siddhartha saw clearly that political resolutions
Dialogue: 0,0:37:34.76,0:37:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wouldn't bring about peace and happiness,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:39.42,0:37:41.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to himself or to the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:41.29,0:37:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so he set out in search for another way out.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:44.92,0:37:49.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what the author said \Nin the book, Old Path White Clouds.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:49.73,0:37:51.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's closer to the truth than saying
Dialogue: 0,0:37:51.83,0:37:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Siddhartha went out of the palace gates and saw someone
Dialogue: 0,0:37:54.84,0:37:57.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,old, sick, and dying and then made \Nthe decision to become a monk.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:57.80,0:38:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our time, the way we describe ill-being
Dialogue: 0,0:38:02.26,0:38:04.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,must be more practical.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:05.92,0:38:09.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a retreat on Engaged Buddhism
Dialogue: 0,0:38:09.67,0:38:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Hanoi during the Vesak celebrations,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:13.14,0:38:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay suggested that we must first
Dialogue: 0,0:38:16.41,0:38:20.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speak about the real ill-being that is there
Dialogue: 0,0:38:20.73,0:38:22.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our body and mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:23.30,0:38:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, in speaking of ill-being
Dialogue: 0,0:38:26.23,0:38:29.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can mention
Dialogue: 0,0:38:29.17,0:38:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tension.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:36.30,0:38:38.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tension.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:39.92,0:38:42.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tensions in the body
Dialogue: 0,0:38:42.93,0:38:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that tensions in the body lead to stress,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:48.44,0:38:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which leads to a number of illnesses.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:50.36,0:38:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a real suffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:01.62,0:39:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aches and pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:07.43,0:39:09.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are real.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:24.50,0:39:31.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also in Hanoi, Thay mentioned a few other things.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:39.84,0:39:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anxiety.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:42.25,0:39:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a lot of anxiety.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:45.00,0:39:46.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anxiety.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:55.12,0:39:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't know what you're so worried about,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:58.20,0:40:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you keep worrying
Dialogue: 0,0:40:00.30,0:40:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about one thing to the next.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:02.34,0:40:05.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are Ms. Anxiety.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:06.44,0:40:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mr. Anxious.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:15.00,0:40:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This kind of ill-being is really there in us
Dialogue: 0,0:40:18.85,0:40:21.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the collective.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:22.03,0:40:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each one of us is a Ms. Worry, a Mr. Anxious.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:39.08,0:40:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:51.64,0:40:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Violence is the energy of anger
Dialogue: 0,0:40:56.73,0:41:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that wants to inflict pain, destroy, and
Dialogue: 0,0:41:00.00,0:41:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,punish the other person.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:01.92,0:41:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That wants to inflict pain because \Nthe other person has dared to hurt you.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:08.100,0:41:10.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:11.28,0:41:13.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In us there is the energy of violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:13.44,0:41:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The irritation,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:14.53,0:41:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the anger,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:16.97,0:41:19.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the wish to retaliate,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:19.09,0:41:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to destroy,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:20.83,0:41:22.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to inflict pain,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:22.65,0:41:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to punish.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:25.22,0:41:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That violence in us,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:28.19,0:41:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's rampant in our society.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:32.44,0:41:34.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's also
Dialogue: 0,0:41:36.85,0:41:38.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,terrorism
Dialogue: 0,0:41:39.38,0:41:42.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and anti-terrorism.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:43.85,0:41:46.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Terrorism contains violence,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:46.47,0:41:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but anti-terrorism also contains violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:58.12,0:42:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Thay was
Dialogue: 0,0:42:03.45,0:42:05.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,visiting
Dialogue: 0,0:42:07.31,0:42:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,South Korea on a teaching tour,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:11.42,0:42:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thay participated in a peace gathering
Dialogue: 0,0:42:17.86,0:42:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,organized by an inter-faith group.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:25.79,0:42:32.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time, Iraq hadn't been invaded.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:33.34,0:42:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the US had already begun to send their warships
Dialogue: 0,0:42:42.09,0:42:45.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the surrounding area,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:45.53,0:42:49.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everyone knew that an invasion could
Dialogue: 0,0:42:49.46,0:42:51.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,happen at any time.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:55.25,0:42:58.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Baghdad was under threat of a bombing campaign
Dialogue: 0,0:42:58.63,0:43:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and could be surrounded at any time.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:04.17,0:43:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in that talk
Dialogue: 0,0:43:08.09,0:43:11.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the peace gathering, Thay said,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:15.43,0:43:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Suppose you were a civilian living Baghdad,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:21.18,0:43:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an adult or a child,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:22.67,0:43:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you knew that in a matter of hours
Dialogue: 0,0:43:27.71,0:43:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bombs will drop on your city.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:32.10,0:43:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone in the city would be afraid.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:37.86,0:43:40.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You would be living in constant fear
Dialogue: 0,0:43:41.30,0:43:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not knowing when your city would be attacked,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:45.34,0:43:48.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or when the bombs would fall on you.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:48.31,0:43:54.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the US was threatening to invade Iraq.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:58.28,0:44:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So deploying your troops
Dialogue: 0,0:44:00.00,0:44:01.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and threatening a bombing campaign to invade
Dialogue: 0,0:44:01.66,0:44:04.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an act of terrorism.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:04.01,0:44:06.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is an act of terrorism.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:06.55,0:44:09.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you live just 24 hours in constant fear like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:09.93,0:44:13.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your health deteriorates,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:13.19,0:44:18.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let alone living night after night, \Nmonth after month like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:18.15,0:44:21.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even though the bombs haven't fallen,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:21.82,0:44:25.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the city hasn't been surrounded or seized
Dialogue: 0,0:44:25.17,0:44:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the people have already began to suffer, out of anxiety, fear.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:30.84,0:44:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is a kind of terrorism.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:33.28,0:44:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Terrorism is not coming from only one side.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:35.16,0:44:37.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both sides have committed acts of terrorism.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:38.95,0:44:43.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Violence is not coming from one side, \Nit's coming from both sides.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:45.31,0:44:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's the people who have to pay the very high price.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:49.48,0:44:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there's a rise in mental illness
Dialogue: 0,0:44:52.36,0:44:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of the anxiety and fear.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:58.40,0:45:03.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So violence is one kind of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:04.64,0:45:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then there's broken families.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:11.61,0:45:13.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The broken family
Dialogue: 0,0:45:17.30,0:45:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a kind of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:19.92,0:45:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there are so many broken families,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:22.62,0:45:25.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many families where
Dialogue: 0,0:45:25.69,0:45:27.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the couple,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:27.85,0:45:30.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the parents are hostile toward one another
Dialogue: 0,0:45:30.61,0:45:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the children suffer.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:34.40,0:45:39.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so many broken families like that
Dialogue: 0,0:45:39.09,0:45:43.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:43.11,0:45:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is a kind of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:49.65,0:45:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Divorce.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:52.48,0:45:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Divorce.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:55.52,0:45:57.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In some countries
Dialogue: 0,0:45:57.93,0:46:00.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the divorce rate
Dialogue: 0,0:46:00.54,0:46:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is over 50%.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:03.52,0:46:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like in the Netherlands.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:07.04,0:46:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the real ill-being of our time.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:10.79,0:46:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a result of broken families, the children suffer.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:16.03,0:46:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They may be affected and growing up
