"Be aware of your body. Your body is a masterpiece of the cosmos. The consciousness of the cosmos. Do you have the capacity to appreciate the wonder that is your body? Mother Earth is in you. Not underneath, or all around you- but in you, also. Father sun is in you; you are made of sunshine. You are made of fresh air, of fresh water. To be aware of that wonder, to value that wonder can only bring you a lot of happiness... Understanding suffering always brings compassion that has the power to heal, and you suffer less."
I started to tear up the moment he spoke on how our bodies are wonders. How he explained compassion for oneself. I've experienced trauma related to my own body, and grew to hate it so deeply for not protecting me. I want to love myself, to take care of the same body that wants me to heal. Thank you for your wisdom and gentle words.
Buddha said “ those who find me via form practice wrong dharma , and will not find me “ . So we find “ zen master T.N. Hanh via his teaching , not his form . Form = physical aspects = body .
Perfect. For the last five days I have been meditating near the spot where Buddha's foster mother attained Parinirvana. What better place. Imagine it. All the greats sat around where I sat looking on and helping Prajapati Gautami attaining Parinirvana. The spot is lovely and serene on the banks of the Ganges. Wow. The Buddha watched on, Sariputra and Mogallana watched on, Kassapa, Bhaddaji and the other disciples watched on, Visakha and Amrapali watched on, Theri Uppalavana watched on and helped Prajapati Gautami to have her last bath. The five hundred nuns were sitting around meditating. It took time. I was on that spot imagining that scene through my monkey mind as I tried to meditate. Namo Buddhay. Namaste.
This dear Monk has made a transition; yet, his teachings live on. I will miss his immediate presence; yet, honor him always as one of my teachers. And share what I have come to know in these teachings. Life continues always sacred...
0:25 "...and you become aware that you have a body. Breathing in... I know I have a body." Guy in the background: "BLERGH!" 😂😂😂 I never laughed that much in years. I have no idea why. Listened to that part now 10 times. Works every time. My ribcage hurts, I have tears in my eyes. I think I am suffocating. No invented joke could do that.
Instructions for Loving Yourself ~ Emotional Exercise 1 Picture a child you love very much at the age of 2 years old. Imagine this child before you and focus on the feelings of love you have for this child. Focus on your love for the child until it has expanded so much that you are smiling and feeling joy. After you have maintained this feeling for a few minutes, move this child to the side and place in front of you ~ yourself at the age of 2. Picture yourself now at the age of 2 and keep focusing on the feelings you built up for the first child ~ is not the second child as precious as the first? You are now loving yourself ~ stay with the feeling and expand it further ~ open your heart. Now that you know how to get into a feeling of love for yourself, you can change your age to focus on areas that may be more difficult for you to love yourself. Do this exercise daily and loving yourself will be become your natural response to yourself
Unconsciously, I have always tried to "find" my inner child (since a traumatic experience at 5 years old), and the urge has become so big through the years that lately it's the only thing in which I can think. What I was not aware of (at least not like the last year and few months) is that my inner child has always been there in every single one of my actions communicating at me, at the beginning, with a lower voice that has transformed into the only one that I can hear now. And it is amazing, I have never been as happy as this days, I spoiled myself, in a good way, (my inner child and all of my parts) every time that I can, I study what makes me feel passionate, I quit my job and say goodbye to old not very useful (spiritually) friends and lover with a kind heart wishing them only the best, to welcome new people that makes me happy and feel free. It is not easy, because there's a lot of things that wanted me unconscious of my whole being, and saying goodbye is not easy neither, but is has been more than worth it. My inner child has been the answer to my lacking feeling, and now I'm complete and learning everyday.
Thank you teacher Thich is communicating with his hands held together like in meditation amazing! Feeling at home in your body is often neglected by many spiritual teachers. Anti stress master for the West😎 The girl coughing is unaware haha
Breathing in, I have a body, I will take care of it. Breathing out, I will see any suffering and release all tension. All of life (past, present , and future) live within me. ❤️🙏🏾🌻
Yes. I'm 45 and I've only recently grasped the meaning of your statement emotionally. Loving yourself is the basis of everything. If you don't love yourself, you'll beat yourself up constantly over people that walk away from you, that ghost you or block you on social media, don't return your calls or messages. Since moment I've understood that I am enough and other people's behaviour towards me have nothing to do with me but has everything to do with them (especially if I've tried my best to make things work), I can happily let them go and move on. This is so liberating.
Don't ever hate yourself. You, more than anyone else in this world are deserving of all the love this universe has to offer. Practice loving kindness of yourself everyday.
Thank you and I love you. It has taken me almost a year to be in a place where I could watch more than the first minute. It has been a year of living in my mind and binge thinking, anything to avoid the present. Today, in this moment I am encouraging awareness through the act of being mindful to appreciate and love the somatic/spiritual journey. Namaste
I relate to the year you talk about binge thinking to avoid being present. I have been doing it all my life and after doing Vipassana 10 day retreat I see it more clearly than ever. The only problem is that I refuse to go back to being quite and I am tormented by my newly revamped disassociation.
