first we need a teacher and then eventually we have to grow beyond the teacher and the teaching...into our own island. There are attachments formed with teachers and teaching -the attachments get more subtle as we unveil the true consciousness of who and what we are. Many people on a spiritual path never can exit this attachment to teachers and teachings, to be their own teacher.
What Thay is telling us is that we should take the approach of Krishnamurti. Seeking of truth is an an individual path, the teacher just points like the finger to the moon to show us the right direction to start walking.
Very educative. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to you.
Being an island into myself is an island unto myself Buddha is my mindfulness shining near shining far I am free I am free Dharma is my breathing guarding body and mind I am free I am free (repeat first 4 lines) Sangha is my 5 skandhas working in harmony I am free I am free Breathing in breathing out I am blooming as a flower I am fresh as the dew I am solid as a mountain
I remember Thay once said if we can still find the five year old child within our adult bodies then we can understand that we never lose our loved ones when they pass. Thay you are here now with us as much as my five year old child. We love you so much. May you be in eternal peace and love always. Peace. Peace Always.
He explains very beautifully here that mindfulness is a tool, not a doctrine, a way of being and learning, not an absolute. It allows for human weakness, fallibility, the absence of the urge to be perfect at all times.Thanks for sharing.
Yes I also had heard of him and his teachings but only now learning of his passing two days ago, I have decided to look deeply into his teachings because I feel I need peace to come to me. I spend my life being very fearful of life. I love his soft and gentle voice and I am looking forward to discovering more about him and his teaching. Blessings and love to all.
A great master has passed on to the next realm today, Although physically you are gone, today your spiritual journey has begun Thich. The love and teachings you left us all with will vibrate on for eternity, Thank you for all of the love and teachings you shared with the world. Much love and onward with your spiritual life 🙏
@@ritikarana4256 I wound up listening to half a dozen of his dharma talks... there are plenty of them - but I will look through the audio-books tonight and let you know...
His teaching from 30 years ago still resonates with me. He was my first Dharma teacher. He help me through the loss of my father. So grateful to be touched by him and his teaching.
"I will continue to be...a flower or a leaf...+ send you a greeting. If you are aware, you will recognize me, and you will be smiling at me. +I will be very happy." OUR TEACHER TNH 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️ 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Namo AMITABHA 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽 THẦY vẫn ở mãi trong LÒNG của CHÚNG CON❤️❤️❤️ Dear TEACHER, You will forever stay in our HEART and our MIND ❤️❤️❤️
I joined a ceremony where one takes refuge to Buddha and Buddhismn but I internally turned it into a ritual to take refuge to my own self. This was in 1994 in McLoyd Ganj in a tibetan monastary with Kirti Rinpoche, a lovely teacher of the Dalai Lama It's so lovely to hear this today. 🙏❤
Tears shot into my eyes seeing you in berlin 20 years ago walking with you. First time i saw a real buddha . Like a mountain the aura , perfection in humankind . May you bring many more like you , dear one .
Thank you, you have given me a priceless gift today. Have had a severe nervous breakdown. Was looking for solutions and answers and your teachings just happened to be there. Not by chance.
Actually, I am not feeling sad. He is as much here now as before. Just do nit feel anything has changed. People like him do nit pass away, they just expand, more accessible, more close to the seeking soul, more loving and more of a repose. Namaste Thay!!
I have always wanted to meet this man personally, but time isn't on me. Rest peacefully Sir. A life well lived and thank you for all your legendary teachings.
Thank you dear ones for sharing this wonderful teaching on-line. It helps me to feel less sad & inspires me to be a beautiful continuation of beloved Thay.
