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(Half-Bell)

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(Bell)

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Do you think that she has a question?

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(Spanish) She wants to ask why[br]Thây does like this

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when they sing Avalokiteshvara?

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Ok.

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(English translator)[br]She is a bit embarrassed.

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She wants to ask Thây[br]why Thay does this

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when the monks and nuns[br]chant Avalokiteshvara?

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(Laughter)

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The monks and the nuns [br]chant Namo Avalokiteshvara

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because...

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because they want[br]to produce, to make compassion,

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to have compassion in their heart.

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When you chant the name[br]of Avalokiteshvara mindfully,

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and get in touch with[br]the suffering inside of you,

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compassion is born.

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Love is born.

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And when love is born, [br]you suffer less.

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And you can forgive[br]the other person.

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And you can help him or her suffer less.

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That is the purpose of chanting.

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And why did Thây do[br]this during the chanting?

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That is a Buddhist practice in order[br]for you to get more concentration.

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Concentration is the best [br]when three things come together:

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the mind, the body and the word.

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Your mind is...

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focusing on the chanting.

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Your...

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Your mouth is chanting.

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So your mouth and your mind are together.

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And now...[br]your body is calm.

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And this position of the hand [br]helps you to be focused on the chanting.

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You do not think of anything else.

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You do not need to do this in order[br]to be really concentrated.

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but if you do this, you might[br]be more concentrated.

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And for Thây,

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it helps Thây to be [br]very concentrated on the chanting

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if Thây does like this.

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This is only a way[br]in order to get concentration.

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You may also do like this.

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Or you may do like this,

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and nobody can see it.

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And then when Thây's hand [br]is in this position, facing in,

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he touches the sufferings inside of him.

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When he turns like this,

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he becomes aware of the suffering[br]of other people around.

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And when he reaches out like this,

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he is touching the suffering[br]far away in the world.

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Now you know everything.

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(Laughter)

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Thanks to this question.

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(Spanish)[br]Thank you.

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(Bell)