I relate to the year you talk about binge thinking to avoid being present. I have been doing it all my life and after doing Vipassana 10 day retreat I see it more clearly than ever. The only problem is that I refuse to go back to being quite and I am tormented by my newly revamped disassociation.
7:06 Made me cry instantly because I finally realized that I was doing too much as a permanent "rescuer" type of a person. His words, vibes, spirit, smile are true diamonds 🙏💕
Have hard days and when I hear him speak I can feel how genuine his compassion is. I’m so hard on myself. The attitude of compassion has so much potential for healing. Grateful to have these videos.
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Something I would add is to try to 100% accept yourself as you are in that moment. To see yourself as you are (not as you want to be) and to accept the current condition you are in. To me that is love as well.
Thank Clorofemully for your reminder! am new to Thay but took to him, his gentleness right away. There arises resistance, even strong of the ego to accept myself and my current condition, life situation.....practice...
@@peterpiper5300 sure.. so when you notice something about yourself that you do not like. Maybe it is something superficial about your body. Maybe it is something you did that you find embarrassing or bad. Maybe it is something you merely thought. In any case, you notice something you do not like. Usually in these moments we feel shame. We hate this thing and want to change it as fast as possible. To accept yourself as you are means to just take a step back and observe yourself, and to challenge the critical inner voice. It means to look at yourself without judgement or criticism. If you are able to do this for yourself, you will also stop judging other people. Some examples: I think I am too fat. I feel disgusting. I feel unattractive. I am scared no one will want to be with me because of this... Then I step back. Okay, I am a bit too fat. That is okay. Why did this happen? Because I have some inner pain and use food to soothe myself. Is it really true that no one will love me if I am fat? Of course not. So you see? I accept the fact that I am too fat AND try to understand why. Then I can decide what to do. Maybe I find new ways to soothe myself when I feel sad. Another example: I have obsessive compulsive disorder. I sometimes feel tormented by obsessive thoughts and anxieties. I do not like this about myself. It causes me to suffer, and it causes me to do embarrassing things. So what to do? I step back. Okay I am having obsessive thoughts. Why? Because I am in a situation that is causing me anxiety, and this is the subconscious strategy I developed to deal with anxiety. It is the best I could do as a child. If my behaviors make other people judge me or laugh at me, it is not my concern. They do not know what I went through. So again. I accept my mental health problems AND try to understand them. In this case, the solution is to learn to sit with the feeling of anxiety without obsessing or doing compulsions. Another one. Maybe I have an alcohol problem. Drinking makes me aggressive and violent. I have hurt people I love when I am drunk, and I feel terrible when I am sober. What to do? I take a step back and observe this. I observe this vicious cycle. I realize I started drinking because I could not cope with the pain in my life. I also realize I feel powerless to stop it. I work on separating my actions from who I am deep down. I acknowledge how my behavior is hurtful to others, AND I have compassion for myself. I seek external help because I am not able on my own. Having someone keep me away from alcohol for a while enables me to start working on the inner issues that caused me to start drinking in the first place. So you see? Pretty much everything that we hate about ourselves is caused by coping mechanisms. If we experienced stress as children (which we all did), and no one taught us to deal with it in a healthy way, the subconscious mind develops its own strategies. Often they are not healthy strategies and lead to other problems. Then we criticize ourselves for these problems. It does nothing but perpetuate the vicious cycle. Instead, we should observe anything that we dislike or hate without trying to change it right away. Just observe, accept, and try to understand. This takes courage. Many people are in denial and unwilling/unable to face their issues. So accepting yourself also means being honest with yourself as best you can, no matter how much you dislike what you see. In my experience, if I see an issue in myself clearly, it starts healing on it's own. Two other resources I recommend: Brene Brown's Ted Talk on vulnerability. And the book "Mindfulness in Plain English."
Sometimes life seems just one visit to doctors after another. A disease has been my primary focus for over a decade. Thank you for reminding me how to think about my body, how to love it.
I can relate ... and I am beginning to see that this may be the fundamental key to healing. It seems I have been moving closer and closer to the very truth he speaks and now I have only to practice it. It is nearly mind blowing to imagine what the body has dealt with and what it can yet do. All this love is for your healing when you begin, isn't it?!
To be a Vietnamese who has the same nation to you, I'm really feel honoured to listen to your words and watched you taught about life. I'm a youngman and when I knew you, you are not here anymore. You are watching us and helping us in our mind. Rest in peace Thich Nhat Hanh my teacher.
Perfect. For the last five days I have been meditating near the spot where Buddha's foster mother attained Parinirvana. What better place. Imagine it. All the greats sat around where I sat looking on and helping Prajapati Gautami attaining Parinirvana. The spot is lovely and serene on the banks of the Ganges. Wow. The Buddha watched on, Sariputra and Mogallana watched on, Kassapa, Bhaddaji and the other disciples watched on, Visakha and Amrapali watched on, Theri Uppalavana watched on and helped Prajapati Gautami to have her last bath. The five hundred nuns were sitting around meditating. It took time. I was on that spot imagining that scene through my monkey mind as I tried to meditate. Namo Buddhay. Namaste.
