In this excerpt of a Dharma talk given on July 16, 1995 in Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us the way to enjoy doing whatever we're doing through the story of former US swimming champion Sally Green who, according to Thay, had awakened at the age of 20 when she called it quits. Available with English subtitles on the FREE Plum Village App ➛ https://link.plumvillage.app/tSPL

� Video transcript ➛ https://tnhtalks.org/2023/07/03/how-to-enjoy-what-you-are-doing/

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"The Buddha taught that, whatever we are doing, we have to enjoy it. And the Buddha also taught that, whatever we are, we have to enjoy it.[...] But how can we enjoy doing what we're doing? That's what matters the most."

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✩ Original full talk title in Vietnamese: "An Lạc Trong Mọi Hoàn Cảnh | TS Thích Nhất Hạnh (16-07-1995, Xóm Hạ, Làng Mai)"
✩ Full talk originally published by Làng Mai (Plum Village's Vietnamese YouTube Channel) ➛ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLuah4WDhbo, on Jan 5, 2023
✩ Talk given: July 16, 1995, Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France
✩ Length: 44 minutes 09 seconds
✩ To watch the full Dharma talk with English subtitles and transcript, please go to ➛ https://tnhtalks.org/2023/07/19/how-to-enjoy-life/

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RECOMMENDED PRACTICE
� You may also be interested in learning The Zen of Dishwashing by Sister True Dedication ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/the-zen-of-dishwashing

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RELEVANT DHARMA TALKS
1. The Habit of Getting Things Done Quickly (November 27, 1997) — Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ https://tnhtalks.org/2023/04/23/the-habit-of-getting-things-done-quickly/
2. What makes us men and women? Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions ➛ https://tnhtalks.org/2022/04/15/what-makes-us-men-and-women/
3. Accepting yourself as you are: Practicing the Sixth Mantra [The basics of Plum Village practice] (January 15, 2012) — Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ https://tnhtalks.org/2021/12/06/accepting-yourself-as-you-are/
4. Touch Our True Home of Leisureliness and Freedom Through Daily Training (November 27, 1997) — Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ https://tnhtalks.org/2023/03/26/touch-leisureliness-and-freedom-through-daily-training/

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REFERENCES (Resources used to translate this Dharma talk): Please go to the Video Transcript for the full list.

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Republished on the Plum Village App with kind permission of Thich Nhat Hanh's Talks channel https://www.youtube.com/@tnhtalks �

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