Your Heart is like a Flower

April 20th, 2010

April 4, 2010. This 65-minute dharma talk was given by Thich Nhat Hanh in Dharma Cloud Temple, Upper Hamlet, Plum Village.

I have a couple other talks from March to post, but am starting with the latest talk given by our Teacher. Please enjoy. Some of he the themes explored are:

It’s spring time and every flower is open. Your heart is like a flower. Let your heart be open like a flower. The Kingdom is here and now.

Right Thinking. We suffer because we don’t know how to think. What is Right Thinking?

Our environment is created by our Right Thinking. You can be protected by the right environment to transform your suffering. The Upper Hamlet is a product of all of us who want to create a right environment with the collective energy of mindfulness. Thinking is already acting.

In Buddhism we speak of retribution – the retribution of our action. Karma. Our action consists of thinking, speaking, and doing. There are two aspects of retribution. The first result is our five skandhas.

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  1. [...] Hanh has always been adept at making his teachings familiar for a Western audience. In this recent dharma talk, given at Dharma Cloud Temple in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh speaks in depth about [...]

  2. ghaon says:

    Thank you very much for posting!

  3. Jillian Reed says:

    this has so much relivance….it is so worth listening to~

  4. Rae says:

    Walked through the graveyard and saw the flowers and trees in bloom. The birds were looking for a nest in a crevise in a tree. Walked between the mighty limes and breathed deep. Painted the gate between life and death. There are many dead here but also many alive.

  5. Dave Lavis says:

    We are so thankful to Thay who is in our hearts everyday

  6. Recuerdo mis dos visitas a Plum Village como algo impactante, que me ha acercado al budismo especialmente, y al intentar ser paz en cada momento del día! Gracias

  7. davestory says:

    Is there any way to get these as podcasts I can subscribe to? Or some other way to subscribe so I don't miss any?

  8. alica says:

    I do understand how to walk in the kindom of GOD here on earth……… thanks……to all the teacher i have enconter in my life………alicia savino:)

  9. Yes, you can subscribe using iTunes. Here's the link:

    itpc://tnhaudio.org/feed/podcast/

  10. davestory says:

    Thank you so much!

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  11. Per says:

    Thay is part of me.. _/_ gassho..

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