Dear Thay - I hope you are well today. Thank you for this inspiring talk. I am reminded every day of you and your teachings. I am so very grateful for all you do.
Buddhists were and are so ahead of their time. Thay always mentions animals, plants, and also minerals, as if they are also a living thing. I was just watching a Nova episode about how important minerals were to the formation of life and how closely interlinked we are. It talked about how minerals and life are so closely connected that they can’t really be separated. So it goes to show that everything really is one and that separation is just an illusion. I didn’t say this very eloquently but if you look up “rocks and the formation of life” I’m sure you’ll find the episode here on TH-cam.
Profound wisdom is hidden in simple words. May all people, all species on this earth move towards compassion, and live in harmony. In memory of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
@@nik5129 I know the feeling ..I live in India and see suffering day in and out ... Yet we need to get up everyday and decide which side of the bed do I have the capacity to get up to ....
Been crying from the beginning the end of his video, his preaching puts you in such a peaceful and whole state and the tears uncontrollable flow like a fountain
The coughing person should go outside and stop interrupting the talk. His wisdom is priceless and the peace he generates is such a gift to any who can be still enough to listen and absorb his presence and knowledge.
I lost myself in someone that is so hurt and in pain and yet I loved them so much. I lost the peace I had and my sense of self. Now I'm trying to recover that and the last parts of helping heal someone, I don't believe it to be true. I tried. I tried to help them and guide them to healing but in turn they hurt me so much and I nearly lost myself to that. Now I'm trying to go back home and it is an absolute mess, and I keep trying to run and avoid it even if I want to go back home. But the pain and mess is so much. Now I'm listening to these videos. I read his book in one of my college classes earlier this year (and at the time I was beginning to lose myself in love and trying to help this person). So the irony of all this coming back again full circle, I still have his book in my bookshelf, and at the time in my class, I had such a hard time connecting so many of his teachings into my life--because I had not experienced a lot of it. Now I did. And now I'm going to pick up his book almost 8 months later to reread and be able to understand his teachings and...go back home inside myself again. Thank you and I hope your soul is in bliss.
For 7 years past and I just now found this treasure, I was amazed by his teaching. I am not a Buddhist and I don't have any knowledge of their teachings, but watching this really inspired me even the way he talked, hope he's still fine now. Thank you for just minutes of inspiring me, it helps a lot especially this time I am so unrestless because of trying to balance my work and my personal life. God bless.
He emanates so much light and peace that watching this is making me feel so much love that I want to cry. When he was talking about mindful breathing it brought me to a place of pure peace. Namaste!! 🙏🏼💯
I make the choice no longer to suffer. I cannot change the pain I endure I can only change my attitude towards it. I love what's left of me. What's left of me is amazing. What's left of me is more than what most have. I am grateful and I will survive because I must. I will be happy because I must. I will be forgiven because I must. I love you Josh that's the only person you need to love you. I won't abandon me it will be ok. Everything is alright you have nothing to prove. Keep striving for you so you can help others. None of it matters. Only you matter. Don't let them hurt you anymore. You're stronger than them. I believe in me. I believe I can heal myself. I believe I will succeed. I refuse to give up.
What a lovely, gentle man. I am so thankful that although he has passed to the other side, there is so much from Plum Village that shares his love, compassion, and wisdom with us all
Tic is such was such an amazing teacher. May his lessons in Mindfulness never die but live on in our memories and grow from his teachings. A gift from the war in Vietnam!
Dear Venerable compassionate master, your teaching enlightens our mind and heart to understand the core teaching of Buddha. May you live a very healthy long life to benefit all the ignorant beings in this world like myself.
I cannot think of a more beautiful teaching. I beg all people to listen to this most holy of teachings. Let go of your culture, religion, strong identity. Go into the body with a pure mind. Then you will see the your truest nature, one that is truly happy and peaceful. Peace and enlightenment to all.
Thank you for offering practical ways to start loving one's self. Most of the videos I have seen say to find something you love about yourself and focus on that. Well, that's not really practical when you don't love anything about yourself. But this one is the only advice that starts with something I can do right now without resistance from my mind - acknowledge my body. Thanks again.
JustBJulz wasn't this the simplest, most immediate and logical (practical) instruction? I was amazed at how under complicated and accessable it is. Beautiful.
He teaches also., breathing in, I know I have eyes. Breathing out, I smile to my eyes. Recognizing my eyes are a wonder. One of the conditions of happiness. Breathing in, I know I have a heart. Breathing out I say thank you to my heart... Etc. We have so much to be happy about. I love his teaching, his gentle spirit, his voice. I love. 💗
When he said: "You are fresh water", I imagined myself being a polluted foul lake and then I wanted to be clean again, providing fresh water for all animals. I asked myself: how do I become clean? And I had the answer. Thank you for the spiritual guiding and may the universe provide for you.