No matter how much I practice No matter how much I study I immediately am reminded of how it felt to first be awakened by thays presence And that feeling continues to grow with each time I come in contact. The amount of suffering he has helped to relieve in my life gives me the sensation that I am in direct contact with a lineage of the Buddha. Also seeing that I am him and he is me. I feel very happy to be a human being knowing I am part of the same family as thay and buddha. I struggle with how I see the world different than others now. Even growing up I felt that same feeling but now that I have a deeper understanding of my consciousness and reality itself, I feel even more alienated in a society filled with selfishness and ignorance. I try not to be that person who is always sharing through my words, because I feel hurt when I open up but no one is awake enough to listen to me. So lately I've been trying hard to let my presence do my speaking. And I've seen more positive results in getting my point across. Really I just want to help people But people don't want help So what am I supposed to do I feel like I understand what thay talks about how we can burn ourselves out if we don't have true inner peace. And thankfully I believe I've finally found that long lasting peace. Much because of thay and everyone in plum village Thank you so much A lotus for you 🙏 🤲 🌼 🤲 🙏
@jSpiritusS7 Thank you so much for sharing your experience ❤️ I totally relate to this, I felt each word you wrote. I felt a wonderful positive Energy when you mentioned "let the presence do the speaking". This is it. Wonderful ❤
@@lazitazen6882 I would like to share my practice as of late, which is, to dwell happily in the present moment. Even though at this moment my life is turbulent I can still find things to be grateful for and even though I may be going through the thick of it I can suffer with a smile on my face, knowing that this suffering is impermanent it looses some of its grip on my mind. Because when it comes down to it, the body knows how to suffer and it knows how to feel joy but it’s our mind that doesn’t seem to be able to recognize the subtle feelings that the body is trying to communicate. So we have to cultivate deep communion with our body. Like going to church and praying with god. That church is our body and our mind. Would we treat our loved ones with the type of disrespect we treat ourselves at times? I know I feel the shame of doing things that are not good for me because I know it affects my loved ones: if it wasn’t for my loved ones maybe I would not see the reflection of my actions and wouldn’t have the drive to change inwardly So gratitude for my loved ones and celebrating impermanence are the keys to being joyful even in the throws of a spell of pain 🙏🏼
@@lazitazen6882 having compassion for myself when I make mistakes is key to long term growth. I need to cultivate enough mindful energy so that when I’m in a state of weakness and my primitive brain chooses to take over I can trust that I will make the right choices and my best choices become better choices than they would have been without the mindfulness available. The practice isn’t to try and change the present moment no matter what the circumstances but to rather aim for a brighter future by slowly and steadily bathing in the flickering candle flame of our mindfulness energy and present moment awareness. Eventually we stop doing the things that cause us suffering because we know how good it feels to have peace and we don’t want to jeopardize that peace for ourselves but mainly because if we have the aspirations to be a bodhisattva than we wouldn’t be fulfilling that dream and that hurts more than anything 🙏🏼
Thank you Plum Village for posting this Dharma Talk🙏 it helped me so much and reminded me to stay mindful in these difficult times. We are all free eternally, we can find this is on our inner island. Thank you again 🙏☸️💜
I love Thay so much . I am so grateful for his presence in my life . His wisdom his sweetness his gentleness his teachings will be with me forever . Forever in my heart ❤
Thank you so much Venerable Thay. Your teachings always are so beautiful and useful. Taking refuge in myself is great experience. I love this song. My honor and gratitude to you for the eternity. LOVE YOU. EC.
Dear Beloved Thay’s Mindfulness Sanghas, Please accept our condolences for the passing away of Thay 👏 Thay’s Eternal Great Bell Chanting and Looking Deeply Teachings will continue reverberating in our hearts, always reminding and bringing us back to our True SELF. Thay’s wisdom will continue to shine for a very longtime and we are so grateful to Thay for his divine gift of mindfulness 🕉❤️👏
The island within is the peace, love and stillness - that Christ gave us since we were created. We can retreat there always. The loud ways of the world are not of Gods way. Thich, will be missed - he has enriched so many lives with his teachings.
"to be really there and know what is going on in your body, in your feelings, and it helps you know what to do and what not to do..." The death of Thich Naht Hahn this past week is a good time to remember these beautiful teachings which were exemplified in Thay's life so well. He was a great Teacher. Marshall Vian Summers has written about this "island," calling it Knowledge. Here is a quote: 'Knowledge is with me. Where am I? Knowledge is with you completely, but it resides in a part of your mind to which you have not yet gained access. Knowledge represents your True Self, your True Mind and your true relationships in the universe. Today think about where you are [in relation to your True Self/Knowledge]. If you are not with Knowledge, where are you?"(MVS, Steps to Knowledge)
When I was 13 I was physically and emotionally abused to the point where I wanted to die. My father was a religious man and he doesn’t tolerate questioning or disobedience. I was so afraid of my father and constantly in deep fear state of mind. During those time, I seek refuge by leaving my body when I’m alone. I felt so peaceful and safe. I knew then that I am not my body and by going within I am safe. How true what Buddha said.Buddhism is awesome!
I feel that 5 year old is still with me always you came into my life at the right time You have given me so much!!! gratitude love and peace within Thank you ❤️🙏
Diesen Menschen, dieses Laecheln zu sehen - da ist keine Verschlagenheit, nichts Aufgesetztes: reines Laecheln, reines Sein ... danke fuer dieses Hier-gewesensein 🍀🌹🍃
Thank you Thay!!! I really appreciate you and this lesson. It has come at the perfect time. I woke up at 4AM, couldn’t sleep, and went looking for something. It’s my path and I walk it with so much appreciation for all that went before me. You are more alive than people realize even though you have passed through this 3D space and time.