Dialogue: 0,0:46:18.94,0:46:22.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they lose faith in married life.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:27.68,0:46:29.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suicide.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:33.12,0:46:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suicide.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:42.71,0:46:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Vietnam, every twenty-four hours \None person commits suicide.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:47.40,0:46:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In France
Dialogue: 0,0:46:50.19,0:46:52.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many young people commit suicide.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:52.89,0:46:56.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every year around 12,000 people commit suicide.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:56.34,0:46:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,12,000 young French people.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:03.32,0:47:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Around 33 people per day.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:07.79,0:47:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is real suffering happening in our society
Dialogue: 0,0:47:12.06,0:47:14.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the people.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:27.97,0:47:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,War.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:30.92,0:47:32.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,War.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:38.20,0:47:40.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Terrorism.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:41.76,0:47:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Terrorism.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:53.66,0:47:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The destruction of ecosystems.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:11.76,0:48:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Global warming.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:21.35,0:48:23.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These
Dialogue: 0,0:48:25.22,0:48:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the kinds of ill-being in our time,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:31.90,0:48:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have to call them by their true names.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:37.57,0:48:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As practitioners, we must know how to identify
Dialogue: 0,0:48:42.38,0:48:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and name the real suffering that is there.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:57.45,0:49:01.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that is the truth about dukkha, ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:02.04,0:49:05.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The real ill-being that is present,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:05.21,0:49:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the real ill-being that is there.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:10.99,0:49:14.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you misunderstand the Buddha when you say,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:14.21,0:49:18.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Buddha said suffering is a truth, \Nso that means everything is suffering."
Dialogue: 0,0:49:21.86,0:49:24.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The two are very different.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:26.51,0:49:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To say that ill-being is real and that we must \Nfind ways to deal with it is one thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:32.54,0:49:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to say that everything is suffering,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:34.34,0:49:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that nothing is without suffering, \Nis an entirely different thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:38.47,0:49:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This table here,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:43.01,0:49:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to say that it's impermanent is true.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:48.27,0:49:52.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because just like our body, it is impermanent.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:52.82,0:49:56.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To say that it doesn't have a separate self is also correct.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:56.35,0:49:58.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because without the wood, without the carpenter,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:58.82,0:50:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how can the table be?
Dialogue: 0,0:50:00.24,0:50:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So no-self.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:01.58,0:50:04.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to say that the table is suffering? \NThat doesn't sound right.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:04.65,0:50:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The table is suffering." Hmm.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:11.53,0:50:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We suffer because we believe things are \Npermanent when in fact they are impermanent.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:18.00,0:50:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We suffer because we believe there's \Na separate self when in fact there's no self.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:22.40,0:50:24.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suffering is an attitude,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:24.84,0:50:28.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our response to things,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:30.00,0:50:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's the nature of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:32.00,0:50:34.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suffering is not the nature of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:34.60,0:50:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The people who claim that everything is suffering,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:37.60,0:50:40.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they look for suffering as if it's the nature of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:40.29,0:50:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:42.40,0:50:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To say that form is suffering,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:43.76,0:50:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that disintegration is suffering,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:45.96,0:50:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to look for the nature of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:48.52,0:50:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we should not be
Dialogue: 0,0:50:54.94,0:50:58.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brainwashed by those teachings.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:58.42,0:51:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are trying to prove that what the Buddha says is true,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:00.83,0:51:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that's not what the Buddha wanted to say.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:02.75,0:51:05.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He merely wanted to say that ill-being exists,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:05.91,0:51:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we shouldn't run away from it,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:08.40,0:51:11.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we should find ways to recognize it
Dialogue: 0,0:51:11.34,0:51:14.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to find ways to handle it.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:14.64,0:51:16.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's all.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:17.68,0:51:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why after having spoken about \Nthe first noble truth of ill-being,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:25.70,0:51:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Buddha spoke about the second noble truth,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:28.56,0:51:31.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the making of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:32.07,0:51:35.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The making of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:38.50,0:51:43.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Looking deeply into ill-being \Nin order to find its cause.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:43.31,0:51:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, tension.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:46.56,0:51:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tension in the body.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:50.43,0:51:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is there tension?
Dialogue: 0,0:51:53.58,0:51:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because our lives are too busy.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:56.84,0:51:59.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to do too many things.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:06.39,0:52:08.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't know how to live
Dialogue: 0,0:52:09.65,0:52:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:11.84,0:52:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're always being pulled toward the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:16.48,0:52:20.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not truly there in the present moment \Nin order to take good care of ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:22.22,0:52:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to relax.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:25.41,0:52:28.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to remove the tensions.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:29.64,0:52:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of a working day,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:33.33,0:52:36.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we may have accumulated a certain amount of tension,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:39.54,0:52:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we don't know how to relax to remove the tension,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:44.71,0:52:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we just go to bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:47.84,0:52:50.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We go to bed and the next day we work
Dialogue: 0,0:52:50.57,0:52:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we accumulate more tension.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:54.39,0:53:01.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over time this tension gets accumulated.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:09.33,0:53:11.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we go to the doctor,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:11.47,0:53:15.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we take medicines in order to relieve the tension.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:21.17,0:53:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That tension ends up giving rise to many diseases.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:26.98,0:53:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most diseases are born from tension and stress.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:34.38,0:53:38.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So looking into tension, into ill-being,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:38.21,0:53:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you see the making of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:40.74,0:53:45.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have to reorganize our daily lives in such a way
Dialogue: 0,0:53:45.25,0:53:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that when we walk, we can relax;
Dialogue: 0,0:53:48.40,0:53:51.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we breath, we can relax;
Dialogue: 0,0:53:51.46,0:53:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we work, we can relax.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:53.94,0:53:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have time to do sitting meditation, walking meditation.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:56.92,0:54:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This way we don't accumulate tension.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:04.08,0:54:07.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So every night if we practice relaxation
Dialogue: 0,0:54:09.10,0:54:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can sleep better.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:13.94,0:54:19.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if there's any tension from the day, we can release it.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:19.11,0:54:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the next day, should there be a bit of tension,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:22.98,0:54:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can release it again.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:25.04,0:54:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So
Dialogue: 0,0:54:27.90,0:54:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the tension doesn't get accumulated day after day.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:32.97,0:54:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our society now
Dialogue: 0,0:54:36.86,0:54:39.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people are so stressed.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:40.48,0:54:44.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is seeing the truth,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:44.03,0:54:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the second noble truth,a
Dialogue: 0,0:54:48.06,0:54:50.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is our way of living.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:50.93,0:54:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How are we organizing our lives
Dialogue: 0,0:54:53.52,0:54:58.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we are becoming more and more stressed?