Thich's voice and teachings are always healing. He is easy to understand, very hard to follow. But I'm grateful that technology makes his lectures readily available at any time, especially now that I'm older.
its all available in the sutra , and act of love , to love yourself is to relase your tension in your body and allow your cosmic intelligence to study who you really are ,
That’s so true! We must learn to love ourselves daily! Thanks again King and of Cours he is our Royal & Balanced Ancestor as well.. 👆🏾👑💚🏆💯🎶⚖️. We must stay encouraged daily...
I bought one of your books How to fight for my mother she is still reading it. I really apprecaite how accessible the Practice is do to your compassion and care. I really am grateful for these videos. I plan on buying more books and am happy with the simplicity of these teachings. Anyone of any Faith can Practice and I think this will help humanity evolve into a more peaceful World community.
1. Practise mindful breathing and/or walking and recognise you have a body in the here and now. 2. Rediscover that your body is a masterpiece of the cosmos, a wonder. 3. Take care of your body by - Releasing tension (suffering) in your body - Allowing yourself to be nourished by feelings of joy and happiness - Understanding suffering which brings about compassion that has the power to heal 4. When you help others suffer less, you suffer less and have more joy. 5. You cannot love someone else if you don't know how to love yourself.
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When he said "you spend two hours on the computer and forget you have a body" I really felt that. Very wise words in this video.
"Be aware of your body. Your body is a masterpiece of the cosmos. The consciousness of the cosmos. Do you have the capacity to appreciate the wonder that is your body? Mother Earth is in you. Not underneath, or all around you- but in you, also. Father sun is in you; you are made of sunshine. You are made of fresh air, of fresh water. To be aware of that wonder, to value that wonder can only bring you a lot of happiness... Understanding suffering always brings compassion that has the power to heal, and you suffer less."
That was one of the most profound things I have heard. It opened my spiritual eye
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GetOffLine, WalkTheDoog! Beautiful
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Sent shivers all over my body . I am the consciousness of the cosmos , wow .. thank you 🙏🏽
Just hearing him speak and seeing his gentle smile is an act of loving oneself.
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earrelevantmusic I agree
earrelevantmusic he is light
@@mokuho Beautifully said. As I understand it, so are we all ... light.
“Hello, Body...I’m Home. I’ll take care of you.” Those words ooze with self love. That will be my mantra when I wake up. Thank you 🙏🏼💝.
Pretty much my exact words on acid.
He has a was of speaking to To Theo Heart
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The coughing lady in the background is a great patience teacher 😅
I started to tear up the moment he spoke on how our bodies are wonders. How he explained compassion for oneself. I've experienced trauma related to my own body, and grew to hate it so deeply for not protecting me. I want to love myself, to take care of the same body that wants me to heal. Thank you for your wisdom and gentle words.
He’s not dead!! His teachings lives in me through me !
Buddha said “ those who find me via form practice wrong dharma , and will not find me “ .
So we find “ zen master T.N. Hanh via his teaching , not his form .
Form = physical aspects = body .
Perfect. For the last five days I have been meditating near the spot where Buddha's foster mother attained Parinirvana. What better place. Imagine it. All the greats sat around where I sat looking on and helping Prajapati Gautami attaining Parinirvana. The spot is lovely and serene on the banks of the Ganges. Wow. The Buddha watched on, Sariputra and Mogallana watched on, Kassapa, Bhaddaji and the other disciples watched on, Visakha and Amrapali watched on, Theri Uppalavana watched on and helped Prajapati Gautami to have her last bath. The five hundred nuns were sitting around meditating. It took time. I was on that spot imagining that scene through my monkey mind as I tried to meditate. Namo Buddhay. Namaste.
I love this guy, found his books about 15 years ago… I’m 35 now, and loved his works.
I hope that person coughing got a cough drop.
This dear Monk has made a transition; yet, his teachings live on.
I will miss his immediate presence; yet, honor him always as one of my teachers. And share what I have come to know in these teachings. Life continues always sacred...
Well said.
His name please 🙏
@@bougrineyuba3253 Thich Nhat Hanh
@@jayhooncookie thanks a lot 🙏🙏🙏
Just listening to his gentle and loving voice is a meditation already. Thank you, Thich Nhat Hanh for your life and example.
Sooo true
“Your body contains all information concerning the cosmos.” That’s a pretty radical statement! 🙏🏿
0:25
"...and you become aware that you have a body. Breathing in... I know I have a body."
Guy in the background: "BLERGH!"
😂😂😂
I never laughed that much in years. I have no idea why.
Listened to that part now 10 times. Works every time.
My ribcage hurts, I have tears in my eyes. I think I am suffocating. No invented joke could do that.
morn1415 omg me too!!
Omg it's the funniest. I think I have a young soul
Yoooo that was mad funny 😂😂😂 .
