Ending the Vicious Circle of Negative Habits | Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh, 2004.03.25

[bell rings]

[inaudible] is the name of a person

who knows how to listen very deeply

and to understand.

By listening deeply

she can

bring a lot of relief to people.

And the practice is called
the practice of compassionate listening.

The bodhisattva avalokiteshvara.

In Vietnamese, nam mo bo tat quan the am

Guanyin in Chinese.

With compassion in our heart

we can listen to the other person.

Even if the other person has a lot of suffering

has a lot of wrong perceptions,
a lot of anger, you can still listen to him or her.

And by doing so we help him or her
to suffer less,

The bodhisattva avalokiteshvara
is not exactly someone outside of us.

Every one of us has

the seed of compassion,

understanding.

And if we allow the seed of understanding and compassion in us to be watered,

the energy of compassion
and understanding will manifest.

And we shall be able to listen also with

compassion

and understanding.

So, during the time of chanting,

the collective energy of mindfulness
will be generated.

And it helps us

to water the seed of

compassion and understanding in us.

And the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara can

manifest

from us.

So, please enjoy, the chanting.

Bring the attention
to your inbreath and outbreath,

allow your body to relax.

And for the energy of the sangha
to penetrate

freely

into our body, you know,
into our mind

for our nourishment and healing

because the collective energy
of compassion in the sangha

bodhisattva has the power of healing.

In addition, we don't have to do anything.

Just allow the energy to penetrate

by the chanting.

We allow our body

to relax.

And we bring our attention
to the sound of chanting.

[bell rings]

[singing]

Sevgili arkadaslar,