Dialogue: 0,0:54:59.93,0:55:04.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the facts.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:05.28,0:55:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In terms of ethics,
Dialogue: 0,0:55:07.62,0:55:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are the moral facts.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:13.75,0:55:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are not hypothetical.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:21.78,0:55:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The moral facts.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:27.55,0:55:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there's ill-being, there must be the making of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:32.80,0:55:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything has its cause. It's called
Dialogue: 0,0:55:36.40,0:55:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the law of cause and effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:42.08,0:55:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must identify the causes that have led to tension
Dialogue: 0,0:55:45.48,0:55:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the body and in the mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:49.38,0:55:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we'll know how to remove that tension in the body and mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:54.29,0:55:59.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to reorganize our lives in an intelligent way.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:01.74,0:56:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we know clearly that the practices \Nof mindful breathing and walking
Dialogue: 0,0:56:06.40,0:56:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helps us to come home to the present, \Nto live in the present moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:10.30,0:56:12.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not worrying about the past,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:12.74,0:56:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not always running towards the future,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:16.36,0:56:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can release a lot of tension.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:20.70,0:56:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moreover, we have time for sitting meditation,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:23.24,0:56:24.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for relaxing,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:24.83,0:56:26.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for walking meditation,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:26.51,0:56:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we can handle the tension and stress that's there in us.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:36.49,0:56:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when we've
Dialogue: 0,0:56:40.06,0:56:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when we've found a practicing sangha
Dialogue: 0,0:56:45.00,0:56:47.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have a chance to do these things.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:10.79,0:57:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ The sound of the bell ...]
Dialogue: 0,0:58:16.98,0:58:22.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ill-being that we recognize, that we've named,
Dialogue: 0,0:58:24.38,0:58:29.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they don't exist by themselves alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:29.21,0:58:32.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The one is related to the other.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:41.42,0:58:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example
Dialogue: 0,0:58:45.41,0:58:47.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the issues of
Dialogue: 0,0:58:47.87,0:58:50.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,violence or broken families,
Dialogue: 0,0:58:52.32,0:58:55.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're related to tension and stress.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:56.49,0:58:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we're not stressed,
Dialogue: 0,0:58:58.28,0:59:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can solve the problem in a gentle way.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:01.32,0:59:03.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can remain calm.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:04.43,0:59:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not hot-tempered.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:07.16,0:59:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can resolve the issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:08.38,0:59:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So all of these kinds of ill-being,
Dialogue: 0,0:59:10.95,0:59:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they inter-are.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:18.64,0:59:22.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when we've been able to \Nidentify the cause of one thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:59:23.30,0:59:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we may be able to find the cause of all things.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:33.98,0:59:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And usually, there's not just one cause,
Dialogue: 0,0:59:37.30,0:59:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are many causes.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:17.09,1:00:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's a new proposal that perhaps
Dialogue: 0,1:00:25.40,1:00:30.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no one has ever mentioned.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:35.29,1:00:39.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The making of ill-being is our way of living.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:39.89,1:00:41.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our way of living.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:45.40,1:00:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way we live
Dialogue: 0,1:00:48.96,1:00:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has led to ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:56.72,1:01:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way of living that leads to ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:05.39,1:01:09.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's parallel to the fourth noble truth: \Nthe path leading to the cessation of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:10.54,1:01:12.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Đạo Đế" means the path.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:13.61,1:01:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fourth noble truth is the path \Nleading to the cessation of ill-being
Dialogue: 0,1:01:16.32,1:01:18.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that peace and happiness is possible
Dialogue: 0,1:01:18.100,1:01:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the second noble truth \Nis the path leading to ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:24.81,1:01:26.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the making of ill-being is seen as a path.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:26.99,1:01:28.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A way of living.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:30.29,1:01:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A way of living that doesn't have right view.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:35.55,1:01:37.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's based on wrong view.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:42.34,1:01:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A way of living
Dialogue: 0,1:01:44.56,1:01:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based on wrong view.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:48.12,1:01:50.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, the view that you and your child
Dialogue: 0,1:01:50.65,1:01:52.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are entirely two separate entities.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:58.44,1:02:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you cannot see that you are your child,
Dialogue: 0,1:02:01.39,1:02:04.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your child is your continuation.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:05.29,1:02:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is a wrong view.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:07.63,1:02:08.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,," Tà kiến. "
Dialogue: 0,1:02:22.97,1:02:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You cannot see the truth of interbeing.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:31.16,1:02:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have a view that
Dialogue: 0,1:02:34.90,1:02:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,differentiates,
Dialogue: 0,1:02:35.81,1:02:37.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's dualistic,
Dialogue: 0,1:02:38.28,1:02:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that discriminates.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:42.20,1:02:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Their happiness
Dialogue: 0,1:02:45.00,1:02:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not my happiness."
Dialogue: 0,1:02:51.30,1:02:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Their suffering is not my suffering."