OMG I'M DYINGGG!!!!!! thank you for pointing that out b/c I would have missed the hilarity
morn1415 🤣
Instructions for Loving Yourself ~ Emotional Exercise 1
Picture a child you love very much at the age of 2 years old. Imagine this child before you and focus on the feelings of love you have for this child. Focus on your love for the child until it has expanded so much that you are smiling and feeling joy. After you have maintained this feeling for a few minutes, move this child to the side and place in front of you ~ yourself at the age of 2. Picture yourself now at the age of 2 and keep focusing on the feelings you built up for the first child ~ is not the second child as precious as the first? You are now loving yourself ~ stay with the feeling and expand it further ~ open your heart. Now that you know how to get into a feeling of love for yourself, you can change your age to focus on areas that may be more difficult for you to love yourself. Do this exercise daily and loving yourself will be become your natural response to yourself
Lovely. Ty
What a useful technique!
Thank you so much. This is so wonderful
Unconsciously, I have always tried to "find" my inner child (since a traumatic experience at 5 years old), and the urge has become so big through the years that lately it's the only thing in which I can think. What I was not aware of (at least not like the last year and few months) is that my inner child has always been there in every single one of my actions communicating at me, at the beginning, with a lower voice that has transformed into the only one that I can hear now. And it is amazing, I have never been as happy as this days, I spoiled myself, in a good way, (my inner child and all of my parts) every time that I can, I study what makes me feel passionate, I quit my job and say goodbye to old not very useful (spiritually) friends and lover with a kind heart wishing them only the best, to welcome new people that makes me happy and feel free. It is not easy, because there's a lot of things that wanted me unconscious of my whole being, and saying goodbye is not easy neither, but is has been more than worth it. My inner child has been the answer to my lacking feeling, and now I'm complete and learning everyday.
Beautiful
I hope whoever is coughing is okay.
anthemlog I love you all
99% of the time it's spiritual. The mind has a lot to do with the heath.
anthemlog
Thank you teacher
Thich is communicating with his hands held together
like in meditation amazing!
Feeling at home in your body is often neglected by many spiritual teachers.
Anti stress master for the West😎
The girl coughing is unaware haha
Fascist tyrant
The house / the body is burning... how Can one feel at home in a burning house?
Breathing in, I have a body, I will take care of it. Breathing out, I will see any suffering and release all tension. All of life (past, present , and future) live within me. ❤️🙏🏾🌻
Thank you
You can not truly love another person until you deeply love yourself.
Yes. I'm 45 and I've only recently grasped the meaning of your statement emotionally. Loving yourself is the basis of everything. If you don't love yourself, you'll beat yourself up constantly over people that walk away from you, that ghost you or block you on social media, don't return your calls or messages. Since moment I've understood that I am enough and other people's behaviour towards me have nothing to do with me but has everything to do with them (especially if I've tried my best to make things work), I can happily let them go and move on. This is so liberating.
❤️ I am ❤️
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS SO? iTS SUCH A CLICHE BUT NOONE CAN EXPLAIN IT.
@@rockit31 I want the answer to this as well!!!
this is a talk i can listen to when i lose my ground. when i hate myself.
there is nothing about you to hate.
Love
Don't ever hate yourself. You, more than anyone else in this world are deserving of all the love this universe has to offer. Practice loving kindness of yourself everyday.
So nice words💕
How are you doing dear?
Man, just less than two minutes hearing this guy and I thought to myself "How wise is this man". He looks and smiles very kind :)
He does! Nothing is stressful around Thay.
Thank you and I love you. It has taken me almost a year to be in a place where I could watch more than the first minute. It has been a year of living in my mind and binge thinking, anything to avoid the present. Today, in this moment I am encouraging awareness through the act of being mindful to appreciate and love the somatic/spiritual journey.
Namaste
I relate to the year you talk about binge thinking to avoid being present. I have been doing it all my life and after doing Vipassana 10 day retreat I see it more clearly than ever. The only problem is that I refuse to go back to being quite and I am tormented by my newly revamped disassociation.
I relate to the year you talk about binge thinking to avoid being present. I have been doing it all my life and after doing Vipassana 10 day retreat I see it more clearly than ever. The only problem is that I refuse to go back to being quite and I am tormented by my newly revamped disassociation.
hope you are doing well today xoxox namaste
How are you today?
I hope all of you are doing well!
He emanates peace ... and love ... he walks his talk.
Yes he does. Whenever I feel myself becoming too wrapped up in our fast paced society, I come back to Thay's teachings.
7:06 Made me cry instantly because I finally realized that I was doing too much as a permanent "rescuer" type of a person. His words, vibes, spirit, smile are true diamonds 🙏💕
I cannot believe at the age of 42 I am just knowing this person, so blessed
Bonnita Despy as me I'm 46...
You are in the right path. I have read most of his books. He changed my life in 2004. I'm 65. Blessings from my heart.
I'm 20
Better to come to the party late then not at all.
You are young! And wise now ;)
One of the greatest teachers I've ever seen. His compassion and loving-kindness is higher than anything.
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The Wise Sage of our TIme... he never left So blessed to have him
His gentle presence, his smile, his voice relieve suffering .
I am so moved by his wisdom, his way of articulating ideas and his energy and presence.
Have hard days and when I hear him speak I can feel how genuine his compassion is. I’m so hard on myself. The attitude of compassion has so much potential for healing. Grateful to have these videos.
I will devote the rest of my days to practice peace by allowing Thay's teachings to transform my heart.