I haven't really followed him as a teacher but listening to this today and hearing of his passing I am crying tears of gratitude for this beautiful soul and his deep wisdom and transmission of Truth and peace, & I feel him and the presence of Self all around me. Thank you. The light is always here with us. 💛💛🙏
Such a serene and straightforward teaching. He calmly recites the Pali and effortlessly translates it to Vietnamese French and English. Then he uses the Sutta to build (on the fly, in real-time, just winging it) his classic breath and music centered meditation instruction for Sangha-wide stationary and walking practice. The singing solidifies the teaching and makes it easier to memorize the important concept of the Sutta. Dear Thay is an exemplar of the wings of compassion and wisdom. He was a polymath. And who said that the Buddha did not believe that self existed. The no self teaching merely highlights my deluded belief that any of the 5 mundane aggregates of human experience could support the existence of an unconditioned self. This teaching suggests to me that there is a self or island to take refuge in. It’s certainly not any of the 5 aggregates but cannot be described with human words. 🙏🏿🙇🏾♂️🙏🏿🙇🏾♂️🙏🏿🙇🏾♂️🔔🔔🔔🙏🏿❤️❤️❤️
.." Every cloud, every smell of a rose, every snowflake, every smile of a child, breathes your present's to the world!..The rainbow translated my great gratitude forever ." 🤍🤍🤍
I think he was saying goodbye and explaining it all to us…fresh as the dew and solid as a mountains✨ Thank you. My gratitude to you is getting better and better as I am an island to myself.❣️✨💫 Until we change form again
A spiritual father, draped in the makings of earth, your body returns to this great mother, and you remain vibrant in the present moment, an ever present teacher, who is the dharma, and how joyous, you join the beloved ancestors and guides draped in the clouds that become water and sky and nothing again and again. I look forward to deepening and widening the relationship as I listen with my heart in the presence of breath. Mahalo! So grateful to be sitting with the global sangha this week with the opportunity to create a retreat from all of the beautiful offerings... I love you Thay! I love you Sangha! I love you teachings! Grateful...
THAY you are always the BEST xxx such beautiful HUMOUR with YOUR TRUTH xxx YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH ME IN MY HEART my Mentor and Teacher since 2000 BLESS YOU I am watching all this week 22 January - 28 January when you shall find your eternal rest from this physical plane xxx
I'm listening to all of Our Teacher's Dhamma talk & according the teaching I'm trying my best to live in the present moment. Dear Teacher Thay, I feel you're always with us.
Dziekuję. Wspaniały człowiek i cudowny nauczyciel ,od którego zawsze bił spokój, który się udzielał, gdy się go słuchało. Dziś mi smutno, ze odszedł.Całe szczęście ze pozostawił swoje nauki i ze są nagrania ,do których można wracać i znów poczuć jego obecność. Dziękuje Naht Hannh ,ze byłeś..i jesteś nadal ,choć już w innej formie.
I searched your name tonight to listen to you talk, like i normally do during certain moments in my life, and found our about your passing. You have made an impact on my life. You have changed the way I think, feel and react to anger and challenges I face and I am now free because of it. You are an absolute legend. Where ever you are now, what ever you are doing; goodluck on the next step of your journey. Thank you Thay.
Thank you so much for such great teaching and such great teacher! Melting with love our otherwise rather cold hearts! A bodhisattva like him can touch almost everybody!
Estás en mi corazón TICH NATH HANH con una impactante fuerza y poder, siento tu amor, luz y sabiduría, profundizo en mi Dharma mientras escucho con el corazón lo que tú tienes para mí, te Amo Thay permaneces vibrante en mi ser, me refugio en mi misma porque te tengo en mí en el Ahora
Safe journey for this Being now gone; blessed path for us to look at. All the crap on the internet might be worth it if it also gives us timeless videos of this great human. 🙏
I am sorry to hear that this man has passed on. He was very economical with words but he emanated a profound sense of peace. He gave, and will continue to give, inspiration and comfort to a lot of people.
I never had the time, energy and focus to learn, practice and "follow" Thays ways .... My dream was always to go to Vietnam to see him first .... My mind knows about his teachings but again i never took the time .... Cause of Covid i could never go to Vietnam and now he died i feel my heart has broken ...
