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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
Thây does like this

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when they sing Avalokiteshvara?

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Ok.

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(English translator)
She is a bit embarrassed.

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She wants to ask Thây
why Thay does this

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when the monks and nuns
chant Avalokiteshvara?

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(Laughter)

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The monks and the nuns 
chant Namo Avalokiteshvara

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because...

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because they want
to produce, to make compassion,

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to have compassion in their heart.

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When you chant the name
of Avalokiteshvara mindfully,

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and get in touch with
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, 
you suffer less.

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And you can forgive
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
this during the chanting?

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

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Concentration is the best 
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...
your body is calm.

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And this position of the hand 
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
to be really concentrated.

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but if you do this, you might
be more concentrated.

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And for Thây,

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it helps Thây to be 
very concentrated on the chanting

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if Thây does like this.

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This is only a way
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 
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
of other people around.

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And when he reaches out like this,

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he is touching the suffering
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)
Thank you.

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(Bell)