Dialogue: 0,1:02:54.00,1:02:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile,
Dialogue: 0,1:02:55.97,1:02:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the truth is that when they suffer
Dialogue: 0,1:02:58.84,1:03:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's impossible for you to be happy.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:05.03,1:03:08.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong view is the inability to see
Dialogue: 0,1:03:09.81,1:03:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the interdependent co-arising of all that is.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:12.44,1:03:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The inability to see the nature of impermanence, \Nnon-self and inter-being of all that is.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:19.58,1:03:22.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because within the Noble Eightfold Path,
Dialogue: 0,1:03:23.14,1:03:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the path leading to the cessation of ill-being,
Dialogue: 0,1:03:26.48,1:03:28.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is right view.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:29.56,1:03:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right view.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:33.42,1:03:39.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we consider the making of ill-being as a path,
Dialogue: 0,1:03:39.43,1:03:44.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then [one part of the path], one cause of ill-being is
Dialogue: 0,1:03:44.39,1:03:45.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wrong view.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:45.54,1:03:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the causes of ill-being is wrong view.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:47.52,1:03:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The root cause.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:53.45,1:03:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Palestinians must be able to see
Dialogue: 0,1:03:56.22,1:04:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the pain and suffering of Israelis
Dialogue: 0,1:04:00.30,1:04:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is their own pain and suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:04.93,1:04:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Israelis must also be able to see that for Palestinians.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:07.39,1:04:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then,
Dialogue: 0,1:04:10.56,1:04:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with that insight
Dialogue: 0,1:04:13.15,1:04:15.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both sides will be able to collaborate.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:16.71,1:04:18.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both sides would want the other to be happy.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:20.33,1:04:22.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the same with father and son,
Dialogue: 0,1:04:25.90,1:04:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with Americans and Iraqis,
Dialogue: 0,1:04:31.83,1:04:36.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with Muslims and Hindus.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:37.65,1:04:40.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To see that both sides inter-are.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:40.11,1:04:42.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That the suffering of the other person is our own suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:43.89,1:04:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is right view.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:45.26,1:04:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But here there is no right view, that's why
Dialogue: 0,1:04:49.40,1:04:52.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is fear and violence
Dialogue: 0,1:04:52.96,1:04:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,war and terrorism.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:56.15,1:05:00.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when there is wrong view, there is wrong thinking.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:00.97,1:05:03.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong thinking \N[ Tà tư duy ]
Dialogue: 0,1:05:11.16,1:05:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because what is ethics?
Dialogue: 0,1:05:12.71,1:05:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ethics is
Dialogue: 0,1:05:18.31,1:05:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ability to discern what is right and what is wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:24.85,1:05:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right and wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:33.83,1:05:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Vietnamese, right [ chánh ] means to be upright, like so.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:39.16,1:05:40.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:40.31,1:05:43.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As in upright.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:44.24,1:05:46.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when it's wrong,
Dialogue: 0,1:05:48.11,1:05:49.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it leans.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:49.03,1:05:50.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Tà ] means to lean.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:50.88,1:05:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like light from the setting sun.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:53.40,1:05:56.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It bends like this.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:57.63,1:05:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Chánh ]
Dialogue: 0,1:05:58.56,1:05:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ Tà ]
Dialogue: 0,1:05:59.38,1:06:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:00.58,1:06:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:07.77,1:06:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could be a little wrong or a lot wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:10.28,1:06:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or really wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:13.39,1:06:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the end it's upside down.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:21.31,1:06:23.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So ethics.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:23.11,1:06:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to have ethics we must be able to discern right from wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:29.01,1:06:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And wrong view is an incorrect understanding.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:35.68,1:06:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the main culprit of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:39.12,1:06:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the patriarch,
Dialogue: 0,1:06:45.00,1:06:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Master Lin Chi said,
Dialogue: 0,1:06:46.98,1:06:49.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a practitioner we must have right view.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:50.88,1:06:53.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need true understanding.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:57.42,1:07:00.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll have a chance to go deeper
Dialogue: 0,1:07:00.95,1:07:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into what it means to have true understanding.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:04.27,1:07:08.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If our view is wrong,
Dialogue: 0,1:07:08.83,1:07:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our thinking will also be wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:12.23,1:07:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong thinking
Dialogue: 0,1:07:23.74,1:07:27.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong thinking leads to anxiety,
Dialogue: 0,1:07:31.81,1:07:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,worries, fear,
Dialogue: 0,1:07:36.04,1:07:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and violence.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:40.76,1:07:45.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, you say, "If I don't kill them first they'll kill me.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:45.82,1:07:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why I have to kill them first."
Dialogue: 0,1:07:48.35,1:07:50.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is called wrong thinking
Dialogue: 0,1:07:50.39,1:07:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, the other person doesn't want to kill you at all.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:55.34,1:08:00.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that kind of wrong thinking leads to fear, to anxiety,
Dialogue: 0,1:08:00.86,1:08:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to actions that are very wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:12.17,1:08:14.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong speech.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:21.08,1:08:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong
Dialogue: 0,1:08:26.52,1:08:28.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speech.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:28.99,1:08:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong speech, or speech that is not right.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:34.96,1:08:36.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong action.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:39.73,1:08:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong action.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:55.16,1:08:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the old days, wrong action was often described as
Dialogue: 0,1:08:58.32,1:09:00.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,killing, stealing and sexual misconduct.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:02.56,1:09:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong speech was lying.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:11.54,1:09:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What else? Remind Thay again?
Dialogue: 0,1:09:22.53,1:09:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong livelihood.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:29.37,1:09:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Doing something wrong for a living.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:41.76,1:09:45.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Moyens d'existence injuste."
Dialogue: 0,1:09:48.67,1:09:53.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Engaging in businesses that destroy ecosystems,
Dialogue: 0,1:09:54.06,1:09:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that deprive others of a chance to live, that is dishonest,
Dialogue: 0,1:10:01.94,1:10:05.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that manufacture products
Dialogue: 0,1:10:06.96,1:10:11.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are harmful to consumers.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:12.47,1:10:15.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To make a living from those things is wrong livelihood.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:21.45,1:10:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong livelihood.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:24.60,1:10:27.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What else? Can you remind Thay?
Dialogue: 0,1:10:42.24,1:10:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong what?
Dialogue: 0,1:10:46.89,1:10:48.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong diligence?
