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Your Heart is like a Flower

April 20th, 2010 . Posted in 2010 Spring Retreat13 Comments »

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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  • ghaon

    Thank you very much for posting!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000161253148 Jillian Reed

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

  • Rae

    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.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dave-Lavis/100000071656509 Dave Lavis

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

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Maria-Artacho-Sanchez/1538366665 María Artacho Sánchez

    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

  • davestory

    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?

  • alica

    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:)

  • http://kenleyneufeld.com Kenley Neufeld

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

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

  • davestory

    Thank you so much!

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  • Per

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

  • http://twitter.com/tangsrisakul tangsrisakul s

    Dee ja

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