My sentiments exactly
Every time I see him, I see peace and unconsciously put a smile on my face
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Something I would add is to try to 100% accept yourself as you are in that moment. To see yourself as you are (not as you want to be) and to accept the current condition you are in. To me that is love as well.
I’m poor, a failure ugly and retarded, no I don’t want to accept myself :)
Thank Clorofemully for your reminder! am new to Thay but took to him, his gentleness right away.
There arises resistance, even strong of the ego to accept myself and my current condition, life situation.....practice...
how do you accept yourself as you are? please give concrete example.
@@peterpiper5300 sure.. so when you notice something about yourself that you do not like. Maybe it is something superficial about your body. Maybe it is something you did that you find embarrassing or bad. Maybe it is something you merely thought. In any case, you notice something you do not like. Usually in these moments we feel shame. We hate this thing and want to change it as fast as possible. To accept yourself as you are means to just take a step back and observe yourself, and to challenge the critical inner voice. It means to look at yourself without judgement or criticism. If you are able to do this for yourself, you will also stop judging other people.
Some examples: I think I am too fat. I feel disgusting. I feel unattractive. I am scared no one will want to be with me because of this... Then I step back. Okay, I am a bit too fat. That is okay. Why did this happen? Because I have some inner pain and use food to soothe myself. Is it really true that no one will love me if I am fat? Of course not. So you see? I accept the fact that I am too fat AND try to understand why. Then I can decide what to do. Maybe I find new ways to soothe myself when I feel sad.
Another example: I have obsessive compulsive disorder. I sometimes feel tormented by obsessive thoughts and anxieties. I do not like this about myself. It causes me to suffer, and it causes me to do embarrassing things. So what to do? I step back. Okay I am having obsessive thoughts. Why? Because I am in a situation that is causing me anxiety, and this is the subconscious strategy I developed to deal with anxiety. It is the best I could do as a child. If my behaviors make other people judge me or laugh at me, it is not my concern. They do not know what I went through. So again. I accept my mental health problems AND try to understand them. In this case, the solution is to learn to sit with the feeling of anxiety without obsessing or doing compulsions.
Another one. Maybe I have an alcohol problem. Drinking makes me aggressive and violent. I have hurt people I love when I am drunk, and I feel terrible when I am sober. What to do? I take a step back and observe this. I observe this vicious cycle. I realize I started drinking because I could not cope with the pain in my life. I also realize I feel powerless to stop it. I work on separating my actions from who I am deep down. I acknowledge how my behavior is hurtful to others, AND I have compassion for myself. I seek external help because I am not able on my own. Having someone keep me away from alcohol for a while enables me to start working on the inner issues that caused me to start drinking in the first place.
So you see? Pretty much everything that we hate about ourselves is caused by coping mechanisms. If we experienced stress as children (which we all did), and no one taught us to deal with it in a healthy way, the subconscious mind develops its own strategies. Often they are not healthy strategies and lead to other problems. Then we criticize ourselves for these problems. It does nothing but perpetuate the vicious cycle. Instead, we should observe anything that we dislike or hate without trying to change it right away. Just observe, accept, and try to understand. This takes courage. Many people are in denial and unwilling/unable to face their issues. So accepting yourself also means being honest with yourself as best you can, no matter how much you dislike what you see. In my experience, if I see an issue in myself clearly, it starts healing on it's own.
Two other resources I recommend: Brene Brown's Ted Talk on vulnerability. And the book "Mindfulness in Plain English."
@@colorfullyme thank you so much for explaining so well and with examples about loving yourself.
I really needed it too!!
Be fair to yourself. Love yourself when you need love. Be firm with yourself when you need disciplines and boundaries.
Sometimes life seems just one visit to doctors after another. A disease has been my primary focus for over a decade. Thank you for reminding me how to think about my body, how to love it.
You are not alone. I think this is common, for many of us. I hope you are feeling better.
I hope you’re doing well these days. Sending you some loving vibes ❤️🙏
GOOD day to you Beverly! Beverly you, your name, is now added to prayer lists all over the WORLD. you are not alone, sister-woman ☯️🎼🎶💕🕉☮🗺🍃🌷🍃
I can relate ... and I am beginning to see that this may be the fundamental key to healing. It seems I have been moving closer and closer to the very truth he speaks and now I have only to practice it. It is nearly mind blowing to imagine what the body has dealt with and what it can yet do. All this love is for your healing when you begin, isn't it?!
To be a Vietnamese who has the same nation to you, I'm really feel honoured to listen to your words and watched you taught about life. I'm a youngman and when I knew you, you are not here anymore. You are watching us and helping us in our mind. Rest in peace Thich Nhat Hanh my teacher.
Perfect. For the last five days I have been meditating near the spot where Buddha's foster mother attained Parinirvana. What better place. Imagine it. All the greats sat around where I sat looking on and helping Prajapati Gautami attaining Parinirvana. The spot is lovely and serene on the banks of the Ganges. Wow. The Buddha watched on, Sariputra and Mogallana watched on, Kassapa, Bhaddaji and the other disciples watched on, Visakha and Amrapali watched on, Theri Uppalavana watched on and helped Prajapati Gautami to have her last bath. The five hundred nuns were sitting around meditating. It took time. I was on that spot imagining that scene through my monkey mind as I tried to meditate. Namo Buddhay. Namaste.