Dialogue: 0,1:10:53.13,1:10:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So diligent.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:55.78,1:10:58.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But diligent in chasing after fame and fortune.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:04.27,1:11:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Extremely diligent.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:22.80,1:11:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You watch the news everyday
Dialogue: 0,1:11:26.21,1:11:29.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see whether
Dialogue: 0,1:11:30.99,1:11:32.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your shares,
Dialogue: 0,1:11:36.05,1:11:38.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your stocks have gone up or down.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:38.99,1:11:42.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether the value has gone up or down.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:42.73,1:11:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You worry.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:48.91,1:11:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You work so hard
Dialogue: 0,1:11:53.39,1:11:58.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that your body accumulates so much tension and pain,
Dialogue: 0,1:11:58.82,1:12:01.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet you continue to work.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:03.03,1:12:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You forget your body,
Dialogue: 0,1:12:06.51,1:12:08.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you forget your family,
Dialogue: 0,1:12:08.61,1:12:11.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're not capable of being happy in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:12.74,1:12:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're extremely busy.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:15.33,1:12:17.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have no time to breathe, to relax.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:17.85,1:12:20.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is wrong diligence.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:27.05,1:12:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next is wrong mindfulness and wrong concentration, correct?
Dialogue: 0,1:12:30.30,1:12:33.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong mindfulness is constantly thinking about
Dialogue: 0,1:12:37.03,1:12:39.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"that".
Dialogue: 0,1:12:41.20,1:12:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That thing.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:43.91,1:12:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're always thinking about "that,"
Dialogue: 0,1:12:45.70,1:12:49.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thinking about how to succeed
Dialogue: 0,1:12:49.84,1:12:55.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the pursuit of wealth,
Dialogue: 0,1:12:56.33,1:12:58.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,power,
Dialogue: 0,1:13:00.92,1:13:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fame,
Dialogue: 0,1:13:03.27,1:13:05.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prestige,
Dialogue: 0,1:13:07.92,1:13:09.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sex.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:09.92,1:13:11.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Four things.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:12.21,1:13:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to get those four things.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:15.95,1:13:20.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And day and night you keep thinking about it.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:23.59,1:13:27.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wealth, fame, power and sex.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:27.59,1:13:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Four things.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:29.02,1:13:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's wrong mindfulness.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:33.48,1:13:37.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're not aware of the blue sky,
Dialogue: 0,1:13:37.61,1:13:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the white clouds,
Dialogue: 0,1:13:40.100,1:13:44.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the wonders of life that are available now.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:47.60,1:13:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pure Land is available.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:49.16,1:13:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Happiness is available in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:54.27,1:13:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't have right mindfulness,
Dialogue: 0,1:13:55.76,1:13:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only wrong mindfulness.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:57.83,1:14:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're never there in the present moment.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:00.60,1:14:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You only run after and get pulled \Nby the objects of your craving.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:09.66,1:14:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's wrong mindfulness.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:12.19,1:14:14.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're always thinking about "that."
Dialogue: 0,1:14:16.30,1:14:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, mindfulness is different.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:18.46,1:14:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mindfulness is to be present in the here and now
Dialogue: 0,1:14:21.74,1:14:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that the Pure Land, happiness, love can also be there.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:30.30,1:14:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong concentration.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:44.27,1:14:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're concentrated on "that."
Dialogue: 0,1:14:54.77,1:14:57.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The object of your concentration
Dialogue: 0,1:14:59.30,1:15:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not on impermanence, non-self, and inter being.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:04.38,1:15:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead the object of your concentration \Nis "that" and not yourself.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:10.08,1:15:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That" is very dangerous
Dialogue: 0,1:15:12.04,1:15:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have to get rid of it.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:25.35,1:15:31.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see yourself and others as permanent and unchanging.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:36.64,1:15:39.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So,
Dialogue: 0,1:15:39.47,1:15:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are concentrated on what is untrue.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:42.52,1:15:46.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are concentrated on what is wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:50.74,1:15:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When mindfulness
Dialogue: 0,1:15:54.66,1:15:56.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is powerful,
Dialogue: 0,1:15:56.36,1:15:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it leads to concentration.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:59.56,1:16:04.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if the object of your mindfulness is
Dialogue: 0,1:16:04.81,1:16:07.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the four kinds of craving \N[ money, fame, power, sex ]
Dialogue: 0,1:16:11.16,1:16:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the object of your concentration \Nwill also be the four kinds of craving.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:17.58,1:16:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meaning
Dialogue: 0,1:16:19.88,1:16:23.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're only concentrated on those four things:
Dialogue: 0,1:16:23.39,1:16:26.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How to get that title,
Dialogue: 0,1:16:26.26,1:16:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that position, that power?
Dialogue: 0,1:16:37.93,1:16:42.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like the French socialist party electing a party leader.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:43.62,1:16:54.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The candidates only think of that,
Dialogue: 0,1:16:54.20,1:16:57.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting elected as party leader.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:57.50,1:17:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you only put your mind on that,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:00.00,1:17:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you only concentrate on that and nothing else.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:06.45,1:17:11.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how can you take care of yourself or your loved ones?
Dialogue: 0,1:17:13.60,1:17:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when the object of your concentration
Dialogue: 0,1:17:25.10,1:17:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is craving,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:30.89,1:17:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for wealth,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:33.54,1:17:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,power,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:35.82,1:17:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fame
Dialogue: 0,1:17:37.25,1:17:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sex,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:39.99,1:17:43.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your mind is only focused on that,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:43.31,1:17:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is a kind of concentration,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:45.42,1:17:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's wrong concentration.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:49.03,1:17:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And mindfulness and concentration are wrong,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:52.66,1:17:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it leads to wrong view.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:56.12,1:17:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because of wrong view,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:57.78,1:17:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have wrong mindfulness and wrong concentration.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:59.68,1:18:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They feed each other. \NWrong view feeds wrong mindfulness,
Dialogue: 0,1:18:03.09,1:18:05.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And wrong mindfulness feeds wrong concentration.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:05.18,1:18:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong concentration, wrong mindfulness feeds wrong view.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:06.79,1:18:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They go in circles.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:09.82,1:18:13.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, this is not the Noble Eightfold Path,
Dialogue: 0,1:18:13.86,1:18:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the Ignoble Eightfold Path.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:24.27,1:18:26.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Ignoble Path.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:28.87,1:18:31.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reasons we have these kinds of ill-being
Dialogue: 0,1:18:31.39,1:18:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is because we have gone on the Ignoble Path.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:34.68,1:18:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The wrong path,
Dialogue: 0,1:18:36.05,1:18:39.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the path of wrong view, wrong thinking,
Dialogue: 0,1:18:39.87,1:18:42.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wrong speech, wrong action, etc.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:43.72,1:18:46.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you've gone more on the wrong path than the right.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:47.10,1:18:52.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And perhaps this is the first time \Nthe second noble truth is defined
Dialogue: 0,1:18:53.52,1:18:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as being parallel to the fourth noble truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:55.74,1:18:59.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fourth noble truth is the \NNoble Eightfold Path leading to happiness.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:59.42,1:19:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the second noble truth is the \NIgnoble Eightfold Path leading to ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:17.80,1:19:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we look for the causes of ill-being
Dialogue: 0,1:19:24.32,1:19:26.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they are named,
Dialogue: 0,1:19:26.25,1:19:30.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can see that those causes can be found
Dialogue: 0,1:19:32.68,1:19:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our way of living now
Dialogue: 0,1:19:35.54,1:19:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's based on wrong view, wrong thinking, \Nwrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood,
Dialogue: 0,1:19:39.96,1:19:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wrong diligence, wrong mindfulness, wrong concentration.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:43.18,1:19:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Ignoble Path.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:50.24,1:19:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're just talking about principles,
Dialogue: 0,1:19:54.90,1:19:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we need these principles first and
Dialogue: 0,1:19:57.89,1:20:00.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we can apply them.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:04.48,1:20:08.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third noble truth is the cessation of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:30.00,1:20:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The transformation, the cessation of
Dialogue: 0,1:20:34.29,1:20:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the causes leading to suffering.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:42.33,1:20:44.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ill-being is the first noble truth,
Dialogue: 0,1:20:44.37,1:20:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the making of ill-being is the second noble truth,
Dialogue: 0,1:20:46.88,1:20:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the cessation of ill-being is the third noble truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:49.48,1:20:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cessation here means the absence of,
Dialogue: 0,1:20:51.74,1:20:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the transformation of.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:56.12,1:20:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The absence of what?
