Transcript Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh
Biography
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Vietnamese Buddhist monk (Zen tradition)
Born 1926, still living
Active in peacemaking during the Vietnam War
Exiled from Vietnam, today lives in France
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His community is called Plum Village
Next to Dalai Lama, best known Buddhist today
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Writes many books
Engages in interreligious dialogue, especially with
Christianity
Part I: Present Moment,
Wonderful Moment
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What are some practices of mindfulness?
Would you like to adopt some of them?
Why or why not?
Why is mindfulness important?
How is it “sacred”?
Relating to SQ 2
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What is sacred, for Thay?
What is the real? (SQ p. 21: sacred is an
“irreducible reality beyond ordinary
experience”)
Big question: Is this sacred reality beyond
ordinary experience?
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What is the relationship between the two?