He is such a treasure. How fortunate we are that his teachings are so easily available to us. 💞
Dear Thay - I hope you are well today. Thank you for this inspiring talk. I am reminded every day of you and your teachings. I am so very grateful for all you do.
His health is better today. :D
Thank you for reminding me what’s important. You are so kind and wise. I hope to meditate to help me feel better about myself and others.
"You are made of Sunshine" this part is the most amazing❤️❤️
Buddhists were and are so ahead of their time. Thay always mentions animals, plants, and also minerals, as if they are also a living thing. I was just watching a Nova episode about how important minerals were to the formation of life and how closely interlinked we are. It talked about how minerals and life are so closely connected that they can’t really be separated. So it goes to show that everything really is one and that separation is just an illusion. I didn’t say this very eloquently but if you look up “rocks and the formation of life” I’m sure you’ll find the episode here on TH-cam.
"Thay always mentions animals, plants, and also minerals, as if they are also a living thing." Indigenous also did that. Its an age old shamnaic view.
Profound wisdom is hidden in simple words. May all people, all species on this earth move towards compassion, and live in harmony. In memory of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Loving yourself is the first step ...being kind to yourself is the begining of a great start ...
We all are heart broken
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I know the feeling ..I live in India and see suffering day in and out ... Yet we need to get up everyday and decide which side of the bed do I have the capacity to get up to ....
@@vaishalithukral649 Words!! And most of the days feeling why did I wake up. Going through same here. Wish you good luck ahead :)
He is almost the only one that calms my nerves just by listening and watching him.
Been crying from the beginning the end of his video, his preaching puts you in such a peaceful and whole state and the tears uncontrollable flow like a fountain
I enjoyed the California Poppies and Flower Arrangement beside the human flower :)
"Body is a masterpiece of the cosmos ". This is mastery
The coughing person should go outside and stop interrupting the talk. His wisdom is priceless and the peace he generates is such a gift to any who can be still enough to listen and absorb his presence and knowledge.
Even just the first few minutes of this talk is gold. Such a good reminder to stop and listen to our needs.
I lost myself in someone that is so hurt and in pain and yet I loved them so much. I lost the peace I had and my sense of self. Now I'm trying to recover that and the last parts of helping heal someone, I don't believe it to be true. I tried. I tried to help them and guide them to healing but in turn they hurt me so much and I nearly lost myself to that.
Now I'm trying to go back home and it is an absolute mess, and I keep trying to run and avoid it even if I want to go back home. But the pain and mess is so much. Now I'm listening to these videos. I read his book in one of my college classes earlier this year (and at the time I was beginning to lose myself in love and trying to help this person). So the irony of all this coming back again full circle, I still have his book in my bookshelf, and at the time in my class, I had such a hard time connecting so many of his teachings into my life--because I had not experienced a lot of it.
Now I did. And now I'm going to pick up his book almost 8 months later to reread and be able to understand his teachings and...go back home inside myself again. Thank you and I hope your soul is in bliss.
Such a sweet soul, Every point he makes feels so right , simple and easy to adapt ❤
For 7 years past and I just now found this treasure, I was amazed by his teaching. I am not a Buddhist and I don't have any knowledge of their teachings, but watching this really inspired me even the way he talked, hope he's still fine now. Thank you for just minutes of inspiring me, it helps a lot especially this time I am so unrestless because of trying to balance my work and my personal life. God bless.
He passed away.
Surrounded by refreshing and healing elements… so many conditions of happiness available ❤ thank you Thay for sharing your wisdom 🙏
Dear Thay, I will continue to practise whole-heartedly, though my practice is up and down. When I am home, I know you are in my heart.
He emanates so much light and peace that watching this is making me feel so much love that I want to cry. When he was talking about mindful breathing it brought me to a place of pure peace. Namaste!! 🙏🏼💯
Thank you for your teachings and your love ❤ may you rest in peace 🙏
"Your body is a wonderland" -Thich Nhat Hanh/John Mayer
I'm in tears
After all Thay's immense studies, he brings such a pure and simple message. That is the character of a true Master.
I am so happy this great teacher will live on through videos like this, his written words, and in the hearts of all he has reached
“you are made of sunshine” this makes me feel so good
I make the choice no longer to suffer. I cannot change the pain I endure I can only change my attitude towards it. I love what's left of me. What's left of me is amazing. What's left of me is more than what most have. I am grateful and I will survive because I must. I will be happy because I must. I will be forgiven because I must. I love you Josh that's the only person you need to love you. I won't abandon me it will be ok. Everything is alright you have nothing to prove. Keep striving for you so you can help others. None of it matters. Only you matter. Don't let them hurt you anymore. You're stronger than them. I believe in me. I believe I can heal myself. I believe I will succeed. I refuse to give up.