Dialogue: 0,1:20:57.81,1:21:04.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The absence of a way of living based on the wrong path.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:04.05,1:21:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The absence of wrong view, wrong thinking, wrong speech, etc.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:09.23,1:21:12.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Originally, it is the making of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:12.82,1:21:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the absence of the making of ill-being
Dialogue: 0,1:21:15.90,1:21:18.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is at the same time the absence of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:18.23,1:21:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As long as the root is cut off,
Dialogue: 0,1:21:21.38,1:21:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the tree can no longer survive.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:24.63,1:21:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So absence here, cessation here,
Dialogue: 0,1:21:27.64,1:21:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the cessation of the making,
Dialogue: 0,1:21:32.27,1:21:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the roots of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:34.56,1:21:40.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when the roots are gone, \Nthe leaves and branches are also gone.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:41.22,1:21:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The cessation of ill-being means
Dialogue: 0,1:21:44.00,1:21:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the transformation, the cessation of the roots of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:53.85,1:21:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ill-being, the making of ill-being, the cessation of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:01.73,1:22:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third truth is
Dialogue: 0,1:22:07.55,1:22:11.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the acknowledgement that we can transform
Dialogue: 0,1:22:11.27,1:22:13.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this way of living.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:15.00,1:22:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is proof that we do have free will.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:23.68,1:22:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With mindfulness,
Dialogue: 0,1:22:37.04,1:22:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we
Dialogue: 0,1:22:43.88,1:22:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can remove wrong mindfulness.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:47.51,1:22:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With right mindfulness,
Dialogue: 0,1:22:50.58,1:22:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we come to right concentration.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:53.90,1:22:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And with right mindfulness and \Nright concentration, we have right view.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:58.56,1:23:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this way, the third truth
Dialogue: 0,1:23:03.09,1:23:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is proof that humans do have free will.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:09.64,1:23:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to Buddha Shakyamuni, our teacher,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:14.05,1:23:17.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,free will is possible,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:17.89,1:23:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it begins with mindfulness.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:26.74,1:23:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the beginning,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:29.39,1:23:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the space you have to exercise that freedom \Nmay be a bit small, a bit narrow,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:33.90,1:23:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nonetheless, it's there.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:36.60,1:23:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we are all capable of drinking tea mindfully,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:41.98,1:23:44.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of walking mindfully, of breathing mindfully.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:48.32,1:23:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when that mindfulness is strong enough, \Nit leads to concentration.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:54.62,1:23:57.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When right mindfulness and concentration are powerful enough,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:57.09,1:24:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it breaks free from wrong views\Nand leads to right view.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:01.71,1:24:07.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in Buddhism, it's very clear \Nthat we humans do have free will.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:09.59,1:24:13.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Free will begins with mindfulness.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:15.34,1:24:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's very concrete how to be mindful.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:20.06,1:24:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In principle, all you need is right mindfulness and concentration,
Dialogue: 0,1:24:23.12,1:24:26.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in practical terms,
Dialogue: 0,1:24:27.94,1:24:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our mindful breathing and mindful steps
Dialogue: 0,1:24:31.57,1:24:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are very concrete practices that
Dialogue: 0,1:24:40.24,1:24:48.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can help us establish our freedom and make it greater
Dialogue: 0,1:24:48.55,1:24:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we can stop being lost.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:52.14,1:24:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Otherwise, you continue to be \Nlost in confusion for a long time.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:01.48,1:25:03.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And maybe this is the first time
Dialogue: 0,1:25:04.31,1:25:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anyone has said that the third truth in the Four Noble Truths
Dialogue: 0,1:25:09.36,1:25:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the recognition that humans have free will.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:16.02,1:25:21.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a very positive note.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:24.39,1:25:31.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You cannot say that Buddhism is cynical, \Nthat Buddhism renounces or gives up on life.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:31.73,1:25:35.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because humans having free will is very positive.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:35.75,1:25:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's ill-being, that is one truth, but
Dialogue: 0,1:25:39.16,1:25:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that humans can eliminate and \Ntransform ill-being, that is another truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:43.05,1:25:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:50.63,1:25:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third truth
Dialogue: 0,1:25:58.51,1:26:00.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is made concrete
Dialogue: 0,1:26:03.29,1:26:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the fourth truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:05.82,1:26:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the fourth truth, we can see that the third truth
Dialogue: 0,1:26:11.63,1:26:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has some standing.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:15.74,1:26:18.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fourth truth is the path leading to the end of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:31.53,1:26:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no hyphen between these words [ in Vietnamese ].