What a lovely, gentle man. I am so thankful that although he has passed to the other side, there is so much from Plum Village that shares his love, compassion, and wisdom with us all
Tic is such was such an amazing teacher. May his lessons in Mindfulness never die but live on in our memories and grow from his teachings. A gift from the war in Vietnam!
I love the concept of coming home to yourself, and I also love that he takes a moment to truly reflect before responding. So genuine. RIP
With due respect, are those coughs in every lesson a kind of mindful training.
I love myself by accepting myself unconditionally and treating my self as if I was my only child.
Dear Venerable compassionate master, your teaching enlightens our mind and heart to understand the core teaching of Buddha. May you live a very healthy long life to benefit all the ignorant beings in this world like myself.
I cannot think of a more beautiful teaching. I beg all people to listen to this most holy of teachings. Let go of your culture, religion, strong identity. Go into the body with a pure mind. Then you will see the your truest nature, one that is truly happy and peaceful. Peace and enlightenment to all.
This video comes to me at the right moment. And it brings clarity to me rightaway. Thank you!
"Understanding the suffering always brings compassion"
Thank you for offering practical ways to start loving one's self. Most of the videos I have seen say to find something you love about yourself and focus on that. Well, that's not really practical when you don't love anything about yourself. But this one is the only advice that starts with something I can do right now without resistance from my mind - acknowledge my body. Thanks again.
JustBJulz wasn't this the simplest, most immediate and logical (practical) instruction? I was amazed at how under complicated and accessable it is. Beautiful.
“Hello body!”
I am new here. Let's do this!😊
He teaches also., breathing in, I know I have eyes. Breathing out, I smile to my eyes. Recognizing my eyes are a wonder. One of the conditions of happiness. Breathing in, I know I have a heart. Breathing out I say thank you to my heart... Etc. We have so much to be happy about. I love his teaching, his gentle spirit, his voice. I love. 💗
That's absolutely true
When he said:
"You are fresh water", I imagined myself being a polluted foul lake and then I wanted to be clean again, providing fresh water for all animals. I asked myself: how do I become clean? And I had the answer.
Thank you for the spiritual guiding and may the universe provide for you.
Thich's voice and teachings are always healing. He is easy to understand, very hard to follow. But I'm grateful
that technology makes
his lectures readily available at any time, especially now that I'm older.
This man is pure love and kindness, very moving 🌺💐💖
Thank' s a lot master. You are leading my life….in the present moment, beautiful moment…smiling and being happy :)
Did not know he died or that he had a stroke years ago. What a beautiful soul.
its all available in the sutra , and act of love , to love yourself is to relase your tension in your body and allow your cosmic intelligence to study who you really are ,
Andrew Hibberd sending gratitude for your work on this. 💞💖💞
One of my best tachers. He changed my life in 2004.
I am so grateful for your lessons. Thank you so much Thay, you are always in our heart, in our bodies forever and ever.
That’s so true! We must learn to love ourselves daily! Thanks again King and of Cours he is our Royal & Balanced Ancestor as well.. 👆🏾👑💚🏆💯🎶⚖️. We must stay encouraged daily...
Sending love to Thay. Such a beautiful soul ❤️
He is true and he projects calm..love🥰♥️
Wise and adorable. Touched my heart!
This is already my best find of 2021
I’m so grateful you were here. May your soul transition peacefully 💜
I bought one of your books How to fight for my mother she is still reading it. I really apprecaite how accessible the Practice is do to your compassion and care. I really am grateful for these videos. I plan on buying more books and am happy with the simplicity of these teachings. Anyone of any Faith can Practice and I think this will help humanity evolve into a more peaceful World community.
What's the exact books name?
@@anitapaul230"How to fight"
This is the most beautiful interpretation I have ever heard🤍 What a gift.
I feel so peaceful whenever I hear the master's teachingings
Master Thay is a source of love to many beign
Wonderful!love the body, loving life!
Your body contains all information of the history of the cosmos.
Wonderful to see and listen to many thanks
Thank you very much such a comfort
I feel the love from this man always ..such a gentle and powerful soul .
I love this video. I've watched it three times now. I love Thay's vibes and voice. Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you so much. You are leading my life.
namaste Thay, whenever I look at nature I think of you
He answered the question spontaenously at the first minute. Love :)
1. Practise mindful breathing and/or walking and recognise you have a body in the here and now.
2. Rediscover that your body is a masterpiece of the cosmos, a wonder.
3. Take care of your body by
- Releasing tension (suffering) in your body
- Allowing yourself to be nourished by feelings of joy and happiness
- Understanding suffering which brings about compassion that has the power to heal
4. When you help others suffer less, you suffer less and have more joy.
5. You cannot love someone else if you don't know how to love yourself.
Thank you teacher for teaching me how to love my body, my emotions and my feelings. Thank you. I love you.
So much Wisdom and Compassion. I am trying to live in my own way of a Warrior. Peace to All. 🙏
Original genuine understanding. I love you.
I love the way he combines metta and mindfulness of breathing. Thay is a real virtuoso.