Dialogue: 0,1:26:35.03,1:26:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's one term, the path leading to the end of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:39.17,1:26:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ill-being [ khổ ] \Nis one term,
Dialogue: 0,1:26:40.88,1:26:42.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the making of ill-being [ khổ tập ] \Nis another term,
Dialogue: 0,1:26:42.37,1:26:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the cessation of ill-being [ khổ tập diệt ] \Nis a third term.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:46.32,1:26:50.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The path leading to the cessation of ill-being \N[ khổ tập diệt đạo ]
Dialogue: 0,1:27:00.72,1:27:04.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a path that leads to the transformation
Dialogue: 0,1:27:05.37,1:27:11.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the causes of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:14.04,1:27:16.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first truth is ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:16.94,1:27:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second truth is the making of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:22.93,1:27:24.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third truth is the cessation of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:24.79,1:27:26.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the fourth truth is the path \Nleading to the end of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:26.83,1:27:28.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This grammar
Dialogue: 0,1:27:30.81,1:27:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is from the Chinese language.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:34.92,1:27:39.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we abbreviate it by saying \Nill-being, the causes, the end, and the path.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:40.01,1:27:43.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the full expressions would be: ill-being,
Dialogue: 0,1:27:43.67,1:27:46.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the causes of ill-being,
Dialogue: 0,1:27:46.73,1:27:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the end of the causes of ill-being,
Dialogue: 0,1:27:50.58,1:27:54.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the path leading to the end of the causes of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:54.38,1:27:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how they say it.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:56.65,1:27:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So "khổ, tập, diệt, đạo" is only an abbreviation.
Dialogue: 0,1:28:01.86,1:28:05.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see that the Noble Eightfold Path \Nis very clear,
Dialogue: 0,1:28:05.99,1:28:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very concrete.
Dialogue: 0,1:28:10.04,1:28:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Practicing the Noble Eightfold Path
Dialogue: 0,1:28:13.42,1:28:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can have free will,
Dialogue: 0,1:28:16.86,1:28:19.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can also
Dialogue: 0,1:28:20.49,1:28:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remove the roots of ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:28:27.27,1:28:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so
Dialogue: 0,1:28:30.71,1:28:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fourth truth, the Noble Eightfold Path,
Dialogue: 0,1:28:48.15,1:28:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the foundation for the third truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:28:51.62,1:28:55.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is proof of the third truth
Dialogue: 0,1:28:55.70,1:28:58.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that humans have free will.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:06.44,1:29:09.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the beginning, our freedom may be small,
Dialogue: 0,1:29:10.37,1:29:14.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but with practice it will grow.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:16.67,1:29:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's an example Thay often likes to use
Dialogue: 0,1:29:23.58,1:29:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help us understand this.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:26.16,1:29:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a young man who has certain habits,
Dialogue: 0,1:29:30.30,1:29:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,familiar patterns,
Dialogue: 0,1:29:33.44,1:29:37.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ways of behaving
Dialogue: 0,1:29:40.90,1:29:42.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's very familiar.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:42.90,1:29:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every time he hears something upsetting,
Dialogue: 0,1:29:46.31,1:29:49.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that waters his seeds of irritation,
Dialogue: 0,1:29:49.23,1:29:51.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he gets angry.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:51.94,1:29:54.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like when you strike a match, there's a fire.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:57.20,1:30:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in a meeting if someone were to \Nutter a particular sentence,
Dialogue: 0,1:30:00.56,1:30:02.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would react like that.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:02.79,1:30:05.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He reacts exactly like that a hundred times over.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:06.12,1:30:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And every time he reacts like that,
Dialogue: 0,1:30:08.48,1:30:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everyone can see that he has no control over himself.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:18.78,1:30:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after, he regrets, he gets angry. at himself. "Why?"
Dialogue: 0,1:30:25.99,1:30:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I know that it's not good when I react like that."
Dialogue: 0,1:30:29.55,1:30:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's told himself many times not to react like that,
Dialogue: 0,1:30:34.46,1:30:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but when it comes down to it, when those seeds \Nwere watered he reacts in the same way.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:38.72,1:30:42.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's due to habit energy.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:45.29,1:30:50.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The horse knows how to find its way home.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:50.25,1:30:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The same with a buffalo.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:52.07,1:30:55.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You just need to lie on the \Nbuffalo's back and it'll take you home,
Dialogue: 0,1:30:55.09,1:30:56.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't need to guide it.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:56.70,1:30:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It knows the way, it's familiar.
Dialogue: 0,1:30:59.68,1:31:02.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So our habit energies are the same.
Dialogue: 0,1:31:02.51,1:31:05.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Should someone touch off a certain seed in you,
Dialogue: 0,1:31:05.77,1:31:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you automatically react like that,
Dialogue: 0,1:31:08.78,1:31:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you are a victim of your habit energy.
Dialogue: 0,1:31:13.26,1:31:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, mindfulness can interfere.
Dialogue: 0,1:31:18.70,1:31:22.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A friend tells him, \N"Today, I'll go to the meeting with you."
Dialogue: 0,1:31:25.00,1:31:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"And I'll hold your hand for the whole the meeting,"
Dialogue: 0,1:31:29.66,1:31:34.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"and should someone say that sentence \Nthat waters your seeds, I'll squeeze your hand."
Dialogue: 0,1:31:35.17,1:31:40.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If I squeeze your hand, \Nyou'll have to come back to your breathing."
Dialogue: 0,1:31:40.44,1:31:44.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You take a deep breath, \Nyou become aware of your breathing,
Dialogue: 0,1:31:44.31,1:31:50.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're determined not to explode like that."
Dialogue: 0,1:31:50.59,1:31:53.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Breathe in and breathe out. I'm here for you."
Dialogue: 0,1:31:53.76,1:31:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Your mindfulness may still be weak, \Nbut I can help you with mine."
Dialogue: 0,1:31:57.92,1:32:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"So I'll squeeze your hand tightly, \Nmeanwhile you just breathe in and out."
Dialogue: 0,1:32:03.60,1:32:06.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Just smile. Let them say whatever they want."
Dialogue: 0,1:32:08.04,1:32:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is mindfulness intervening.
Dialogue: 0,1:32:11.48,1:32:15.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that day, that brother didn't explode like he did in other times.
Dialogue: 0,1:32:15.35,1:32:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's very strange and wonderful.
Dialogue: 0,1:32:17.70,1:32:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is thanks to the intervention of mindfulness.
Dialogue: 0,1:32:21.76,1:32:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His energy of mindfulness was still weak \Nbecause he hadn't practiced for long,
Dialogue: 0,1:32:27.04,1:32:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so he needed someone to help him be mindful.
Dialogue: 0,1:32:30.60,1:32:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He borrowed someone else's mindfulness.
Dialogue: 0,1:32:34.21,1:32:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After practicing like that a few times,
Dialogue: 0,1:32:36.68,1:32:40.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was mindful enough to be able to do it on his own.
Dialogue: 0,1:32:40.02,1:32:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then in one meeting, he said, "I got this."
Dialogue: 0,1:32:42.91,1:32:46.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You don't need to come with me, \Nyou don't need to squeeze my hand."
Dialogue: 0,1:32:46.07,1:32:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'll use my left hand to squeeze my right hand."
Dialogue: 0,1:32:50.04,1:32:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the end he didn't explode.
Dialogue: 0,1:32:52.75,1:32:57.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moving forward, \Nhe had a greater degree of freedom.
Dialogue: 0,1:32:58.64,1:33:02.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is proof that there is free will.
Dialogue: 0,1:33:02.86,1:33:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And where does free will come from?
Dialogue: 0,1:33:05.22,1:33:08.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The answer is mindfulness.
Dialogue: 0,1:33:10.91,1:33:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the beginning.
Dialogue: 0,1:33:15.00,1:33:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sticking to mindfulness, slowly,
Dialogue: 0,1:33:18.40,1:33:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have free will.
Dialogue: 0,1:33:28.54,1:33:32.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Four Noble Truths
Dialogue: 0,1:33:34.36,1:33:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Noble Eightfold Path
Dialogue: 0,1:33:45.00,1:33:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is born from lived experience,
Dialogue: 0,1:33:51.88,1:34:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not something that's granted by a god.
Dialogue: 0,1:34:04.05,1:34:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not something that congress,
Dialogue: 0,1:34:11.57,1:34:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it's the house or the senate, has legislated.
Dialogue: 0,1:34:17.08,1:34:21.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It comes from one person's lived experience.
Dialogue: 0,1:34:27.15,1:34:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One person who made use of \Nthe energy of mindfulness to get to concentration
Dialogue: 0,1:34:33.66,1:34:35.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and finally right view.
Dialogue: 0,1:34:37.10,1:34:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he found a path for himself,
Dialogue: 0,1:34:40.60,1:34:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he shared his understanding with others.
Dialogue: 0,1:34:45.00,1:34:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the case of Gautama Shakya.
Dialogue: 0,1:34:51.71,1:35:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Four Noble Truths as well as \Nthe Noble Eightfold Path (the fourth truth)
Dialogue: 0,1:35:02.78,1:35:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are moral facts
Dialogue: 0,1:35:12.86,1:35:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that anyone can agree with.
Dialogue: 0,1:35:17.52,1:35:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether you are Buddhist or non-Buddhist,
Dialogue: 0,1:35:21.80,1:35:24.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these remain the moral facts.
Dialogue: 0,1:35:27.74,1:35:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether you believe in God or not, \Nthese are still the moral facts.
Dialogue: 0,1:35:36.41,1:35:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In his very first Dharma talk,
Dialogue: 0,1:35:40.68,1:35:46.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Buddha laid the foundation for an ethics,
Dialogue: 0,1:35:46.97,1:35:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an ethical path.
Dialogue: 0,1:35:53.24,1:36:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And
Dialogue: 0,1:36:07.70,1:36:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's very pragmatic.
Dialogue: 0,1:36:18.26,1:36:25.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pragmatic because it takes us back to reality now.
Dialogue: 0,1:36:27.06,1:36:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in this reality, there is ill-being
Dialogue: 0,1:36:33.91,1:36:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Looking deeply into ill-being,
Dialogue: 0,1:36:37.47,1:36:40.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the nature of ill-being,
Dialogue: 0,1:36:40.27,1:36:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we find a way out.
Dialogue: 0,1:36:43.28,1:36:46.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Based on our understanding of cause and effect,
Dialogue: 0,1:36:47.82,1:36:49.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we find a path.
Dialogue: 0,1:36:49.89,1:36:55.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that path has the capacity to transform ill-being.
Dialogue: 0,1:36:56.40,1:37:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So these ethics are pragmatic.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:04.68,1:37:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Practical.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:07.87,1:37:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the US there's a philosophy
Dialogue: 0,1:37:13.14,1:37:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Pragmatism.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:16.15,1:37:18.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pragmatism.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:18.19,1:37:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They advocate that truth is \Nsomething useful, practical for life.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:25.52,1:37:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's beneficial for us.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:35.90,1:37:40.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So truth is not something we just think about,
Dialogue: 0,1:37:40.82,1:37:43.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it must be put into practice.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:43.47,1:37:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you put it into practice \Nyou see the results right away.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:52.06,1:37:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,La vérité est quelque chose qui payer.\NTruth is something that pays.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:55.32,1:37:58.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meaning it pays money. It's useful.
Dialogue: 0,1:37:58.70,1:38:02.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Truth is something useful and has practical consequences.
Dialogue: 0,1:38:02.66,1:38:08.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold path is that kind of truth,
Dialogue: 0,1:38:08.05,1:38:10.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you apply it you see it's effective.
Dialogue: 0,1:38:10.85,1:38:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it's not effective,
Dialogue: 0,1:38:12.86,1:38:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not the truth.
Dialogue: 0,1:38:16.62,1:38:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so Buddhist ethics is not \Nmetaphysical, it is practical.
Dialogue: 0,1:38:27.43,1:38:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these are not things to just talk about,\Nthey are to be applied in daily life.
Dialogue: 0,1:38:34.16,1:38:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, when we speak of mindfulness,\Nwhat kind of mindfulness are we talking about?
Dialogue: 0,1:38:38.65,1:38:40.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In concrete terms,
Dialogue: 0,1:38:40.17,1:38:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are you breathing
Dialogue: 0,1:38:43.42,1:38:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mindfully?
Dialogue: 0,1:38:45.63,1:38:47.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you know how to breath mindfully,
Dialogue: 0,1:38:47.89,1:38:50.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can to calm your body and mind.
Dialogue: 0,1:38:50.99,1:38:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can touch the wonders of life.
Dialogue: 0,1:38:54.16,1:38:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you tried walking mindfully?
Dialogue: 0,1:38:55.80,1:39:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you do, you can be in touch with the wonders of life.
Dialogue: 0,1:39:00.27,1:39:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we can say that Buddhism is very close \Nto the philosophy of Pragmatism of William James.
Dialogue: 0,1:39:13.20,1:39:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ The sound of the bell ... ]
Dialogue: 0,1:39:37.22,1:39:50.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ The sound of the bell ... ]